GAINESVILLE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT et al. v. FLORIDA POWER CORP. (1971)

GAINESVILLE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT et al. v. FLORIDA POWER CORP.
	Term: 1970
Important Dates
	Argued: February 24, 1971
	Decided: May 24, 1971
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White

GAINESVILLE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT et al. v. FLORIDA POWER CORP. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 24, 1971. The case was argued before the court on February 24, 1971.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed 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: electric power
Petitioner: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 402 U.S. 515
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: William Brennan

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.