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October Term 1984 · decided Jun 28, 1985

Atascadero State Hospital et al. v. Scanlon

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  • Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon, OT 1984, June 28, 1985.
  • Citation: 473 U.S. 234.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Federalism.

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Decided 1985-06-28 (October Term 1984). Citation: 473 U.S. 234. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Federalism. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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