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October Term 1995 · decided Mar 27, 1996

United States, Federal Communications Commission and Janet Reno, Attorney General v. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia et al.

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  • United States, Federal Communications Commission and Janet Reno, Attorney General v. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia et al., OT 1995, March 27, 1996.
  • Citation: 516 U.S. 415.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Judicial Power.

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Decided 1996-03-27 (October Term 1995). Citation: 516 U.S. 415. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Judicial Power. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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