Janet Reno, Attorney General, et al. v. Catholic Social Services, Inc., et al.

Decided June 18, 1993. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 91-1826 · 509 U.S. 43 (1993) · Cited 732 times

Holding

The record is insufficient to allow this Court to decide all issues necessary to determine whether the District Courts had jurisdiction.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 136 (1967)
• McNary v. Haitian Refugee Center, Inc. · 498 U.S. 479 (1991)
• Northeastern Florida Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America v. City of Jacksonville · 508 U.S. 656 (1993)
• Lujan v. National Wildlife Federation · 497 U.S. 871 (1990)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Pangilinan · 486 U.S. 875 (1988)
• Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases · 419 U.S. 102 (1974)
• Toilet Goods Ass'n v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 158 (1967)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 431 U.S. 324 (1977)
• Irwin v. Department of Veterans Affairs · 498 U.S. 89 (1990)
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development Commission · 461 U.S. 190 (1983)
• Office of Personnel Management v. Richmond · 496 U.S. 414 (1990)
• Environmental Protection Agency v. National Crushed Stone Ass'n · 449 U.S. 64 (1980)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Thomas v. Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co. · 473 U.S. 568 (1985)
• Gardner v. Toilet Goods Assn., Inc. · 387 U.S. 167 (1967)
• Califano v. Sanders · 430 U.S. 99 (1977)
• American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah · 414 U.S. 538 (1974)
• Weinberger v. Romero-Barcelo · 456 U.S. 305 (1982)
• Bowen v. Michigan Academy of Family Physicians · 476 U.S. 667 (1986)
• Schweiker v. Hansen · 450 U.S. 785 (1981)
• Stark v. Wickard · 321 U.S. 288 (1944)
• United States v. Storer Broadcasting Co. · 351 U.S. 192 (1956)
• Rusk v. Cort · 369 U.S. 367 (1962)
• Hedges v. Dixon County · 150 U.S. 182 (1893)
• Socialist Labor Party v. Gilligan · 406 U.S. 583 (1972)

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• Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr · 589 U.S. 221 (2020)
• National Park Hospitality Association v. Department of the Interior · 538 U.S. 803 (2003)
• Bouarfa v. Mayorkas · 604 U.S. 6 (2024)
• Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp. · 559 U.S. 662 (2010)
• Shalala v. Illinois Council on Long Term Care, Inc. · 529 U.S. 1 (2000)
• Patel v. Garland · 596 U.S. 328 (2022)
• Suitum v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency · 520 U.S. 725 (1997)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1993). 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).