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October Term 1987 · decided Mar 2, 1988

City of St. Louis v. James H. Praprotnik

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  • City of St. Louis v. James H. Praprotnik, OT 1987, March 2, 1988.
  • Citation: 485 U.S. 112.
  • Vote: 7 to 1.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1988-03-02 (October Term 1987). Citation: 485 U.S. 112. Vote: 7–1. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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