United States, Petitioner v. Home Concrete & Supply, Llc, et al.
Decided April 25, 2012. Stephen Gerald Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 11-139 · 566 U.S. 478 (2012) · Cited 105 times
Holding
The judgment is affirmed.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 4
- Stephen Gerald Breyer · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Clarence Thomas
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Concurring · 1
- Antonin Scalia · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 4
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · filed a dissenting opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Sonia Sotomayor
“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.
- Colony, Inc. v. Commissioner · 357 U.S. 28 (1958)
- National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. v. Brand X Internet Services · 545 U.S. 967 (2005)
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
- United States v. Mead Corp. · 533 U.S. 218 (2001)
- Smiley v. Citibank (South Dakota), N. A. · 517 U.S. 735 (1996)
- John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. United States · 552 U.S. 130 (2008)
- Blakely v. Washington · 542 U.S. 296 (2004)
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca · 480 U.S. 421 (1987)
- Russello v. United States · 464 U.S. 16 (1983)
- Patterson v. McLean Credit Union · 491 U.S. 164 (1989)
- Mistretta v. United States · 488 U.S. 361 (1989)
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 435 U.S. 519 (1978)
- TRW Inc. v. Andrews · 534 U.S. 19 (2001)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- Morton v. Ruiz · 415 U.S. 199 (1974)
- Manhattan General Equipment Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue · 297 U.S. 129 (1936)
- Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper, Inc. · 556 U.S. 208 (2009)
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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2012). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).