Supreme Court Cases

Cases

These are cases where this concept was identified as relevant. Click a case to view its summary, holding, and supporting syllabus excerpts.

• FCC v. Consumers’ Research 27th June 2025
  The case involves Congress's authority to tax and spend for the general welfare through the Universal Service Fund.
• Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic 26th June 2025
  The case primarily concerns Congress's authority to impose conditions on federal funding to states under Medicaid and whether these conditions create enforceable rights.
• A. J. T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School Dist. No. 279 12th June 2025
  The case involves federal funding conditions under the IDEA, which relates to Congress's spending power.
• Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath 21st February 2025
  The case involves the government's role in providing funds for the E-Rate program, which implicates Congress's authority to tax and spend for the general welfare.
• Moyle v. United States 27th June 2024
  The case involves EMTALA, which is a federal statute enacted under Congress's spending power, and the question of whether it can preempt state law.
• Moore v. United States 20th June 2024
  The case primarily concerns Congress's power to impose taxes, which is part of its spending power.
• Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe 6th June 2024
  The case involves the allocation and reimbursement of federal funds under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, which is related to Congress's authority to spend for the general welfare.
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Assn. of America, Ltd. 16th May 2024
  The case revolves around Congress's authority to establish a funding mechanism for the CFPB, which is a core aspect of the Spending Power.
• Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Cty. v. Talevski 8th June 2023
  The case involves the interpretation of federal statutes enacted under Congress's Spending Power, specifically the FNHRA, and whether they create rights enforceable under § 1983.
• Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller 28th April 2022
  The case revolves around Congress's power under the Spending Clause to set conditions on federal funding, which is central to the Court's analysis.
• United States v. Vaello Madero 21st April 2022
  The case involves Congress's authority to determine the allocation of federal benefits, which is related to its spending power.
• Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of Chehalis Reservation 25th June 2021
  The case concerns Congress's authority to allocate federal funds under the CARES Act to specific entities, which is an exercise of its spending power.