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October Term 1976 · decided Mar 2, 1977

Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Goldfarb

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  • Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Goldfarb, OT 1976, March 2, 1977.
  • Citation: 430 U.S. 199.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1977-03-02 (October Term 1976). Citation: 430 U.S. 199. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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