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- 1 2 Babson, Steve; Elsila, David; Riddle, Dave (2010). The Color of Law: Ernie Goodman, Detroit, and the Struggle for Labor and Civil Rights, p. 457. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0814334962
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- ↑ Boucher, Dave (September 7, 2022). "Michigan judge rules 1931 law criminalizing most abortions is unconstitutional". Detroit Free Press . Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2023.