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October Term 1958 · decided Nov 24, 1958

Shuttlesworth et al. v. Birmingham Board of Education of Jefferson County, Alabama.

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  • Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham Board of Education of Jefferson County, OT 1958.
  • Citation: 358 U.S. 101.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1958-11-24 (October Term 1958). Citation: 358 U.S. 101. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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