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October Term 2004 · decided May 23, 2005

Jose Ernesto Medellin v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

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  • Jose Ernesto Medellin v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, OT 2004, May 23, 2005.
  • Citation: 544 U.S. 660.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Judicial Power.

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Decided 2005-05-23 (October Term 2004). Citation: 544 U.S. 660. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Judicial Power. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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