Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
|
| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Affirmed lower court ruling
Federal project legitimacy No violation of states' rights Public utility expansion TVA's_authority_confirmed |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Administrative law
No. 1 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
297 U.S. 288
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
Nine Justices Majority_opinion_favored_TVA |
| gptkbp:date |
1935-12-09
1936-01-21 |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
1936-01-21 |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Great Depression
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Appealed from lower court
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Public power projects
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Tennessee_Valley_Authority
Ashwander |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Roberts
gptkb:Justice_McReynolds gptkb:Justice_Sutherland gptkb:Justice_Butler Constitutional review Upholding federal authority |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
Administrative discretion Federal government powers Standing to sue Constitutionality of federal projects Federal vs. state powers Strengthened_TVA's_role |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Tennessee_Valley_Authority_Act_of_1933
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Influence on federal power expansion
Modern environmental law Public administration law Subsequent federal projects Supreme_Court_records Constitutional_implications_of_TVA |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Court_upheld_TVA's_authority
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
Justice Brandeis
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
Subsequent environmental cases
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Support for public utilities
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
New Deal era policies
Federal regulatory power |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
New Deal legislation
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Established precedent for federal authority
|
| gptkbp:team |
Constitutional law precedent
Enduring federal authority in utilities Federal agency legitimacy |