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

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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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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 Justice O'Connor ⓘ
Justice Rehnquist ⓘ
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution ⓘ
Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
court Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate 1982-06-28 ⓘ
dissentBy Chief Justice Warren E. Burger ⓘ
linked to: Warren E. Burger

Justice Byron R. White ⓘ
linked to: Byron R. White

Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ
linked to: Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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 Justice Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ
linked to: Harry A. Blackmun

Justice John Paul Stevens ⓘ
linked to: John Paul Stevens

Justice Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
linked to: 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 Justice William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ
page 50 ⓘ
petitioner Northern Pipeline Construction Company ⓘ
pluralityOpinionBy Justice William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ
rearguedDate 1982-04-26 ⓘ
relatedStatute 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. ⓘ
Crowell v. Benson → relatedCase → Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. ⓘ