Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of California

Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal.
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 21, 1971 Decided March 1, 1972
Full case name	Hawaii v. Standard Oil Company of California, et al.
Citations	405 U.S. 251 (more) 92 S.Ct. 885; 31 L.Ed.2d 184
Prior history	Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Holding
Section 4 of the Clayton Act does not authorize a State to sue for damages for an injury to its general economy allegedly attributable to a violation of the antitrust laws.
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William O. Douglas · William J. Brennan, Jr. Potter Stewart · Byron White Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun Lewis F. Powell, Jr. · William Rehnquist
Case opinions
Majority	Marshall, joined by Burger, Stewart, White, Blackmun
Dissent	Douglas
Dissent	Brennan
Powell, Rehnquist took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal., 405 U.S. 251 (1972), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court which held that Section 4 of the Clayton Antitrust Act does not authorize a U.S. state to sue for damages for an injury to its general economy allegedly attributable to a violation of the United States antitrust law.

See also

• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 405

Further reading

• Blechman, Michael D. (1972). "Class Actions—A Reappraisal in Light of Hawaii v. Standard Oil". Journal of Air Law and Commerce 38: 389. ISSN 0021-8642.
• Fuller, D. M.; Condo, J. A. (1972). "Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co.: Aloha to Parens Patriae?". Catholic University Law Review 22: 156. ISSN 0008-8390.

External links

• Text of Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of California, 405 U.S. 251 (1972) is available from:  Findlaw  Justia