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October Term 1978 · decided Jun 20, 1979

Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Yamasaki et al.

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  • Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Yamasaki, OT 1978, June 20, 1979.
  • Citation: 442 U.S. 682.
  • Vote: 8 to 0.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1979-06-20 (October Term 1978). Citation: 442 U.S. 682. Vote: 8–0. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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