United States v. ICC (1970)

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{{Infobox SCOTUS case

|Litigants=United States v. ICC

|ArgueDateA=October 21

|ArgueDateB=22

|ArgueYear=1969

|DecideDate=February 2

|DecideYear=1970

|FullName=United States v. Interstate Commerce Commission

|USVol=396

|USPage=491

|ParallelCitations=

|Prior=Certiorari to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia

|Subsequent=

|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.

|Majority=Burger

|JoinMajority= Stewart, Brennan, White, Marshall, Black, Harlan

|Concurrence=

|NotParticipating=Douglas

|LawsApplied=

}}

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.[https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/396/491/ United States v. ICC, 396 U.S. 491 (1970)] Justia