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October Term 1976 · decided Feb 23, 1977

Piper et al. v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc.

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  • Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc, OT 1976, February 23, 1977.
  • Citation: 430 U.S. 1.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: Economic Activity.

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Decided 1977-02-23 (October Term 1976). Citation: 430 U.S. 1. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Economic Activity. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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