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October Term 1969 · decided Apr 27, 1970

Choctaw Nation et al. v. Oklahoma et al.

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  • Choctaw Nation v. Oklahoma, OT 1969, April 27, 1970.
  • Citation: 397 U.S. 620.
  • Vote: 4 to 3.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1970-04-27 (October Term 1969). Citation: 397 U.S. 620. Vote: 4–3. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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