Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Yuckert
Decided June 8, 1987. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 85-1409 · 482 U.S. 137 (1987) · Cited 9,437 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 4
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Antonin Scalia
- Byron Raymond White
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 2
- John Paul Stevens
- Sandra Day O'Connor · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 3
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · filed a dissenting opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Heckler v. Campbell · 461 U.S. 458 (1983)
- Bowen v. City of New York · 476 U.S. 467 (1986)
- Schweiker v. Gray Panthers · 453 U.S. 34 (1981)
- Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission · 395 U.S. 367 (1969)
- Mohasco Corp. v. Silver · 447 U.S. 807 (1980)
- United Housing Foundation, Inc. v. Forman · 421 U.S. 837 (1975)
- Espinoza v. Farah Manufacturing Co. · 414 U.S. 86 (1973)
- Lukhard v. Reed · 481 U.S. 368 (1987)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Sullivan v. Zebley · 493 U.S. 521 (1990)
- Barnhart v. Thomas · 540 U.S. 20 (2003)
- Sullivan v. Finkelstein · 496 U.S. 617 (1990)
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Greenwich Collieries · 512 U.S. 267 (1994)
- Forney v. Apfel · 524 U.S. 266 (1998)
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