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October Term 2004 · decided Apr 27, 2005

Dennis Bates, et al. v. Dow Agrosciences LLC

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  • Dennis Bates, et al. v. Dow Agrosciences LLC, OT 2004, April 27, 2005.
  • Citation: 544 U.S. 431.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: Federalism.

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Decided 2005-04-27 (October Term 2004). Citation: 544 U.S. 431. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Federalism. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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