United States v. Public Utilities Commission of California et al.

Decided April 6, 1953. Stanley Forman Reed delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 205 · 345 U.S. 295 (1953) · Cited 291 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.

• Public Utilities Commission v. Attleboro Steam & Electric Co. · 273 U.S. 83 (1927)
• Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Public Service Commission · 332 U.S. 507 (1947)
• Clark Distilling Co. v. Western Maryland Railway Co. · 242 U.S. 311 (1917)
• Illinois Natural Gas Co. v. Central Illinois Public Service Co. · 314 U.S. 498 (1942)
• Interstate Natural Gas Co. v. Federal Power Commission · 331 U.S. 682 (1947)
• United States v. American Trucking Associations · 310 U.S. 534 (1940)
• Feres v. United States · 340 U.S. 135 (1950)
• Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co. · 320 U.S. 591 (1944)
• Panama Refining Co. v. Ryan · 293 U.S. 388 (1935)
• Schwegmann Bros. v. Calvert Distillers Corp. · 341 U.S. 384 (1951)
• In Re Rahrer · 140 U.S. 545 (1891)
• Powell v. United States Cartridge Co. · 339 U.S. 497 (1950)
• Johansen v. United States · 343 U.S. 427 (1952)
• International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union v. Juneau Spruce Corp. · 342 U.S. 237 (1952)
• United States Ex Rel. Chapman v. Federal Power Commission · 345 U.S. 153 (1953)
• Pennsylvania Gas Co. v. Public Service Commission · 252 U.S. 23 (1920)
• East Ohio Gas Co. v. Tax Comm'n of Ohio · 283 U.S. 465 (1931)
• Whitfield v. Ohio · 297 U.S. 431 (1936)
• Kentucky Whip & Collar Co. v. Illinois Central Railroad · 299 U.S. 334 (1937)
• Federal Power Commission v. East Ohio Gas Co. · 338 U.S. 464 (1950)

Cited by

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

• Federal Power Commission v. Southern California Edison Co. · 376 U.S. 205 (1964)
• New England Power Co. v. New Hampshire · 455 U.S. 331 (1982)
• Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. v. Arkansas Public Service Commission · 461 U.S. 375 (1983)
• United Steelworkers of America v. Weber · 443 U.S. 193 (1979)
• Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. · 430 U.S. 1 (1977)
• Maine v. Taylor · 477 U.S. 131 (1986)
• Wisconsin Public Intervenor v. Mortier · 501 U.S. 597 (1991)
• Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara Cty. · 480 U.S. 616 (1987)
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin · 347 U.S. 672 (1954)
• Wyoming v. Oklahoma · 502 U.S. 437 (1992)
• South-Central Timber Development, Inc. v. Wunnicke · 467 U.S. 82 (1984)
• New York v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission · 535 U.S. 1 (2002)
• Federal Power Commission v. Florida Power & Light Co. · 404 U.S. 453 (1972)

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