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October Term 2004 · decided Mar 7, 2005

Claude M. Ballard, et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

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  • Claude M. Ballard, et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, OT 2004, March 7, 2005.
  • Citation: 544 U.S. 40.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: Judicial Power.

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Decided 2005-03-07 (October Term 2004). Citation: 544 U.S. 40. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Judicial Power. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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