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October Term 2002 · decided Apr 22, 2003

Susan Jinks v. Richland County, South Carolina

In plain language

  • Susan Jinks v. Richland County, South Carolina, OT 2002, April 22, 2003.
  • Citation: 538 U.S. 456.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Judicial Power.

Recorded metadata

Decided 2003-04-22 (October Term 2002). Citation: 538 U.S. 456. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Judicial Power. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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