Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation

Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation
Argued December 7, 1959
Decided March 7, 1960
Full case nameFederal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation
Citations362 U.S. 99 (more)
80 S. Ct. 543; 4 L. Ed. 2d 584
Case history
PriorUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Holding
The Federal Power Commission did indeed have the right to seize land from the Tuscarora Indian Tribe with just compensation.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas · Tom C. Clark
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Charles E. Whittaker · Potter Stewart
Case opinions
MajorityWhittaker, joined by Warren, Frankfurter, Clark, Harlan, Stewart
ConcurrenceBrennan
DissentBlack, joined by Douglas
Laws applied
Federal Power Act

Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation, 362 U.S. 99 (1960), was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court that determined that the Federal Power Commission was authorized to take lands owned by the Tuscarora Indian tribe by eminent domain under the Federal Power Act for a hydroelectric power project, upon payment of just compensation.