See also: Supreme Court Caseloads, 1880-2015 (graphs)
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Petitions, Except In Forma Pauperis[1]
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Petitions Filed In Forma Pauperis
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October Term
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Petitions Filed
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Total on Docket
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Granted [2]
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Denied or Dism'd |
On Docket
at end of Term |
Petitions Filed
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Total on Docket
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Granted [2]
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Denied or Dism'd
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On Docket
at end of Term |
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1923
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-
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-
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69
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320
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-
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-
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-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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1924
|
-
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-
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63
|
371
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-
|
-
|
-
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-
|
-
|
-
|
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1925
|
-
|
-
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98
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437
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-
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-
|
-
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-
|
-
|
-
|
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1926
|
-
|
-
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117
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469
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-
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-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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1927
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-
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-
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102
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485
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
|
-
|
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1928
|
-
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-
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99
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550
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-
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-
|
-
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-
|
-
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-
|
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1929
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-
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-
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133
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559
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-
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-
|
-
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-
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-
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-
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1930
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-
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-
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159
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567
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1931
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-
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-
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137
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601
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
|
-
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1932
|
-
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-
|
148
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649
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-
|
-
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-
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-
|
-
|
-
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1933
|
-
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-
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148
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732
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1934
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-
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-
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165
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670
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1935
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856
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856
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150
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717
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34
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1936
|
835
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869
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153
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671
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45
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1937
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859
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904
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155
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701
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31
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1938
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814
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845
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132
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666
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37
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1939
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886
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923
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188
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690
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45
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1940
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769
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814
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174
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592
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48
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120
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-
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19
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101
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0
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1941
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784
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832
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150
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623
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59
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178
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178
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16
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162
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0
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1942
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727
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786
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158
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592
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36
|
147
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147
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8
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139
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0
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1943
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700
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736
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127
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547
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62
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214
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214
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12
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202
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0
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1944
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803
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865
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176
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642
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47
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339
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339
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10
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329
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0
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1945
|
727
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774
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155
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565
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54
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393
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393
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15
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378
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0
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1946
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731
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785
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148
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586
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51
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528
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528
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8
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520
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0
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1947
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647
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698
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97
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555
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46
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426
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426
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17
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400
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9
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1948
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687
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733
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144
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523
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66
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447
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456
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18
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425
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13
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1949
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633
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699
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85
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556
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58
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441
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454
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7
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436
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11
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1950
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582
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640
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89
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495
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56
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404
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415
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14
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386
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12
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1951
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612
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668
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94
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518
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56
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413
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425
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15
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386
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20
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1952
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655
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711
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104
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541
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66
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434
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454
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8
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429
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14
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1953
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603
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669
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78
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522
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69
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528
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542
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10
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507
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25
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1954
|
626
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695
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108
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532
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55
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543
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568
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9
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494
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62
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1955
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787
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842
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123
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643
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76
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583
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645
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7
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579
|
50
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1956
|
851
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927
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139
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664
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124
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639
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689
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29
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584
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67
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1957
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716
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840
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110
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670
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60
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680
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747
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18
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648
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65
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1958
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760
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820
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108
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641
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71
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772
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837
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16
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716
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97
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1959
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767
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838
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122
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645
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71
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836
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933
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34
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743
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135
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1960
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718
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789
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87
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628
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74
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950
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1085
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16
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871
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192
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1961
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778
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852
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103
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665
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84
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1138
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1330
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14
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1093
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199
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1962
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823
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907
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115
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690
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102
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1213
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1412
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23
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1086
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238
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1963
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870
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972
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118
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733
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121
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1069
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1307
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11
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1093
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145
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1964
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920
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1041
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116
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791
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134
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1025
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1170
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7
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927
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222
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1965
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1,030
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1164
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124
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900
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140
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1388
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1610
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25
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1271
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296
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1966
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1,058
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1198
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121
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922
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155
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1319
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1615
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11
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1371
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188
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1967
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1,114
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1269
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166
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979
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124
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1610
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1798
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24
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1337
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377
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1968
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1,131
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1255
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101
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983
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171
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1744
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2121
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28
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1603
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456
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1969
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1,253
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1424
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132
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1,121
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196
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1772
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2228
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22
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1759
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431
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| Notes:
[1] Totals for 1926-1939 include both paid petitions and those filed in forma pauperis .
[2] Includes only those petitions granted full review, not those granted and then disposed of on the merits in the same order.
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| Sources: 1926-1934: "Business of the Supreme Court at October Term, 1930," Harvard Law Review 45, no. 2 (December 1931): 284; "Business of the Supreme Court at October Term, 1934," Harvard Law Review 49, no. 1 (November 1935): 78. 1935-1969: Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts , Table A-1, 1945, 1950, 1960, 1969. |
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