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October Term 1979 · decided Jun 9, 1980

United States v. California

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  • United States v. California, OT 1979, June 9, 1980.
  • Citation: 447 U.S. 1.
  • Vote: 8 to 0.
  • Issue area: Federalism.

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Decided 1980-06-09 (October Term 1979). Citation: 447 U.S. 1. Vote: 8–0. Issue area: Federalism. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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