FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION v. PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. et al. (1979)

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION v. PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. et al.
	Term: 1978
Important Dates
	Argued: November 28, 1978
	Decided: January 16, 1979
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION v. PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 16, 1979. The case was argued before the court on November 28, 1978.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal and some few state regulation of public utilities regulation: gas producer
Petitioner: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 439 U.S. 508
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Byron White

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.