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October Term 1951 · decided Mar 10, 1952

Carlson et al. v. Landon, District Director of Immigration and Naturalization Service

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  • Carlson v. Landon, OT 1951, March 10, 1952.
  • Citation: 342 U.S. 524.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

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Decided 1952-03-10 (October Term 1951). Citation: 342 U.S. 524. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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