Board of Education of Rogers, Arkansas, et al. v. McCluskey, by His Next Friend, McCluskey
Decided July 2, 1982. The Court ruled per curiam, an unsigned opinion of the Court.
Docket 81-1577 · 458 U.S. 966 (1982)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
Dissenting · 3
- John Paul Stevens · filed a dissenting opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
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