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October Term 2010 · decided Mar 7, 2011

Henry W. Skinner, Petitioner v. Lynn Switzer, District Attorney for the 31st Judicial District of Texas

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  • Henry W. Skinner, Petitioner v. Lynn Switzer, District Attorney for the 31st Judicial District of Texas, OT 2010, March 7, 2011.
  • Citation: 562 U.S. 521.
  • Vote: 6 to 3.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 2011-03-07 (October Term 2010). Citation: 562 U.S. 521. Vote: 6–3. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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