New York et al. v. United States et al.
Decided May 12, 1947. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 343 · 331 U.S. 284 (1947) · Cited 177 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- William Orville Douglas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Frank Murphy
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
Dissenting · 2
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a dissenting opinion
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · 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.
- Florida v. United States · 282 U.S. 194 (1931)
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Diffenbaugh · 222 U.S. 42 (1911)
- United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific R. · 294 U.S. 499 (1935)
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. North Dakota Ex Rel. McCue · 236 U.S. 585 (1915)
- Board of Trade of Kansas City v. United States · 314 U.S. 534 (1942)
- United States v. Illinois Central Railroad · 263 U.S. 515 (1924)
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co. · 320 U.S. 591 (1944)
- United States v. Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc. · 327 U.S. 515 (1946)
- Georgia v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 324 U.S. 439 (1945)
- St. Joseph Stock Yards Co. v. United States · 298 U.S. 38 (1936)
- Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. v. United States · 292 U.S. 282 (1934)
- City of Knoxville v. Knoxville Water Co. · 212 U.S. 1 (1909)
- United States v. Carolina Freight Carriers Corp. · 315 U.S. 475 (1942)
- Swayne & Hoyt, Ltd. v. United States · 300 U.S. 297 (1937)
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. United States · 298 U.S. 349 (1936)
- United States v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 293 U.S. 454 (1935)
- Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western Railway Co. v. Beaumont · 282 U.S. 74 (1930)
- Southern Pacific Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission · 219 U.S. 433 (1911)
- City of Yonkers v. United States · 320 U.S. 685 (1944)
- United States v. Louisiana · 290 U.S. 70 (1933)
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. United States · 282 U.S. 740 (1931)
- Intermountain Rate Cases · 234 U.S. 476 (1914)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP) · 412 U.S. 669 (1973)
- Permian Basin Area Rate Cases · 390 U.S. 747 (1968)
- Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Railway Co. · 341 U.S. 341 (1951)
- American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. United States · 344 U.S. 298 (1953)
- Verizon Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 535 U.S. 467 (2002)
- Panama Canal Co. v. Grace Line, Inc. · 356 U.S. 309 (1958)
- Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. United States · 340 U.S. 216 (1951)
- Dixie Carriers, Inc. v. United States · 351 U.S. 56 (1956)
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