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October Term 1978 · decided Mar 27, 1979

County of Los Angeles et al. v. Davis et al.

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  • County of Los Angeles v. Davis, OT 1978, March 27, 1979.
  • Citation: 440 U.S. 625.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1979-03-27 (October Term 1978). Citation: 440 U.S. 625. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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