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October Term 1997 · decided May 26, 1998

County of Sacramento, et al. v. Teri Lewis and Thomas Lewis, Personal Representatives of the Estate of Philip Lewis, Deceased

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  • County of Sacramento, et al. v. Teri Lewis and Thomas Lewis, Personal Representatives of the Estate of Philip Lewis, Deceased, OT 1997, May 26, 1998.
  • Citation: 523 U.S. 833.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Economic Activity.

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Decided 1998-05-26 (October Term 1997). Citation: 523 U.S. 833. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Economic Activity. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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