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- ↑ Sinegal-Decuir, Sharlene (February 2007). "Opening the Doors:The struggle to desegregate LSU Law School" (PDF). www.brba.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- 1 2 Robert Frederick Collins at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
- ↑ "Jury convicts federal judge of bribery". United Press International . Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Robert F. Collins". bop.gov. Retrieved June 26, 2013. BOP Registration Number 22178-034.
- ↑ Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (September 10, 1992). "United States v. Robert F. Collins and John H. Ross, 972 F.2d 1385 (5th Cir. 1992)". courtlistener.com.
- ↑ Excerpt from the Orders of the United States Supreme Court