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            Resources | Legal Summaries

            Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Dec. 4, 6, & 18, 2024)

            Phil Dixon Jr.
            January, 2025
            Case summary(ies)
            Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Dec. 4, 6, & 18, 2024) (pdf, 273.53 KB)

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            Phil Dixon Jr.
            Teaching Associate Professor of Public Law and Government; Director, Public Defense Education
            dixon@sog.unc.edu
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