NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES et al. v. USERY, SECRETARY OF LABOR (1976)
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| NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES et al. v. USERY, SECRETARY OF LABOR |
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| Term: 1975 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 16, 1975 |
| Decided: June 24, 1976 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart |
| Concurring |
| Harry Blackmun |
| Dissenting |
| William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES et al. v. USERY, SECRETARY OF LABOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 24, 1976. The case was argued before the court on April 16, 1975.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Unions - Fair Labor Standards Act
- Petitioner: Public interest organization
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Department or Secretary of Labor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 426 U.S. 833
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.
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