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October Term 1969 · decided Apr 6, 1970

Dandridge, Chairman, Maryland Board of Public Welfare, et al. v. Williams et al.

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  • Dandridge v. Williams, OT 1969, April 6, 1970.
  • Citation: 397 U.S. 471.
  • Vote: 5 to 3.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1970-04-06 (October Term 1969). Citation: 397 U.S. 471. Vote: 5–3. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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