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October Term 2005 · decided Jun 28, 2006

Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. Ronald Banks, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated

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  • Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. Ronald Banks, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, OT 2005, June 28, 2006.
  • Citation: 548 U.S. 521.
  • Vote: 6 to 2.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

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Decided 2006-06-28 (October Term 2005). Citation: 548 U.S. 521. Vote: 6–2. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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