Mobil Alaska Pipeline Co. v. United States et al.

Decided June 6, 1978. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 77-452 · 436 U.S. 631 (1978) · Cited 324 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

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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.

• Arrow Transportation Co. v. Southern Railway Co. · 372 U.S. 658 (1963)
• United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP) · 412 U.S. 669 (1973)
• Commissioner v. Brown · 380 U.S. 563 (1965)
• Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 136 (1967)
• Udall v. Tallman · 380 U.S. 1 (1965)
• Leedom v. Kyne · 358 U.S. 184 (1958)
• Norwegian Nitrogen Products Co. v. United States · 288 U.S. 294 (1933)
• Dunlop v. Bachowski · 421 U.S. 560 (1975)
• United States v. Stewart · 311 U.S. 60 (1940)
• Erlenbaugh v. United States · 409 U.S. 239 (1972)
• Interstate Commerce Commission v. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. · 167 U.S. 479 (1897)

Cited by

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

• Interstate Commerce Commission v. American Trucking Associations · 467 U.S. 354 (1984)
• Southern Railway Co. v. Seaboard Allied Milling Corp. · 442 U.S. 444 (1979)
• United States v. Turkette · 452 U.S. 576 (1981)
• Rowland v. California Men's Colony, Unit II Men's Advisory Council · 506 U.S. 194 (1993)
• Barnhart v. Sigmon Coal Co. · 534 U.S. 438 (2002)
• Mansell v. Mansell · 490 U.S. 581 (1989)
• Hicklin v. Orbeck · 437 U.S. 518 (1978)

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