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October Term 1999 · decided Apr 17, 2000

Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Dedra Shanklin, Individually, and As Next Friend of Jessie Guy Shanklin

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  • Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Dedra Shanklin, Individually, and As Next Friend of Jessie Guy Shanklin, OT 1999, April 17, 2000.
  • Citation: 529 U.S. 344.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: Federalism.

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Decided 2000-04-17 (October Term 1999). Citation: 529 U.S. 344. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Federalism. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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