| Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency | |
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| Argued October 3, 2022 Decided May 25, 2023 | |
| Full case name | Michael Sackett, et ux. v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al. |
| Docket no. | 21-454 |
| Citations | 598 U.S. 651 (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
| Questions presented | |
| Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit set forth the proper test for determining whether wetlands are "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1362(7). | |
| Holding | |
| Only wetlands and permanent bodies of water with a "continuous surface connection" to "traditional interstate navigable waters" are covered by the Clean Water Act. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Alito, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Gorsuch, Barrett |
| Concurrence | Thomas, joined by Gorsuch |
| Concurrence | Kagan (in judgment), joined by Sotomayor, Jackson |
| Concurrence | Kavanaugh (in judgment), joined by Sotomayor, Kagan, Jackson |
| Laws applied | |
| Clean Water Act | |
Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, 598 U.S. 651 (2023), also known as Sackett II (to distinguish it from the 2012 case), was a United States Supreme Court case related to the scope of the Clean Water Act.