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Transcontinental Pipe Line v. State Oil & Gas Bd.

Docket: 84-1076
Citation: 474 U.S. 409 (1986)
Appellant: Transcontinental Pipe Line
Appellee: State Oil & Gas Bd.

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Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, October 8, 1985
Decision: Wednesday, January 22, 1986
Issues: Federalism, Federal Preemption of State Regulation

Advocates

Jerome M. Feit (as amicus curiae in support of Appellant)
John Marshall Grower (on behalf of the Appellant)
Ed Davis Noble, Jr. (on behalf of the Appellee State Oil & Gas Board)
Glenn Gates Taylor (on behalf of the Appellee Coastal Exploration)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 5 votes for Transcontinental Pipe Line, 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Natural Gas, or Natural Gas Policy Acts
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Wrote the majority opinion
Blackmun
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
Powell
Wrote a dissent
Rehnquist
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
Stevens
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
O'Connor
Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun

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