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October Term 1953 · decided Apr 5, 1954

Brownell, Attorney General, Successor To the Alien Property Custodian, v. Singer

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  • Brownell v. Singer, OT 1953, April 5, 1954.
  • Citation: 347 U.S. 403.
  • Vote: 5 to 3.
  • Issue area: Federal Taxation.

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Decided 1954-04-05 (October Term 1953). Citation: 347 U.S. 403. Vote: 5–3. Issue area: Federal Taxation. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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