Environmental Protection Agency et al. v. Mink et al.

Decided January 22, 1973. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 71-909 · 410 U.S. 73 (1973) · Cited 1,251 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

“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.

• United States v. Reynolds · 345 U.S. 1 (1953)
• Gravel v. United States · 408 U.S. 606 (1972)
• Schwegmann Bros. v. Calvert Distillers Corp. · 341 U.S. 384 (1951)

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• National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 421 U.S. 132 (1975)
• United States v. Weber Aircraft Corp. · 465 U.S. 792 (1984)
• Department of the Air Force v. Rose · 425 U.S. 352 (1976)
• Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration v. Robertson · 422 U.S. 255 (1975)
• Federal Open Market Committee of Federal Reserve System v. Merrill · 443 U.S. 340 (1979)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co. · 437 U.S. 214 (1978)
• Central Intelligence Agency v. Sims · 471 U.S. 159 (1985)
• United States Department of Justice v. Julian · 486 U.S. 1 (1988)
• Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media · 588 U.S. 427 (2019)
• United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · 489 U.S. 749 (1989)
• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
• United States Department of Justice v. Tax Analysts · 492 U.S. 136 (1989)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Abramson · 456 U.S. 615 (1982)
• John Doe Agency v. John Doe Corp. · 493 U.S. 146 (1989)
• GTE Sylvania, Inc. v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. · 445 U.S. 375 (1980)
• Weinberger v. Catholic Action of Hawaii/Peace Education Project · 454 U.S. 139 (1981)
• Nixon v. Administrator of General Services · 433 U.S. 425 (1977)
• Renegotiation Board v. Bannercraft Clothing Co. · 415 U.S. 1 (1974)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Grolier Inc. · 462 U.S. 19 (1983)
• Holloway v. Arkansas · 435 U.S. 475 (1978)
• Herbert v. Lando · 441 U.S. 153 (1979)
• Department of the Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Ass'n · 532 U.S. 1 (2001)
• United States v. Richardson · 418 U.S. 166 (1974)
• United States Department of Defense v. Federal Labor Relations Authority · 510 U.S. 487 (1994)
• Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Democratic National Committee · 412 U.S. 94 (1973)
• United States Department of Justice v. Landano · 508 U.S. 165 (1993)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Sloan · 436 U.S. 103 (1978)
• Baldrige v. Shapiro · 455 U.S. 345 (1982)
• United States Fish and Wildlife Serv. v. Sierra Club, Inc. · 592 U.S. 261 (2021)

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