Follow-up: Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders

Submitted by mgruhn on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 14:14

Case:

Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington

Prof. Carolyn Shapiro of the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law reviews the Supreme Court's decision.

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