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Commissioner v. Bollinger

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Charles R. Hembree (on behalf of the Respondents)
Alan I. Horowitz (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-1672
Petitioner: 
Commissioner
Respondent: 
Bollinger
Heard By: 
Rehnquist Court (1987-1988)
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
485 U.S. 340 (1988)
Argued: 
Wednesday, January 13, 1988
Decided: 
Tuesday, March 22, 1988
Issues: 
Federal Taxation, Federal Taxation

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The Oyez Project, Commissioner v. Bollinger , 485 U.S. 340 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_1672)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Bollinger, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Internal Revenue Code

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