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2025 term · Roberts Court · 8-0

Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish

608 U.S. 1

The record

Term
2025
Decided
Issue area
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Vote split
8-0
Winning party
—
Decision direction
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Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
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Docket
24-813
U.S. Reports
608 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
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LEXIS citation
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Opinion by
Clarence Thomas

Holding

Chevron has plausibly alleged a close relationship between its challenged crude-oil production and the performance of its federal aviation gas refining duties and has therefore satisfied the “relating to” requirement of the federal officer removal statute, 28 U. S. C. §1442(a)(1).

Syllabus summary as published on the Supreme Court’s opinions list.

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurring– 1 not participating

How each justice voted in Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish.
JusticeVote
Clarence ThomasMajority
John G. RobertsMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Brett KavanaughMajority
Neil GorsuchMajority
Amy Coney BarrettMajority
Ketanji Brown JacksonSpecial concurrence
Samuel AlitoNo participation