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United States v. United States Gypsum Co.

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
76-1560
Petitioner: 
United States
Respondent: 
United States Gypsum Co.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
438 U.S. 422 (1978)
Argued: 
Wednesday, March 1, 1978
Decided: 
Thursday, June 29, 1978
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Antitrust

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The Oyez Project, United States v. United States Gypsum Co. , 438 U.S. 422 (1978)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1977/1977_76_1560)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for United States Gypsum Co., 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Robinson-Patman

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Wrote the majority opinion
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Did not participate
Blackmun
Wrote a special concurrence
Powell
Wrote a dissent
Rehnquist
Wrote a special concurrence
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Warren E. Burger