Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin
347 U.S. 672 · Decided June 7, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin was decided on June 7, 1954 by a vote of 5–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Sherman Minton 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
- 347 U.S. 672 · 74 S. Ct. 794 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 1035 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2620
- Docket number
- 280
- Decided
- June 7, 1954
- Argued
- April 6, 1954
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Sherman Minton
- 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)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Did not participate: Robert H. Jackson.
Full case caption
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-084, docket 1953-084-01.
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