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Firefighters v. Boston Chapter, NAACP

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Firefighters v. Boston Chapter, NAACP - Oral Argument
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Advocates
Thomas A. Barnico (on behalf of State Petitioners)
John Mc Mahon (on behalf of Union Petitioners)
James S. Dittmar (on behalf of Respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
82-185
Petitioner: 
Firefighters
Respondent: 
Boston Chapter, NAACP
Consolidation: 
No. 82-246
No. 82-259
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
461 U.S. 477 (1983)
Argued: 
Monday, April 18, 1983
Decided: 
Monday, May 16, 1983
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Mootness
Location No location information present.

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The Oyez Project, Firefighters v. Boston Chapter, NAACP , 461 U.S. 477 (1983)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1982/1982_82_185)
(last visited Monday, March 15, 2010).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Firefighters, 0 vote(s) against
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