Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
462 U.S. 87 · Decided June 6, 1983 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. was decided on June 6, 1983 unanimously (8–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Natural resources and environmental protection” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 462 U.S. 87 · 103 S. Ct. 2246 · 76 L. Ed. 2d 437 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 48
- Docket number
- 82-524
- Decided
- June 6, 1983
- Argued
- April 19, 1983
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Natural resources and environmental protection
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- National Environmental Policy Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative 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 | |
| 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 | Wrote an opinion |
Did not participate: Lewis F. Powell Jr..
Full case caption
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. et al. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1982-098, docket 1982-098-01.
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