Supreme Court decisions of October Term 1991

The Court’s 1991 Term began in October 1991. These are the 120 decisions SCDB records for it, decided between October 15, 1991 and July 17, 1992, during the Rehnquist Court.

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Decided by one vote (14)

• Keith Jacobson v. United States
  503 U.S. 540Decided April 6, 19925–4Byron R. White
• J. C. Keeney v. Jose Tamayo-ReyesAltered precedent
  504 U.S. 1Decided May 4, 19925–4Byron R. White
• United States v. John H. Williams, Jr.
  504 U.S. 36Decided May 4, 19925–4Antonin Scalia
• Terry Foucha v. LouisianaLaw held unconstitutional
  504 U.S. 71Decided May 18, 19925–4Byron R. White
• United States v. Thompson/center Arms Company
  504 U.S. 505Decided June 8, 19925–4David H. Souter
• Dennis Sochor v. Florida
  504 U.S. 527Decided June 8, 19925–4David H. Souter
• Allied-Signal, Inc. v. Director
  504 U.S. 768Decided June 15, 19925–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Mary Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Association
  505 U.S. 88Decided June 18, 19925–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Forsyth County v. the Nationalist MovementLaw held unconstitutional
  505 U.S. 123Decided June 19, 19925–4Harry A. Blackmun
• American National Red Cross v. S. G. and A. E.
  505 U.S. 247Decided June 19, 19925–4David H. Souter
• Robert E. Lee v. Daniel Weisman Etc.Law held unconstitutional
  505 U.S. 577Decided June 24, 19925–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Marc Gilbert Doggett v. United States
  505 U.S. 647Decided June 24, 19925–4David H. Souter
• Walter Lee v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  505 U.S. 830Decided June 26, 19925–4Per curiam
• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Robert P. Casey, Etc.Altered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  505 U.S. 833Decided June 29, 19925–4

All decisions, in order

• United States v. Alejandro Garcia Ibarra
  502 U.S. 1Decided October 15, 19918–0Per curiam
• Raymond Mireles v. Howard Waco
  502 U.S. 9Decided October 21, 19917–1Per curiam
• Vladimir Zatko v. California
  502 U.S. 16Decided November 4, 19918–0Per curiam
• Barbara Hafer v. James C. Melo, Jr.
  502 U.S. 21Decided November 5, 19918–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States v. McOrp Financial, Inc.
  502 U.S. 32Decided December 3, 19918–0John Paul Stevens
• Diane Griffin v. United States
  502 U.S. 46Decided December 3, 19918–0Antonin Scalia
• Wayne Estelle v. Mark Owen McGuire
  502 U.S. 62Decided December 4, 19916–2William H. Rehnquist
• Southwest Marine, Inc. v. Byron Gizoni
  502 U.S. 81Decided December 4, 19918–0Byron R. White
• Guy Wooddell, Jr. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
  502 U.S. 93Decided December 4, 19918–0Byron R. White
• Robert E. Gibson v. Florida Bar
  502 U.S. 104Decided December 4, 19919–0Per curiam
• Simon & Schuster, Inc. v. Members of the New York State Crime Victims BoardLaw held unconstitutional
  502 U.S. 105Decided December 10, 19918–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Rafeh-Rafie Ardestani v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  502 U.S. 129Decided December 10, 19916–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Union Bank v. Herbert Wolas
  502 U.S. 151Decided December 11, 19919–0John Paul Stevens
• Kenneth Hilton v. South Carolina Public Railways Commission
  502 U.S. 197Decided December 15, 19916–2Anthony M. Kennedy
• United States Department of State v. Michael D. Ray
  502 U.S. 164Decided December 16, 19918–0John Paul Stevens
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. National Center for Immigrants' Rights, Inc.
  502 U.S. 183Decided December 16, 19919–0John Paul Stevens
• William 'sky' King v. St. Vincent's Hospital
  502 U.S. 215Decided December 16, 19918–0David H. Souter
• Hunter v. Bryant
  502 U.S. 224Decided December 16, 19916–2Per curiam
• In re James Blodgett
  502 U.S. 236Decided January 13, 19927–2Per curiam
• William Lewis Smith v. Wayne S. Barry
  502 U.S. 244Decided January 14, 19929–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• County of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation
  502 U.S. 251Decided January 14, 19929–0Antonin Scalia
• Barbara J. Norman v. Dorothy ReedLaw held unconstitutional
  502 U.S. 279Decided January 14, 19927–1David H. Souter
• Shirley M. Molzof v. United States
  502 U.S. 301Decided January 14, 19929–0Clarence Thomas
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Joseph Patrick Doherty
  502 U.S. 314Decided January 15, 19925–3William H. Rehnquist
• Randall D. White v. Illinois
  502 U.S. 346Decided January 15, 19929–0William H. Rehnquist
• Robert C. Rufo v. Inmates of the Suffolk County Jail
  502 U.S. 367Decided January 15, 19926–2Byron R. White
• Aletha Dewsnup v. Louis L. Timm
  502 U.S. 410Decided January 15, 19926–2Harry A. Blackmun
• State of Wyoming v. State of OklahomaLaw held unconstitutional
  502 U.S. 437Decided January 22, 19926–3Byron R. White
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Jairo Jonathan Elias-Zacarias
  502 U.S. 478Decided January 22, 19926–3Antonin Scalia
• Lawrence C. Presley, Etc. v. Etowah County Commission
  502 U.S. 491Decided January 27, 19926–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Lechmere, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
  502 U.S. 527Decided January 27, 19926–3Clarence Thomas
• Keith J. Hudson v. Jack McMillian
  503 U.S. 1Decided February 25, 19927–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Nordic Village Inc.
  503 U.S. 30Decided February 25, 19927–2Antonin Scalia
• Holywell Corporation v. Fred Stanton Smith, Etc.
  503 U.S. 47Decided February 25, 19929–0David H. Souter
• Christine Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools and William Prescott.
  503 U.S. 60Decided February 26, 19929–0Byron R. White
• Indopco, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
  503 U.S. 79Decided February 26, 19929–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Arkansas v. Oklahoma
  503 U.S. 91Decided February 26, 19929–0John Paul Stevens
• Myra Jo Collins v. City of Harker Heights
  503 U.S. 115Decided February 26, 19929–0John Paul Stevens
• Donald J. Willy v. Coastal Corporation
  503 U.S. 131Decided March 3, 19929–0William H. Rehnquist
• John J. McCarthy v. Larry Madigan
  503 U.S. 140Decided March 4, 19929–0Harry A. Blackmun
• David Dawson v. Delaware
  503 U.S. 159Decided March 9, 19928–1William H. Rehnquist
• General Motors Corporation v. Evert Romein
  503 U.S. 181Decided March 9, 19929–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Joseph Williams v. United States
  503 U.S. 193Decided March 9, 19927–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• James R. Stringer v. Lee Roy Black
  503 U.S. 222Decided March 9, 19926–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Connecticut National Bank v. Thomas M. Germain
  503 U.S. 249Decided March 9, 19929–0Clarence Thomas
• PFZ Properties, Inc. v. Rene Alberto Rodriguez
  503 U.S. 257Decided March 9, 19929–0Per curiam
• Robert G. Holmes, Jr. v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation
  503 U.S. 258Decided March 24, 19929–0David H. Souter
• United States v. R. L. C.
  503 U.S. 291Decided March 24, 19927–2David H. Souter
• Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. Robert T. Darden
  503 U.S. 318Decided March 24, 19929–0David H. Souter
• United States v. Richard Wilson
  503 U.S. 329Decided March 24, 19927–2Clarence Thomas
• Sue Suter v. Artist M.
  503 U.S. 347Decided March 25, 19927–2William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Frank Dennis Felix
  503 U.S. 378Decided March 25, 19929–0William H. Rehnquist
• William Barnhill v. Elliot Johnson
  503 U.S. 393Decided March 25, 19927–2William H. Rehnquist
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Boston and Maine Corporation
  503 U.S. 407Decided March 25, 19926–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• F. Dale Robertson v. Seattle Audubon Society
  503 U.S. 429Decided March 25, 19929–0Clarence Thomas
• United States Department of Commerce v. Montana
  503 U.S. 442Decided March 31, 19929–0John Paul Stevens
• Robert R. Freeman v. Willie Eugene Pitts
  503 U.S. 467Decided March 31, 19928–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• John K. Yee v. City of Escondido
  503 U.S. 519Decided April 1, 19929–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Keith Jacobson v. United States
  503 U.S. 540Decided April 6, 19925–4Byron R. White
• Joe Mario Trevino v. Texas
  503 U.S. 562Decided April 6, 19929–0Per curiam
• United States of America v. State of Alaska on Bill of Complaint
  503 U.S. 569Decided April 21, 19929–0Byron R. White
• Keyton E. Barker and Pauline Barker v. Kansas
  503 U.S. 594Decided April 21, 19929–0Byron R. White
• United States Department of Energy v. Ohio
  503 U.S. 607Decided April 21, 19926–3David H. Souter
• Robert J. Taylor v. Freeland & Kronz
  503 U.S. 638Decided April 21, 19928–1Clarence Thomas
• James Gomez and Daniel Vasquez v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California
  503 U.S. 653Decided April 21, 19927–2Per curiam
• J. C. Keeney v. Jose Tamayo-ReyesAltered precedent
  504 U.S. 1Decided May 4, 19925–4Byron R. White
• George F. Denton v. Mike Hernandez
  504 U.S. 25Decided May 4, 19927–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. John H. Williams, Jr.
  504 U.S. 36Decided May 4, 19925–4Antonin Scalia
• Terry Foucha v. LouisianaLaw held unconstitutional
  504 U.S. 71Decided May 18, 19925–4Byron R. White
• David Riggins v. Nevada
  504 U.S. 127Decided May 18, 19927–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Howard Wyatt v. Bill Cole and John Robbins
  504 U.S. 158Decided May 18, 19926–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Harold Ray Wade v. United States
  504 U.S. 181Decided May 18, 19929–0David H. Souter
• Roger Keith Coleman v. Charles E. Thompson
  504 U.S. 188Decided May 20, 19927–2Per curiam
• Charles W. Burson v. Mary Rebecca Freeman
  504 U.S. 191Decided May 26, 19925–3Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. Therese A. Burke
  504 U.S. 229Decided May 26, 19927–2Harry A. Blackmun
• John H. Evans, Jr. v. United States
  504 U.S. 255Decided May 26, 19926–3John Paul Stevens
• Quill Corporation v. North Dakota by and Through Its Tax CommissionerAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  504 U.S. 298Decided May 26, 19928–1John Paul Stevens
• Chemical Waste Management, Inc. v. Guy HuntLaw held unconstitutional
  504 U.S. 334Decided June 1, 19928–1Byron R. White
• Fort Gratiot Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. Michigan Department of Natural ResourcesLaw held unconstitutional
  504 U.S. 353Decided June 1, 19927–2John Paul Stevens
• Dan Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
  504 U.S. 374Decided June 1, 19925–3Antonin Scalia
• Alan B. Burdick v. Morris Takushi
  504 U.S. 428Decided June 8, 19926–3Byron R. White
• Eastman Kodak Company v. Image Technical Services, Inc.
  504 U.S. 451Decided June 8, 19926–3Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. Thompson/center Arms Company
  504 U.S. 505Decided June 8, 19925–4David H. Souter
• Dennis Sochor v. Florida
  504 U.S. 527Decided June 8, 19925–4David H. Souter
• Manuel Lujan, Jr. v. Defenders of Wildlife
  504 U.S. 555Decided June 12, 19926–3Antonin Scalia
• Republic of Argentina and Banco Central de La Republica Argentina v. Weltover, Inc.
  504 U.S. 607Decided June 12, 19929–0Antonin Scalia
• Federal Trade Commission v. Ticor Title Insurance Company
  504 U.S. 621Decided June 12, 19926–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Burlington Northern Railroad Company v. William D. Ford and Thomas L. Johnson
  504 U.S. 648Decided June 12, 19929–0David H. Souter
• United States v. Humberto Alvarez-Machain
  504 U.S. 655Decided June 15, 19926–3William H. Rehnquist
• Carol Ankenbrandt v. Jon A. Richards and Debra Kesler
  504 U.S. 689Decided June 15, 19929–0Byron R. White
• Derrick Morgan v. Illinois
  504 U.S. 719Decided June 15, 19926–3Byron R. White
• John R. Patterson v. Joseph B. Shumate, Jr.
  504 U.S. 753Decided June 15, 19929–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Allied-Signal, Inc. v. Director
  504 U.S. 768Decided June 15, 19925–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Stephanie Nordlinger v. Kenneth Hahn
  505 U.S. 1Decided June 18, 19928–1Harry A. Blackmun
• Georgia v. Thomas McCollum
  505 U.S. 42Decided June 18, 19927–2Harry A. Blackmun
• Kraft General Foods, Inc. v. Iowa Department of Revenue and FinanceLaw held unconstitutional
  505 U.S. 71Decided June 18, 19927–2John Paul Stevens
• Mary Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Association
  505 U.S. 88Decided June 18, 19925–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Forsyth County v. the Nationalist MovementLaw held unconstitutional
  505 U.S. 123Decided June 19, 19925–4Harry A. Blackmun
• New York v. United StatesLaw held unconstitutional
  505 U.S. 144Decided June 19, 19926–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Wisconsin Department of Revenue v. William Wrigley, Jr., Co.
  505 U.S. 214Decided June 19, 19926–3Antonin Scalia
• American National Red Cross v. S. G. and A. E.
  505 U.S. 247Decided June 19, 19925–4David H. Souter
• Ellis B. Wright, Jr. v. Frank Robert West, Jr.
  505 U.S. 277Decided June 19, 19929–0Clarence Thomas
• United States v. Anthony Salerno
  505 U.S. 317Decided June 19, 19928–1Clarence Thomas
• Robert Wayne Sawyer v. John Whitley
  505 U.S. 333Decided June 22, 19929–0William H. Rehnquist
• Rav v. City of St. PaulLaw held unconstitutional
  505 U.S. 377Decided June 22, 19929–0Antonin Scalia
• Teofilo Medina, Jr. v. California
  505 U.S. 437Decided June 22, 19927–2Anthony M. Kennedy
• Estate of Floyd Cowart v. Nicklos Drilling Company
  505 U.S. 469Decided June 22, 19926–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Thomas Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.
  505 U.S. 504Decided June 24, 19927–2John Paul Stevens
• City of Burlington v. Ernest Dague, Sr.
  505 U.S. 557Decided June 24, 19926–3Antonin Scalia
• Robert E. Lee v. Daniel Weisman Etc.Law held unconstitutional
  505 U.S. 577Decided June 24, 19925–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Marc Gilbert Doggett v. United States
  505 U.S. 647Decided June 24, 19925–4David H. Souter
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. Walter Lee
  505 U.S. 672Decided June 26, 19926–3William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Kirk Fordice
  505 U.S. 717Decided June 26, 19928–1Byron R. White
• Two Pesos, Inc. v. Taco Cabana, Inc.
  505 U.S. 763Decided June 26, 19929–0Byron R. White
• Barbara Franklin v. Massachusetts
  505 U.S. 788Decided June 26, 19929–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Walter Lee v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  505 U.S. 830Decided June 26, 19925–4Per curiam
• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Robert P. Casey, Etc.Altered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  505 U.S. 833Decided June 29, 19925–4
• David H. Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council
  505 U.S. 1003Decided June 29, 19926–3Antonin Scalia
• Henry Jose Espinosa v. Florida
  505 U.S. 1079Decided June 29, 19926–3Per curiam
• Leona Benten v. David Kessler
  505 U.S. 1084Decided July 17, 19927–2Per curiam

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