S. D. WARREN COMPANY v. MAINE BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION et al. (2006)

S. D. WARREN COMPANY v. MAINE BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION et al.
	Term: 2005
Important Dates
	Argued: February 21, 2006
	Decided: May 15, 2006
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

S. D. WARREN COMPANY v. MAINE BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 2006. The case was argued before the court on February 21, 2006.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maine State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Natural resources - environmental protection (cf. national supremacy: natural resources, national supremacy: pollution)
Petitioner: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Maine
Citation: 547 U.S. 370
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
Who wrote the majority opinion: David Souter

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.