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October Term 1947 · decided Jun 21, 1948

Ludecke v. Watkins, District Director of Immigration

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  • Ludecke v. Watkins, OT 1947, June 21, 1948.
  • Citation: 335 U.S. 160.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1948-06-21 (October Term 1947). Citation: 335 U.S. 160. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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