UDALL, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION et al. (1967)

UDALL, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION et al.
	Term: 1966
Important Dates
	Argued: April 11, 1967
	Decided: June 5, 1967
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-2
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Earl Warren • Byron White
Dissenting
	John Harlan II • Potter Stewart

UDALL, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 5, 1967. The case was argued before the court on April 11, 1967.

In a 6-2 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 U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit (includes the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia but not the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, which has local jurisdiction).

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
Petitioner: Department or Secretary of the Interior
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Federal Power Commission
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 387 U.S. 428
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: William Douglas

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