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October Term 1979 · decided Nov 28, 1979

Board of Education of the City School District of New York et al. v. Harris, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.

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  • Board of Education of the City School District of New York v. Harris, OT 1979, November 28, 1979.
  • Citation: 444 U.S. 130.
  • Vote: 6 to 3.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1979-11-28 (October Term 1979). Citation: 444 U.S. 130. Vote: 6–3. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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