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October Term 2003 · decided May 17, 2004

Tennessee v. George Lane et al.

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  • Tennessee v. George Lane et al., OT 2003, May 17, 2004.
  • Citation: 541 U.S. 509.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 2004-05-17 (October Term 2003). Citation: 541 U.S. 509. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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