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October Term 1960 · decided Dec 12, 1960

Shelton et al. v. Tucker et al.

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  • Shelton v. Tucker, OT 1960, December 12, 1960.
  • Citation: 364 U.S. 479.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

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Decided 1960-12-12 (October Term 1960). Citation: 364 U.S. 479. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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