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Government power cases
What government agencies can do, and how courts review their decisions.
94 casesUpdated Nov 3, 2026
Recent decisions
DecidedUnion fees for political spendingDianne Knox v. Service Employees International Union, Local 1000Decided 10-1121DecidedIRS tax assessment deadlineUnited States v. Home Concrete & Supply, LLCDecided 11-139DecidedWhistleblower claims and public recordsSchindler Elevator Corporation v. United States, ex rel. Daniel KirkDecided 10-188DecidedExtending veterans appeal deadlinesDoretha H. Henderson, Authorized Representative of David L. Henderson v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans AffairsDecided 09-1036DecidedAccess to government recordsGlen Scott Milner v. Department of the NavyDecided 09-1163DecidedSex offender registration timingBilly Joe Reynolds v. United StatesDecided 10-6549DecidedWhistleblower security disclosuresDepartment of Homeland Security v. Robert J. MacLeanDecided 13-894DecidedDACA records and discoveryIn Re United StatesDecided 17-801DecidedUnion fees and free speechJanus v. State, County, and Municipal EmployeesDecided 16-1466DecidedCourt review of disability appealsSmith v. BerryhillDecided 17-1606DecidedPublic comment on Medicare rulesAlex M. Azar, II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Petitioner v. Allina Health Services, et al.Decided 17-1484DecidedPublic release of business dataFood Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader MediaDecided 18-481DecidedAgencies interpreting their rulesKisor v. WilkieDecided 18-15DecidedCitizenship question on censusDepartment of Commerce v. New YorkDecided 18-966DecidedSuing over tribal land trustsMatch-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. David PatchakDecided 11-246DecidedPrivate power to make rulesDepartment of Transportation v. Association of American RailroadsDecided 13-1080DecidedPatent office legal costsPeter v. NantKwest, Inc.Decided 18-801DecidedPatent review deadlinesThryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LPDecided 18-916DecidedEPA approval for landowner cleanupAtlantic Richfield Co. v. ChristianDecided 17-1498DecidedPayments to health insurersMaine Community Health Options v. United StatesDecided 18-1023DecidedAppeals of torture claimsNasrallah v. BarrDecided 18-1432DecidedPipeline beneath the Appalachian TrailUnited States Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Assn.Decided 18-1584DecidedEnding protections for young immigrantsDepartment of Homeland Security v. Regents of Uni v. of Cal.Decided 18-587DecidedPower to fire agency leadersSeila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection BureauDecided 19-7DecidedCourt review of benefit denialsSalinas v. Railroad Retirement Bd.Decided 19-199DecidedMedia ownership rulesFCC v. Prometheus Radio ProjectDecided 19-1231DecidedFTC power to recover moneyAMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTCDecided 19-508DecidedDisability judge appointment challengesCarr v. SaulDecided 19-1442DecidedReal harm for class actionsTransUnion LLC v. RamirezDecided 20-297DecidedPipeline companies taking state landPennEast Pipeline Co. v. New JerseyDecided 19-1039DecidedPublic access to agency draftsUnited States Fish and Wildlife Ser v. v. Sierra Club, Inc.Decided 19-547DecidedPower to fire agency headsCollins v. YellenDecided 19-422DecidedReligious freedom in foster careFulton v. PhiladelphiaDecided 19-123DecidedReview of green card denialsPatel v. GarlandDecided 20-979DecidedTribal and federal prosecutionsDenezpi v. United StatesDecided 20-7622DecidedEPA power over carbon emissionsWest Virginia v. EPADecided 20-1530DecidedCIA secrets in courtUnited States v. ZubaydahDecided 20-827DecidedCourt access to challenge agenciesAxon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTCDecided 21-86DecidedReviewing agency decisionsCalcutt v. FDICDecided 22-714DecidedWho sets federal election rulesMoore v. HarperDecided 21-1271DecidedStudent loan forgivenessBiden v. NebraskaDecided 22-506DecidedStates barring presidential candidatesTrump v. AndersonDecided 23-719DecidedCourt review of immigration hardshipSitu Kamu Wilkinson, Petitioner v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney GeneralDecided 22-666DecidedExtending federal appeal deadlinesHarrow v. Department of DefenseDecided 23-21DecidedLabor board injunctionsStarbucks Corp. v. McKinneyDecided 23-367DecidedSuing over abortion pill rulesFDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic MedicineDecided 23-235DecidedEPA ozone pollution ruleOhio, et al., Applicants v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.Decided 23A349DecidedPower of federal agenciesRelentless, Inc. v. Dept. of CommerceDecided 22-1219
Emergency applications
GrantedRates for political adsFederal Communications Commission v. Sherrod BrownRuled 26A476Dismissed as mootTemporary protection for HaitiansDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Fritz Emmanuel Lesly MiotClosed 25A999Dismissed as mootTemporary permits for familiesMarkwayne Mullin, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security v. Dahlia DoeClosed 25A952DeniedPunishing lawyers for advocacyKatherine London v. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitRuled 25A773GrantedProtection from out-of-state lawsuitsNew Jersey Transit Corporation v. Jeffrey ColtRuled 25A287GrantedFederal job cutsDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. American Federation of Government EmployeesRuled 24A1174GrantedDOGE and public recordsU.S. Doge Service v. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WashingtonRuled 24A1122GrantedAccess to Social Security dataSocial Security Administration v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal EmployeesRuled 24A1063GrantedProtections for Venezuelan immigrantsKristi Noem, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security v. National TPS AllianceRuled 24A1059DeniedPrivate power over securitiesAlpine Securities Corporation v. Financial Industry Regulatory AuthorityRuled 24A808