1950's Law and Justice | Cooper v. Aaron

Supreme Court decision

By: U.S. Supreme Court

Date: September 15, 1958

Source: U.S. Supreme Court. Cooper v. Aaron. 358 U.S. 1 (1958). Available online at http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=us&v... ; website home page: http://www.findlaw.com (accessed March 11, 2003).

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