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October Term 1956 · decided Jun 3, 1957

Fowler v. Wilkinson, Warden

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  • Fowler v. Wilkinson, OT 1956, June 3, 1957.
  • Citation: 353 U.S. 583.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1957-06-03 (October Term 1956). Citation: 353 U.S. 583. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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