Chantell Sackett, et Vir, Petitioners v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
Decided March 21, 2012. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 10-1062 · 566 U.S. 120 (2012) · Cited 522 times
Holding
The Sacketts may bring a civil action under the APA to challenge the issuance of the EPA’s order.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 7
- Antonin Scalia · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Clarence Thomas
- Elena Kagan
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Concurring · 2
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · filed a concurring opinion
- Samuel A. Alito Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
“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.
- Bennett v. Spear · 520 U.S. 154 (1997)
- Block v. Community Nutrition Institute · 467 U.S. 340 (1984)
- Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers · 531 U.S. 159 (2001)
- United States v. Fausto · 484 U.S. 439 (1988)
- United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc. · 474 U.S. 121 (1985)
- Port of Boston Marine Terminal Assn. v. Rederiaktiebolaget Transatlantic · 400 U.S. 62 (1970)
- Rapanos v. United States · 547 U.S. 715 (2006)
- United States v. Erika, Inc. · 456 U.S. 201 (1982)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- Chicago & Southern Air Lines, Inc. v. Waterman Steamship Corp. · 333 U.S. 103 (1948)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- U.S. Army Corps of Eng'rs v. Hawkes Co. · 578 U.S. 590 (2016)
- Sackett v. EPA · 598 U.S. 651 (2023)
- City of Arlington v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n · 569 U.S. 290 (2013)
- Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors · 603 U.S. 799 (2024)
Official text
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