General Motors Corporation v. United States

496 U.S. 530 · Decided June 14, 1990 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

General Motors Corporation v. United States was decided on June 14, 1990 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Harry A. Blackmun wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Natural resources and environmental protection” in the Economic Activity area.

Read the opinion

• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Library of Congress — official U.S. Reports scan

Case details

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

General Motors Corporation v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1989-112, docket 1989-112-01.

Related decisions

Other cases on “Natural resources and environmental protection”

• Olaf A. Hallstrom v. Tillamook County
  493 U.S. 20Decided November 7, 19897–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council
  490 U.S. 332Decided May 1, 19899–0John Paul Stevens
• Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources Council
  490 U.S. 360Decided May 1, 19899–0John Paul Stevens
• Arkansas v. Oklahoma
  503 U.S. 91Decided February 26, 19929–0John Paul Stevens
• F. Dale Robertson v. Seattle Audubon Society
  503 U.S. 429Decided March 25, 19929–0Clarence Thomas
• Mary Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Association
  505 U.S. 88Decided June 18, 19925–4Sandra Day O'Connor

See all

Cases on the same legal provision: Clean Air Act

• Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air
  483 U.S. 711Decided June 26, 19875–4Byron R. White
• Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air
  478 U.S. 546Decided July 2, 19866–3Byron R. White
• Ruckelshaus v. Sierra Club
  463 U.S. 680Decided July 1, 19835–4William H. Rehnquist
• Engine Manufacturers Association and Western States Petroleum Association v. South Coast Air Quality Management District
  541 U.S. 246Decided April 28, 20048–1Antonin Scalia
• Hancock v. Train
  426 U.S. 167Decided June 7, 19767–2Byron R. White
• West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency
  142 S. Ct. 2587Decided June 30, 20226–3John G. Roberts Jr.

Same Term, same area (Economic Activity)

• Northbrook National Insurance Company v. Larry W. Brewer
  493 U.S. 6Decided November 7, 19898–1Thurgood Marshall
• Olaf A. Hallstrom v. Tillamook County
  493 U.S. 20Decided November 7, 19897–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Michigan Citizens for an Independent Press v. Thornburgh
  493 U.S. 38Decided November 13, 19894–4
• Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company v. Nancy J. Schwalb and William McGlone
  493 U.S. 40Decided November 28, 19899–0Byron R. White
• Bob Reves v. Ernst & Young
  494 U.S. 56Decided February 21, 19905–4Thurgood Marshall
• Lawrence H. Crandon v. United States
  494 U.S. 152Decided February 27, 19909–0John Paul Stevens

See all

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error