Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill et al.

Decided June 15, 1978. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 76-1701 · 437 U.S. 153 (1978) · Cited 1,928 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• Hecht Co. v. Bowles · 321 U.S. 321 (1944)
• Morton v. Mancari · 417 U.S. 535 (1974)
• Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States · 143 U.S. 457 (1892)
• Crooks v. Harrelson · 282 U.S. 55 (1930)
• Posadas v. National City Bank · 296 U.S. 497 (1936)
• United States v. American Trucking Associations · 310 U.S. 534 (1940)
• Sorrells v. United States · 287 U.S. 435 (1932)
• Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases · 419 U.S. 102 (1974)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Sloan · 436 U.S. 103 (1978)
• United States v. Ryan · 284 U.S. 167 (1931)
• Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores · 421 U.S. 723 (1975)
• Yakus v. United States · 321 U.S. 414 (1944)
• United States v. Borden Co. · 308 U.S. 188 (1939)
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. National Assn. of Railroad Passengers · 414 U.S. 453 (1974)
• Ex Parte Collett · 337 U.S. 55 (1949)
• Georgia v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 324 U.S. 439 (1945)
• Eccles v. Peoples Bank of Lakewood Village · 333 U.S. 426 (1948)
• Armstrong Paint & Varnish Works v. Nu-Enamel Corp. · 305 U.S. 315 (1938)
• Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad · 363 U.S. 528 (1960)
• Fleming v. Mohawk Wrecking & Lumber Co. · 331 U.S. 111 (1947)
• Penn Mutual Life Insurance v. Austin · 168 U.S. 685 (1898)
• United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Struthers Wells Co. · 209 U.S. 306 (1908)
• United States Ex Rel. Greathouse v. Dern · 289 U.S. 352 (1933)

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• Weinberger v. Romero-Barcelo · 456 U.S. 305 (1982)
• Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter, Communities for Great Ore. · 515 U.S. 687 (1995)
• United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative · 532 U.S. 483 (2001)
• Maine v. Thiboutot · 448 U.S. 1 (1980)
• Amoco Production Co. v. Village of Gambell · 480 U.S. 531 (1987)
• Kelly v. Robinson · 479 U.S. 36 (1986)
• Wyeth v. Levine · 555 U.S. 555 (2009)
• Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. · 551 U.S. 587 (2007)
• Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. Dimension Financial Corp. · 474 U.S. 361 (1986)
• Andrus v. Sierra Club · 442 U.S. 347 (1979)
• Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
• Rubin v. United States · 449 U.S. 424 (1981)
• Ruckelshaus v. Sierra Club · 463 U.S. 680 (1983)
• Busic v. United States · 446 U.S. 398 (1980)
• City of Milwaukee v. Illinois · 451 U.S. 304 (1981)
• United States v. Will · 449 U.S. 200 (1980)
• Chemical Manufacturers Ass'n v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 470 U.S. 116 (1985)
• United States v. Rutherford · 442 U.S. 544 (1979)
• Industrial Union Dept., AFL-CIO v. American Petroleum Institute · 448 U.S. 607 (1980)
• Diamond v. Chakrabarty · 447 U.S. 303 (1980)
• Andrus v. Shell Oil Co. · 446 U.S. 657 (1980)
• United States v. American College of Physicians · 475 U.S. 834 (1986)
• Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney · 602 U.S. 339 (2024)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc. · 489 U.S. 235 (1989)
• Carlson v. Green · 446 U.S. 14 (1980)
• Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
• Plyler v. Doe · 457 U.S. 202 (1982)
• Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources Council · 490 U.S. 360 (1989)

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