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Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, January 21, 1976
Decision: Thursday, June 24, 1976
Issues: Economic Activity, State Regulation of Business

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 6 votes for Hughes, 3 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Article 1, Section 8, Paragraph 3: Interstate Commerce Clause
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Marshall
Wrote a regular concurrence
Stevens
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
White
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Powell
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

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The Oyez Project, Hughes v. Alexandria Scrap Corp., 426 U.S. 794 (1976),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1975/1975_74_1607/>
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