United States v. Nordic Village Inc., David O. Simon, Trustee

Decided February 25, 1992. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 90-1629 · 503 U.S. 30 (1992) · Cited 1,691 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Hoffman v. Connecticut Department of Income Maintenance · 492 U.S. 96 (1989)
• Dellmuth v. Muth · 491 U.S. 223 (1989)
• Federal Housing Administration, Region No. 4 v. Burr · 309 U.S. 242 (1940)
• United States v. Whiting Pools, Inc. · 462 U.S. 198 (1983)
• Ruckelshaus v. Sierra Club · 463 U.S. 680 (1983)
• United States v. Shaw · 309 U.S. 495 (1940)
• United States v. Yellow Cab Co. · 340 U.S. 543 (1951)
• Block v. Neal · 460 U.S. 289 (1983)
• United States v. Sherwood · 312 U.S. 584 (1941)
• Irwin v. Department of Veterans Affairs · 498 U.S. 89 (1990)
• United States v. Mitchell · 445 U.S. 535 (1980)
• United States v. King · 395 U.S. 1 (1969)
• Indian Towing Co. v. United States · 350 U.S. 61 (1955)
• United States v. Menasche · 348 U.S. 528 (1955)
• Bull v. United States · 295 U.S. 247 (1935)
• United States v. Dalm · 494 U.S. 596 (1990)
• Library of Congress v. Shaw · 478 U.S. 310 (1986)
• Begier v. Internal Revenue Service · 496 U.S. 53 (1990)
• Ardestani v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · 502 U.S. 129 (1991)
• United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 338 U.S. 366 (1949)
• Blatchford v. Native Village of Noatak · 501 U.S. 775 (1991)
• Nevada v. Hall · 440 U.S. 410 (1979)
• McMahon v. United States · 342 U.S. 25 (1951)
• United States v. N. Y. Rayon Importing Co. · 329 U.S. 654 (1947)
• Eastern Transportation Co. v. United States · 272 U.S. 675 (1927)
• Franchise Tax Board v. United States Postal Service · 467 U.S. 512 (1984)
• Canadian Aviator, Ltd. v. United States · 324 U.S. 215 (1945)
• Langford v. United States · 101 U.S. 341 (1880)

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• Central Virginia Community College v. Katz · 546 U.S. 356 (2006)
• Lane v. Pena · 518 U.S. 187 (1996)
• Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation v. Hood · 541 U.S. 440 (2004)
• Federal Aviation Administration v. Cooper · 566 U.S. 284 (2012)
• Henderson v. United States · 517 U.S. 654 (1996)
• United States v. Williams · 514 U.S. 527 (1995)
• BG Group, PLC v. Republic of Argentina · 572 U.S. 25 (2014)
• Gomez-Perez v. Potter · 553 U.S. 474 (2008)
• Federal Deposit Insurance v. Meyer · 510 U.S. 471 (1994)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. Cyr · 533 U.S. 289 (2001)
• Dolan v. United States Postal Service · 546 U.S. 481 (2006)
• Smith v. United States · 507 U.S. 197 (1993)
• West v. Gibson · 527 U.S. 212 (1999)
• Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin · 599 U.S. 382 (2023)
• Landgraf v. USI Film Products · 511 U.S. 244 (1994)
• Lindh v. Murphy · 521 U.S. 320 (1997)
• Mertens v. Hewitt Associates · 508 U.S. 248 (1993)
• Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States Ex Rel. Stevens · 529 U.S. 765 (2000)
• BFP v. Resolution Trust Corporation · 511 U.S. 531 (1994)
• Scarborough v. Principi · 541 U.S. 401 (2004)
• C & a Carbone, Inc. v. Town of Clarkstown · 511 U.S. 383 (1994)
• Dole Food Co. v. Patrickson · 538 U.S. 468 (2003)
• Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc. · 543 U.S. 157 (2004)
• United States v. Bormes · 568 U.S. 6 (2012)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Nextwave Personal Communications Inc. · 537 U.S. 293 (2003)
• Regions Hospital v. Shalala · 522 U.S. 448 (1998)
• United States v. IDAHO Ex Rel. DIRECTOR, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES · 508 U.S. 1 (1993)
• Wilkins v. United States · 598 U.S. 152 (2023)
• Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz · 601 U.S. 42 (2024)
• United States v. Miller · 604 U.S. 518 (2025)

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