Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve System v. Merrill

Decided June 27, 1979. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 77-1387 · 443 U.S. 340 (1979) · Cited 309 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Environmental Protection Agency v. Mink · 410 U.S. 73 (1973)
• Department of the Air Force v. Rose · 425 U.S. 352 (1976)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 421 U.S. 132 (1975)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co. · 437 U.S. 214 (1978)
• Renegotiation Board v. Bannercraft Clothing Co. · 415 U.S. 1 (1974)
• Renegotiation Board v. Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. · 421 U.S. 168 (1975)
• United States v. Nixon · 418 U.S. 683 (1974)
• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
• United States v. Procter & Gamble Co. · 356 U.S. 677 (1958)
• Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration v. Robertson · 422 U.S. 255 (1975)
• E. I. Du Pont De Nemours Powder Co. v. Masland · 244 U.S. 100 (1917)

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• United States v. Weber Aircraft Corp. · 465 U.S. 792 (1984)
• Ziglar v. Abbasi · 582 U.S. 120 (2017)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Grolier Inc. · 462 U.S. 19 (1983)
• United States Department of Justice v. Tax Analysts · 492 U.S. 136 (1989)
• John Doe Agency v. John Doe Corp. · 493 U.S. 146 (1989)

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