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Illinois v. Kentucky

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John Brunsman (on behalf of the Plaintiff)
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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
106 ORIG
Plaintiff: 
Illinois
Defendant: 
Kentucky
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990-1991)
Opinion: 
500 U.S. 380 (1991)
Argued: 
Monday, March 18, 1991
Decided: 
Tuesday, May 28, 1991
Issues: 
Interstate Relations, Boundary Dispute Between States

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The Oyez Project, Illinois v. Kentucky , 500 U.S. 380 (1991)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_106_orig)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Illinois, 0 vote(s) against
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