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October Term 1970 · decided Mar 29, 1971

Labine, Tutrix v. Vincent, Administrator

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  • Labine v. Vincent, OT 1970, March 29, 1971.
  • Citation: 401 U.S. 532.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1971-03-29 (October Term 1970). Citation: 401 U.S. 532. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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