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October Term 1987 · decided Dec 1, 1987

Karcher, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, et al. v. May et al.

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  • Karcher, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly v. May, OT 1987, December 1, 1987.
  • Citation: 484 U.S. 72.
  • Vote: 8 to 0.
  • Issue area: Judicial Power.

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Decided 1987-12-01 (October Term 1987). Citation: 484 U.S. 72. Vote: 8–0. Issue area: Judicial Power. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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