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October Term 2009 · decided Mar 1, 2010

Jamal Kiyemba et al. v. Barack H. Obama, President of the United States et al.

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  • Jamal Kiyemba et al. v. Barack H. Obama, President of the United States et al., OT 2009, March 1, 2010.
  • Citation: 559 U.S. 131.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Judicial Power.

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Decided 2010-03-01 (October Term 2009). Citation: 559 U.S. 131. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Judicial Power. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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