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October Term 1978 · decided Jul 2, 1979

Jones et al. v. Wolf et al.

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  • Jones v. Wolf, OT 1978, July 2, 1979.
  • Citation: 443 U.S. 595.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

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Decided 1979-07-02 (October Term 1978). Citation: 443 U.S. 595. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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