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October Term 1970 · decided Mar 2, 1971

Tate v. Short

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  • Tate v. Short, OT 1970, March 2, 1971.
  • Citation: 401 U.S. 395.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1971-03-02 (October Term 1970). Citation: 401 U.S. 395. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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