Cascade Natural Gas Corp. v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. et al.
Decided February 27, 1967. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 4 · 386 U.S. 129 (1967) · Cited 256 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–2.
Majority · 5
- William Orville Douglas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Dissenting · 2
- John Marshall Harlan
- Potter Stewart · filed a dissenting opinion
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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.
- United States v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. · 376 U.S. 651 (1964)
- Klapprott v. United States · 335 U.S. 601 (1949)
- United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 366 U.S. 316 (1961)
- Sam Fox Publishing Co. v. United States · 366 U.S. 683 (1961)
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. United States · 315 U.S. 262 (1942)
- United States v. Borden Co. · 347 U.S. 514 (1954)
- Credits Commutation Co. v. United States · 177 U.S. 311 (1900)
- Offutt v. United States · 348 U.S. 11 (1954)
- Cooke v. United States · 267 U.S. 517 (1925)
- Swift & Co. v. United States · 276 U.S. 311 (1928)
- Krippendorf v. Hyde · 110 U.S. 276 (1884)
- California v. Federal Power Commission · 369 U.S. 482 (1962)
- Barnes v. Alexander · 232 U.S. 117 (1914)
- Smith v. Gale · 144 U.S. 509 (1892)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. New York · 413 U.S. 345 (1973)
- Diamond v. Charles · 476 U.S. 54 (1986)
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