Statutory construction of criminal laws, gambling: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Statutory construction of criminal laws, gambling,” part of the Criminal Procedure area.

5decisions

40%favorable to the petitioner

0%unanimous

0altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1950s3

1960s1

1970s1

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

Federal crime control and firearms statutes1

18 U.S.C. § 19531

26 U.S.C. § 44621

15 U.S.C. § 11711

18 U.S.C. § 3361

All 5 decisions, newest first

Iannelli v. United States
420 U.S. 770Decided March 25, 19755–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
United States v. Fabrizio
385 U.S. 263Decided December 12, 19667–2John M. Harlan II
United States v. Korpan
354 U.S. 271Decided June 17, 19578–1Hugo L. Black
United States v. Five Gambling Devices Etc.
346 U.S. 441Decided December 7, 19535–4Robert H. Jackson
United States v. Halseth
342 U.S. 277Decided January 7, 19527–2Sherman Minton

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