Keene Corporation v. United States

Decided May 24, 1993. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 92-166 · 508 U.S. 200 (1993) · Cited 894 times

Holding

Section 1500 precludes Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction over Keene’s actions.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

“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.

• Ex Parte Skinner & Eddy Corp. · 265 U.S. 86 (1924)
• Newman-Green, Inc. v. Alfonzo-Larrain · 490 U.S. 826 (1989)
• Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co. · 303 U.S. 283 (1938)
• Russello v. United States · 464 U.S. 16 (1983)
• Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson · 404 U.S. 97 (1971)
• Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger · 437 U.S. 365 (1978)
• Lorillard v. Pons · 434 U.S. 575 (1978)
• United States v. Powell · 379 U.S. 48 (1964)
• McNally v. United States · 483 U.S. 350 (1987)
• Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. · 484 U.S. 49 (1987)
• James B. Beam Distilling Co. v. Georgia · 501 U.S. 529 (1991)
• Finley v. United States · 490 U.S. 545 (1989)
• Fourco Glass Co. v. Transmirra Products Corp. · 353 U.S. 222 (1957)
• Mollan v. Torrance · 22 U.S. 537 (1824)
• Fauntleroy v. Lum · 210 U.S. 230 (1908)
• Matson Navigation Co. v. United States · 284 U.S. 352 (1932)
• Tidewater Oil Co. v. United States · 409 U.S. 151 (1972)
• Smoot's Case · 82 U.S. 36 (1873)

Cited by

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

• United States v. Tohono O’odham Nation · 563 U.S. 307 (2011)
• John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. United States · 552 U.S. 130 (2008)
• Faragher v. City of Boca Raton · 524 U.S. 775 (1998)
• Central Bank of Denver, N. A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N. A. · 511 U.S. 164 (1994)
• Grupo Dataflux v. Atlas Global Group, L. P. · 541 U.S. 567 (2004)
• Ratzlaf v. United States · 510 U.S. 135 (1994)
• Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter, Communities for Great Ore. · 515 U.S. 687 (1995)
• Thunder Basin Coal Co. v. Reich · 510 U.S. 200 (1994)
• Dole Food Co. v. Patrickson · 538 U.S. 468 (2003)
• Hohn v. United States · 524 U.S. 236 (1998)
• Granholm v. Heald · 544 U.S. 460 (2005)
• Reynoldsville Casket Co. v. Hyde · 514 U.S. 749 (1995)
• City of Chicago v. Environmental Defense Fund · 511 U.S. 328 (1994)
• Federal Election Commission v. NRA Political Victory Fund · 513 U.S. 88 (1994)
• Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc. · 547 U.S. 9 (2006)
• Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp. · 561 U.S. 89 (2010)

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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).