Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor v. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company et al.

Decided March 21, 1995. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 93-1783 · 514 U.S. 122 (1995) · Cited 192 times

Holding

The Director is not “adversely affected or aggrieved” under § 921(c).

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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.

• Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Perini North River Associates · 459 U.S. 297 (1983)
• Moe v. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation · 425 U.S. 463 (1976)
• Heckman v. United States · 224 U.S. 413 (1912)
• United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP) · 412 U.S. 669 (1973)
• General Telephone Co. of the Northwest, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 446 U.S. 318 (1980)
• Estate of Cowart v. Nicklos Drilling Co. · 505 U.S. 469 (1992)
• Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Greenwich Collieries · 512 U.S. 267 (1994)
• Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. Caputo · 432 U.S. 249 (1977)
• Pasadena City Board of Education v. Spangler · 427 U.S. 424 (1976)
• Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs · 449 U.S. 268 (1980)
• Parker v. Motor Boat Sales, Inc. · 314 U.S. 244 (1942)
• Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs · 461 U.S. 624 (1983)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. Camp · 397 U.S. 150 (1970)
• Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co. · 428 U.S. 1 (1976)
• United States National Bank v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc. · 508 U.S. 439 (1993)
• Clarke v. Securities Industry Assn. · 479 U.S. 388 (1987)

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• Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors · 603 U.S. 799 (2024)
• Metropolitan Stevedore Co. v. Rambo · 521 U.S. 121 (1997)
• Holloway v. United States · 526 U.S. 1 (1999)
• Rapanos v. United States · 547 U.S. 715 (2006)
• Doe v. Chao · 540 U.S. 614 (2004)
• Freeman v. Quicken Loans, Inc. · 566 U.S. 624 (2012)

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