Pennsylvania et al. v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air et al.
Decided July 2, 1986. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 85-5 · 478 U.S. 546 (1986) · Cited 1,746 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Byron Raymond White · delivered the opinion of the Court
- John Paul Stevens
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Dissenting · 3
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · filed a dissenting opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
“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.
- Blum v. Stenson · 465 U.S. 886 (1984)
- Hensley v. Eckerhart · 461 U.S. 424 (1983)
- Webb v. County Board of Education · 471 U.S. 234 (1985)
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society · 421 U.S. 240 (1975)
- Evans v. Jeff D. Ex Rel. Johnson · 475 U.S. 717 (1986)
- Northcross v. Memphis Board of Education · 412 U.S. 427 (1973)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air · 483 U.S. 711 (1987)
- Sullivan v. Hudson · 490 U.S. 877 (1989)
- Shalala v. Schaefer · 509 U.S. 292 (1993)
- Blanchard v. Bergeron · 489 U.S. 87 (1989)
- City of Burlington v. Dague · 505 U.S. 557 (1992)
- BP America Production Co. Ex Rel. Amoco Production Co. v. Burton · 549 U.S. 84 (2006)
- Chambers v. Nasco, Inc. · 501 U.S. 32 (1991)
- Pierce v. Underwood · 487 U.S. 552 (1988)
- Gisbrecht v. Barnhart · 535 U.S. 789 (2002)
- Commissioner, Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Jean · 496 U.S. 154 (1990)
- Fox v. Vice · 563 U.S. 826 (2011)
- Venegas v. Mitchell · 495 U.S. 82 (1990)
- Lackey v. Stinnie · 604 U.S. 192 (2025)
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