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October Term 1976 · decided Jun 20, 1977

Batterton, Secretary, Department of Human Resources of Maryland, et al. v. Francis et al.

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  • Batterton, Secretary, Department of Human Resources of Maryland v. Francis, OT 1976, June 20, 1977.
  • Citation: 432 U.S. 416.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1977-06-20 (October Term 1976). Citation: 432 U.S. 416. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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