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October Term 1998 · decided Jun 22, 1999

Tommy Olmstead, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Human Resources, et al. v. L. C., By Jonathan Zimring, Guardian Ad Litem and Next Friend, et al.

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  • Tommy Olmstead, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Human Resources, et al. v. L. C., By Jonathan Zimring, Guardian Ad Litem and Next Friend, et al., OT 1998, June 22, 1999.
  • Citation: 527 U.S. 581.
  • Vote: 6 to 3.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1999-06-22 (October Term 1998). Citation: 527 U.S. 581. Vote: 6–3. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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