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October Term 1956 · decided Dec 17, 1956

Brownell, Attorney General, v. Tom We Shung

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  • Brownell v. Tom We Shung, OT 1956, December 17, 1956.
  • Citation: 352 U.S. 180.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1956-12-17 (October Term 1956). Citation: 352 U.S. 180. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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