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October Term 2009 · decided Nov 9, 2009

David Bobby, Warden v. Robert J. Van Hook

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  • David Bobby, Warden v. Robert J. Van Hook, OT 2009, November 9, 2009.
  • Citation: 558 U.S. 4.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 2009-11-09 (October Term 2009). Citation: 558 U.S. 4. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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