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October Term 1969 · decided Feb 24, 1970

Jones v. State Board of Education of Tennessee et al.

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  • Jones v. State Board of Education of Tennessee, OT 1969.
  • Citation: 397 U.S. 31.
  • Vote: 6 to 2.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

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Decided 1970-02-24 (October Term 1969). Citation: 397 U.S. 31. Vote: 6–2. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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