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October Term 1971 · decided Mar 23, 1972

Lynch et al. v. Household Finance Corp. et al.

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  • Lynch v. Household Finance Corp., OT 1971, March 23, 1972.
  • Citation: 405 U.S. 538.
  • Vote: 7 to 0.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1972-03-23 (October Term 1971). Citation: 405 U.S. 538. Vote: 7–0. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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