National Park Hospitality Association v. Department of the Interior et al.

Decided May 27, 2003. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 02-196 · 538 U.S. 803 (2003) · Cited 927 times

Holding

The judgment is reversed, and the case is remanded.

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 7–2.

“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.

• Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 136 (1967)
• Ohio Forestry Assn., Inc. v. Sierra Club · 523 U.S. 726 (1998)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc. · 438 U.S. 59 (1978)
• Reno v. Catholic Social Services, Inc. · 509 U.S. 43 (1993)
• Toilet Goods Ass'n v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 158 (1967)
• Shalala v. Guernsey Memorial Hospital · 514 U.S. 87 (1995)
• Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
• Lujan v. National Wildlife Federation · 497 U.S. 871 (1990)
• Allen v. Wright · 468 U.S. 737 (1984)
• Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission · 432 U.S. 333 (1977)
• Sierra Club v. Morton · 405 U.S. 727 (1972)
• Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. Camp · 397 U.S. 150 (1970)
• Whitmore Ex Rel. Simmons v. Arkansas · 495 U.S. 149 (1990)
• Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases · 419 U.S. 102 (1974)
• Yee v. City of Escondido · 503 U.S. 519 (1992)
• Federal Election Commission v. Akins · 524 U.S. 11 (1998)
• Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. United States · 316 U.S. 407 (1942)
• Gardner v. Toilet Goods Assn., Inc. · 387 U.S. 167 (1967)

Cited by

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

• DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno · 547 U.S. 332 (2006)
• Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp. · 559 U.S. 662 (2010)
• Zivotofsky Ex Rel. Zivotofsky v. Clinton · 566 U.S. 189 (2012)

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