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October Term 1990 · decided Jun 10, 1991

Zakhar Melkonyan v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services

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  • Zakhar Melkonyan v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services, OT 1990, June 10, 1991.
  • Citation: 501 U.S. 89.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Judicial Power.

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Decided 1991-06-10 (October Term 1990). Citation: 501 U.S. 89. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Judicial Power. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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