Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Nav., et al. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al.

Decided November 12, 2008. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 07-1239 · 555 U.S. 7 (2008) · Cited 11,986 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council · 490 U.S. 332 (1989)
• Amoco Production Co. v. Village of Gambell · 480 U.S. 531 (1987)
• Weinberger v. Romero-Barcelo · 456 U.S. 305 (1982)
• Munaf v. Geren · 553 U.S. 674 (2008)
• Department of Transportation v. Public Citizen · 541 U.S. 752 (2004)
• Andrus v. Sierra Club · 442 U.S. 347 (1979)
• Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources Council · 490 U.S. 360 (1989)
• City of Los Angeles v. Lyons · 461 U.S. 95 (1983)
• O'Shea v. Littleton · 414 U.S. 488 (1974)
• Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co. · 312 U.S. 496 (1941)
• Steffel v. Thompson · 415 U.S. 452 (1974)
• Mazurek v. Armstrong · 520 U.S. 968 (1997)
• Granny Goose Foods, Inc. v. Brotherhood of Teamsters & Auto Truck Drivers, Local No. 70 · 415 U.S. 423 (1974)
• Hecht Co. v. Bowles · 321 U.S. 321 (1944)
• Kleppe v. Sierra Club · 427 U.S. 390 (1976)
• Boumediene v. Bush · 553 U.S. 723 (2008)
• Gilligan v. Morgan · 413 U.S. 1 (1973)
• Goldman v. Weinberger · 475 U.S. 503 (1986)

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• Lackey v. Stinnie · 604 U.S. 192 (2025)
• Nken v. Holder · 556 U.S. 418 (2009)
• Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms · 561 U.S. 139 (2010)
• Ziglar v. Abbasi · 582 U.S. 120 (2017)
• Trump v. Hawaii · 585 U.S. 667 (2018)
• Murthy v. Missouri · 603 U.S. 43 (2024)
• North Carolina v. Convington · 581 U.S. 486 (2017)
• Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc. · 582 U.S. 1 (2017)
• Mahmoud v. Taylor · 606 U.S. 522 (2025)
• North Carolina v. Covington · 585 U.S. 969 (2018)
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo · 592 U.S. 14 (2020)
• Department of Education v. Louisiana · 603 U.S. 866 (2024)
• Trump v. CASA, Inc. · 606 U.S. 831 (2025)

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