American Paper Institute, Inc. v. American Electric Power Service Corp.
461 U.S. 402 · Decided May 16, 1983 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
American Paper Institute, Inc. v. American Electric Power Service Corp. was decided on May 16, 1983 unanimously (8–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Electric power regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 461 U.S. 402 · 103 S. Ct. 1921 · 76 L. Ed. 2d 22 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 29
- Docket number
- 82-34
- Decided
- May 16, 1983
- Argued
- March 22, 1983
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Electric power regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Did not participate: Lewis F. Powell Jr..
Full case caption
American Paper Institute, Inc. v. American Electric Power Service Corp. et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1982-076, docket 1982-076-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Electric power regulation”
- Federal Energy Administration v. Algonquin SNG, Inc.
- Federal Power Commission v. Conway Corp.
- Arcadia v. Ohio Power Company
- Chemehuevi Tribe of Indians v. Federal Power Commission
- Federal Power Commission v. New England Power Co.
- Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Federal Power Commission
Same Term, same area (Economic Activity)
- United States v. Security Industrial Bank
- Xerox Corp. v. County of Harris
- Director v. Perini North River Associates
- Herman & Maclean v. Huddleston
- Memphis Bank & Trust Co. v. Garner
- Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co.
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error