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October Term 1967 · decided Oct 23, 1967

Roberts v. Lavallee, Warden

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  • Roberts v. Lavallee, OT 1967, October 23, 1967.
  • Citation: 389 U.S. 40.
  • Vote: 8 to 1.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1967-10-23 (October Term 1967). Citation: 389 U.S. 40. Vote: 8–1. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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