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October Term 1978 · decided Jun 25, 1979

Mackey, Registrar of Motor Vehicles of Massachusetts v. Montrym

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  • Mackey, Registrar of Motor Vehicles of Massachusetts v. Montrym, OT 1978, June 25, 1979.
  • Citation: 443 U.S. 1.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Due Process.

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Decided 1979-06-25 (October Term 1978). Citation: 443 U.S. 1. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Due Process. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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