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Legal Citation: 291 U.S. 502 (1934)

Appellant
Leo Nebbia

Appellee
People of the State of New York

Appellant's Claim
That the government had no power to regulate retail prices for milk sales.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Arthur E. Sutherland

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Henry S. Manley

Justices for the Court
Louis D. Brandeis, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Charles Evans Hughes, Owen Josephus Roberts (writing for the Court), Harlan Fiske Stone

Justices Dissenting
Pierce Butler, James Clark McReynolds, George Sutherland, Willis Van Devanter

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
5 March 1934

Decision
The Supreme Court upheld the New York Milk Control Act of 1933.

Significance
Ever since the Munn v. Illinois decision in 1877, the Court had...