NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO. v. STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF KANSAS (1963)

NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO. v. STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF KANSAS
	Term: 1962
Important Dates
	Argued: December 13, 1962
	Decided: February 18, 1963
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-3
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Earl Warren
Dissenting
	Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart

NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO. v. STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF KANSAS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 18, 1963. The case was argued before the court on December 13, 1962.

In a 5-3 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 Kansas State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation. cf. state regulation of business. rarely involves union activity. Does not involve constitutional interpretation unless the Court says it does.
Petitioner: Pipe line company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Kansas
Citation: 372 U.S. 84
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
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.