Extra-legal jury influences, jury instructions: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Extra-legal jury influences, jury instructions,” part of the Criminal Procedure area.

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All 39 decisions, newest first

• Conrad M. Black v. United States
  561 U.S. 465Decided June 24, 20109–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Doug Waddington v. Cesar Sarausad
  555 U.S. 179Decided January 21, 20096–3Clarence Thomas
• Anthony Hedgpeth v. Michael Robert Pulido
  555 U.S. 57Decided December 2, 20086–3Per curiam
• Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States
  544 U.S. 696Decided May 31, 20059–0William H. Rehnquist
• Raymond L. Middleton v. Sally Marie McNeil
  541 U.S. 433Decided May 3, 20049–0Per curiam
• William Arthur Kelly v. South Carolina
  534 U.S. 246Decided January 9, 20025–4David H. Souter
• Wesley Aaron Shafer, Jr. v. South Carolina
  532 U.S. 36Decided March 20, 20017–2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Ellis E. Neder, Jr. v. United States
  527 U.S. 1Decided June 10, 19996–3William H. Rehnquist
• Terry Lee Shannon v. United States
  512 U.S. 573Decided June 24, 19947–2Clarence Thomas
• Jonathan Dale Simmons v. South Carolina
  512 U.S. 154Decided June 17, 19947–2Harry A. Blackmun
• Clarence Victor v. Nebraska
  511 U.S. 1Decided March 22, 19947–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• John Sullivan v. Louisiana
  508 U.S. 275Decided June 1, 19939–0Antonin Scalia
• Wayne Estelle v. Mark Owen McGuire
  502 U.S. 62Decided December 4, 19916–2William H. Rehnquist
• Dale Robert Yates v. Parker Evatt
  500 U.S. 391Decided May 28, 19919–0David H. Souter
• Tommy Cage v. Louisiana
  498 U.S. 39Decided November 13, 19909–0Per curiam
• Carella v. California
  491 U.S. 263Decided June 15, 19899–0Per curiam
• Mills v. Maryland
  486 U.S. 367Decided June 6, 19885–4Harry A. Blackmun
• California v. Brown
  479 U.S. 538Decided January 27, 19875–4William H. Rehnquist
• Rose v. Clark
  478 U.S. 570Decided July 2, 19866–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Francis v. Franklin
  471 U.S. 307Decided April 29, 19855–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• James v. Kentucky
  466 U.S. 341Decided April 18, 19847–1Byron R. White
• Koehler v. Engle
  466 U.S. 1Decided March 26, 19844–4
• Connecticut v. Johnson
  460 U.S. 73Decided February 23, 19835–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Sandstrom v. Montana
  442 U.S. 510Decided June 18, 19799–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Kentucky v. Whorton
  441 U.S. 786Decided May 21, 19796–3Per curiam
• Taylor v. Kentucky
  436 U.S. 478Decided May 30, 19787–2Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Henderson v. Kibbe
  431 U.S. 145Decided May 16, 19778–0John Paul Stevens
• United States v. Pomponio
  429 U.S. 10Decided October 12, 19769–0Per curiam
• Cupp v. Naughten
  414 U.S. 141Decided December 4, 19736–3William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Bishop
  412 U.S. 346Decided May 29, 19738–1Harry A. Blackmun
• Cool v. United States
  409 U.S. 100Decided December 4, 19726–3Per curiam
• Frazier v. Cupp
  394 U.S. 731Decided April 22, 19698–0Thurgood Marshall
• Johnson v. Bennett
  393 U.S. 253Decided December 16, 19688–1Per curiam
• Stoneham v. Texas.
  386 U.S. 11Decided February 13, 19676–3Per curiam
• Spencer v. Texas
  385 U.S. 554Decided January 23, 19675–4John M. Harlan II
• Jenkins v. United States
  380 U.S. 445Decided April 5, 19657–2Per curiam
• Sansone v. United States
  380 U.S. 343Decided March 29, 19657–2Arthur J. Goldberg
• Gibson v. Lockheed Aircraft Service, Inc.
  350 U.S. 356Decided February 27, 19569–0Per curiam
• Andres v. United States
  333 U.S. 740Decided April 26, 19489–0Stanley F. Reed

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