Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson

Decided December 6, 1971. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 70-11 · 404 U.S. 97 (1971) · Cited 2,532 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–0.

“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.

• Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 395 U.S. 352 (1969)
• Levinson v. Deupree · 345 U.S. 648 (1953)
• Richards v. United States · 369 U.S. 1 (1962)
• Cipriano v. City of Houma · 395 U.S. 701 (1969)
• Allen v. State Board of Elections · 393 U.S. 544 (1969)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• Linkletter v. Walker · 381 U.S. 618 (1965)
• Hanna v. Plumer · 380 U.S. 460 (1965)
• Holmberg v. Armbrecht · 327 U.S. 392 (1946)
• England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners · 375 U.S. 411 (1964)
• O'Sullivan v. Felix · 233 U.S. 318 (1914)
• Griffin v. Illinois · 351 U.S. 12 (1956)
• Guaranty Trust Co. v. York · 326 U.S. 99 (1945)
• Desist v. United States · 394 U.S. 244 (1969)
• Chicot County Drainage District v. Baxter State Bank · 308 U.S. 371 (1940)
• International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Hoosier Cardinal Corp. · 383 U.S. 696 (1966)
• MacKey v. United States · 401 U.S. 667 (1971)
• Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. · 356 U.S. 525 (1958)
• Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp. · 392 U.S. 481 (1968)
• Great Northern Railway Co. v. Sunburst Oil & Refining Co. · 287 U.S. 358 (1932)
• Hill v. California · 401 U.S. 797 (1971)
• Angel v. Bullington · 330 U.S. 183 (1947)
• Simpson v. Union Oil Co. of Cal. · 377 U.S. 13 (1964)
• Cope v. Anderson · 331 U.S. 461 (1947)
• Gelpcke v. Dubuque · 68 U.S. 175 (1864)
• Campbell v. Haverhill · 155 U.S. 610 (1895)
• McAllister v. Magnolia Petroleum Co. · 357 U.S. 221 (1958)

Cited by

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• Harper v. Virginia Department of Taxation · 509 U.S. 86 (1993)
• American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Smith · 496 U.S. 167 (1990)
• Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton · 587 U.S. 601 (2019)
• James B. Beam Distilling Co. v. Georgia · 501 U.S. 529 (1991)
• Lampf, Pleva, Lipkind, Prupis & Petigrow v. Gilbertson · 501 U.S. 350 (1991)
• Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp. · 453 U.S. 473 (1981)
• Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati · 475 U.S. 469 (1986)
• Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. · 458 U.S. 50 (1982)
• United States v. Johnson · 457 U.S. 537 (1982)
• Reynoldsville Casket Co. v. Hyde · 514 U.S. 749 (1995)
• Edelman v. Jordan · 415 U.S. 651 (1974)
• United States v. Peltier · 422 U.S. 531 (1975)
• Arizona Governing Committee for Tax Deferred Annuity & Deferred Compensation Plans v. Norris · 463 U.S. 1073 (1983)
• DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters · 462 U.S. 151 (1983)
• Rodriguez De Quijas v. Shearson/American Express, Inc. · 490 U.S. 477 (1989)
• Saint Francis College v. Al-Khazraji · 481 U.S. 604 (1987)
• Lemon v. Kurtzman · 411 U.S. 192 (1973)
• Hallstrom v. Tillamook County · 493 U.S. 20 (1989)
• Landgraf v. USI Film Products · 511 U.S. 244 (1994)
• Griffith v. Kentucky · 479 U.S. 314 (1987)
• Plaut v. Spendthrift Farm, Inc. · 514 U.S. 211 (1995)
• Keene Corp. v. United States · 508 U.S. 200 (1993)
• Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co. · 482 U.S. 656 (1987)
• Caban v. Mohammed · 441 U.S. 380 (1979)
• Lexecon Inc. v. Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach · 523 U.S. 26 (1998)
• Solem v. Stumes · 465 U.S. 638 (1984)
• Heckler v. Mathews · 465 U.S. 728 (1984)
• Ryder v. United States · 515 U.S. 177 (1995)
• Tyler Pipe Industries, Inc. v. Washington State Department of Revenue · 483 U.S. 232 (1987)
• Heckler v. Edwards · 465 U.S. 870 (1984)

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