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Federal Open Market Committee v. Merrill

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
77-1387
Petitioner: 
Federal Open Market Committee
Respondent: 
Merrill
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
443 U.S. 340 (1979)
Argued: 
Wednesday, December 6, 1978
Decided: 
Wednesday, June 27, 1979
Issues: 
Privacy, Freedom of Information Act

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The Oyez Project, Federal Open Market Committee v. Merrill , 443 U.S. 340 (1979)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_77_1387)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

None

Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Federal Open Market Committee, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Freedom of Information, Sunshine, or Privacy Act

Sort by Ideology

Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' 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 majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun