Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz

Decided February 8, 2024. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 22-846 · 601 U.S. 42 (2024) · Cited 51 times

Holding

A consumer may sue a federal agency under 15 U. S. C. §§1681n and 1681o for defying the terms of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents · 528 U.S. 62 (2000)
• Employees of Department of Public Health v. Department of Public Health · 411 U.S. 279 (1973)
• Financial Oversight and Management Bd. for P. R. v. Centro De Periodismo Investigativo, Inc. · 598 U.S. 339 (2023)
• Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida · 517 U.S. 44 (1996)
• College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board · 527 U.S. 666 (1999)
• Parden v. Terminal Railway of Alabama State Docks Department · 377 U.S. 184 (1964)
• Federal Aviation Administration v. Cooper · 566 U.S. 284 (2012)
• United States v. Testan · 424 U.S. 392 (1976)
• Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin · 599 U.S. 382 (2023)
• Federal Deposit Insurance v. Meyer · 510 U.S. 471 (1994)
• Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon · 473 U.S. 234 (1985)
• Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Burr · 551 U.S. 47 (2007)
• Dellmuth v. Muth · 491 U.S. 223 (1989)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Health Care & Retirement Corp. of America · 511 U.S. 571 (1994)
• Hutto v. Finney · 437 U.S. 678 (1978)
• United States v. Nordic Village, Inc. · 503 U.S. 30 (1992)
• Lane v. Pena · 518 U.S. 187 (1996)
• TRW Inc. v. Andrews · 534 U.S. 19 (2001)
• Hartford Underwriters Insurance v. Union Planters Bank, N. A. · 530 U.S. 1 (2000)
• Welch v. Texas Department of Highways & Public Transportation · 483 U.S. 468 (1987)
• Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. · 491 U.S. 1 (1989)
• Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs · 538 U.S. 721 (2003)
• Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank · 527 U.S. 627 (1999)
• United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative · 532 U.S. 483 (2001)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• United States v. Miller · 604 U.S. 518 (2025)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2024). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-08-15. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).