Philpott et al. v. Essex County Welfare Board (409 U.S. 413)
U.S. Supreme Court · decided January 10, 1973 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Citation
- 409 U.S. 413 · 93 S. Ct. 590
- Decided
- January 10, 1973
- Term
- October Term 1972
- Vote
- 9–0
- Majority author
- Justice Douglas
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Liberal
- Constitutional ruling
- State/territorial law held unconstitutional
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