Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Cty. v. Talevski

Decided June 8, 2023. Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 21-806 · 599 U.S. 166 (2023) · Cited 230 times

Holding

The provisions of the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act at issue unambiguously create rights enforceable under 42 U. S. C. §1983, and private enforcement under §1983 is compatible with the FNHRA’s remedial scheme.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Gonzaga University v. Doe · 536 U.S. 273 (2002)
• City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams · 544 U.S. 113 (2005)
• Maine v. Thiboutot · 448 U.S. 1 (1980)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 451 U.S. 1 (1981)
• Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee · 555 U.S. 246 (2009)
• United States v. Butler · 297 U.S. 1 (1936)
• Middlesex County Sewerage Authority v. National Sea Clammers Assn. · 453 U.S. 1 (1981)
• New York v. United States · 505 U.S. 144 (1992)
• Massachusetts v. Mellon · 262 U.S. 447 (1923)
• Heck v. Humphrey · 512 U.S. 477 (1994)
• Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights Organization · 441 U.S. 600 (1979)
• Mitchum v. Foster · 407 U.S. 225 (1972)
• National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius · 567 U.S. 519 (2012)
• Smith v. Robinson · 468 U.S. 992 (1984)
• Printz v. United States · 521 U.S. 898 (1997)
• Wyatt v. Cole · 504 U.S. 158 (1992)
• Steward MacHine Co. v. Davis · 301 U.S. 548 (1937)
• Oklahoma v. United States Civil Service Commission · 330 U.S. 127 (1947)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
• Alexander v. Sandoval · 532 U.S. 275 (2001)
• Owen v. City of Independence · 445 U.S. 622 (1980)
• City of Boerne v. Flores · 521 U.S. 507 (1997)
• Blessing v. Freestone · 520 U.S. 329 (1997)
• City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd. · 526 U.S. 687 (1999)
• Polk County v. Dodson · 454 U.S. 312 (1981)
• Walden v. Fiore · 571 U.S. 277 (2014)
• Carey v. Piphus · 435 U.S. 247 (1978)
• Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
• McDonald v. City of Chicago · 561 U.S. 742 (2010)
• Owens v. Okure · 488 U.S. 235 (1989)

Cited by

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• Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic · 606 U.S. 357 (2025)
• Moore v. United States · 602 U.S. 572 (2024)

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