· 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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