Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air
478 U.S. 546 · Decided July 2, 1986 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air was decided on July 2, 1986 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision in part and reversed or vacated it in part. 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
- 478 U.S. 546 · 106 S. Ct. 3088 · 92 L. Ed. 2d 439 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 134
- Docket number
- 85-5
- Decided
- July 2, 1986
- Argued
- March 3, 1986
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Attorneys
- Legal provision
- Clean Air Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Full case caption
Pennsylvania et al. v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1985-155, docket 1985-155-01.
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