Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors

Decided July 1, 2024. Amy Coney Barrett delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 22-1008 · 603 U.S. 799 (2024) · Cited 57 times

Holding

An Administrative Procedures Act claim does not accrue for purposes of 28 U. S. C. §2401(a)—the default 6-year statute of limitations applicable to suits against the United States—until the plaintiff is injured by final agency action.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Reading Co. v. Koons · 271 U.S. 58 (1926)
• Crown Coat Front Co. v. United States · 386 U.S. 503 (1967)
• Bay Area Laundry & Dry Cleaning Pension Trust Fund v. Ferbar Corp. of California, Inc. · 522 U.S. 192 (1997)
• Gabelli v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 568 U.S. 442 (2013)
• Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 136 (1967)
• McMahon v. United States · 342 U.S. 25 (1951)
• Wallace v. Kato · 549 U.S. 384 (2007)
• Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District v. United States Ex Rel. Wilson · 545 U.S. 409 (2005)
• Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. · 463 U.S. 29 (1983)
• Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. · 514 U.S. 122 (1995)
• Bennett v. Spear · 520 U.S. 154 (1997)
• TRW Inc. v. Andrews · 534 U.S. 19 (2001)
• Reiter v. Cooper · 507 U.S. 258 (1993)
• Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc. · 550 U.S. 618 (2007)
• Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo · 603 U.S. 369 (2024)
• Gardner v. Toilet Goods Assn., Inc. · 387 U.S. 167 (1967)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 318 U.S. 80 (1943)
• Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. Camp · 397 U.S. 150 (1970)
• Camp v. Pitts · 411 U.S. 138 (1973)
• Whitman v. American Trucking Assns., Inc. · 531 U.S. 457 (2001)
• United States v. L. A. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc. · 344 U.S. 33 (1952)
• Bowen v. Michigan Academy of Family Physicians · 476 U.S. 667 (1986)
• Magwood v. Patterson · 561 U.S. 320 (2010)
• Rotella v. Wood · 528 U.S. 549 (2000)
• Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency · 566 U.S. 120 (2012)
• Richards v. Jefferson County · 517 U.S. 793 (1996)
• Investment Company Institute v. Camp · 401 U.S. 617 (1971)
• Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. Dimension Financial Corp. · 474 U.S. 361 (1986)
• National Credit Union Administration v. First National Bank & Trust Co. · 522 U.S. 479 (1998)
• Franconia Associates v. United States · 536 U.S. 129 (2002)

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