Mary Gade, Director, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency v. National Solid Wastes Management Association

Decided June 18, 1992. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 90-1676 · 505 U.S. 88 (1992) · Cited 976 times

Holding

The judgment is affirmed.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“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.

• English v. General Electric Co. · 496 U.S. 72 (1990)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul · 373 U.S. 132 (1963)
• Jones v. Rath Packing Co. · 430 U.S. 519 (1977)
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development Commission · 461 U.S. 190 (1983)
• Pilot Life Insurance v. Dedeaux · 481 U.S. 41 (1987)
• Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. · 463 U.S. 85 (1983)
• Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendon · 498 U.S. 133 (1990)
• Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La Cuesta · 458 U.S. 141 (1982)
• Felder v. Casey · 487 U.S. 131 (1988)
• Perez. v. Campbell · 402 U.S. 637 (1971)
• Malone v. White Motor Corp. · 435 U.S. 497 (1978)
• International Paper Co. v. Ouellette · 479 U.S. 481 (1987)
• Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck · 471 U.S. 202 (1985)
• United States v. Bass · 404 U.S. 336 (1971)
• Maryland v. Louisiana · 451 U.S. 725 (1981)
• Goldfarb v. Virginia State Bar · 421 U.S. 773 (1975)
• United States v. Menasche · 348 U.S. 528 (1955)
• Ferguson v. Skrupa · 372 U.S. 726 (1963)
• FMC Corp. v. Holliday · 498 U.S. 52 (1990)
• Martin v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission · 499 U.S. 144 (1991)
• Dent v. West Virginia · 129 U.S. 114 (1889)
• Hughes v. Oklahoma · 441 U.S. 322 (1979)
• Huron Portland Cement Co. v. City of Detroit · 362 U.S. 440 (1960)
• De Canas v. Bica · 424 U.S. 351 (1976)
• Free v. Bland · 369 U.S. 663 (1962)
• Montclair v. Ramsdell · 107 U.S. 147 (1883)
• Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local 1625 v. Schermerhorn · 375 U.S. 96 (1963)
• Napier v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 272 U.S. 605 (1926)

Cited by

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

• Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr · 518 U.S. 470 (1996)
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America v. Walsh, Acting Commissioner, Maine Department of Human Services · 538 U.S. 644 (2003)
• Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council · 530 U.S. 363 (2000)
• Geier v. American Honda Motor Co. · 529 U.S. 861 (2000)
• Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren · 587 U.S. 761 (2019)
• Arizona v. United States · 567 U.S. 387 (2012)
• Chamber of Commerce of United States of America v. Whiting · 563 U.S. 582 (2011)
• United States v. Wells · 519 U.S. 482 (1997)
• Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC · 544 U.S. 431 (2005)
• Boggs v. Boggs · 520 U.S. 833 (1997)
• Camps Newfound/Owatonna, Inc. v. Town of Harrison · 520 U.S. 564 (1997)
• Pollard v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 532 U.S. 843 (2001)
• Department of Revenue of Ore. v. ACF Industries, Inc. · 510 U.S. 332 (1994)
• Dalton v. Little Rock Family Planning Services · 516 U.S. 474 (1996)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1992). 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).