Long Island Care at Home, Ltd., et al. v. Evelyn Coke

Decided June 11, 2007. Stephen Gerald Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 06-593 · 551 U.S. 158 (2007) · Cited 339 times

Holding

The third-party regulation is valid and binding.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• United States v. Mead Corp. · 533 U.S. 218 (2001)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Auer v. Robbins · 519 U.S. 452 (1997)
• Bowen v. Georgetown University Hospital · 488 U.S. 204 (1988)
• Morton v. Ruiz · 415 U.S. 199 (1974)
• Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · 323 U.S. 134 (1944)
• Udall v. Tallman · 380 U.S. 1 (1965)
• Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · 504 U.S. 374 (1992)
• Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co. · 325 U.S. 410 (1945)
• Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council · 490 U.S. 332 (1989)
• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
• Simpson v. United States · 435 U.S. 6 (1978)
• Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc. · 550 U.S. 45 (2007)

Cited by

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• Kisor v. Wilkie · 588 U.S. 558 (2019)
• Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro · 579 U.S. 211 (2016)
• Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. · 575 U.S. 92 (2015)
• Christopher v. Smithkline Beecham Corp. · 567 U.S. 142 (2012)
• Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services, Inc. · 551 U.S. 224 (2007)
• FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC · 604 U.S. 542 (2025)
• Kennedy v. Plan Administrator for DuPont Savings & Investment Plan · 555 U.S. 285 (2009)

Official text

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2007). 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).