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De Canas v. Bica

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
74-882
Petitioner: 
De Canas
Respondent: 
Bica
Heard By: 
Burger Court (1975)
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
424 U.S. 351 (1976)
Argued: 
Tuesday, December 16, 1975
Decided: 
Wednesday, February 25, 1976
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Employability of Aliens

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The Oyez Project, De Canas v. Bica , 424 U.S. 351 (1976)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1975/1975_74_882)
(last visited Sunday, November 22, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for De Canas, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Article 6, Section 2: Supremacy Clause

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Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.