Chemehuevi Tribe of Indians et al. v. Federal Power Commission et al.

Decided March 3, 1975. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 73-1380 · 420 U.S. 395 (1975) · Cited 119 times

Holding

These provisions of Part I of the Act giving the FPC licensing jurisdiction over hydroelectric facilities do not also confer such jurisdiction over thermal-electric power plans.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

“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.

• Udall v. Tallman · 380 U.S. 1 (1965)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1 (1937)
• Trafficante v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 409 U.S. 205 (1972)
• Allied Chemical & Alkali Workers of America, Local Union No. 1 v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. · 404 U.S. 157 (1971)
• Katzenbach v. McClung · 379 U.S. 294 (1964)
• Power Reactor Development Co. v. International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers · 367 U.S. 396 (1961)
• Arizona v. California · 373 U.S. 546 (1963)
• United States v. Heirs of Boisdoré · 49 U.S. 113 (1849)
• Gooch v. United States · 297 U.S. 124 (1936)
• Cammarano v. United States · 358 U.S. 498 (1959)
• Public Utilities Commission v. Attleboro Steam & Electric Co. · 273 U.S. 83 (1927)
• Electric Bond & Share Co. v. Securities & Exchange Comm'n · 303 U.S. 419 (1938)
• Saxbe v. Bustos · 419 U.S. 65 (1974)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Washington v. Davis · 426 U.S. 229 (1976)
• Webster v. Reproductive Health Services · 492 U.S. 490 (1989)
• United States v. Morton · 467 U.S. 822 (1984)
• Philbrook v. Glodgett · 421 U.S. 707 (1975)
• Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. August · 450 U.S. 346 (1981)
• Harrison v. PPG Industries, Inc. · 446 U.S. 578 (1980)
• New York v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission · 535 U.S. 1 (2002)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1975). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).