American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. et al.
Decided May 29, 1967. Abe Fortas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 57 · 387 U.S. 397 (1967) · Cited 243 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Abe Fortas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Earl Warren
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 3
- Hugo Lafayette Black · filed a dissenting opinion
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a dissenting opinion
- Potter Stewart · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. United States · 282 U.S. 740 (1931)
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 332 U.S. 194 (1947)
- Federal Communications Commission v. Woko, Inc. · 329 U.S. 223 (1946)
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. United States · 282 U.S. 760 (1931)
- Schaffer Transportation Co. v. United States · 355 U.S. 83 (1957)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Maislin Industries, U. S., Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc. · 497 U.S. 116 (1990)
- Permian Basin Area Rate Cases · 390 U.S. 747 (1968)
- Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. · 463 U.S. 29 (1983)
- Brecht v. Abrahamson · 507 U.S. 619 (1993)
- Rust v. Sullivan · 500 U.S. 173 (1991)
- Schneidewind v. ANR Pipeline Co. · 485 U.S. 293 (1988)
- Andrus v. Sierra Club · 442 U.S. 347 (1979)
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