Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, et al.

Decided January 9, 2001. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 99-1178 · 531 U.S. 159 (2001) · Cited 479 times

Holding

Title 33 CFR § 328.3(a)(3), as clarified and applied to petitioner’s site pursuant to the Migratory Bird Rule, exceeds the authority granted to respondents under § 404(a) of the CWA.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc. · 474 U.S. 121 (1985)
• United States v. Lopez · 514 U.S. 549 (1995)
• United States v. Morrison · 529 U.S. 598 (2000)
• Perez v. United States · 402 U.S. 146 (1971)
• Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc. · 452 U.S. 264 (1981)
• Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council · 485 U.S. 568 (1988)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc. · 447 U.S. 102 (1980)
• Wickard v. Filburn · 317 U.S. 111 (1942)
• City of Milwaukee v. Illinois · 451 U.S. 304 (1981)
• Gibbons v. Ogden · 22 U.S. 1 (1824)
• Dickerson v. United States · 530 U.S. 428 (2000)
• United States v. Bass · 404 U.S. 336 (1971)
• Central Bank of Denver, N. A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N. A. · 511 U.S. 164 (1994)
• Bob Jones University v. United States · 461 U.S. 574 (1983)
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. LTV Corp. · 496 U.S. 633 (1990)
• Hess v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation · 513 U.S. 30 (1994)
• United States v. Shabani · 513 U.S. 10 (1994)
• The Daniel Ball · 77 U.S. 557 (1871)
• Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter, Communities for Great Ore. · 515 U.S. 687 (1995)
• United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Co. · 311 U.S. 377 (1941)
• California Coastal Commission v. Granite Rock Co. · 480 U.S. 572 (1987)
• United States v. Republic Steel Corp. · 362 U.S. 482 (1960)
• Sporhase v. Nebraska Ex Rel. Douglas · 458 U.S. 941 (1982)
• Hagen v. Utah · 510 U.S. 399 (1994)
• Train v. City of New York · 420 U.S. 35 (1975)

Cited by

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

• Rapanos v. United States · 547 U.S. 715 (2006)
• Sackett v. EPA · 598 U.S. 651 (2023)
• Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency · 566 U.S. 120 (2012)
• Bond v. United States · 572 U.S. 844 (2014)
• County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund · 590 U.S. 165 (2020)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. · 556 U.S. 502 (2009)
• Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. v. Novo Nordisk A/s · 566 U.S. 399 (2012)
• Gonzales v. Oregon · 546 U.S. 243 (2006)
• Doe v. Chao · 540 U.S. 614 (2004)
• West Virginia v. EPA · 597 U.S. 697 (2022)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2001). 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).