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October Term 1990 · decided Jan 15, 1991

Board of Education of Oklahoma City Public Schools, Independent School District No. 89, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma v. Robert L. Dowell et al.

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  • Board of Education of Oklahoma City Public Schools v. Robert L. Dowell, OT 1990, January 15, 1991.
  • Citation: 498 U.S. 237.
  • Vote: 5 to 3.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1991-01-15 (October Term 1990). Citation: 498 U.S. 237. Vote: 5–3. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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