Tracy Ragsdale, et al. v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
Decided March 19, 2002. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 00-6029 · 535 U.S. 81 (2002) · Cited 620 times
Holding
Section 825.700(a) is contrary to the Act and beyond the Secretary of Labor’s authority.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas
- John Paul Stevens
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Dissenting · 4
- David Hackett Souter
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Sandra Day O'Connor · filed a dissenting opinion
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
“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.
- Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc. · 411 U.S. 356 (1973)
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
- United States v. O'Hagan · 521 U.S. 642 (1997)
- Food & Drug Administration v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. · 529 U.S. 120 (2000)
- Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc. · 504 U.S. 451 (1992)
- Gustafson v. Alloyd Co. · 513 U.S. 561 (1995)
- Continental T. v. Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc. · 433 U.S. 36 (1977)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Waffle House, Inc. · 534 U.S. 279 (2002)
- Mohasco Corp. v. Silver · 447 U.S. 807 (1980)
- Batterton v. Francis · 432 U.S. 416 (1977)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Wyeth v. Levine · 555 U.S. 555 (2009)
- Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. SW Gen., Inc. · 580 U.S. 288 (2017)
- Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs · 538 U.S. 721 (2003)
Official text
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