UNITED STATES v. EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO. et al. (1964)

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UNITED STATES v. EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO. et al.
Term: 1963
Important Dates
Argued: February 25, 1964
Decided: April 6, 1964
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-1
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasArthur GoldbergPotter StewartEarl Warren
Dissenting
John Harlan II

UNITED STATES v. EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 6, 1964. The case was argued before the court on February 25, 1964.

In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Utah U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Mergers
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Oil company, or natural gas producer
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 376 U.S. 651
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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

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.

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