Northern Pipeline Constr. Company v. Marathon Pipe Line Company (1981)
- Docket
- 81-150
- Decided
- 1981-01-01
Summary
Question: Did the Act violate Article III of the Constitution? Conclusion: Yes. A plurality held that Congress had essentially conferred Article III powers to an adjunct system of courts and, consequently, "impermissibly removed most, if not all, of the essential attributes of the judicial power" from the district courts.