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United States v. ICC (1970)

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United States v. ICC
Argued October 21–22, 1969
Decided February 2, 1970
Full case nameUnited States v. Interstate Commerce Commission
Citations396 U.S. 491 (more)
Case history
PriorCertiorari to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Holding
The ICC's approval of the merger of the Great Northern Railway Company and the Northern Pacific Railway Company did not violate antitrust laws.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall
Case opinion
MajorityBurger, joined by Stewart, Brennan, White, Marshall, Black, Harlan
Douglas took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

United States v. ICC, 396 U.S. 491 (1970) was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a merger of the Great Northern Railway Company and the Northern Pacific Railway Company did not violate antitrust laws due to the benefits of increased savings and efficient transportation outweighing the costs of decreased competition and job loss.[1]

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