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October Term 1972 · decided Mar 5, 1973

Ortwein et al. v. Schwab et al.

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  • Ortwein v. Schwab, OT 1972, March 5, 1973.
  • Citation: 410 U.S. 656.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1973-03-05 (October Term 1972). Citation: 410 U.S. 656. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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