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Extra-legal jury influences, prejudicial statements or evidence: 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, prejudicial statements or evidence,” part of the Criminal Procedure area.

16decisions
75%favorable to the petitioner
31%unanimous
0altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1950s5
1960s7
1970s2
2010s1
2020s1

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

Fourteenth Amendment (due process)9
Harmless error2
Sixth Amendment (right to trial by jury)1
Fifth Amendment (grand jury)1

All 16 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