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National Muffler Dealers Assn. v. United States

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
77-1172
Petitioner: 
National Muffler Dealers Assn.
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
440 U.S. 472 (1979)
Argued: 
Monday, November 27, 1978
Decided: 
Tuesday, March 20, 1979
Issues: 
Federal Taxation, Federal Taxation

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The Oyez Project, National Muffler Dealers Assn. v. United States , 440 U.S. 472 (1979)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_77_1172)
(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: 6 votes for United States, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Internal Revenue Code

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Wrote the majority opinion
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent
Rehnquist
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun