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October Term 2004 · decided Jun 13, 2005

Jay Shawn Johnson v. California

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  • Jay Shawn Johnson v. California, OT 2004, June 13, 2005.
  • Citation: 545 U.S. 162.
  • Vote: 8 to 1.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 2005-06-13 (October Term 2004). Citation: 545 U.S. 162. Vote: 8–1. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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