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October Term 1956 · decided Jun 24, 1957

Kingsley Books, Inc., et al. v. Brown, Corporation Counsel

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  • Kingsley Books v. Brown, OT 1956, June 24, 1957.
  • Citation: 354 U.S. 436.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

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Decided 1957-06-24 (October Term 1956). Citation: 354 U.S. 436. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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