Petitions of the day

By Kate Howard
on Jul 1, 2016 at 11:14 pm

The petitions of the day are:

[PAGE]15-1391[/PAGE]

[PAGE]15-1455[/PAGE]

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Cases: Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman, Rowell v. Pettijohn, Bondi v. Dana’s Railroad Supply

Recommended Citation: Kate Howard, Petitions of the day, SCOTUSblog (Jul. 1, 2016, 11:14 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2016/07/petitions-of-the-day-27/

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