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October Term 1997 · decided Jun 15, 1998

American Telephone and Telegraph Company v. Central Office Telephone, Inc.

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  • American Telephone and Telegraph Company v. Central Office Telephone, Inc., OT 1997, June 15, 1998.
  • Citation: 524 U.S. 214.
  • Vote: 7 to 1.
  • Issue area: Federalism.

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Decided 1998-06-15 (October Term 1997). Citation: 524 U.S. 214. Vote: 7–1. Issue area: Federalism. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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