Thomas Jefferson University, Dba Thomas Jefferson University Hospital v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services

Decided June 24, 1994. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 93-120 · 512 U.S. 504 (1994) · Cited 1,478 times

Holding

The Secretary’s interpretation of the anti-redistribution principle is reasonable.

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 5–4.

“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.

• Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co. · 325 U.S. 410 (1945)
• Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. · 463 U.S. 29 (1983)
• Lyng v. Payne · 476 U.S. 926 (1986)
• Udall v. Tallman · 380 U.S. 1 (1965)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 451 U.S. 1 (1981)
• Watt v. Alaska · 451 U.S. 259 (1981)
• Good Samaritan Hospital v. Shalala · 508 U.S. 402 (1993)
• Pauley v. BethEnergy Mines, Inc. · 501 U.S. 680 (1991)
• M. Kraus & Bros., Inc. v. United States · 327 U.S. 614 (1946)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca · 480 U.S. 421 (1987)
• Connecticut National Bank v. Germain · 503 U.S. 249 (1992)
• Stinson v. United States · 508 U.S. 36 (1993)
• Bowen v. Georgetown University Hospital · 488 U.S. 204 (1988)
• United Sav. Assn. of Tex. v. Timbers of Inwood Forest Associates, Ltd. · 484 U.S. 365 (1988)
• Heckler v. Community Health Services of Crawford County, Inc. · 467 U.S. 51 (1984)
• Martin v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission · 499 U.S. 144 (1991)
• Kungys v. United States · 485 U.S. 759 (1988)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co. · 499 U.S. 244 (1991)
• Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Wichita Board of Trade · 412 U.S. 800 (1973)
• Rock Island, Arkansas & Louisiana Railroad v. United States · 254 U.S. 141 (1920)
• Gardebring v. Jenkins · 485 U.S. 415 (1988)

Cited by

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

• Kisor v. Wilkie · 588 U.S. 558 (2019)
• Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. · 575 U.S. 92 (2015)
• Dada v. Mukasey · 554 U.S. 1 (2008)
• Allentown MacK Sales & Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 522 U.S. 359 (1998)
• Shalala v. Guernsey Memorial Hospital · 514 U.S. 87 (1995)
• Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center · 568 U.S. 597 (2013)
• Stone v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · 514 U.S. 386 (1995)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. · 556 U.S. 502 (2009)
• Gonzales v. Oregon · 546 U.S. 243 (2006)
• Christopher v. Smithkline Beecham Corp. · 567 U.S. 142 (2012)
• United States v. Cleveland Indians Baseball Co. · 532 U.S. 200 (2001)
• Regions Hospital v. Shalala · 522 U.S. 448 (1998)
• Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper, Inc. · 556 U.S. 208 (2009)
• Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services v. Blumer · 534 U.S. 473 (2002)
• Fischer v. United States · 529 U.S. 667 (2000)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1994). 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).