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October Term 2008 · decided Apr 21, 2009

Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. Woodrow F. Sanders

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  • Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. Woodrow F. Sanders, OT 2008, April 21, 2009.
  • Citation: 556 U.S. 396.
  • Vote: 6 to 3.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 2009-04-21 (October Term 2008). Citation: 556 U.S. 396. Vote: 6–3. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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