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October Term 1967 · decided Nov 6, 1967

Chance v. California

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  • Chance v. California, OT 1967, November 6, 1967.
  • Citation: 389 U.S. 89.
  • Vote: 8 to 1.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

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Decided 1967-11-06 (October Term 1967). Citation: 389 U.S. 89. Vote: 8–1. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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