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October Term 1978 · decided Jul 2, 1979

Columbus Board of Education et al. v. Penick et al.

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  • Columbus Board of Education v. Penick, OT 1978, July 2, 1979.
  • Citation: 443 U.S. 449.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1979-07-02 (October Term 1978). Citation: 443 U.S. 449. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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