UNITED STATES v. GRAND RIVER DAM AUTHORITY

Citation

363 U.S. 229 (1959)

Decision : 9-0

Majority Opinion: William Douglas

Justices Participating

• Charles Whittaker | voted with the majority or plurality

• Earl Warren | voted with the majority or plurality

• Felix Frankfurter | voted with the majority or plurality

• Hugo Black | voted with the majority or plurality

• John Harlan | voted with the majority or plurality

• Potter Stewart | voted with the majority or plurality

• Tom Clark | voted with the majority or plurality

• William Brennan | voted with the majority or plurality

• William Douglas | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

Categories

• Commerce Clause
• Land/allotment/grants of land
• Natural Resources
• Plenary Power
• States/Authority of states
• U.S. Constitution

Cited Cases

• 260 U.S. 77 (1922), BREWER-ELLIOTT OIL & GAS COMPANY et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.

Case Cited In

• 480 U.S. 700 (1986), UNITED STATES v. CHEROKEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA