National League of Cities v. Usery
| National League of Cities v. Usery | |
|---|---|
| Argued April 16, 1975 Reargued March 2, 1976 Decided June 24, 1976 | |
| Full case name | The National League of Cities, et al. v. W. J. Usery, Jr., Sec. of Labor |
| Citations | 426 U.S. 833 (more) 96 S.Ct. 2465; 49 L. Ed. 2d 245 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Nat'l League of Cities v. Brennan, 406 F. Supp. 826 (D.D.C. 1974); temporary injunction granted, 419 U.S. 1321 (1974); probable jurisdiction noted, 420 U.S. 906 (1975). |
| Holding | |
| FLSA as applied to state employers was unconstitutional as a violation of Amendment X of the Constitution. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by Burger, Stewart, Blackmun, Powell |
| Concurrence | Blackmun |
| Dissent | Brennan, joined by White, Marshall |
| Dissent | Stevens |
| Laws applied | |
| Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), U.S. Const. amend. X | |
Overruled by | |
| Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority, 469 U.S. 528 (1985) | |
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings | |
| Maryland v. Wirtz, 392 U.S. 183 (1968) | |
National League of Cities v. Usery, 426 U.S. 833 (1976), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Fair Labor Standards Act could not constitutionally be applied to state governments. The decision was overruled by the U.S. Supreme Court in Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority.