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October Term 2013 · decided May 5, 2014

Tolan v. Cotton

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  • Tolan v. Cotton, OT 2013, May 5, 2014.
  • Citation: 572 U.S. 650.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 2014-05-05 (October Term 2013). Citation: 572 U.S. 650. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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