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Michigan Canners & Freezers v. Agricultural Bd.

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Michigan Canners & Freezers v. Agricultural Bd. - Oral Argument
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Advocates
Joseph G. Scoville (on behalf of the appellants)
John H. Garvey (on behalf of U.S. as amicus curiae)
James A. White (on behalf of the appellees)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
82-1577
Appellee: 
Agricultural Bd.
Appellant: 
Michigan Canners & Freezers
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
467 U.S. 461 (1984)
Argued: 
Monday, March 19, 1984
Decided: 
Monday, June 11, 1984
Issues: 
Federalism, Federal Preemption of State Regulation

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The Oyez Project, Michigan Canners & Freezers v. Agricultural Bd. , 467 U.S. 461 (1984)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1983/1983_82_1577)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Michigan Canners & Freezers, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 7 U.S.C. 2301

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Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.