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Washington Rev. Dept. v. Stevedoring Assn.

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
76-1706
Petitioner: 
Washington Rev. Dept.
Respondent: 
Stevedoring Assn.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
435 U.S. 734 (1978)
Argued: 
January 16-17, 1978
Decided: 
Wednesday, April 26, 1978
Issues: 
Economic Activity, State Tax

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The Oyez Project, Washington Rev. Dept. v. Stevedoring Assn. , 435 U.S. 734 (1978)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1977/1977_76_1706)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Washington Rev. Dept., 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Article 1, Section 8, Paragraph 3: Interstate Commerce Clause

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Burger
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Brennan
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Stewart
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White
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Marshall
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Blackmun
Wrote a regular concurrence
Powell
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Rehnquist
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Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun