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October Term 2011 · decided Jan 10, 2012

Rafael Arriaza Gonzales v. Rick Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

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  • Rafael Arriaza Gonzales v. Rick Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, OT 2011, January 10, 2012.
  • Citation: 565 U.S. 134.
  • Vote: 8 to 1.
  • Issue area: Judicial Power.

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Decided 2012-01-10 (October Term 2011). Citation: 565 U.S. 134. Vote: 8–1. Issue area: Judicial Power. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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