Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Governmental liability,” part of the Economic Activity area.
- Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety
146 S. Ct. 1931Decided June 23, 20266–3Neil M. Gorsuch
- Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporacion Cimex, S.A.
146 S. Ct. 1909Decided June 23, 20266–3Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Havana Docks Corporation v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
146 S. Ct. 1233Decided May 21, 20268–1Clarence Thomas
- Hencely v. Fluor Corporation
608 U.S. 31Decided April 22, 20266–3Clarence Thomas
- Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation
607 U.S. 509Decided March 4, 20269–0Sonia Sotomayor
- U.S. Postal Service v. Konan
607 U.S. 391Decided February 24, 20265–4Clarence Thomas
- Goldey v. Fields
606 U.S. 942Decided June 30, 20259–0Per curiam
- Martin v. United States
2025 U.S. LEXIS 2281Decided June 12, 20259–0Neil M. Gorsuch
- Feliciano v. Department of Transportation
145 S. Ct. 1284Decided April 30, 20255–4Neil M. Gorsuch
- Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy
145 S. Ct. 1262Decided April 29, 20257–2Amy Coney Barrett
- Wisconsin Bell v. U.S.
145 S. Ct. 498Decided February 21, 20259–0Elena Kagan
- Republic of Hungary v. Simon
145 S. Ct. 480Decided February 21, 20259–0Sonia Sotomayor
- Egbert v. Boule
142 S. Ct. 1793Decided June 8, 20226–3Clarence Thomas
- Gallardo v. Marstiller
142 S. Ct. 1751Decided June 6, 20227–2Clarence Thomas
- Brownback v. King
141 S. Ct. 740Decided February 25, 20219–0Clarence Thomas
- Republic of Hungary v. Simon
141 S. Ct. 691Decided February 3, 20219–0Per curiam
- Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp
141 S. Ct. 703Decided February 3, 20219–0John G. Roberts Jr.
- Opati v. Republic of Sudan
140 S. Ct. 1601Decided May 18, 20208–0Neil M. Gorsuch
- Maine Community Health Options v. United States
140 S. Ct. 1308Decided April 27, 20208–1Sonia Sotomayor
- Hernandez v. Mesa
140 S. Ct. 735Decided February 25, 20205–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Franchise Tax Board of California v. HyattAltered precedent
139 S. Ct. 1485Decided May 13, 20195–4Clarence Thomas
- Thacker v. Tennessee Valley Authority
139 S. Ct. 1435Decided April 29, 20199–0Elena Kagan
- Republic of Sudan v. Harrison
139 S. Ct. 1048Decided March 26, 20198–1Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Escondido v. Emmons
139 S. Ct. 500Decided January 7, 20199–0Per curiam
- Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran
138 S. Ct. 816Decided February 21, 20188–0Sonia Sotomayor
- District of Columbia v. Wesby
138 S. Ct. 577Decided January 22, 20189–0Clarence Thomas
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States
137 S. Ct. 436Decided December 6, 20168–0Anthony M. Kennedy
- RJR Nabisco Inc. v. European Community
579 U.S. 325Decided June 20, 20164–3Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States
579 U.S. 162Decided June 16, 20168–0Clarence Thomas
- Simmons v. Himmelreich
578 U.S. 621Decided June 6, 20168–0Sonia Sotomayor
- Bank Markazi v. Peterson
578 U.S. 212Decided April 20, 20166–2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- California Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt
578 U.S. 171Decided April 19, 20166–2Stephen G. Breyer
- Obb Personenverkehr Ag v. Sachs
577 U.S. 27Decided December 1, 20159–0John G. Roberts Jr.
- United States v. Kwai Fun Wong
575 U.S. 402Decided April 22, 20155–4Elena Kagan
- Kim Millbrook v. United States
569 U.S. 50Decided March 27, 20139–0Clarence Thomas
- Steven Alan Levin v. United States
568 U.S. 503Decided March 4, 20139–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- John D. Ashcroft v. Abdullah Al-Kidd
563 U.S. 731Decided May 31, 20118–0Antonin Scalia
- Esther Hui v. Yanira Castaneda
559 U.S. 799Decided May 3, 20109–0Sonia Sotomayor
- Graham County Soil and Water Conservation District v. United States ex Rel. Karen T. Wilson
559 U.S. 280Decided March 30, 20107–2John Paul Stevens
- Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Dariush Elahi
556 U.S. 366Decided April 21, 20096–3Stephen G. Breyer
- Abdus-Shahid M. S. Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
552 U.S. 214Decided January 22, 20085–4Clarence Thomas
- Charles Wilkie v. Harvey Frank Robbins
551 U.S. 537Decided June 25, 20077–2David H. Souter
- Northern Insurance Company of New York v. Chatham County
547 U.S. 189Decided April 25, 20069–0Clarence Thomas
- Barbara Dolan v. United States Postal Service
546 U.S. 481Decided February 22, 20067–1Anthony M. Kennedy
- Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Dariush Elahi
546 U.S. 450Decided February 21, 20069–0Per curiam
- George J. Tenet v. John Doe
544 U.S. 1Decided March 2, 20059–0William H. Rehnquist
- Rochelle Brosseau v. Kenneth J. Haugen
543 U.S. 194Decided December 13, 20048–1Per curiam
- Jeff Groh v. Joseph R. Ramirez
540 U.S. 551Decided February 24, 20045–4John Paul Stevens
- Cook County v. United States ex Rel. Janet Chandler
538 U.S. 119Decided March 10, 20039–0David H. Souter
- Warren Christopher v. Jennifer K. Harbury
536 U.S. 403Decided June 20, 20029–0David H. Souter
- Donald Saucier v. Elliot M. Katz and in Defense of Animals
533 U.S. 194Decided June 18, 20019–0Anthony M. Kennedy
- Central Green Co. v. United States
531 U.S. 425Decided February 21, 20019–0John Paul Stevens
- David Conn and Carol Najera v. Paul L. Gabbert
526 U.S. 286Decided April 5, 19999–0William H. Rehnquist
- Department of the Army v. Blue Fox, Inc.
525 U.S. 255Decided January 20, 19999–0William H. Rehnquist
- County of Sacramento v. Teri Lewis and Thomas Lewis
523 U.S. 833Decided May 26, 19989–0David H. Souter
- Daniel Bogan and Marilyn Roderick v. Janet Scott-Harris
523 U.S. 44Decided March 3, 19989–0Clarence Thomas
- William Jefferson Clinton v. Paula Corbin Jones
520 U.S. 681Decided May 27, 19979–0John Paul Stevens
- Regents of the University of California v. John Doe Etc.
519 U.S. 425Decided February 19, 19979–0John Paul Stevens
- United States v. Winstar Corporation
518 U.S. 839Decided July 1, 19967–2David H. Souter
- James Griffin Lane v. Federico F. Pena
518 U.S. 187Decided June 20, 19967–2Sandra Day O'Connor
- Hercules Incorporated v. United States
516 U.S. 417Decided March 4, 19966–2William H. Rehnquist
- City of Milwaukee v. Cement Division
515 U.S. 189Decided June 12, 19958–0John Paul Stevens
- Donna E. Shalala v. Margaret Whitecotton
514 U.S. 268Decided April 18, 19959–0David H. Souter
- Albert Hess and Charles F. Walsh v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation
513 U.S. 30Decided November 14, 19945–4Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- West Lynn Creamery, Inc. v. Jonathan HealyLaw held unconstitutional
512 U.S. 186Decided June 17, 19947–2John Paul Stevens
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. John H. Meyer
510 U.S. 471Decided February 23, 19949–0Clarence Thomas
- Saudi Arabia v. Scott Nelson et Ux.
507 U.S. 349Decided March 23, 19936–3David H. Souter
- Sandra Jean Smith v. United States
507 U.S. 197Decided March 8, 19938–1William H. Rehnquist
- United States Department of Energy v. Ohio
503 U.S. 607Decided April 21, 19926–3David H. Souter
- Shirley M. Molzof v. United States
502 U.S. 301Decided January 14, 19929–0Clarence Thomas
- Hunter v. Bryant
502 U.S. 224Decided December 16, 19916–2Per curiam
- Kenneth Hilton v. South Carolina Public Railways Commission
502 U.S. 197Decided December 15, 19916–2Anthony M. Kennedy
- Edgar Blatchford v. Native Village of Noatak and Circle Village
501 U.S. 775Decided June 24, 19916–3Antonin Scalia
- Frederick A. Siegert v. H. Melvin Gilley
500 U.S. 226Decided May 23, 19916–3William H. Rehnquist
- United States v. Gaubert
499 U.S. 315Decided March 26, 19919–0Byron R. White
- United States v. Marcus S. Smith
499 U.S. 160Decided March 20, 19918–1Thurgood Marshall
- Office of Personnel Management v. Charles Richmond
496 U.S. 414Decided June 11, 19907–2Anthony M. Kennedy
- Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. v. Feeney
495 U.S. 299Decided April 30, 19909–0Sandra Day O'Connor
- Finley v. United States
490 U.S. 545Decided May 22, 19895–4Antonin Scalia
- Boyle v. United Technologies Corp.
487 U.S. 500Decided June 27, 19885–4Antonin Scalia
- Sheridan et Ux. v. United States
487 U.S. 392Decided June 24, 19886–3John Paul Stevens
- Schweiker v. Chilicky
487 U.S. 412Decided June 24, 19886–3Sandra Day O'Connor
- Berkovitz v. United States
486 U.S. 531Decided June 13, 19889–0Thurgood Marshall
- Westfall v. Erwin et Ux.
484 U.S. 292Decided January 13, 19888–0Thurgood Marshall
- Welch v. Texas Department of Highways and Public TransportationAltered precedent
483 U.S. 468Decided June 25, 19875–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Anderson v. Creighton
483 U.S. 635Decided June 25, 19876–3Antonin Scalia
- United States v. Stanley
483 U.S. 669Decided June 25, 19875–4Antonin Scalia
- United States v. Johnson
481 U.S. 681Decided May 18, 19875–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- United States v. James
478 U.S. 597Decided July 2, 19866–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Cleavinger v. Saxner
474 U.S. 193Decided December 10, 19856–3Harry A. Blackmun
- United States v. Shearer
473 U.S. 52Decided June 27, 19858–0Warren E. Burger
- Mitchell v. Forsyth
472 U.S. 511Decided June 19, 19854–3Byron R. White
- United States v. S. A. Empresa de Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense
467 U.S. 797Decided June 19, 19849–0Warren E. Burger
- United States v. Morton
467 U.S. 822Decided June 19, 19849–0John Paul Stevens
- Kosak v. United States
465 U.S. 848Decided March 21, 19848–1Thurgood Marshall
- United States v. Mitchell
463 U.S. 206Decided June 27, 19836–3Thurgood Marshall
- Chappell v. Wallace
462 U.S. 296Decided June 13, 19839–0Warren E. Burger
- Bush v. Lucas
462 U.S. 367Decided June 13, 19839–0John Paul Stevens
- Block v. Neal
460 U.S. 289Decided March 7, 19839–0Thurgood Marshall
- Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. United States
460 U.S. 190Decided February 23, 19837–2Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Board of Education of Rogers v. McCluskey
458 U.S. 966Decided July 2, 19826–3Per curiam
- Velde v. National Black Police Assn., Inc.
458 U.S. 591Decided June 30, 19827–0Per curiam
- Nixon v. Fitzgerald
457 U.S. 731Decided June 24, 19825–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Harlow v. Fitzgerald
457 U.S. 800Decided June 24, 19828–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Carlson v. Green
446 U.S. 14Decided April 22, 19807–2William J. Brennan Jr.
- United States v. Mitchell
445 U.S. 535Decided April 15, 19805–3Thurgood Marshall
- Hatzlachh Supply Co., Inc. v. United States
444 U.S. 460Decided January 21, 19808–1Per curiam
- United States v. Kubrick
444 U.S. 111Decided November 28, 19796–3Byron R. White
- Lake Country Estates, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
440 U.S. 391Decided March 5, 19796–3John Paul Stevens
- Nevada v. Hall
440 U.S. 410Decided March 5, 19796–3John Paul Stevens
- Butz v. Economou
438 U.S. 478Decided June 29, 19785–4Byron R. White
- Stencel Aero Engineering Corp. v. United States
431 U.S. 666Decided June 9, 19777–2Warren E. Burger
- United States v. Hopkins
427 U.S. 123Decided June 24, 19768–1Per curiam
- United States v. Orleans
425 U.S. 807Decided June 1, 19769–0Warren E. Burger
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co., Inc.Altered precedent
421 U.S. 397Decided May 19, 19759–0Potter Stewart
- Scheuer v. Rhodes
416 U.S. 232Decided April 17, 19748–0Warren E. Burger
- Logue v. United States
412 U.S. 521Decided June 11, 19739–0William H. Rehnquist
- United States v. Mason
412 U.S. 391Decided June 4, 19739–0Thurgood Marshall
- Doe v. McMillan
412 U.S. 306Decided May 29, 19735–4Byron R. White
- Laird v. Nelms
406 U.S. 797Decided June 7, 19726–2William H. Rehnquist
- Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah v. United States
406 U.S. 128Decided April 24, 19727–0Harry A. Blackmun
- United States v. Seckinger
397 U.S. 203Decided March 9, 19704–3William J. Brennan Jr.
- United States v. Maryland for the Use of Meyer
382 U.S. 158Decided November 22, 19656–2Per curiam
- Maryland v. United States
381 U.S. 41Decided May 3, 19658–1John M. Harlan II
- Parden v. Terminal Railway of the Alabama State Docks Department
377 U.S. 184Decided May 18, 19645–4William J. Brennan Jr.
- United States v. Muniz
374 U.S. 150Decided June 17, 19638–0Earl Warren
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. United States
372 U.S. 597Decided April 1, 19639–0Potter Stewart
- Morales v. City of Galveston
370 U.S. 165Decided June 11, 19625–3Potter Stewart
- Roper v. United States
368 U.S. 20Decided November 6, 19616–3Tom C. Clark
- United States v. Neustadt et Ux.
366 U.S. 696Decided May 29, 19617–1Charles E. Whittaker
- West v. United States
361 U.S. 118Decided December 7, 19599–0Tom C. Clark
- United States v. Isthmian Steamship Co.
359 U.S. 314Decided April 27, 19599–0Earl Warren
- Petty v. Tennessee-Missouri Bridge Commission
359 U.S. 275Decided April 20, 19596–3William O. Douglas
- Wiener v. United States
357 U.S. 349Decided June 30, 19589–0Felix Frankfurter
- United States v. New York
355 U.S. 253Decided December 16, 19578–1William J. Brennan Jr.
- Rayonier Incorporated v. United States
352 U.S. 315Decided January 28, 19577–2Hugo L. Black
- Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co. v. United States
352 U.S. 128Decided December 10, 19565–4William O. Douglas
- United States v. Bergh
352 U.S. 40Decided November 19, 19565–3Tom C. Clark
- General Box Co. v. United States
351 U.S. 159Decided May 7, 19567–2Stanley F. Reed
- Hatahley v. United States
351 U.S. 173Decided May 7, 19569–0Tom C. Clark
- Indian Towing Co., Inc. v. United States
350 U.S. 61Decided November 21, 19555–4Felix Frankfurter
- Williams v. United States.
350 U.S. 857Decided October 17, 19559–0Per curiam
- United States v. Nielson
349 U.S. 129Decided May 16, 19556–2Hugo L. Black
- United States v. Gilman
347 U.S. 507Decided May 17, 19549–0William O. Douglas
- United States v. Lindsay
346 U.S. 568Decided January 18, 19548–1Hugo L. Black
- Dalehite v. United States
346 U.S. 15Decided June 8, 19534–3Stanley F. Reed
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. United States
345 U.S. 446Decided April 27, 19539–0Felix Frankfurter
- De La Rama Steamship Co., Inc. v. United States
344 U.S. 386Decided February 2, 19539–0Felix Frankfurter
- United States v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co.
343 U.S. 236Decided April 21, 19527–2Hugo L. Black
- United States v. Shannon
342 U.S. 288Decided January 14, 19525–4Tom C. Clark
- United States v. Kelly
342 U.S. 193Decided January 2, 19526–3Sherman Minton
- McMahon v. United States
342 U.S. 25Decided November 5, 19516–2Robert H. Jackson
- United States v. Yellow Cab Co.
340 U.S. 543Decided February 26, 19517–2Harold H. Burton
- Feres v. United States
340 U.S. 135Decided December 4, 19509–0Robert H. Jackson
- Standard Oil Company of New Jersey v. United States
340 U.S. 54Decided November 27, 19506–3Hugo L. Black
- Libby v. United States
340 U.S. 71Decided November 27, 19506–3Hugo L. Black
- Fogarty v. United States
340 U.S. 8Decided November 6, 19509–0Sherman Minton
- Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc. v. United States
338 U.S. 421Decided December 19, 19496–2Stanley F. Reed
- United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
338 U.S. 366Decided December 12, 19497–1Fred M. Vinson
- United States v. Spelar
338 U.S. 217Decided November 7, 19498–0Stanley F. Reed
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.
337 U.S. 682Decided June 27, 19496–3Fred M. Vinson
- Fink v. Shepard Steamship Co.
337 U.S. 810Decided June 27, 19495–4Stanley F. Reed
- United States v. Wittek
337 U.S. 346Decided June 13, 19499–0Harold H. Burton
- Brooks v. United States
337 U.S. 49Decided May 16, 19497–2Frank Murphy
- Farrell v. United States
336 U.S. 511Decided April 4, 19495–4Robert H. Jackson
- Priebe & Sons, Inc. v. United States
332 U.S. 407Decided November 17, 19475–4William O. Douglas
- Federal Crop Insurance Corp. v. Merrill
332 U.S. 380Decided November 10, 19475–4Felix Frankfurter
- United States v. Munsey Trust Co.
332 U.S. 234Decided June 23, 19477–1Robert H. Jackson
- United States v. N. Y. Rayon Importing Co., Inc.
329 U.S. 654Decided February 3, 19479–0Frank Murphy
- United States v. Thayer-West Point Hotel Co.
329 U.S. 585Decided January 20, 19479–0Frank Murphy
- United States v. Howard P. Foley Co., Inc.
329 U.S. 64Decided November 25, 19466–3Hugo L. Black
