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October Term 1957 · decided Mar 31, 1958

Trop v. Dulles, Secretary of State, et al.

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  • Trop v. Dulles, OT 1957, March 31, 1958.
  • Citation: 356 U.S. 86.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1958-03-31 (October Term 1957). Citation: 356 U.S. 86. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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