William J. Clinton, President of the United States, et al. v. City of New York, et al.

Decided June 25, 1998. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 97-1374 · 524 U.S. 417 (1998) · Cited 641 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• Bryant v. Yellen · 447 U.S. 352 (1980)
• Allen v. Wright · 468 U.S. 737 (1984)
• Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights Organization · 426 U.S. 26 (1976)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Chadha · 462 U.S. 919 (1983)
• Northeastern Florida Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America v. City of Jacksonville · 508 U.S. 656 (1993)
• Bowsher v. Synar · 478 U.S. 714 (1986)
• Raines v. Byrd · 521 U.S. 811 (1997)
• J. W. Hampton, Jr., & Co. v. United States · 276 U.S. 394 (1928)
• Train v. City of New York · 420 U.S. 35 (1975)
• Warth v. Seldin · 422 U.S. 490 (1975)
• Crowell v. Benson · 285 U.S. 22 (1932)
• Franklin v. Massachusetts · 505 U.S. 788 (1992)
• Lichter v. United States · 334 U.S. 742 (1948)
• Spencer v. Kemna · 523 U.S. 1 (1998)
• Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. · 458 U.S. 50 (1982)
• Mistretta v. United States · 488 U.S. 361 (1989)
• Yakus v. United States · 321 U.S. 414 (1944)
• A. L. A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States · 295 U.S. 495 (1935)
• Panama Refining Co. v. Ryan · 293 U.S. 388 (1935)
• United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. · 299 U.S. 304 (1936)
• American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. United States · 344 U.S. 298 (1953)
• Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
• Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. · 463 U.S. 29 (1983)
• Baker v. Carr · 369 U.S. 186 (1962)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc. · 454 U.S. 464 (1982)
• Whitmore Ex Rel. Simmons v. Arkansas · 495 U.S. 149 (1990)
• Clinton v. Jones · 520 U.S. 681 (1997)
• Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc. · 438 U.S. 59 (1978)
• Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer · 343 U.S. 579 (1952)

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• Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads · 575 U.S. 43 (2015)
• Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority · 566 U.S. 449 (2012)
• Collins v. Yellen · 594 U.S. 220 (2021)
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Assn. of America, Ltd. · 601 U.S. 416 (2024)
• Clapper v. Amnesty International USA · 568 U.S. 398 (2013)
• Boumediene v. Bush · 553 U.S. 723 (2008)
• McConnell v. Federal Election Commission · 540 U.S. 93 (2003)
• Dodd v. United States · 545 U.S. 353 (2005)
• Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif · 575 U.S. 665 (2015)
• United States v. Rahimi · 602 U.S. 680 (2024)
• Gill v. Whitford · 585 U.S. 48 (2018)
• Zivotofsky Ex Rel. Zivotofsky v. Clinton · 566 U.S. 189 (2012)
• Republic of Iraq v. Beaty · 556 U.S. 848 (2009)

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