| National League of Cities v. Usery | |
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| 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.[1][2] The decision was overruled by the U.S. Supreme Court in Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority.[3]