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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO. et al. (1966)

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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO. et al.
Term: 1965
Important Dates
Argued: December 6, 1965
Decided: March 22, 1966
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
William BrennanTom ClarkAbe FortasJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White
Concurring
William Douglas

INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 22, 1966. The case was argued before the court on December 6, 1965.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida Middle U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of transportation regulation: railroad
  • Petitioner: Interstate Commerce Commission
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Railroad
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 383 U.S. 576
  • 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: 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.

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