Boat transportation regulation: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Boat transportation regulation,” part of the Economic Activity area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 7 decisions, newest first

• Federal Maritime Commission v. Seatrain Lines, Inc.
  411 U.S. 726Decided May 14, 19739–0Thurgood Marshall
• Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Federal Maritime Commission
  390 U.S. 261Decided March 6, 19687–1Potter Stewart
• Massachusetts Trustees of Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates v. United States
  377 U.S. 235Decided May 25, 19649–0John M. Harlan II
• Federal Maritime Board v. Isbrandtsen Company, Inc.
  356 U.S. 481Decided May 19, 19586–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
  353 U.S. 436Decided June 3, 19576–3William O. Douglas
• Interstate Commerce Commission v. Mechling
  330 U.S. 567Decided March 31, 19477–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Seatrain Lines, Inc.
  329 U.S. 424Decided January 6, 19479–0Hugo L. Black

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