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Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co.

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
73-781
Petitioner: 
Scherk
Respondent: 
Alberto-Culver Co.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
417 U.S. 506 (1974)
Argued: 
Monday, April 29, 1974
Decided: 
Monday, June 17, 1974
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Arbitration; Economic Activity, Arbitration; Economic Activity, Federal Regulation of Securities

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The Oyez Project, Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co. , 417 U.S. 506 (1974)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1973/1973_73_781)
(last visited Sunday, November 22, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Scherk, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 9 U.S.C. 1

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