United States Army Corp of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc.
Decided May 31, 2016. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 15-290 · 578 U.S. 590 (2016) · Cited 303 times
Holding
The Corps’ approved JD is a final agency action judicially reviewable under the APA.
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 8–0.
Majority · 3
- John Glover Roberts Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Concurring · 5
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · filed a concurring opinion
- Clarence Thomas
- Elena Kagan · filed a concurring opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · filed a concurring opinion
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
“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.
- Bennett v. Spear · 520 U.S. 154 (1997)
- Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency · 566 U.S. 120 (2012)
- Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 136 (1967)
- Rapanos v. United States · 547 U.S. 715 (2006)
- Frozen Food Express v. United States · 351 U.S. 40 (1956)
- National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. v. Brand X Internet Services · 545 U.S. 967 (2005)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. · 484 U.S. 49 (1987)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund · 590 U.S. 165 (2020)
- Salinas v. Railroad Retirement Bd. · 592 U.S. 188 (2021)
- Biden v. Texas · 597 U.S. 785 (2022)
Official text
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