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October Term 1968 · decided Apr 28, 1969

McDonald et al. v. Board of Election Commissioners of Chicago et al.

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  • McDonald v. Board of Election Commissioners of Chicago, OT 1968.
  • Citation: 394 U.S. 802.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1969-04-28 (October Term 1968). Citation: 394 U.S. 802. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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