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This is an index of chronological lists of cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal United States federal courts. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed with th...
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By recent term
These lists contain detailed tables about each term, including which Justices filed the Court's opinion, dissenting and concurring opinions in each case, and information about Justices joining opinions.






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This is an index of chronological lists of cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal United States federal courts. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed with th...
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By Chief Justice


These lists are sorted chronologically by Chief Justice
Chief Justice of the United States

The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal courts and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States....
 and include all notable cases decided by the court. There are articles for almost all cases.

  • Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth Courts
    List of United States Supreme Court cases prior to the Marshall Court

    This is a chronological Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by the Supreme Court of the United States during the tenures of Chief Justice of the United States John Jay , John Rutledge , and Oliver Ellsworth ....
     (October 19, 1789 – December 15, 1800)
  • Marshall Court
    List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Marshall Court

    This is a chronological List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Supreme Court of the United States during the tenure of Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall ....
     (February 4, 1801 – July 6, 1835)
  • Taney Court
    List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Taney Court

    This is a chronological Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by the Supreme Court of the United States during the tenure of Chief Justice of the United States Roger B....
     (March 28, 1836 – October 12, 1864)
  • Chase Court
    List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Chase Court

    This is a chronological Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by the Supreme Court of the United States during the tenure of Chief Justice of the United States Salmon P....
     (December 15, 1864 – May 7, 1873)
  • Waite Court
    List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Waite Court

    This is a chronological Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by the Supreme Court of the United States during the tenure of Chief Justice of the United States Morrison Waite ....
     (March 4, 1874 – March 23, 1888)
  • Fuller Court
    List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Fuller Court

    This is a chronological Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by the Supreme Court of the United States during the tenure of Chief Justice of the United States Melville Weston Fuller ....
     (October 8, 1888 – July 4, 1910)
  • White Court
    List of United States Supreme Court cases by the White Court

    This is a chronological Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by the Supreme Court of the United States during the tenure of Chief Justice of the United States Edward Douglass White ....
     (December 19, 1910 – May 19, 1921)
  • Taft Court
    List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Taft Court

    This is a chronological Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by the Supreme Court of the United States during the tenure of Chief Justice of the United States William Howard Taft ....
     (July 11, 1921 – February 3, 1930)
  • Hughes Court
    List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Hughes Court

    This is a chronological Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by the Supreme Court of the United States during the tenure of Chief Justice of the United States Charles Evans Hughes ....
     (February 24, 1930 – June 30, 1941)
  • Stone Court
    List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Stone Court

    This is a chronological Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by the Supreme Court of the United States during the tenure of Chief Justice of the United States Harlan Fiske Stone ....
     (July 3, 1941 – April 22, 1946)
  • Vinson Court
    List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Vinson Court

    This is a chronological Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by the Supreme Court of the United States during the tenure of Chief Justice of the United States Frederick Moore Vinson ....
     (June 24, 1946 – September 8, 1953)
  • Warren Court
    List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Warren Court

    This is a chronological Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by the Supreme Court of the United States during the tenure of Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren , a period better known as the Warren Court....
     (October 5, 1953 – June 23, 1969) (also see Warren Court
    Warren Court

    The Warren Court represents a period in the history of the Supreme Court of the United States of the United States that was marked by one of the starkest and most dramatic changes in judicial power and philosophy....
    )
  • Burger Court
    List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Burger Court

    This is a chronological Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by the Supreme Court of the United States during the tenure of Chief Justice of the United States Warren Earl Burger ....
     (June 23, 1969 – September 26, 1986)
  • Rehnquist Court
    List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Rehnquist Court

    This is a partial list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the tenure of Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist ....
     (September 26, 1986 – September 3, 2005)
  • Roberts Court
    List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Roberts Court

    This is a chronological Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by the Supreme Court of the United States during the tenure of Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts ....
     (September 29, 2005 to the present)


There is also a list with notable cases from the Court's entire history
List of notable United States Supreme Court cases

This is a list of notable cases decided by the United States Supreme Court....
 (large article).

By recent term


These lists contain detailed tables about each term, including which Justices filed the Court's opinion, dissenting and concurring opinions in each case, and information about Justices joining opinions. The tables conclude with term statistics and concordance data.

  • 2000 term opinions
    2000 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

    The table below lists the opinions delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of the United States during the 2000 Term, which lasted from October 2, 2000, until September 30, 2001....
  • 2001 term opinions
    2001 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

    The table below lists the opinions delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of the United States during the 2001 Term, which lasted from October 1, 2001, until October 6, 2002....
  • 2002 term opinions
    2002 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

    The table below lists the opinions delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of the United States during the 2002 Term, which lasted from October 7, 2002, until October 5, 2003....
  • 2003 term opinions
    2003 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

    The table below lists the opinions delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of the United States during the 2003 Term, which lasted from October 6, 2003, until October 3, 2004....
  • 2004 term opinions
    2004 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

    The table below lists the opinions delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of the United States during the 2004 Term, which lasted from October 4, 2004, until October 3, 2005....
  • 2005 term opinions
    2005 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

    The table below lists the opinions delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of the United States during the 2005 Term, which lasted from October 3, 2005, until October 1, 2006....
  • 2006 term opinions
    2006 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

    This is a list of the opinions delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of the United States during its 2006 term, which began on October 2, 2006, and concluded September 30, 2007, and statistics associated therewith....
  • 2007 term opinions
    2007 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

    This is a list of the opinions delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of the United States during its 2007 term, which began on October 1, 2007, and concluded September 30, 2008, and statistics associated therewith....
  • 2008 term opinions
    2008 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

    This is a list of the opinions delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of the United States during its 2008 term, which began on October 6, 2008, and will conclude September 5, 2009, and statistics associated therewith....


Other lists

  • Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume - cases reported in the United States Reports
  • Landmark decisions in the United States
    Landmark decisions in the United States

    !-- add Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier -->...
     (most frequently from the Supreme Court)
  • List of United States Supreme Court decisions on capital punishment
  • List of United States Supreme Court cases involving the First Amendment
  • United States Supreme Court cases involving Jehovah's Witnesses
    United States Supreme Court cases involving Jehovah's Witnesses

    In the United States and several other countries, the legal struggles of the Jehovah's Witnesses have yielded some of the most important judicial decisions regarding freedom of religion, freedom of press and freedom of speech....


See also

  • List of United States courts of appeals cases
  • List of United States state supreme court cases
  • List of sources of law in the United States
    List of sources of law in the United States

    This list contains links to various sources of law used in the United States.Primary sourcesFederal*Constitution of the United States...