Train, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency v. City of New York et al.

Decided February 18, 1975. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 73-1377 · 420 U.S. 35 (1975) · Cited 153 times

Holding

The 1972 Amendments do not permit the Administrator to allot to the States under 205(a) less than the entire amounts authorized to be appropriated by 207.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

Cited by

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

• Clinton v. City of New York · 524 U.S. 417 (1998)
• Lyng v. Payne · 476 U.S. 926 (1986)
• Shearson/American Express Inc. v. McMahon · 482 U.S. 220 (1987)
• Raines v. Byrd · 521 U.S. 811 (1997)
• City of Milwaukee v. Illinois · 451 U.S. 304 (1981)
• Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers · 531 U.S. 159 (2001)

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