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 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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Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump
20th February 2026
The case discusses Congress's power to impose tariffs, which is part of its broader taxing and spending powers.
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Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
26th June 2025
The case centers on whether the Medicaid statute, a spending-power statute, confers individual rights enforceable under § 1983.
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A. J. T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School Dist. No. 279
12th June 2025
The case involves the IDEA, a federal statute enacted under Congress's spending power, which conditions the receipt of federal funds on providing a free appropriate public education.
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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 a federal program, which relates to 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 the interpretation of EMTALA, a federal law enacted under Congress's spending power, and its ability to preempt state law.
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Moore v. United States
20th June 2024
The case involves Congress's authority to impose taxes, which is part of its power to tax and spend for the general welfare.
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Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe
6th June 2024
The case involves the interpretation of federal funding obligations under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, which relates to Congress's authority to allocate funds for specific purposes.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Assn. of America, Ltd.
16th May 2024
The case revolves around Congress's authority to provide funding to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau outside the ordinary appropriations process.
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Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Cty. v. Talevski
8th June 2023
The case discusses whether Congress's enactment of the FNHRA under the Spending Clause allows for enforcement via § 1983.
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Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller
28th April 2022
The case primarily deals with Congress's authority under the Spending Clause to set conditions on federal funding and the implications of those conditions for remedies available under federal statutes.