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Trammel v. United States

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Wade H. McCree (on behalf of the Respondent)
J. Terry Wiggins (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
78-5705
Petitioner: 
Trammel
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
445 U.S. 40 (1980)
Argued: 
October 29-30, 1979
Decided: 
Wednesday, February 27, 1980
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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The Oyez Project, Trammel v. United States , 445 U.S. 40 (1980)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_5705)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for United States, 0 vote(s) against
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Full Opinion by Justice Warren E. Burger