Supreme Court decisions of October Term 1992

The Court’s 1992 Term began in October 1992. These are the 120 decisions SCDB records for it, decided between November 2, 1992 and July 21, 1993, during the Rehnquist Court.

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Decided by one vote (19)

• Dale Farrar and Pat Smith v. William P. Hobby, Jr.
  506 U.S. 103Decided December 14, 19925–4Clarence Thomas
• James Rowland v. California Men's Colony
  506 U.S. 194Decided January 12, 19935–4David H. Souter
• Gary Graham v. James A. Collins
  506 U.S. 461Decided January 25, 19935–4Byron R. White
• Jose Antonio Ortega-Rodriguez v. United States
  507 U.S. 234Decided March 8, 19935–4John Paul Stevens
• Pioneer Investment Services Company v. Brunswick Associates Limited Partnership
  507 U.S. 380Decided March 24, 19935–4Byron R. White
• Newark Morning Ledger Co. v. United States
  507 U.S. 546Decided April 20, 19935–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Todd A. Brecht v. Gordon A. Abrahamson
  507 U.S. 619Decided April 21, 19935–4William H. Rehnquist
• Pamela Withrow v. Robert Allen Williams, Jr.
  507 U.S. 680Decided April 21, 19935–4David H. Souter
• William J. Mertens v. Hewitt Associates
  508 U.S. 248Decided June 1, 19935–4Antonin Scalia
• United States Department of the Treasury and Mitchell A. Levine v. George Fabe
  508 U.S. 491Decided June 11, 19935–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Larry Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District
  509 U.S. 1Decided June 18, 19935–4William H. Rehnquist
• Stephen Buckley v. Michael Fitzsimmons
  509 U.S. 259Decided June 24, 19935–4John Paul Stevens
• Leonard Heller v. Samuel Doe
  509 U.S. 312Decided June 24, 19935–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Dorsie Lee Johnson, Jr. v. Texas
  509 U.S. 350Decided June 24, 19935–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• St. Mary's Honor Center v. Melvin Hicks
  509 U.S. 502Decided June 25, 19935–4Antonin Scalia
• Ferris J. Alexander, Sr. v. United States
  509 U.S. 544Decided June 28, 19935–4William H. Rehnquist
• Ruth O. Shaw v. Janet Reno
  509 U.S. 630Decided June 28, 19935–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Alvin J. Dixon and Michael FosterAltered precedent
  509 U.S. 688Decided June 28, 19935–4Antonin Scalia
• Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. California
  509 U.S. 764Decided June 28, 19935–4Antonin Scalia

All decisions, in order

• James L. Martin v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals
  506 U.S. 1Decided November 2, 19927–2Per curiam
• Montana v. Donald Glenn Imlay
  506 U.S. 5Decided November 3, 19928–0Per curiam
• Church of Scientology of California v. United States and Frank S. Zolin
  506 U.S. 9Decided November 16, 19929–0John Paul Stevens
• Verl Hadley v. United States
  506 U.S. 19Decided November 16, 19929–0Per curiam
• Al C. Parke v. Ricky Harold Raley
  506 U.S. 20Decided December 1, 19929–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Willie Lee Richmond v. Samuel A. Lewis
  506 U.S. 40Decided December 1, 19928–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Edward Soldal v. Cook County
  506 U.S. 56Decided December 8, 19929–0Byron R. White
• Mississippi v. Louisiana
  506 U.S. 73Decided December 14, 19929–0William H. Rehnquist
• Republic National Bank of Miami v. United States
  506 U.S. 80Decided December 14, 19929–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Dale Farrar and Pat Smith v. William P. Hobby, Jr.
  506 U.S. 103Decided December 14, 19925–4Clarence Thomas
• The District of Columbia and Sharon Pratt Kelly v. the Greater Washington Board of Trade
  506 U.S. 125Decided December 14, 19928–1Clarence Thomas
• Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority v. Metcalf & Eddy, Inc.
  506 U.S. 139Decided January 12, 19938–1Byron R. White
• Bath Iron Works Corporation v. Director
  506 U.S. 153Decided January 12, 19939–0John Paul Stevens
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Nader E. Soliman
  506 U.S. 168Decided January 12, 19938–1Anthony M. Kennedy
• James Rowland v. California Men's Colony
  506 U.S. 194Decided January 12, 19935–4David H. Souter
• Walter L. Nixon v. United States
  506 U.S. 224Decided January 13, 19939–0William H. Rehnquist
• Michael Crosby v. United States
  506 U.S. 255Decided January 13, 19939–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Jayne Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic
  506 U.S. 263Decided January 13, 19936–3Antonin Scalia
• Wilburn Dobbs v. Walter D. Zant
  506 U.S. 357Decided January 19, 19937–2Per curiam
• A. L. Lockhart v. Bobby Ray Fretwell
  506 U.S. 364Decided January 25, 19937–2William H. Rehnquist
• Leonel Torres Herrera v. James A. Collins
  506 U.S. 390Decided January 25, 19936–3William H. Rehnquist
• Spectrum Sports, Inc. v. Shirley McQuillan
  506 U.S. 447Decided January 25, 19939–0Byron R. White
• Gary Graham v. James A. Collins
  506 U.S. 461Decided January 25, 19935–4Byron R. White
• Sheldon B. Bufferd v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  506 U.S. 523Decided January 25, 19939–0Byron R. White
• Gloria Zafiro v. United States
  506 U.S. 534Decided January 25, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. William F. Hill
  506 U.S. 546Decided January 25, 19939–0David H. Souter
• United States v. Jerry J. Nachtigal
  507 U.S. 1Decided February 22, 19939–0Per curiam
• United States of America v. State of Louisiana
  507 U.S. 7Decided February 22, 19939–0
• Joan Growe v. James Emison
  507 U.S. 25Decided February 23, 19939–0Antonin Scalia
• William Fex v. Michigan
  507 U.S. 43Decided February 23, 19937–2Antonin Scalia
• Itel Containers International Corporation v. Joe Huddleston
  507 U.S. 60Decided February 23, 19938–1Anthony M. Kennedy
• United States v. Sharon Dunnigan
  507 U.S. 87Decided February 23, 19939–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Emery L. Negonsott v. Harold Samuels
  507 U.S. 99Decided February 24, 19939–0William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. a Parcel of Land
  507 U.S. 111Decided February 24, 19936–3John Paul Stevens
• George Voinovich v. Barney Quilter
  507 U.S. 146Decided February 24, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Charlene Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination Unit
  507 U.S. 163Decided March 3, 19939–0William H. Rehnquist
• Bob Reves v. Ernst & Young
  507 U.S. 170Decided March 3, 19937–2Harry A. Blackmun
• Sandra Jean Smith v. United States
  507 U.S. 197Decided March 8, 19938–1William H. Rehnquist
• Building and Construction Trades Council of the Metropolitan District v. Associated Builders and Contractors of Massachusetts/rhode Island, Inc.
  507 U.S. 218Decided March 8, 19939–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Jose Antonio Ortega-Rodriguez v. United States
  507 U.S. 234Decided March 8, 19935–4John Paul Stevens
• Peter C. Reiter v. Langdon M. Cooper
  507 U.S. 258Decided March 8, 19938–1Antonin Scalia
• Paul Delo v. Frederick Lashley
  507 U.S. 272Decided March 8, 19937–2Per curiam
• John Robert Demos, Jr. v. Michael C. Storrie
  507 U.S. 290Decided March 8, 19937–2Per curiam
• Janet Reno v. Jenny Lisette Flores
  507 U.S. 292Decided March 23, 19937–2Antonin Scalia
• Saudi Arabia v. Scott Nelson et Ux.
  507 U.S. 349Decided March 23, 19936–3David H. Souter
• Pioneer Investment Services Company v. Brunswick Associates Limited Partnership
  507 U.S. 380Decided March 24, 19935–4Byron R. White
• City of Cincinnati v. Discovery Network, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  507 U.S. 410Decided March 24, 19936–3John Paul Stevens
• United States by and Through Internal Revenue Service v. Bruce J. McDermott
  507 U.S. 447Decided March 24, 19936–3Antonin Scalia
• A. J. Arave v. Thomas E. Creech
  507 U.S. 463Decided March 30, 19937–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• State of Delaware v. State of New York
  507 U.S. 490Decided March 30, 19936–3Clarence Thomas
• Thomas F. Conroy v. Walter Aniskoff, Jr.
  507 U.S. 511Decided March 31, 19939–0John Paul Stevens
• United States v. Texas
  507 U.S. 529Decided April 5, 19938–1William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Lowell Green
  507 U.S. 545Decided April 5, 19939–0Per curiam
• Granite State Ins. Co. v. Tandy Corp.
  507 U.S. 1026Decided April 12, 19939–0Per curiam
• Newark Morning Ledger Co. v. United States
  507 U.S. 546Decided April 20, 19935–4Harry A. Blackmun
• State of Nebraska v. States of Wyoming and Colorado
  507 U.S. 584Decided April 20, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Hazen Paper Company v. Walter F. Biggins
  507 U.S. 604Decided April 20, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Todd A. Brecht v. Gordon A. Abrahamson
  507 U.S. 619Decided April 21, 19935–4William H. Rehnquist
• CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Lizzie Beatrice Easterwood
  507 U.S. 658Decided April 21, 19939–0Byron R. White
• Pamela Withrow v. Robert Allen Williams, Jr.
  507 U.S. 680Decided April 21, 19935–4David H. Souter
• United States v. Guy W. Olano, Jr.
  507 U.S. 725Decided April 26, 19936–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. California and California State Board of Equalization
  507 U.S. 746Decided April 26, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Fred H. Edenfield v. Scott FaneLaw held unconstitutional
  507 U.S. 761Decided April 26, 19938–1Anthony M. Kennedy
• United States v. Idaho
  508 U.S. 1Decided May 3, 19939–0William H. Rehnquist
• Henry G. Cisneros v. Alpine Ridge Group
  508 U.S. 10Decided May 3, 19939–0Byron R. White
• Lynwood Moreau, Etc. v. Johnny Klevenhagen
  508 U.S. 22Decided May 3, 19939–0John Paul Stevens
• Terry Lynn Stinson v. United States
  508 U.S. 36Decided May 3, 19939–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Professional Real Estate Investors, Inc. v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
  508 U.S. 49Decided May 3, 19939–0Clarence Thomas
• United States v. Padilla
  508 U.S. 77Decided May 3, 19939–0Per curiam
• Cardinal Chemical Company, Etc. v. Morton International, Inc.
  508 U.S. 83Decided May 17, 19939–0John Paul Stevens
• William McNeil v. United States
  508 U.S. 106Decided May 17, 19939–0John Paul Stevens
• Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Sac and Fox Nation
  508 U.S. 114Decided May 17, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Thomas Lee Deal v. United States
  508 U.S. 129Decided May 17, 19936–3Antonin Scalia
• El Vocero de Puerto Rico v. Puerto RicoLaw held unconstitutional
  508 U.S. 147Decided May 17, 19939–0Per curiam
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc.
  508 U.S. 152Decided May 24, 19938–1Harry A. Blackmun
• United States Department of Justice v. Vincent James Landano
  508 U.S. 165Decided May 24, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Michael E. Lincoln v. Grover Vigil
  508 U.S. 182Decided May 24, 19939–0David H. Souter
• Keene Corporation v. United States
  508 U.S. 200Decided May 24, 19938–1David H. Souter
• John Angus Smith v. United States
  508 U.S. 223Decided May 24, 19936–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• William J. Mertens v. Hewitt Associates
  508 U.S. 248Decided June 1, 19935–4Antonin Scalia
• John Sullivan v. Louisiana
  508 U.S. 275Decided June 1, 19939–0Antonin Scalia
• Musick v. Employers Insurance of Wausau
  508 U.S. 286Decided June 1, 19936–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Federal Communications Commission and United States v. Beach Communications, Inc.
  508 U.S. 307Decided June 1, 19939–0Clarence Thomas
• Leonard Nobelman v. American Savings Bank
  508 U.S. 324Decided June 1, 19939–0Clarence Thomas
• Jerry D. Gilmore v. Kevin Taylor
  508 U.S. 333Decided June 7, 19937–2William H. Rehnquist
• Minnesota v. Timothy Dickerson
  508 U.S. 366Decided June 7, 19939–0Byron R. White
• Lamb's Chapel and John Steigerwald v. Center Moriches Union Free School DistrictLaw held unconstitutional
  508 U.S. 384Decided June 7, 19939–0Byron R. White
• Good Samaritan Hospital v. Donna E. Shalala
  508 U.S. 402Decided June 7, 19936–3Byron R. White
• Jeffery Antoine v. Byers & Anderson, Inc.
  508 U.S. 429Decided June 7, 19939–0John Paul Stevens
• United States National Bank of Oregon v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc.
  508 U.S. 439Decided June 7, 19939–0David H. Souter
• Donald Neal Rake v. William J. Wade
  508 U.S. 464Decided June 7, 19939–0Clarence Thomas
• Wisconsin v. Todd Mitchell
  508 U.S. 476Decided June 11, 19939–0William H. Rehnquist
• United States Department of the Treasury and Mitchell A. Levine v. George Fabe
  508 U.S. 491Decided June 11, 19935–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. and Ernesto Pichardo v. City of HialeahLaw held unconstitutional
  508 U.S. 520Decided June 11, 19939–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Local 144 Nursing Home Pension Fund v. Nicholas Demisay
  508 U.S. 581Decided June 14, 19939–0Antonin Scalia
• Concrete Pipe and Products of California, Inc. v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern California
  508 U.S. 602Decided June 14, 19939–0David H. Souter
• Northeastern Florida Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America v. City of Jacksonville
  508 U.S. 656Decided June 14, 19937–2Clarence Thomas
• South Dakota v. Gregg Bourland, Etc.
  508 U.S. 679Decided June 14, 19937–2Clarence Thomas
• Larry Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District
  509 U.S. 1Decided June 18, 19935–4William H. Rehnquist
• Donald L. Helling v. William McKinney
  509 U.S. 25Decided June 18, 19937–2Byron R. White
• Janet Reno v. Catholic Social Services, Inc.
  509 U.S. 43Decided June 18, 19936–3David H. Souter
• Henry Harper v. Virginia Department of Taxation
  509 U.S. 86Decided June 18, 19937–2Clarence Thomas
• R. Gordon Darby v. Henry G. Cisneros
  509 U.S. 137Decided June 21, 19939–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Chris Sale v. Haitian Centers Council, Inc.
  509 U.S. 155Decided June 21, 19938–1John Paul Stevens
• Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
  509 U.S. 209Decided June 21, 19936–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Stephen Buckley v. Michael Fitzsimmons
  509 U.S. 259Decided June 24, 19935–4John Paul Stevens
• Donna E. Shalala v. Richard H. Schaefer
  509 U.S. 292Decided June 24, 19939–0Antonin Scalia
• Leonard Heller v. Samuel Doe
  509 U.S. 312Decided June 24, 19935–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Dorsie Lee Johnson, Jr. v. Texas
  509 U.S. 350Decided June 24, 19935–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Salvador Godinez v. Richard Allan Moran
  509 U.S. 389Decided June 24, 19937–2Clarence Thomas
• United States and Federal Communications Commission v. Edge Broadcasting Company T/a Power 94
  509 U.S. 418Decided June 25, 19937–2Byron R. White
• Txo Production Corp. v. Alliance Resources Corp.
  509 U.S. 443Decided June 25, 19936–3John Paul Stevens
• St. Mary's Honor Center v. Melvin Hicks
  509 U.S. 502Decided June 25, 19935–4Antonin Scalia
• Ferris J. Alexander, Sr. v. United States
  509 U.S. 544Decided June 28, 19935–4William H. Rehnquist
• William Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  509 U.S. 579Decided June 28, 19939–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Richard Lyle Austin v. United States
  509 U.S. 602Decided June 28, 19939–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Ruth O. Shaw v. Janet Reno
  509 U.S. 630Decided June 28, 19935–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Alvin J. Dixon and Michael FosterAltered precedent
  509 U.S. 688Decided June 28, 19935–4Antonin Scalia
• Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. California
  509 U.S. 764Decided June 28, 19935–4Antonin Scalia
• Paul Delo v. Walter J. Blair
  509 U.S. 823Decided July 21, 19935–3Per curiam

← 1991 Term · 1993 Term →

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