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October Term 1970 · decided Mar 8, 1971

Griggs et al. v. Duke Power Co.

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  • Griggs v. Duke Power Co., OT 1970, March 8, 1971.
  • Citation: 401 U.S. 424.
  • Vote: 8 to 0.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1971-03-08 (October Term 1970). Citation: 401 U.S. 424. Vote: 8–0. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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