Legal Opinion
Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 18, 2012No. 11-88PublishedCited by 397 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sotomayor
delivered the opinion of the Court.†
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