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October Term 1989 · decided Jun 4, 1990

Board of Education of the Westside Community Schools, Etc., et al. v. Bridget C. Mergens, By and Through Her Next Friend, Daniel N. Mergens, et al.

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  • Board of Education of the Westside Community Schools v. Bridget C. Mergens, OT 1989, June 4, 1990.
  • Citation: 496 U.S. 226.
  • Vote: 8 to 1.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

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Decided 1990-06-04 (October Term 1989). Citation: 496 U.S. 226. Vote: 8–1. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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