FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION v. TENNESSEE GAS TRANSMISSION CO. et al. (1962)

FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION v. TENNESSEE GAS TRANSMISSION CO. et al.
	Term: 1962
Important Dates
	Argued: October 17, 1962
	Decided: December 3, 1962
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White

FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION v. TENNESSEE GAS TRANSMISSION CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 3, 1962. The case was argued before the court on October 17, 1962.

In a 9-0 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, Fifth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal and some few state regulation of public utilities regulation: gas pipeline (cf. federal transportation regulation: pipeline)
Petitioner: Federal Power Commission
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Oil company, or natural gas producer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 371 U.S. 145
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: Tom Clark

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.