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October Term 1970 · decided Apr 20, 1971

Swann et al. v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education et al.

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  • Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, OT 1970, April 20, 1971.
  • Citation: 402 U.S. 1.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1971-04-20 (October Term 1970). Citation: 402 U.S. 1. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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