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October Term 2009 · decided Apr 21, 2010

Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al. v. Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al.

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  • Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al. v. Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al., OT 2009, April 21, 2010.
  • Citation: 559 U.S. 542.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Attorneys.

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Decided 2010-04-21 (October Term 2009). Citation: 559 U.S. 542. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Attorneys. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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