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· 6/29/1972

Davis v. Connecticut

Citations

  • 408 U.S. 935
  • 92 S. Ct. 2856

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the doctrine of laches can bar a constitutional claim
  • 14 month delay in bringing suit; laches established where plaintiffs either supported actions later sued upon or “essentially stood mute” in “protracted silence”

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