Murphy J. Foster, Jr., Governor of Louisiana, et al. v. G. Scott Love, Paul S. Bergeron, Kathleen B. Balhoff, and Bennie Baker-Bourgeois
Decided December 2, 1997. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 96-670 · 522 U.S. 67 (1997)
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Decided 9–0.
Majority · 9
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