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October Term 2008 · decided Apr 22, 2009

Jean Marc Nken v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General

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Jean Marc Nken v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, OT 2008, April 22, 2009.
Citation: 556 U.S. 418.
Vote: 7 to 2.
Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 2009-04-22 (October Term 2008). Citation: 556 U.S. 418. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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