UNION ELECTRIC CO. v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY et al. (1976)

UNION ELECTRIC CO. v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY et al.
	Term: 1975
Important Dates
	Argued: January 21, 1976
	Decided: June 25, 1976
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	Warren Burger • Lewis Powell

UNION ELECTRIC CO. v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 1976. The case was argued before the court on January 21, 1976.

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 - 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: Environmental Protection Agency or Administrator
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 427 U.S. 246
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Thurgood Marshall

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.