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October Term 1988 · decided Mar 22, 1989

Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Clark et Ux.

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  • Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Clark, OT 1988, March 22, 1989.
  • Citation: 489 U.S. 726.
  • Vote: 8 to 1.
  • Issue area: Federal Taxation.

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Decided 1989-03-22 (October Term 1988). Citation: 489 U.S. 726. Vote: 8–1. Issue area: Federal Taxation. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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