US v. Santos

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
06-1005	7th Cir.	Oct 3, 2007 Tr.	Jun 2, 2008	TBD	Scalia	OT 2007

Judgment: Affirmed, in an opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia on June 2, 2008.

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