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October Term 1978 · decided Apr 17, 1979

Ambach, Commissioner of Education of the State of New York, et al. v. Norwick et al.

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  • Ambach, Commissioner of Education of the State of New York v. Norwick, OT 1978, April 17, 1979.
  • Citation: 441 U.S. 68.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1979-04-17 (October Term 1978). Citation: 441 U.S. 68. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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