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October Term 1979 · decided Mar 3, 1980

Forsham et al. v. Harris, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.

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  • Forsham v. Harris, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, OT 1979, March 3, 1980.
  • Citation: 445 U.S. 169.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: Privacy.

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Decided 1980-03-03 (October Term 1979). Citation: 445 U.S. 169. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Privacy. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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