Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.

E356741

United States Supreme Court case bankruptcy law case constitutional law case

Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the authority of non-Article III bankruptcy courts and reshaped the constitutional framework for federal bankruptcy adjudication.

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Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Supreme Court case ⓘ bankruptcy law case ⓘ constitutional law case ⓘ
areaOfLaw	United States bankruptcy law ⓘ United States constitutional law ⓘ
arguedDate	1982-03-01 ⓘ
citation	458 U.S. 50 ⓘ
concurrenceBy	Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ surface form: Justice O'Connor William H. Rehnquist ⓘ surface form: Justice Rehnquist
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted	Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution ⓘ Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
court	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate	1982-06-28 ⓘ
dissentBy	Warren E. Burger ⓘ surface form: Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Byron R. White ⓘ surface form: Justice Byron R. White Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ surface form: Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. William H. Rehnquist ⓘ surface form: Justice William H. Rehnquist
docketNumber	81-1502 ⓘ
holding	Congress may not vest in non-Article III bankruptcy courts the authority to adjudicate, render final judgment, and issue binding orders in traditional state-law contract claims against entities not otherwise part of the bankruptcy proceeding. ⓘ The broad grant of jurisdiction to bankruptcy courts under the Bankruptcy Act of 1978 violated Article III of the U.S. Constitution. ⓘ
impact	Led to the Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984. ⓘ Limited the authority of non-Article III bankruptcy courts. ⓘ Prompted Congress to revise the federal bankruptcy court system. ⓘ Reshaped the constitutional framework for federal bankruptcy adjudication. ⓘ
issue	Whether the broad jurisdiction granted to bankruptcy courts under the Bankruptcy Act of 1978 violated Article III by assigning judicial power to non-Article III judges. ⓘ
joinedByInPlurality	Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ surface form: Justice Harry A. Blackmun John Paul Stevens ⓘ surface form: Justice John Paul Stevens Thurgood Marshall ⓘ surface form: Justice Thurgood Marshall
jurisdictionLimited	non-Article III bankruptcy courts ⓘ
jurisdictionType	federal question jurisdiction ⓘ
legalSubject	Article III of the United States Constitution ⓘ bankruptcy jurisdiction ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ
majorityOpinionBy	William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ surface form: Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
page	50 ⓘ
petitioner	Northern Pipeline Construction Company ⓘ
pluralityOpinionBy	William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ surface form: Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
rearguedDate	1982-04-26 ⓘ
relatedStatute	Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 ⓘ surface form: Bankruptcy Act of 1978
reporter	United States Reports ⓘ
respondent	Marathon Pipe Line Company ⓘ
subsequentHistory	Prompted restructuring of bankruptcy court jurisdiction in 1984 legislation. ⓘ
topic	adjudication of state-law claims in bankruptcy ⓘ distinction between Article III and non-Article III courts ⓘ public rights doctrine ⓘ
volume	458 ⓘ
yearDecided	1982 ⓘ

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Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984 → motivatedBy → Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. ⓘ