National Labor Relations Board v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc., et al.

Decided May 29, 2001. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 99-1815 · 532 U.S. 706 (2001) · Cited 185 times

Holding

Judicial estoppel bars New Hampshire from asserting that the Piscataqua River boundary runs along the Maine shore.

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 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.

• National Labor Relations Board v. Health Care & Retirement Corp. of America · 511 U.S. 571 (1994)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Yeshiva University · 444 U.S. 672 (1980)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co. · 416 U.S. 267 (1974)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc. · 494 U.S. 775 (1990)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 318 U.S. 80 (1943)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Transportation Management Corp. · 462 U.S. 393 (1983)
• Allentown MacK Sales & Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 522 U.S. 359 (1998)
• Packard Motor Car Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 330 U.S. 485 (1947)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 332 U.S. 194 (1947)
• Whitman v. American Trucking Assns., Inc. · 531 U.S. 457 (2001)
• Helvering v. Gowran · 302 U.S. 238 (1937)
• Sure-Tan, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 467 U.S. 883 (1984)
• Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Greenwich Collieries · 512 U.S. 267 (1994)
• American Federation of Labor v. National Labor Relations Board · 308 U.S. 401 (1940)
• Fall River Dyeing & Finishing Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 482 U.S. 27 (1987)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Morton Salt Co. · 334 U.S. 37 (1948)
• Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 313 U.S. 146 (1941)
• Beth Israel Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 483 (1978)
• Ford Motor Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 305 U.S. 364 (1939)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Truck Drivers Local Union No. 449 · 353 U.S. 87 (1957)
• Local 761, International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers v. National Labor Relations Board · 366 U.S. 667 (1961)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Town & Country Electric, Inc. · 516 U.S. 85 (1995)
• Auciello Iron Works, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 517 U.S. 781 (1996)
• Magnesium Casting Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 401 U.S. 137 (1971)

Cited by

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

• Flowers v. Mississippi · 588 U.S. 284 (2019)
• Cunningham v. Cornell Univ. · 604 U.S. 693 (2025)

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