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October Term 2001 · decided Apr 1, 2002

Sao Paulo State of the Federative Republic of Brazil v. American Tobacco Co., Inc., et al.

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  • Sao Paulo State of the Federative Republic of Brazil v. American Tobacco Co., Inc., et al., OT 2001, April 1, 2002.
  • Citation: 535 U.S. 229.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Due Process.

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Decided 2002-04-01 (October Term 2001). Citation: 535 U.S. 229. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Due Process. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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