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The Gavel · 15-674 · 579 U.S. 547

United States v. Texas

United States v. Texas

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Docket
15-674
Term
OT 2015
Status
Decided
Decided
Jun 23, 2016

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SCOTUS merits case argued in OT 2015.

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  • United States v. Texas

    Jun 23, 2016 · 579 U.S. 547

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(Slip Opinion) Cite as: 579 U. S. ____ (2016) 1

 Per Curiam

 NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the
 preliminary print of the United States Reports. Readers are requested to
 notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Wash-
 ington, D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in order
 that corrections may be made before the preliminary print goes to press.

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
 _________________

 No. 15–674
 _________________

 UNITED STATES, ET AL., PETITIONERS v.

 TEXAS, ET AL.

 ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF

 APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

 [June 23, 2016]

 PER CURIAM.

 The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court.

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