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October Term 1978 · decided Jun 5, 1979

Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts et al. v. Feeney

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  • Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts v. Feeney, OT 1978, June 5, 1979.
  • Citation: 442 U.S. 256.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1979-06-05 (October Term 1978). Citation: 442 U.S. 256. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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