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FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION v. SUNRAY DX OIL CO. et al.

Term: 1967
Important Dates
Argued: January 22, 1968
Decided: May 6, 1968
Outcome
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White

FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION v. SUNRAY DX OIL CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 6, 1968. The case was argued before the court on January 22, 1968.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth 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 Power Commission
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Oil company, or natural gas producer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 391 U.S. 9
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: John Harlan II

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.

See also

External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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