United States v. ICC (1970)

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]

Full case nameUnited States v. Interstate Commerce Commission

Citations396 U.S. 491 (more)

PriorCertiorari to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia

MajorityBurger, joined by Stewart, Brennan, White, Marshall, Black, Harlan

Quick facts Argued October 21–22, 1969 Decided February 2, 1970, Full case name ...

United States v. ICC
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 21–22, 1969 Decided February 2, 1970
Full case name	United States v. Interstate Commerce Commission
Citations	396 U.S. 491 (more)
Case history
Prior	Certiorari 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
Majority	Burger, joined by Stewart, Brennan, White, Marshall, Black, Harlan
Douglas took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

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