Philip Parker, Warden v. David Eugene Matthews
Decided June 11, 2012. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.
Docket 11-845 · 567 U.S. 37 (2012) · Cited 1,199 times
Holding
The CSRA precludes district court jurisdiction over petitioners’ claims because it is fairly discernible that Congress intended the statute’s review scheme to provide the exclusive avenue to judicial review for covered employees who challenge covered adverse employment actions, even when those employees argue that a federal statute is unconstitutional.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
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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.
- Darden v. Wainwright · 477 U.S. 168 (1986)
- Mullaney v. Wilbur · 421 U.S. 684 (1975)
- Cavazos v. Smith · 565 U.S. 1 (2011)
- Jackson v. Virginia · 443 U.S. 307 (1979)
- Harrington v. Richter · 562 U.S. 86 (2011)
- Renico v. Lett · 559 U.S. 766 (2010)
- Cullen v. Pinholster · 563 U.S. 170 (2011)
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforo · 416 U.S. 637 (1974)
- Yarborough v. Alvarado · 541 U.S. 652 (2004)
- Bouie v. City of Columbia · 378 U.S. 347 (1964)
- Wetzel v. Lambert · 565 U.S. 520 (2012)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Marshall v. Rodgers · 569 U.S. 58 (2013)
- White v. Woodall · 572 U.S. 415 (2014)
- Wearry v. Cain · 577 U.S. 385 (2016)
- White v. Wheeler · 577 U.S. 73 (2015)
- Shinn v. Kayer · 592 U.S. 111 (2020)
- Xiulu Ruan v. United States · 597 U.S. 450 (2022)
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