2024 term · Roberts Court · 6-3
McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp.
606 U.S. 146
The record
- Term
- 2024
- Decided
- Issue area
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- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
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- Decision direction
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- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
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- Docket
- 23-1226
- U.S. Reports
- 606 U.S. 146
- S. Ct. citation
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- LEXIS citation
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- Opinion by
- Brett Kavanaugh
Holding
The Hobbs Act does not bind district courts in civil enforcement proceedings to an agency’s interpretation of a statute. District courts must independently determine the law’s meaning under ordinary principles of statutory interpretation while affording appropriate respect to the agency’s interpretation.
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Brett Kavanaugh | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Neil Gorsuch | Majority |
| Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent |
| Elena Kagan | Dissent |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | Dissent |
Read the opinion
- supremecourt.govSlip opinionThe opinion as released by the Court, in slip form.
- JustiaFull opinion textThe majority, concurring and dissenting opinions as handed down.
- supremecourt.govDocket 23-1226Filings, orders and the procedural history on the Court’s own docket.
- OyezCase pageArgument audio and the vote lineup, when Oyez has published them.