Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Richard H. Schaefer
Decided June 24, 1993. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 92-311 · 509 U.S. 292 (1993) · Cited 4,378 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 7
- Antonin Scalia · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Byron Raymond White
- Clarence Thomas
- David Hackett Souter
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 2
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- John Paul Stevens · filed a concurring opinion
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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.
- Melkonyan v. Sullivan · 501 U.S. 89 (1991)
- Sullivan v. Hudson · 490 U.S. 877 (1989)
- Sullivan v. Finkelstein · 496 U.S. 617 (1990)
- Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School District · 489 U.S. 782 (1989)
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air · 478 U.S. 546 (1986)
- Hewitt v. Helms · 482 U.S. 755 (1987)
- Hanrahan v. Hampton · 446 U.S. 754 (1980)
- New York Gaslight Club, Inc. v. Carey · 447 U.S. 54 (1980)
- Brecht v. Abrahamson · 507 U.S. 619 (1993)
- Farrar v. Hobby · 506 U.S. 103 (1992)
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 434 U.S. 412 (1978)
- Bankers Trust Co. v. Mallis · 435 U.S. 381 (1978)
- United States v. Indrelunas · 411 U.S. 216 (1973)
- Maurer v. Hamilton · 309 U.S. 598 (1940)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Astrue v. Ratliff · 560 U.S. 586 (2010)
- Forney v. Apfel · 524 U.S. 266 (1998)
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