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October Term 1978 · decided Jun 27, 1979

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

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  • Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve System v. Merrill, OT 1978, June 27, 1979.
  • Citation: 443 U.S. 340.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: Privacy.

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Decided 1979-06-27 (October Term 1978). Citation: 443 U.S. 340. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Privacy. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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