PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey

Decided June 29, 2021. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 19-1039 · 594 U.S. 482 (2021) · Cited 26 times

Holding

A certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to §717f(h) of the Natural Gas Act authorizes a private company to condemn all necessary rights-of-way, whether owned by private parties or States.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Alden v. Maine · 527 U.S. 706 (1999)
• Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida · 517 U.S. 44 (1996)
• Blatchford v. Native Village of Noatak · 501 U.S. 775 (1991)
• Cherokee Nation v. Southern Kansas Railway Co. · 135 U.S. 641 (1890)
• United States v. Texas · 143 U.S. 621 (1892)
• Oklahoma Ex Rel. Phillips v. Guy F. Atkinson Co. · 313 U.S. 508 (1941)
• Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer · 427 U.S. 445 (1976)
• Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina State Ports Authority · 535 U.S. 743 (2002)
• Principality of Monaco v. Mississippi · 292 U.S. 313 (1934)
• Sossamon v. Texas · 563 U.S. 277 (2011)
• Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs · 538 U.S. 721 (2003)
• Central Virginia Community College v. Katz · 546 U.S. 356 (2006)
• South Dakota v. North Carolina · 192 U.S. 286 (1904)
• Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 523 U.S. 83 (1998)
• Sinochem International Co. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corp. · 549 U.S. 422 (2007)
• Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon · 473 U.S. 234 (1985)
• Lapides v. Board of Regents of Univ. System of Ga. · 535 U.S. 613 (2002)
• Wisconsin Department of Corrections v. Schacht · 524 U.S. 381 (1998)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Agins v. City of Tiburon · 447 U.S. 255 (1980)
• Lingle v. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · 544 U.S. 528 (2005)
• Asarco Inc. v. Kadish · 490 U.S. 605 (1989)
• McKesson Corp. v. Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Fla. Dept. of Business Regulation · 496 U.S. 18 (1990)
• State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Tashire · 386 U.S. 523 (1967)
• Boom Co. v. Patterson · 98 U.S. 403 (1879)
• West Virginia v. United States · 479 U.S. 305 (1987)
• Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank · 527 U.S. 627 (1999)
• Missouri v. Lewis · 101 U.S. 22 (1880)
• City of Tacoma v. Taxpayers of Tacoma · 357 U.S. 320 (1958)
• United States v. Alabama · 313 U.S. 274 (1941)

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