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October Term 1982 · decided Mar 7, 1983

Briscoe et al. v. Lahue et al.

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  • Briscoe v. Lahue, OT 1982, March 7, 1983.
  • Citation: 460 U.S. 325.
  • Vote: 6 to 3.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1983-03-07 (October Term 1982). Citation: 460 U.S. 325. Vote: 6–3. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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