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October Term 2002 · decided Apr 7, 2003

Virginia v. Barry Elton Black, Richard J. Elliott, and Jonathan O'mara

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  • Virginia v. Barry Elton Black, Richard J. Elliott, and Jonathan O'mara, OT 2002, April 7, 2003.
  • Citation: 538 U.S. 343.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

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Decided 2003-04-07 (October Term 2002). Citation: 538 U.S. 343. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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