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October Term 2000 · decided Feb 21, 2001

Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, et Al., v. Patricia Garrett, et al.

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  • Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, et Al., v. Patricia Garrett, et al., OT 2000, February 21, 2001.
  • Citation: 531 U.S. 356.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Federalism.

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Decided 2001-02-21 (October Term 2000). Citation: 531 U.S. 356. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Federalism. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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