Train v. Campaign Clean Water, Inc.
420 U.S. 136 · Decided February 18, 1975 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Train v. Campaign Clean Water, Inc. was decided on February 18, 1975 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Natural resources and environmental protection” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 420 U.S. 136 · 95 S. Ct. 847 · 43 L. Ed. 2d 82 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 105
- Docket number
- 73-1378
- Decided
- February 18, 1975
- Argued
- November 12, 1974
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Natural resources and environmental protection
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act)
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William O. Douglas | Special concurrence | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority |
Full case caption
Train, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency v. Campaign Clean Water, Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1974-039, docket 1974-039-01.
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