John a. Rapanos, et Ux., et al. v. United States

Decided June 19, 2006. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 04-1034 · 547 U.S. 715 (2006) · Cited 416 times

Holding

The judgments are vacated, and the cases are remanded.

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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.

• United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc. · 474 U.S. 121 (1985)
• Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers · 531 U.S. 159 (2001)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• The Daniel Ball · 77 U.S. 557 (1871)
• Pullman-Standard v. Swint · 456 U.S. 273 (1982)
• City of Milwaukee v. Illinois · 451 U.S. 304 (1981)
• United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Co. · 311 U.S. 377 (1941)
• Gonzales v. Raich · 545 U.S. 1 (2005)
• Pud No. 1 of Jefferson County v. Washington Department of Ecology · 511 U.S. 700 (1994)
• Harrisonville v. W. S. Dickey Clay Manufacturing Co. · 289 U.S. 334 (1933)
• Oklahoma Ex Rel. Phillips v. Guy F. Atkinson Co. · 313 U.S. 508 (1941)
• Knoxville Water Co. v. Knoxville · 200 U.S. 22 (1906)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Ventura · 537 U.S. 12 (2002)
• Marks v. United States · 430 U.S. 188 (1977)
• Screws v. United States · 325 U.S. 91 (1945)
• Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 512 U.S. 622 (1994)
• City of Burlington v. Dague · 505 U.S. 557 (1992)
• Hamdi v. Rumsfeld · 542 U.S. 507 (2004)
• Wickard v. Filburn · 317 U.S. 111 (1942)
• Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council · 485 U.S. 568 (1988)
• BFP v. Resolution Trust Corporation · 511 U.S. 531 (1994)
• Bob Jones University v. United States · 461 U.S. 574 (1983)
• Hess v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation · 513 U.S. 30 (1994)
• Grutter v. Bollinger · 539 U.S. 306 (2003)
• Gonzales v. Oregon · 546 U.S. 243 (2006)
• International Paper Co. v. Ouellette · 479 U.S. 481 (1987)
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Mississippi · 456 U.S. 742 (1982)
• Chemical Manufacturers Ass'n v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 470 U.S. 116 (1985)
• Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. · 514 U.S. 122 (1995)
• Pierce County v. Guillen · 537 U.S. 129 (2003)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Sackett v. EPA · 598 U.S. 651 (2023)
• County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund · 590 U.S. 165 (2020)
• U.S. Army Corps of Eng'rs v. Hawkes Co. · 578 U.S. 590 (2016)
• Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama · 575 U.S. 254 (2015)
• Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency · 566 U.S. 120 (2012)
• Kucana v. Holder · 558 U.S. 233 (2010)
• Hamdan v. Rumsfeld · 548 U.S. 557 (2006)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2006). 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).