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Gulf States Utilities Co. v. FPC

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
71-1178
Petitioner: 
Gulf States Utilities Co.
Respondent: 
Federal Power Commission
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
411 U.S. 747 (1973)
Argued: 
Tuesday, December 5, 1972
Decided: 
Monday, May 14, 1973
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Electric Power Regulation

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The Oyez Project, Gulf States Utilities Co. v. FPC , 411 U.S. 747 (1973)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_71_1178)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for FPC, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Power

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Powell's dissent
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Wrote the majority opinion
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined Powell's dissent
Rehnquist

Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun