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October Term 1978 · decided Mar 21, 1979

New York City Transit Authority et al. v. Beazer et al.

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  • New York City Transit Authority v. Beazer, OT 1978, March 21, 1979.
  • Citation: 440 U.S. 568.
  • Vote: 6 to 3.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1979-03-21 (October Term 1978). Citation: 440 U.S. 568. Vote: 6–3. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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