United States Ex Rel. Chapman, Secretary of the Interior, v. Federal Power Commission et al.
Decided March 16, 1953. Felix Frankfurter delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 28 · 345 U.S. 153 (1953) · Cited 140 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 5
- Felix Frankfurter · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Robert Houghwout Jackson
- Sherman Minton
- Stanley Forman Reed
Concurring · 1
- Tom C. Clark · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 3
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- William Orville Douglas · 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.
- United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Co. · 311 U.S. 377 (1941)
- First Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative v. Federal Power Commission · 328 U.S. 152 (1946)
- Oklahoma Ex Rel. Phillips v. Guy F. Atkinson Co. · 313 U.S. 508 (1941)
- United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad · 312 U.S. 592 (1941)
- United States v. Commodore Park, Inc. · 324 U.S. 386 (1945)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. Nixon · 418 U.S. 683 (1974)
- Andrus v. Sierra Club · 442 U.S. 347 (1979)
- United States v. Public Utilities Commission · 345 U.S. 295 (1953)
- United States v. Radio Corp. of America · 358 U.S. 334 (1959)
- Federal Power Commission v. Florida Power & Light Co. · 404 U.S. 453 (1972)
- United States v. Twin City Power Co. · 350 U.S. 222 (1956)
- Federal Power Commission v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. · 347 U.S. 239 (1954)
- Udall v. Federal Power Commission · 387 U.S. 428 (1967)
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