Federal Power Commission v. Colorado Interstate Gas Co.
348 U.S. 492 · Decided March 28, 1955 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Federal Power Commission v. Colorado Interstate Gas Co. was decided on March 28, 1955 unanimously (8–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Harold H. Burton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Gas producer regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 348 U.S. 492 · 75 S. Ct. 467 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 583 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1401
- Docket number
- 45
- Decided
- March 28, 1955
- Argued
- January 31, 1955
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Harold H. Burton
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Gas producer regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Natural Gas Act or Natural Gas Policy Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Did not participate: John M. Harlan II.
Full case caption
Federal Power Commission v. Colorado Interstate Gas Co.
SCDB identifiers: case 1954-047, docket 1954-047-01.
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