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October Term 1998 · decided Jun 21, 1999

Jefferson County, Alabama v. William M. Acker, Jr., Senior Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, and U. W. Clemon, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama

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  • Jefferson County, Alabama v. William M. Acker, Jr., Senior Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, and U. W. Clemon, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, OT 1998, June 21, 1999.
  • Citation: 527 U.S. 423.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: Federalism.

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Decided 1999-06-21 (October Term 1998). Citation: 527 U.S. 423. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Federalism. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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