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October Term 2008 · decided Apr 1, 2009

Edward Jerome Harbison v. Ricky Bell, Warden

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  • Edward Jerome Harbison v. Ricky Bell, Warden, OT 2008, April 1, 2009.
  • Citation: 556 U.S. 180.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: Federalism.

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Decided 2009-04-01 (October Term 2008). Citation: 556 U.S. 180. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Federalism. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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