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October Term 1965 · decided Mar 24, 1966

Harper et al. v. Virginia Board of Elections et al.

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  • Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections, OT 1965, March 24, 1966.
  • Citation: 383 U.S. 663.
  • Vote: 6 to 3.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1966-03-24 (October Term 1965). Citation: 383 U.S. 663. Vote: 6–3. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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