PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION v. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO. (1965) - Ballotpedia

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PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION v. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO.

Term: 1965
Important Dates
Decided: December 13, 1965
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White

PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION v. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 13, 1965.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
Petitioner: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Petitioner state: Pennsylvania
Respondent type: Railroad
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 382 U.S. 281
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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 conservative.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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