Federal Power Commission v. Oregon

349 U.S. 435 · Decided June 6, 1955 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Federal Power Commission v. Oregon was decided on June 6, 1955 by a vote of 7–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Harold H. Burton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Natural resources and environmental protection” in the Economic Activity area.

Read the opinion

• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Library of Congress — official U.S. Reports scan

Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: John M. Harlan II.

Full case caption

Federal Power Commission v. Oregon et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1954-094, docket 1954-094-01.

Related decisions

Other cases on “Natural resources and environmental protection”

• United States v. Howard
  352 U.S. 212Decided January 14, 19579–0Stanley F. Reed
• United States v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
  353 U.S. 112Decided April 8, 19575–3William O. Douglas
• United States ex Rel. Chapman v. Federal Power Commission
  345 U.S. 153Decided March 16, 19536–3Felix Frankfurter
• United States v. Republic Steel Corp.
  362 U.S. 482Decided May 16, 19605–4William O. Douglas
• Organized Village of Kake v. Egan
  369 U.S. 60Decided March 5, 19628–1Felix Frankfurter
• Dugan v. Rank
  372 U.S. 609Decided April 15, 19638–0Tom C. Clark

See all

Cases on the same legal provision: Federal Power Act

• Federal Power Commission v. Sierra Pacific Power Co.
  350 U.S. 348Decided February 27, 19569–0John M. Harlan II
• Federal Power Commission v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
  347 U.S. 239Decided March 15, 19544–3Harold H. Burton
• United States v. Public Utilities Commission of California
  345 U.S. 295Decided April 6, 19538–0Stanley F. Reed
• Federal Power Commission v. Idaho Power Co.
  344 U.S. 17Decided November 10, 19527–0William O. Douglas
• Pennsylvania Water & Power Co. v. Federal Power Commission
  343 U.S. 414Decided May 26, 19526–2Hugo L. Black
• City of Tacoma v. Taxpayers of Tacoma
  357 U.S. 320Decided June 23, 19589–0Charles E. Whittaker

Same Term, same area (Economic Activity)

• McAllister v. United States
  348 U.S. 19Decided November 8, 19546–2Sherman Minton
• Watson et Ux. v. Employers Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd.
  348 U.S. 66Decided December 6, 19548–0Hugo L. Black
• Moore v. Mead's Fine Bread Co.
  348 U.S. 115Decided December 6, 19548–0William O. Douglas
• Cox v. Roth
  348 U.S. 207Decided January 10, 19558–0Tom C. Clark
• United States v. Shubert
  348 U.S. 222Decided January 31, 19558–0Earl Warren
• United States v. International Boxing Club of New York, Inc.
  348 U.S. 236Decided January 31, 19556–2Earl Warren

See all

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error