UNITED STATES et al. v. STUDENTS CHALLENGING REGULATORY AGENCY PROCEDURES (SCRAP) et al. (1973)

UNITED STATES et al. v. STUDENTS CHALLENGING REGULATORY AGENCY PROCEDURES (SCRAP) et al.
	Term: 1972
Important Dates
	Argued: February 28, 1973
	Decided: June 18, 1973
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-2
Majority
	Potter Stewart
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Dissenting
	William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall

UNITED STATES et al. v. STUDENTS CHALLENGING REGULATORY AGENCY PROCEDURES (SCRAP) et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 18, 1973. The case was argued before the court on February 28, 1973.

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 District Of Columbia U.S. District 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: Interstate Commerce Commission
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Environmental organization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 412 U.S. 669
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Potter Stewart

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.