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October Term 1952 · decided Mar 16, 1953

Heikkila v. Barber, District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, et al.

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  • Heikkila v. Barber, OT 1952, March 16, 1953.
  • Citation: 345 U.S. 229.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1953-03-16 (October Term 1952). Citation: 345 U.S. 229. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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