NORTH DAKOTA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY v. SNYDER'S DRUG STORES, INC. (1973)

NORTH DAKOTA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY v. SNYDER'S DRUG STORES, INC.
	Term: 1973
Important Dates
	Argued: November 6, 1973
	Decided: December 5, 1973
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White

NORTH DAKOTA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY v. SNYDER'S DRUG STORES, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 5, 1973. The case was argued before the court on November 6, 1973.

In a 9-0 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 North Dakota State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Petitioner state: North Dakota
Respondent type: Druggist, pharmacist, pharmacy
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 414 U.S. 156
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
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 Douglas

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 liberal.