Supreme Court decisions of October Term 1993
The Court’s 1993 Term began in October 1993. These are the 96 decisions SCDB records for it, decided between October 12, 1993 and June 30, 1994, during the Rehnquist Court.
96decisions
47%favorable to the petitioner
43%unanimous
10altered precedent or struck a law
By issue area
Most majority opinions
Decided by one vote (13)
- United States v. James Daniel Good Real Property
- Waldemar Ratzlaf and Loretta Ratzlaf v. United States
- Central Bank of Denver, N. A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N. A. and Jack K. Naber
- BFP v. Resolution Trust Corporation
- National Labor Relations Board v. Health Care & Retirement Corporation of America
- Department of Revenue of Montana v. Kurth RanchLaw held unconstitutional
- John Joseph Romano v. Oklahoma
- Orrin S. Reed v. Robert Farley
- Florence Dolan v. City of Tigard
- Thomas Jefferson University v. Donna E. Shalala
- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- Frank B. McFarland v. Wayne Scott
- Jackie Holder, Etc. v. E. K. Hall, Sr.
All decisions, in order
- Roy A. Day v. Donald P. Day
- In re George Sassower
- Florence County School District Four v. Shannon Carter
- Teresa Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.
- Izumi Seimitsu Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha v. U. S. Philips Corporation
- Michael J. Cavanaugh v. Gary Lee Roller
- United States v. James Daniel Good Real Property
- John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Harris Trust and Savings Bank
- Tennessee v. Donald Ray Middlebrooks
- State of Oklahoma and State of Texas v. New Mexico
- Jimmie Burden, Jr. v. Walter Zant
- Waldemar Ratzlaf and Loretta Ratzlaf v. United States
- Eric J. Weiss v. United States
- Thunder Basin Coal Company v. Robert B. Reich
- Thomas Schiro v. Robert Farley
- National Organization for Women, Inc., Etc. v. Joseph Scheidler
- Kevin Albright v. Roger Oliver, Etc.
- Abf Freight System, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
- Department of Revenue of Oregon v. Acf Industries, Inc.
- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. County of Kent
- Paul Caspari v. Christopher Bohlen
- Robert Hagen v. Utah
- American Dredging Company v. William Robert Miller
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. John H. Meyer
- United States Department of Defense v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
- Charles K. Elder v. R. D. Holloway
- John C. Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc.
- John Patrick Liteky v. United States
- Luther R. Campbell aka Luke Skyywalker v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.
- Clarence Victor v. Nebraska
- United States v. Ralph Stuart Granderson, Jr.
- Kitrich Powell v. Nevada
- Oregon Waste Systems, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality of the State of OregonLaw held unconstitutional
- Ticor Title Insurance Company v. Walter Thomas Brown and Jeffrey L. Dziewit
- J. E. B. v. Alabama ex Rel. T. B.
- Central Bank of Denver, N. A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N. A. and Jack K. Naber
- McDermott, Inc. v. Amclyde and River Don Castings Ltd.
- Boca Grande Club, Inc. v. Florida Power & Light Company, Inc.
- United States v. John O. Irvine and First Trust National Association
- Barbara Landgraf v. Usi Film Products
- Maurice Rivers and Robert C. Davison v. Roadway Express, Inc.
- Robert Edward Stansbury v. California
- City of Chicago v. Environmental Defense Fund
- United States v. Pedro Alvarez-Sanchez
- In re Grant Anderson
- Lenard Ray Beecham v. United States
- Matt T. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
- C & a Carbone, Inc. v. Town of ClarkstownLaw held unconstitutional
- Security Services, Inc. v. Kmart Corporation
- John H. Dalton v. Arlen Specter
- Darren J. Custis v. United States
- Posters 'n' Things, Ltd. v. United States
- BFP v. Resolution Trust Corporation
- National Labor Relations Board v. Health Care & Retirement Corporation of America
- Harold E. Staples v. United States
- Associated Industries of Missouri v. Janette M. LohmanLaw held unconstitutional
- Morgan Stanley & Company v. Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
- Gary M. McKnight v. General Motors Corporation
- Cynthia Waters v. Cheryl R. Churchill
- Pud No. 1 of Jefferson County and City of Tacoma v. Washington Department of Ecology
- Kenneth O. Nichols v. United StatesAltered precedent
- Department of Revenue of Montana v. Kurth RanchLaw held unconstitutional
- Key Tronic Corporation v. United States
- Dee Farmer v. Edward Brennan
- Digital Equipment Corporation v. Desktop Direct, Inc.
- John Joseph Romano v. Oklahoma
- United States v. Jerry W. Carlton
- City of Ladue v. Margaret P. GilleoLaw held unconstitutional
- Department of Taxation and Finance of New York v. Milhelm Attea & Bros., Inc., Etc.
- O'Melveny & Myers v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver for American Diversified Savings Bank
- Albert Howlett v. Birkdale Shipping Co., S. A.
- Karen Livadas v. Victoria Bradshaw
- Silvia S. Ibanez v. Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Jonathan Dale Simmons v. South Carolina
- West Lynn Creamery, Inc. v. Jonathan HealyLaw held unconstitutional
- MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company
- Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. Grant T. Norris
- Director v. Greenwich CollieriesAltered precedent
- Barclays Bank PLC v. Franchise Tax Board of California
- Orrin S. Reed v. Robert Farley
- Florence Dolan v. City of Tigard
- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. v. Karl L. ObergLaw held unconstitutional
- Robert L. Davis v. United States
- Roy Heck v. James Humphrey
- Thomas Jefferson University v. Donna E. Shalala
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. James E. Gottshall
- Terry Lee Shannon v. United States
- Fredel Williamson v. United States
- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District v. Louis GrumetLaw held unconstitutional
- Judy Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc.
- International Union v. John L. Bagwell
- Frank B. McFarland v. Wayne Scott
- Jackie Holder, Etc. v. E. K. Hall, Sr.
- Paul Palalaua Tuilaepa v. California
- Bolley Johnson v. Miguel de Grandy
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