FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION v. IDAHO POWER CO. (1952)

FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION v. IDAHO POWER CO.
	Term: 1952
Important Dates
	Argued: October 20, 1952
	Decided: November 10, 1952
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Sherman Minton • Stanley Reed • Frederick Vinson

FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION v. IDAHO POWER CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 10, 1952. The case was argued before the court on October 20, 1952.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit (includes the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia but not the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, which has local jurisdiction).

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
Petitioner: Federal Power Commission
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 344 U.S. 17
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Douglas

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 conservative.