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October Term 1962 · decided May 20, 1963

Shuttlesworth et al. v. City of Birmingham

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  • Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham, OT 1962, May 20, 1963.
  • Citation: 373 U.S. 262.
  • Vote: 8 to 1.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1963-05-20 (October Term 1962). Citation: 373 U.S. 262. Vote: 8–1. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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