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October Term 1981 · decided Jul 2, 1982

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. v. Claiborne Hardware Co. et al.

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  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co., OT 1981, July 2, 1982.
  • Citation: 458 U.S. 886.
  • Vote: 8 to 0.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

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Decided 1982-07-02 (October Term 1981). Citation: 458 U.S. 886. Vote: 8–0. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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