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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	FRY et al. v. UNITED STATES LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	May 27, 1975
Date Argument	November 11, 1974
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	421 U.S. 542 95 S. Ct. 1792 1975 U.S. LEXIS 67 44 L. Ed. 2d 363
Docket	73-822

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Ohio Southern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	Temporary Emergency U.S. Court of Appeals
Petitioner	governmental employee or job applicant Ohio
Respondent	United States

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	FEDERALISM National Supremacy: Miscellaneous CONSTITUTION Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 3 (interstate commerce clause)
Vote Coalition	7 - 1
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan Stewart White Marshall Burger Blackmun Powell dissent Rehnquist dissent from a denial or dismissal of certiorari , or dissent from summary affirmation of an appeal Douglas
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	FEDERALISM National Supremacy: Miscellaneous INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES Infrequently litigated statutes 12 U.S.C. § 1904
Vote Coalition	7 - 1
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan Stewart White Marshall Burger Blackmun Powell dissent Rehnquist dissent from a denial or dismissal of certiorari , or dissent from summary affirmation of an appeal Douglas

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1974-106-01

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