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Also Known As Whizzer White • Byron Raymond White
Born June 8, 1917 • Fort Collins • Colorado
Died April 15, 2002 (aged 84) • Denver • Colorado
Title / Office Supreme Court of the United States (1962-1993), United States • supreme court (1962-1993), United States
Role In Ansonia Board of Education v. Philbrook • Sloan v. Lemon • Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District • DeFunis v. Odegaard • Goss v. Lopez

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