Spending Power — related Supreme Court cases
This page groups Supreme Court cases that involve the constitutional concept “Spending Power”. Use it to explore related decisions and see how the same idea shows up across different cases.
“Spending Power” is:
Congress's authority to tax and spend for the general welfare.
Source: Article I, Section 8 Where this concept definition/label comes from (for example, a constitutional provision or a reference framework).
Cases
These are cases where this concept was identified as relevant. Click a case to view its summary, holding, and supporting syllabus excerpts.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
