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1964 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Federal Power Commission v. Amerada Petroleum Corp. et al.

379 U.S. 687 · 85 S. Ct. 632 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1896

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
585
U.S. Reports
379 U.S. 687
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 632
LEXIS citation
1965 U.S. LEXIS 1896

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Federal Power Commission v. Amerada Petroleum Corp. et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
John M. Harlan IIRegular concurrence
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
Arthur GoldbergRegular concurrence

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