Thunder Basin Coal Company v. Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor, et al.

Decided January 19, 1994. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 92-896 · 510 U.S. 200 (1994) · Cited 532 times

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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.

• Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 136 (1967)
• Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
• Lechmere, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 502 U.S. 527 (1992)
• Bowen v. Michigan Academy of Family Physicians · 476 U.S. 667 (1986)
• Block v. Community Nutrition Institute · 467 U.S. 340 (1984)
• McNary v. Haitian Refugee Center, Inc. · 498 U.S. 479 (1991)
• Whitney National Bank in Jefferson Parish v. Bank of New Orleans & Trust Co. · 379 U.S. 411 (1965)
• Johnson v. Robison · 415 U.S. 361 (1974)
• Oestereich v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 11 · 393 U.S. 233 (1968)
• Califano v. Sanders · 430 U.S. 99 (1977)
• Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. Camp · 397 U.S. 150 (1970)
• Weinberger v. Salfi · 422 U.S. 749 (1975)
• United States v. Powell · 379 U.S. 48 (1964)
• Heckler v. Ringer · 466 U.S. 602 (1984)
• Leedom v. Kyne · 358 U.S. 184 (1958)
• Keene Corp. v. United States · 508 U.S. 200 (1993)
• Donovan v. Dewey · 452 U.S. 594 (1981)
• Wisconsin Public Intervenor v. Mortier · 501 U.S. 597 (1991)
• Dunlop v. Bachowski · 421 U.S. 560 (1975)
• Ng Fung Ho v. White · 259 U.S. 276 (1922)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co. · 351 U.S. 105 (1956)
• Traynor v. Turnage · 485 U.S. 535 (1988)
• Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. MCorp Financial, Inc. · 502 U.S. 32 (1991)
• Bailey, Collector of Internal Revenue v. George · 259 U.S. 16 (1922)

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• Elgin v. Department of the Treasury · 567 U.S. 1 (2012)
• McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp. · 606 U.S. 146 (2025)
• Shalala v. Illinois Council on Long Term Care, Inc. · 529 U.S. 1 (2000)
• Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson · 595 U.S. 30 (2021)
• Fort Bend County v. Davis · 587 U.S. 541 (2019)
• Posters 'N' Things, Ltd. v. United States · 511 U.S. 513 (1994)
• Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency · 603 U.S. 279 (2024)

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