Encino Motorcars, Llc v. Navarro
Decided June 20, 2016. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 15-415 · 579 U.S. 211 (2016) · Cited 483 times
Holding
Section 213(b)(10)(A) must be construed without placing controlling weight on the Department's 2011 regulation.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–2.
Majority · 4
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Elena Kagan
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Concurring · 2
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · filed a concurring opinion
- Sonia Sotomayor
Dissenting · 2
- Clarence Thomas · filed a dissenting opinion
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
“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.
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
- Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. · 556 U.S. 502 (2009)
- United States v. Mead Corp. · 533 U.S. 218 (2001)
- Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. · 463 U.S. 29 (1983)
- National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. v. Brand X Internet Services · 545 U.S. 967 (2005)
- Long Island Care at Home, Ltd. v. Coke · 551 U.S. 158 (2007)
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 332 U.S. 194 (1947)
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 318 U.S. 80 (1943)
- Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc. · 419 U.S. 281 (1974)
- Auer v. Robbins · 519 U.S. 452 (1997)
- Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc. · 450 U.S. 728 (1981)
- CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries · 553 U.S. 442 (2008)
- Smiley v. Citibank (South Dakota), N. A. · 517 U.S. 735 (1996)
- Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. · 566 U.S. 560 (2012)
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. · 442 U.S. 330 (1979)
- Christopher v. Smithkline Beecham Corp. · 567 U.S. 142 (2012)
- Sandifer v. United States Steel Corp. · 571 U.S. 220 (2014)
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. · 442 U.S. 330 (1979)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro · 584 U.S. 79 (2018)
- FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC · 604 U.S. 542 (2025)
Official text
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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2016). 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).