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October Term 2003 · decided Jun 14, 2004

Elk Grove Unified School District and David W. Gordon, Superintendent v. Michael A. Newdow et al.

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  • Elk Grove Unified School District and David W. Gordon, Superintendent v. Michael A. Newdow et al., OT 2003, June 14, 2004.
  • Citation: 542 U.S. 1.
  • Vote: 8 to 0.
  • Issue area: Judicial Power.

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Decided 2004-06-14 (October Term 2003). Citation: 542 U.S. 1. Vote: 8–0. Issue area: Judicial Power. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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