Dennis Hollingsworth, et al., Applicants v. Kristin M. Perry et al.
Decided January 13, 2010. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.
Docket 09A648 · 558 U.S. 183 (2010) · Cited 433 times
Holding
The Mobile-Sierra presumption does not depend on the identity of the complainant who seeks FERC investigation.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
Dissenting · 4
- John Paul Stevens
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Stephen Gerald Breyer · filed a dissenting 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.
- Estes v. Texas · 381 U.S. 532 (1965)
- Frazier v. Heebe · 482 U.S. 641 (1987)
- Cheney v. United States District Court for District of Columbia · 542 U.S. 367 (2004)
- Chandler v. Florida · 449 U.S. 560 (1981)
- Powers v. Ohio · 499 U.S. 400 (1991)
- Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart · 427 U.S. 539 (1976)
- Bank of Nova Scotia v. United States · 487 U.S. 250 (1988)
- Miller v. Albright · 523 U.S. 420 (1998)
- Ex Parte United States · 287 U.S. 241 (1932)
- Weil v. Neary · 278 U.S. 160 (1929)
Cited by
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- United States v. Windsor · 570 U.S. 744 (2013)
- Trump v. CASA, Inc. · 606 U.S. 831 (2025)
- Department of Education v. California · 604 U.S. 650 (2025)
- Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms · 561 U.S. 139 (2010)
- Biden v. Missouri · 595 U.S. 87 (2022)
- Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency · 603 U.S. 279 (2024)
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