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Swint v. Chambers County Commission

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Robert B. McDuff (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Paul M. Smith (on behalf of the Respondents)
Paul R. Q. Wolfson (on behalf of the United States, as amicus curiae, supporting the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
93-1636
Petitioner: 
Swint et al.
Respondent: 
Chambers County Commission et al.
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1994-2005)
Opinion: 
514 U.S. 35 (1995)
Argued: 
Tuesday, January 10, 1995
Decided: 
Wednesday, March 1, 1995
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Jurisdiction of Federal Courts of Appeals

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The Oyez Project, Swint v. Chambers County Commission , 514 U.S. 35 (1995)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1636)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Decisions

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