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October Term 1998 · decided Jun 22, 1999

Karen Sutton and Kimberly Hinton v. United Air Lines, Inc.

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  • Karen Sutton and Kimberly Hinton v. United Air Lines, Inc., OT 1998, June 22, 1999.
  • Citation: 527 U.S. 471.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1999-06-22 (October Term 1998). Citation: 527 U.S. 471. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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