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October Term 1957 · decided Jun 16, 1958

Leng May Ma v. Barber, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service

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  • Leng May Ma v. Barber, OT 1957, June 16, 1958.
  • Citation: 357 U.S. 185.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1958-06-16 (October Term 1957). Citation: 357 U.S. 185. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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