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October Term 2008 · decided Mar 24, 2009

Michael A. Knowles, Warden v. Alexandre Mirzayance

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  • Michael A. Knowles, Warden v. Alexandre Mirzayance, OT 2008, March 24, 2009.
  • Citation: 556 U.S. 111.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 2009-03-24 (October Term 2008). Citation: 556 U.S. 111. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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