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October Term 1997 · decided May 4, 1998

Leonard Rollon Crawford-El v. Patricia Britton

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  • Leonard Rollon Crawford-El v. Patricia Britton, OT 1997, May 4, 1998.
  • Citation: 523 U.S. 574.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1998-05-04 (October Term 1997). Citation: 523 U.S. 574. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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