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UNITED STATES v. COUNTY OF FRESNO

No. 75-1262.

429 U.S. 452 (1977)

UNITED STATES ET AL. v. COUNTY OF FRESNO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 25, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard E. Shapiro argued the cause for the United States et al. On the brief were Solicitor General Bork, Assistant Attorney General Crampton, Stuart A. Smith, Crombie J. D. Garrett, and David English Carmack.

James B. Waterman argued the cause for appellee County of Fresno. With him on the brief was Robert M. Wash. Stephen Dietrich, Jr., argued the cause and filed a brief for appellee County of Tuolumne.

MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue in this case is whether, consistent with the Federal Government's immunity from state taxation inherent in the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, see M`Culloch v. Maryland, 4 Wheat. 316 (1819), the State of California may tax federal employees on their possessory interests in housing owned and supplied to them by the Federal Government as part of their compensation. We hold...

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