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October Term 1981 · decided Dec 14, 1981

Citizens Against Rent Control/coalition for Fair Housing et al. v. City of Berkeley, California, et al.

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  • Citizens Against Rent Control/coalition for Fair Housing v. City of Berkeley, California, OT 1981, December 14, 1981.
  • Citation: 454 U.S. 290.
  • Vote: 8 to 1.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

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Decided 1981-12-14 (October Term 1981). Citation: 454 U.S. 290. Vote: 8–1. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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