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October Term 2019 · decided Apr 23, 2020

Barton v. Barr

In plain language

  • Barton v. Barr, OT 2019, April 23, 2020.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

Recorded metadata

Decided 2020-04-23 (October Term 2019). Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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