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October Term 2007 · decided Jan 16, 2008

Michael J. Knight, Trustee of the William L. Rudkin Testamentary Trust v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

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  • Michael J. Knight, Trustee of the William L. Rudkin Testamentary Trust v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, OT 2007, January 16, 2008.
  • Citation: 552 U.S. 181.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Federal Taxation.

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Decided 2008-01-16 (October Term 2007). Citation: 552 U.S. 181. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Federal Taxation. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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