United States v. George Labonte, Alfred Lawrence Hunnewell, and Stephen Dyer
Decided May 27, 1997. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 95-1726 · 520 U.S. 751 (1997) · Cited 423 times
Holding
Suitum’s regulatory takings claim is ripe for adjudication.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Clarence Thomas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- David Hackett Souter
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Dissenting · 3
- John Paul Stevens
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Stephen Gerald Breyer · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
- Mistretta v. United States · 488 U.S. 361 (1989)
- Smiley v. Citibank (South Dakota), N. A. · 517 U.S. 735 (1996)
- Stinson v. United States · 508 U.S. 36 (1993)
- United States v. R. L. C. · 503 U.S. 291 (1992)
- Koon v. United States · 518 U.S. 81 (1996)
- Woodson v. North Carolina · 428 U.S. 280 (1976)
- United States v. Armstrong · 517 U.S. 456 (1996)
- Wayte v. United States · 470 U.S. 598 (1985)
- Staples v. United States · 511 U.S. 600 (1994)
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Schor · 478 U.S. 833 (1986)
- Liparota v. United States · 471 U.S. 419 (1985)
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. LTV Corp. · 496 U.S. 633 (1990)
- Moskal v. United States · 498 U.S. 103 (1990)
- Pennsylvania Ex Rel. Sullivan v. Ashe · 302 U.S. 51 (1937)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. Rodriquez · 553 U.S. 377 (2008)
- Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder · 560 U.S. 563 (2010)
- Rousey v. Jacoway · 544 U.S. 320 (2005)
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