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October Term 2000 · decided Dec 12, 2000

George W. Bush and Richard Cheney v. Albert Gore, Jr., et al.

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  • George W. Bush and Richard Cheney v. Albert Gore, Jr., et al., OT 2000, December 12, 2000.
  • Citation: 531 U.S. 98.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 2000-12-12 (October Term 2000). Citation: 531 U.S. 98. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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