Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of California

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.

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; 1972 U.S. LEXIS 111
Case history
Prior	431 F.2d 1282; 1970 Trade Cases ¶ 73,340 (9th Cir. 1970)
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, joined by Douglas
Powell, Rehnquist took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

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: Cornell CourtListener Findlaw Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)