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October Term 2000 · decided Apr 24, 2001

James Alexander, Director, Alabama Department of Public Safety, et al. v. Martha Sandoval, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated

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  • James Alexander, Director, Alabama Department of Public Safety, et al. v. Martha Sandoval, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, OT 2000, April 24, 2001.
  • Citation: 532 U.S. 275.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Judicial Power.

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Decided 2001-04-24 (October Term 2000). Citation: 532 U.S. 275. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Judicial Power. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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