HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Assn.
Decided June 25, 2021. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 20-472 · 594 U.S. 382 (2021) · Cited 54 times
Holding
Under the renewable fuel program’s fuel blending requirements for domestic refineries, a small refinery that previously received a hardship exemption may obtain an “extension” under 42 U. S. C. §7545(o)(9)(B)(i) even if the refinery did not seek a hardship exemption every year after initially doing so.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Neil M. Gorsuch · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Stephen G. Breyer
Dissenting · 3
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Elena Kagan
- Amy Coney Barrett · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).
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)
- Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. · 566 U.S. 560 (2012)
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. Meyer · 510 U.S. 471 (1994)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- United States v. Gonzales · 520 U.S. 1 (1997)
- Florida Department of Revenue v. Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc. · 554 U.S. 33 (2008)
- Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T Inc. · 562 U.S. 397 (2011)
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