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October Term 1968 · decided Jun 16, 1969

Powell et al. v. McCormack, Speaker of the House of Representatives, et al.

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  • Powell v. McCormack, OT 1968, June 16, 1969.
  • Citation: 395 U.S. 486.
  • Vote: 7 to 1.
  • Issue area: Judicial Power.

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Decided 1969-06-16 (October Term 1968). Citation: 395 U.S. 486. Vote: 7–1. Issue area: Judicial Power. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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