Toby Douglas, Director, California Department of Health Care Services, Petitioner v. Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc., et al.
Decided February 22, 2012. Stephen Gerald Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 09-958 · 565 U.S. 606 (2012) · Cited 183 times
Holding
The judgments are vacated and the cases are remanded, thereby permitting the parties to argue before the Ninth Circuit in the first instance the question whether respondents may maintain Supremacy Clause actions now that CMS has approved the state statutes.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- Stephen Gerald Breyer · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Elena Kagan
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Sonia Sotomayor
Dissenting · 4
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas
- John Glover Roberts Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
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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.
- Gonzaga University v. Doe · 536 U.S. 273 (2002)
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
- Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights Organization · 441 U.S. 600 (1979)
- National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. v. Brand X Internet Services · 545 U.S. 967 (2005)
- Wilder v. Virginia Hospital Assn. · 496 U.S. 498 (1990)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- Dennis v. Higgins · 498 U.S. 439 (1991)
- Tenet v. Doe · 544 U.S. 1 (2005)
- Astra USA, Inc. v. Santa Clara County · 563 U.S. 110 (2011)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. · 575 U.S. 320 (2015)
- Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic · 606 U.S. 357 (2025)
- Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson · 595 U.S. 30 (2021)
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