Wisconsin et al. v. Federal Power Commission et al.
Decided May 20, 1963. John Marshall Harlan delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 72 · 373 U.S. 294 (1963) · Cited 114 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- John Marshall Harlan · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Arthur Joseph Goldberg
- Byron Raymond White
- Potter Stewart
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 4
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Tom C. Clark · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
“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.
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co. · 320 U.S. 591 (1944)
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin · 347 U.S. 672 (1954)
- Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. Federal Power Commission · 324 U.S. 581 (1945)
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. Public Service Commission · 360 U.S. 378 (1959)
- Federal Power Commission v. Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. · 371 U.S. 145 (1962)
- Federal Power Commission v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co. · 315 U.S. 575 (1942)
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division · 358 U.S. 103 (1958)
- Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Co. v. Federal Power Commission · 364 U.S. 137 (1960)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Permian Basin Area Rate Cases · 390 U.S. 747 (1968)
- Duquesne Light Co. v. Barasch · 488 U.S. 299 (1989)
- United Gas Improvement Co. v. Callery Properties, Inc. · 382 U.S. 223 (1965)
- Federal Power Commission v. Texaco Inc. · 417 U.S. 380 (1974)
- Federal Power Commission v. Texaco Inc. · 377 U.S. 33 (1964)
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. Federal Power Commission · 417 U.S. 283 (1974)
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