Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Illinois Council on Long Term Care, Inc.

Decided February 29, 2000. Stephen Gerald Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 98-1109 · 529 U.S. 1 (2000) · Cited 778 times

Holding

Section 405(h), as incorporated by § 1395ii, bars federal-question jurisdiction here.

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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.

• Heckler v. Ringer · 466 U.S. 602 (1984)
• Weinberger v. Salfi · 422 U.S. 749 (1975)
• Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 136 (1967)
• Bowen v. Michigan Academy of Family Physicians · 476 U.S. 667 (1986)
• Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
• McNary v. Haitian Refugee Center, Inc. · 498 U.S. 479 (1991)
• Thunder Basin Coal Co. v. Reich · 510 U.S. 200 (1994)
• United States v. Erika, Inc. · 456 U.S. 201 (1982)
• Johnson v. Robison · 415 U.S. 361 (1974)
• Gardner v. Toilet Goods Assn., Inc. · 387 U.S. 167 (1967)
• Your Home Visiting Nurse Services, Inc. v. Shalala · 525 U.S. 449 (1999)
• Califano v. Sanders · 430 U.S. 99 (1977)
• McKart v. United States · 395 U.S. 185 (1969)
• Webster v. Fall · 266 U.S. 507 (1925)
• Gutierrez De Martinez v. Lamagno · 515 U.S. 417 (1995)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission · 432 U.S. 333 (1977)
• Bowen v. City of New York · 476 U.S. 467 (1986)
• Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona · 520 U.S. 43 (1997)
• McCarthy v. Madigan · 503 U.S. 140 (1992)
• United States v. L. A. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc. · 344 U.S. 33 (1952)
• Ratzlaf v. United States · 510 U.S. 135 (1994)
• United States v. Fausto · 484 U.S. 439 (1988)
• Block v. Community Nutrition Institute · 467 U.S. 340 (1984)
• Reno v. Catholic Social Services, Inc. · 509 U.S. 43 (1993)
• Dunlop v. Bachowski · 421 U.S. 560 (1975)
• Switchmen's Union v. National Mediation Board · 320 U.S. 297 (1943)
• Toilet Goods Ass'n v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 158 (1967)
• Stark v. Wickard · 321 U.S. 288 (1944)
• Traynor v. Turnage · 485 U.S. 535 (1988)

Cited by

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

• Ross v. Blake · 578 U.S. 632 (2016)
• Azar v. Allina Health Services · 587 U.S. 566 (2019)
• Sims v. Apfel · 530 U.S. 103 (2000)
• Elgin v. Department of the Treasury · 567 U.S. 1 (2012)
• Woodford v. Ngo · 548 U.S. 81 (2006)
• United States v. Mead Corp. · 533 U.S. 218 (2001)
• Alabama v. North Carolina · 560 U.S. 330 (2010)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2000). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).