Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Guernsey Memorial Hospital

Decided March 6, 1995. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 93-1251 · 514 U.S. 87 (1995) · Cited 432 times

Holding

The arbitral award should have been enforced as within the scope of the contract between the parties.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“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.

• Thor Power Tool Co. v. Commissioner · 439 U.S. 522 (1979)
• Good Samaritan Hospital v. Shalala · 508 U.S. 402 (1993)
• Thomas Jefferson University v. Shalala · 512 U.S. 504 (1994)
• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
• Lyng v. Payne · 476 U.S. 926 (1986)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 332 U.S. 194 (1947)
• Stinson v. United States · 508 U.S. 36 (1993)
• Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co. · 325 U.S. 410 (1945)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co. · 416 U.S. 267 (1974)
• Martin v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission · 499 U.S. 144 (1991)
• Pauley v. BethEnergy Mines, Inc. · 501 U.S. 680 (1991)
• Bethesda Hospital Assn. v. Bowen · 485 U.S. 399 (1988)

Cited by

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

• Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. · 575 U.S. 92 (2015)
• Azar v. Allina Health Services · 587 U.S. 566 (2019)
• Kisor v. Wilkie · 588 U.S. 558 (2019)
• National Park Hospitality Association v. Department of the Interior · 538 U.S. 803 (2003)
• Fischer v. United States · 529 U.S. 667 (2000)
• Reno v. Koray · 515 U.S. 50 (1995)
• PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton Harris Chiropractic, Inc. · 588 U.S. 1 (2019)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1995). 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).