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October Term 2002 · decided Jun 23, 2003

Barbara Grutter v. Lee Bollinger et al.

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  • Barbara Grutter v. Lee Bollinger et al., OT 2002, June 23, 2003.
  • Citation: 539 U.S. 306.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 2003-06-23 (October Term 2002). Citation: 539 U.S. 306. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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