Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society
421 U.S. 240 · Decided May 12, 1975 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society was decided on May 12, 1975 by a vote of 5–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Attorneys' and officials' fees, compensation, or licenses” in the Attorneys area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 421 U.S. 240 · 95 S. Ct. 1612 · 44 L. Ed. 2d 141 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 108
- Docket number
- 73-1977
- Decided
- May 12, 1975
- Argued
- January 22, 1975
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–2
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Attorneys
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority |
Did not participate: William O. Douglas, Lewis F. Powell Jr..
Full case caption
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1974-091, docket 1974-091-01.
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