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October Term 1997 · decided Jan 13, 1998

Kenneth Lee Baker and Steven Robert Baker, By His Next Friend, Melissa Thomas v. General Motors Corporation

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  • Kenneth Lee Baker and Steven Robert Baker, By His Next Friend, Melissa Thomas v. General Motors Corporation, OT 1997, January 13, 1998.
  • Citation: 522 U.S. 222.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Interstate Relations.

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Decided 1998-01-13 (October Term 1997). Citation: 522 U.S. 222. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Interstate Relations. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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