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October Term 2003 · decided Nov 12, 2003

Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security v. Pauline Thomas

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  • Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security v. Pauline Thomas, OT 2003, November 12, 2003.
  • Citation: 540 U.S. 20.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 2003-11-12 (October Term 2003). Citation: 540 U.S. 20. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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