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October Term 1970 · decided Apr 20, 1971

Davis et al. v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County et al.

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  • Davis v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County, OT 1970.
  • Citation: 402 U.S. 33.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1971-04-20 (October Term 1970). Citation: 402 U.S. 33. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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