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Military, active duty: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Military, active duty,” part of the Civil Rights area.

40decisions
58%favorable to the petitioner
42%unanimous
7altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1940s3
1950s16
1960s5
1970s8
1980s1
1990s5
2010s2

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

Uniform Code of Military Justice13
Article II, Section 2, Paragraph 2 (appointments clause)2
50 U.S.C. § 5252
Fifth Amendment (due process)2
50 U.S.C. § 5742
Executive order1
38 U.S.C. § 20241
Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 14 (governance of the armed forces)1

All 40 decisions, newest first

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error