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October Term 1997 · decided Dec 9, 1997

Melvin Jefferson, Individually and As Administrator of the Estate of Alberta K. Jefferson, Deceased, et al. v. City of Tarrant, Alabama

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  • Melvin Jefferson, Individually and As Administrator of the Estate of Alberta K. Jefferson, Deceased, et al. v. City of Tarrant, Alabama, OT 1997, December 9, 1997.
  • Citation: 522 U.S. 75.
  • Vote: 8 to 1.
  • Issue area: Judicial Power.

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Decided 1997-12-09 (October Term 1997). Citation: 522 U.S. 75. Vote: 8–1. Issue area: Judicial Power. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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