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October Term 1976 · decided Dec 13, 1976

Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. De Castro

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  • Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. De Castro, OT 1976, December 13, 1976.
  • Citation: 429 U.S. 181.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1976-12-13 (October Term 1976). Citation: 429 U.S. 181. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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