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October Term 1978 · decided Jun 20, 1979

Secretary of Public Welfare of Pennsylvania et al. v. Institutionalized Juveniles et al.

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  • Secretary of Public Welfare of Pennsylvania v. Institutionalized Juveniles, OT 1978, June 20, 1979.
  • Citation: 442 U.S. 640.
  • Vote: 6 to 3.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1979-06-20 (October Term 1978). Citation: 442 U.S. 640. Vote: 6–3. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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