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Supreme Court· 2/22/1989

Harris v. Reed

Citations

  • 489 U.S. 255
  • 109 S. Ct. 1038
  • 103 L. Ed. 2d 308
  • 1989 U.S. LEXIS 1044
  • 57 U.S.L.W. 4224

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  • presumption of a merits determination when it is 23 unclear whether a decision appearing to rest on federal grounds was decided on another basis

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Judges: Blackmun, Rehnquist, Brennan, White, Marshall, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy

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