United States v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
426 U.S. 500 · Decided June 17, 1976 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
United States v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. was decided on June 17, 1976 by a vote of 6–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Judicial review of agency actions” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 426 U.S. 500 · 96 S. Ct. 2318 · 49 L. Ed. 2d 14 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 157
- Docket number
- 75-420
- Decided
- June 17, 1976
- Argued
- April 26, 1976
- 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
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Warren E. Burger
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Judicial review of agency actions
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Dissent | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Did not participate: Lewis F. Powell Jr..
Full case caption
United States et al. v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1975-131, docket 1975-131-01.
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