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Lassiter v. Department of Social Services of Durham County
449 U.S. 1060·Supreme Court of the United States·1980
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Opinion
No. 79-6423.
Lassiter v. Department of Social Services of Durham County.
[MAJORITY]
Ct. App. N. C. [Certiorari granted, ante, p. 819.] Motion of National Legal Aid and Defender Association for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Motion of Gregory C. Malhoit, Esquire, to permit Leowen Evans, Esquire, to present oral argument pro hac vice granted. Motion of the Attorney General of North Carolina for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument granted.