Wisconsin Public Intervenor, et al. v. Ralph Mortier, et al.

Decided June 21, 1991. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 89-1905 · 501 U.S. 597 (1991) · Cited 626 times

Holding

FIFRA does not pre-empt local governmental regulation of pesticide use.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Ruckelshaus v. Monsanto Co. · 467 U.S. 986 (1984)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul · 373 U.S. 132 (1963)
• City of Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc. · 411 U.S. 624 (1973)
• Reynolds v. Sims · 377 U.S. 533 (1964)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• Gibbons v. Ogden · 22 U.S. 1 (1824)
• Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendon · 498 U.S. 133 (1990)
• Jones v. Rath Packing Co. · 430 U.S. 519 (1977)
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development Commission · 461 U.S. 190 (1983)
• Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc. · 471 U.S. 707 (1985)
• United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn. · 166 U.S. 290 (1897)
• United States v. Fisher · 6 U.S. 358 (1805)
• Sailors v. Board of Ed. of Kent Cty. · 387 U.S. 105 (1967)
• United States v. Public Utilities Commission · 345 U.S. 295 (1953)
• Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Minnesota · 322 U.S. 292 (1944)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• City of Columbus v. Ours Garage & Wrecker Service, Inc. · 536 U.S. 424 (2002)
• Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC · 544 U.S. 431 (2005)
• Samantar v. Yousuf · 560 U.S. 305 (2010)
• Zuni Public School District No. 89 v. Department of Education · 550 U.S. 81 (2007)
• Holder v. Hall · 512 U.S. 874 (1994)
• Connecticut National Bank v. Germain · 503 U.S. 249 (1992)
• Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr · 518 U.S. 470 (1996)
• Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. v. McVeigh · 547 U.S. 677 (2006)
• Thunder Basin Coal Co. v. Reich · 510 U.S. 200 (1994)
• Shannon v. United States · 512 U.S. 573 (1994)
• Conroy v. Aniskoff · 507 U.S. 511 (1993)
• Koons Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc. v. Nigh · 543 U.S. 50 (2004)
• Engine Manufacturers Ass'n v. South Coast Air Quality Management District · 541 U.S. 246 (2004)
• Posters 'N' Things, Ltd. v. United States · 511 U.S. 513 (1994)
• Lewis v. United States · 523 U.S. 155 (1998)
• Nixon v. Missouri Municipal League · 541 U.S. 125 (2004)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1991). 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).