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October Term 1989 · decided Jun 18, 1990

Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Marilyn Finkelstein

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  • Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Marilyn Finkelstein, OT 1989, June 18, 1990.
  • Citation: 496 U.S. 617.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Judicial Power.

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Decided 1990-06-18 (October Term 1989). Citation: 496 U.S. 617. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Judicial Power. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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