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October Term 1991 · decided Jun 24, 1992

Thomas Cipollone, Individually and As Executor of the Estate of Rose D. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc., et al.

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  • Thomas Cipollone v. Liggett Group, OT 1991, June 24, 1992.
  • Citation: 505 U.S. 504.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: Federalism.

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Decided 1992-06-24 (October Term 1991). Citation: 505 U.S. 504. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Federalism. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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