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October Term 1973 · decided Apr 23, 1974

Defunis et al. v. Odegaard et al.

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  • Defunis v. Odegaard, OT 1973, April 23, 1974.
  • Citation: 416 U.S. 312.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1974-04-23 (October Term 1973). Citation: 416 U.S. 312. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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