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October Term 1971 · decided Dec 20, 1971

United States v. Louisiana et al. (Louisiana Boundary Case)

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  • United States v. Louisiana (Louisiana Boundary Case), OT 1971, December 20, 1971.
  • Citation: 404 U.S. 388.
  • Vote: 7 to 0.
  • Issue area: Federalism.

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Decided 1971-12-20 (October Term 1971). Citation: 404 U.S. 388. Vote: 7–0. Issue area: Federalism. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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