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October Term 2011 · decided Mar 20, 2012

Luis Mariano Martinez, Petitioner v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections

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  • Luis Mariano Martinez, Petitioner v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, OT 2011, March 20, 2012.
  • Citation: 566 U.S. 1.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 2012-03-20 (October Term 2011). Citation: 566 U.S. 1. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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