Due Process cases at the Supreme Court

Cases that turn on due process guarantees: notice and hearing requirements, rights of prisoners and defendants outside criminal-procedure categories, impartial decision makers, jurisdiction over nonresidents, and takings.

Issues in this area

Number of decisions SCDB assigns to each specific issue. Issues with at least 5 decisions have their own page.

Decisions that altered precedent or struck down a law (54)

• Tyler v. Hennepin CountyLaw held unconstitutional
  598 U.S. 631Decided May 25, 20239–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Pakdel v. City and County of San FranciscoLaw held unconstitutional
  141 S. Ct. 2226Decided June 28, 20219–0Per curiam
• Cedar Point Nursery v. HassidLaw held unconstitutional
  141 S. Ct. 2063Decided June 23, 20216–3John G. Roberts Jr.
• United States v. DavisLaw held unconstitutional
  139 S. Ct. 2319Decided June 24, 20195–4Neil M. Gorsuch
• Knick v. Township of ScottAltered precedent
  139 S. Ct. 2162Decided June 21, 20195–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Sessions v. DimayaLaw held unconstitutional
  138 S. Ct. 1204Decided April 17, 20185–4Elena Kagan
• Pavan v. SmithLaw held unconstitutional
  137 S. Ct. 2075Decided June 26, 20176–3Per curiam
• Nelson v. ColoradoLaw held unconstitutional
  137 S. Ct. 1249Decided April 19, 20177–1Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Johnson v. United StatesAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  576 U.S. 591Decided June 26, 20158–1Antonin Scalia
• Obergefell v. HodgesAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  576 U.S. 644Decided June 26, 20155–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Horne v. Department of AgricultureLaw held unconstitutional
  576 U.S. 351Decided June 22, 20158–1John G. Roberts Jr.
• United States v. WindsorLaw held unconstitutional
  570 U.S. 744Decided June 26, 20135–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Gary Kent Jones v. Linda K. FlowersLaw held unconstitutional
  547 U.S. 220Decided April 26, 20065–3John G. Roberts Jr.
• City of Chicago v. Jesus MoralesLaw held unconstitutional
  527 U.S. 41Decided June 10, 19996–3John Paul Stevens
• Eastern Enterprises v. Kenneth S. ApfelLaw held unconstitutional
  524 U.S. 498Decided June 25, 19985–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Bruce Babbitt v. Marvin K. Youpee, Sr.Law held unconstitutional
  519 U.S. 234Decided January 21, 19978–1Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Samuel A. Lewis v. Fletcher Casey, Jr.Altered precedent
  518 U.S. 343Decided June 24, 19968–1Antonin Scalia
• Byron Keith Cooper v. OklahomaLaw held unconstitutional
  517 U.S. 348Decided April 16, 19969–0John Paul Stevens
• Terry Foucha v. LouisianaLaw held unconstitutional
  504 U.S. 71Decided May 18, 19925–4Byron R. White
• Bendix Autolite Corp. v. Midwesco Enterprises, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  486 U.S. 888Decided June 17, 19888–1Anthony M. Kennedy
• Tulsa Professional Collection Services, Inc. v. Joanne PopeLaw held unconstitutional
  485 U.S. 478Decided April 19, 19888–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glendale v. County of Los AngelesLaw held unconstitutional
  482 U.S. 304Decided June 9, 19876–3William H. Rehnquist
• Hodel v. IrvingLaw held unconstitutional
  481 U.S. 704Decided May 18, 19879–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Mennonite Board of Missions v. AdamsLaw held unconstitutional
  462 U.S. 791Decided June 22, 19836–3Thurgood Marshall
• Kolender v. LawsonLaw held unconstitutional
  461 U.S. 352Decided May 2, 19837–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan Catv Corp.Law held unconstitutional
  458 U.S. 419Decided June 30, 19826–3Thurgood Marshall
• Greene v. LindseyLaw held unconstitutional
  456 U.S. 444Decided May 17, 19826–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Webb's Fabulous Pharmacies, Inc. v. BeckwithLaw held unconstitutional
  449 U.S. 155Decided December 9, 19809–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Vitek v. JonesLaw held unconstitutional
  445 U.S. 480Decided March 25, 19805–4Byron R. White
• Barry v. BarchiLaw held unconstitutional
  443 U.S. 55Decided June 25, 19799–0Byron R. White
• Shaffer v. HeitnerAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  433 U.S. 186Decided June 24, 19777–1Thurgood Marshall
• Connally v. GeorgiaLaw held unconstitutional
  429 U.S. 245Decided January 10, 19779–0Per curiam
• Mullaney v. WilburLaw held unconstitutional
  421 U.S. 684Decided June 9, 19759–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Goss v. LopezLaw held unconstitutional
  419 U.S. 565Decided January 22, 19755–4Byron R. White
• Vlandis v. KlineLaw held unconstitutional
  412 U.S. 441Decided June 11, 19736–3Potter Stewart
• Ward v. Village of MonroevilleLaw held unconstitutional
  409 U.S. 57Decided November 14, 19727–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Robinson v. HanrahanLaw held unconstitutional
  409 U.S. 38Decided October 24, 19729–0Per curiam
• Jackson v. IndianaLaw held unconstitutional
  406 U.S. 715Decided June 7, 19727–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleLaw held unconstitutional
  405 U.S. 156Decided February 24, 19727–0William O. Douglas
• Bell v. BursonLaw held unconstitutional
  402 U.S. 535Decided May 24, 19719–0William J. Brennan Jr.

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Most recent decisions

• Pung v. Isabella County
  146 S. Ct. 1964Decided June 23, 20269–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Gutierrez v. Saenz
  145 S. Ct. 2258Decided June 26, 20256–3Sonia Sotomayor
• Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization
  145 S. Ct. 2090Decided June 20, 20259–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Glossip v. Oklahoma
  145 S. Ct. 612Decided February 25, 20256–2Sonia Sotomayor
• Culley v. Marshall
  601 U.S. 377Decided May 9, 20246–3Brett M. Kavanaugh
• Devillier v. Texas
  601 U.S. 285Decided April 16, 20249–0Clarence Thomas
• Sheetz v. County of El Dorado
  601 U.S. 267Decided April 12, 20249–0Amy Coney Barrett
• Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
  600 U.S. 122Decided June 27, 20235–4Neil M. Gorsuch
• Tyler v. Hennepin CountyLaw held unconstitutional
  598 U.S. 631Decided May 25, 20239–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Penneast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey
  141 S. Ct. 2244Decided June 29, 20215–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Pakdel v. City and County of San FranciscoLaw held unconstitutional
  141 S. Ct. 2226Decided June 28, 20219–0Per curiam
• Lombardo v. St. Louis
  141 S. Ct. 2239Decided June 28, 20216–3Per curiam
• Cedar Point Nursery v. HassidLaw held unconstitutional
  141 S. Ct. 2063Decided June 23, 20216–3John G. Roberts Jr.
• Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court
  141 S. Ct. 1017Decided March 25, 20218–0Elena Kagan
• Kahler v. Kansas
  140 S. Ct. 1021Decided March 23, 20206–3Elena Kagan
• United States v. DavisLaw held unconstitutional
  139 S. Ct. 2319Decided June 24, 20195–4Neil M. Gorsuch
• Knick v. Township of ScottAltered precedent
  139 S. Ct. 2162Decided June 21, 20195–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Timbs v. Indiana
  139 S. Ct. 682Decided February 20, 20199–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Sessions v. DimayaLaw held unconstitutional
  138 S. Ct. 1204Decided April 17, 20185–4Elena Kagan
• Pavan v. SmithLaw held unconstitutional
  137 S. Ct. 2075Decided June 26, 20176–3Per curiam
• Murr v. Wisconsin
  137 S. Ct. 1933Decided June 23, 20175–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of Ca.
  137 S. Ct. 1773Decided June 19, 20178–1Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell
  137 S. Ct. 1549Decided May 30, 20178–1Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Nelson v. ColoradoLaw held unconstitutional
  137 S. Ct. 1249Decided April 19, 20177–1Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Michael Damon Rippo v. Renee Baker
  137 S. Ct. 905Decided March 6, 20178–0Per curiam
• Williams v. Pennsylvania
  579 U.S. 1Decided June 9, 20165–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Johnson v. United StatesAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  576 U.S. 591Decided June 26, 20158–1Antonin Scalia
• Obergefell v. HodgesAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  576 U.S. 644Decided June 26, 20155–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Horne v. Department of AgricultureLaw held unconstitutional
  576 U.S. 351Decided June 22, 20158–1John G. Roberts Jr.
• United States v. Clarke
  573 U.S. 248Decided June 19, 20149–0Elena Kagan

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