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October Term 1965 · decided Apr 27, 1966

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. v. Overstreet

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  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Overstreet, OT 1965.
  • Citation: 384 U.S. 118.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

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Decided 1966-04-27 (October Term 1965). Citation: 384 U.S. 118. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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