King v. Burwell

Decided June 25, 2015. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 14-114 · 576 U.S. 473 (2015) · Cited 932 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• Food & Drug Administration v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. · 529 U.S. 120 (2000)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Lamie v. United States Trustee · 540 U.S. 526 (2004)
• National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius · 567 U.S. 519 (2012)
• United Sav. Assn. of Tex. v. Timbers of Inwood Forest Associates, Ltd. · 484 U.S. 365 (1988)
• Whitman v. American Trucking Assns., Inc. · 531 U.S. 457 (2001)
• Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co. · 560 U.S. 242 (2010)
• Bank of Columbia v. Okely · 17 U.S. 122 (1819)
• Pavelic & LeFlore v. Marvel Entertainment Group, Div. of Cadence Industries Corp. · 493 U.S. 120 (1989)
• Gonzales v. Oregon · 546 U.S. 243 (2006)
• New York State Department of Social Services v. Dublino · 413 U.S. 405 (1973)
• Montclair v. Ramsdell · 107 U.S. 147 (1883)
• Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District v. United States Ex Rel. Wilson · 559 U.S. 280 (2010)
• Department of Revenue of Ore. v. ACF Industries, Inc. · 510 U.S. 332 (1994)
• Lynch v. Alworth-Stephens Co. · 267 U.S. 364 (1925)
• Palmer v. Massachusetts · 308 U.S. 79 (1939)
• Robers v. United States · 572 U.S. 639 (2014)
• Marx v. General Revenue Corp. · 568 U.S. 371 (2013)
• Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community · 572 U.S. 782 (2014)
• Kloeckner v. Solis · 568 U.S. 41 (2012)

Cited by

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• California v. Texas · 593 U.S. 659 (2021)
• West Virginia v. EPA · 597 U.S. 697 (2022)
• Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo · 603 U.S. 369 (2024)
• Biden v. Nebraska · 600 U.S. 477 (2023)
• Gundy v. United States · 588 U.S. 128 (2019)
• Smith v. Berryhill · 587 U.S. 471 (2019)
• NFIB v. OSHA · 595 U.S. 109 (2022)
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Assn. of America, Ltd. · 601 U.S. 416 (2024)

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