UNITED GAS PIPE LINE CO. v. MCCOMBS et al. (1979) - Ballotpedia

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UNITED GAS PIPE LINE CO. v. MCCOMBS et al.

Term: 1978
Important Dates
Argued: February 22, 1979
Decided: June 18, 1979
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

UNITED GAS PIPE LINE CO. v. MCCOMBS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 18, 1979. The case was argued before the court on February 22, 1979.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

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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: Pipe line company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 442 U.S. 529
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 conservative.

See also

External links

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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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