Alyeska Pipeline Service Company v. Wilderness Society
| Alyeska Pipeline Service Company v. Wilderness Society | |
|---|---|
| Argued January 22, 1975 Decided May 12, 1975 | |
| Full case name | Alyeska Pipeline Service Company v. Wilderness Society |
| Docket no. | 73-1977 |
| Citations | 421 U.S. 240 (more) 95 S.Ct. 1612 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 495 F.2d 1026 (D.C. Cir.) |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | White, joined by Burger, Stewart, Blackmun, and Rehnquist |
| Dissent | Brennan |
| Dissent | Marshall |
| Douglas and Powell took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Abrogated by | |
| Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act of 1976 | |
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company v. Wilderness Society, 421 U.S. 240 (1975), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court affirmed the American rule of attorney's fees, which makes each side of civil litigation responsible for their legal costs, regardless of which side prevails, unless Congress statutorily legislates otherwise.
In response, Congress passed the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act of 1976 to award attorney's fees to the prevailing party in certain civil rights cases