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United States Department Of Commerce v. Montana

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Marc Racicot (on behalf of the Appellees)
Kenneth W. Starr (on behalf of the Appellants)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
91-860
Appellee: 
Montana et al.
Appellant: 
United States Department Of Commerce et al.
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1991-1993)
Opinion: 
503 U.S. 442 (1992)
Argued: 
Wednesday, March 4, 1992
Decided: 
Tuesday, March 31, 1992
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Reapportionment

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The Oyez Project, United States Department Of Commerce v. Montana , 503 U.S. 442 (1992)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1991/1991_91_860)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for United States Department Of Commerce, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Article 1, Section 2, Paragraph 3: Apportionment of Representatives

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