Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren
Decided June 17, 2019. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 16-1275 · 587 U.S. 761 (2019)
Holding
The Fourth Circuit’s judgment that the Atomic Energy Act does not preempt Virginia’s prohibition on uranium mining in the Commonwealth is affirmed.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Plurality · 3
- Clarence Thomas
- Neil M. Gorsuch · announced the judgment of the Court
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
Concurring · 3
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Elena Kagan
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · filed an opinion concurring in the judgment
Dissenting · 3
- John G. Roberts, Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Stephen G. Breyer
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).
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.
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development Commission · 461 U.S. 190 (1983)
- English v. General Electric Co. · 496 U.S. 72 (1990)
- Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
- Wyeth v. Levine · 555 U.S. 555 (2009)
- United States v. O'Brien · 391 U.S. 367 (1968)
- Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp. · 464 U.S. 238 (1984)
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Easterwood · 507 U.S. 658 (1993)
- Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Assn. · 505 U.S. 88 (1992)
- Engine Manufacturers Ass'n v. South Coast Air Quality Management District · 541 U.S. 246 (2004)
- Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund · 583 U.S. 416 (2018)
- Edwards v. Aguillard · 482 U.S. 578 (1987)
- Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs v. Isla Petroleum Corp. · 485 U.S. 495 (1988)
- Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht · 587 U.S. 299 (2019)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Lomax v. Ortiz-Marquez · 590 U.S. 595 (2020)
- Kansas v. Garcia · 589 U.S. 191 (2020)
- Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian · 590 U.S. 1 (2020)
- Martin v. United States · 605 U.S. 395 (2025)
Official text
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