PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE CO. et al. v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION et al. (1945)

PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE CO. et al. v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION et al.
	Term: 1944
Important Dates
	Argued: January 29, 1945
	Decided: April 2, 1945
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Douglas • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Wiley Rutledge
Concurring
	Felix Frankfurter • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone

PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE CO. et al. v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 2, 1945. The case was argued before the court on January 29, 1945.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth 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: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Federal Power Commission
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 324 U.S. 635
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Douglas

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.