National supremacy, marital and family relationships: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “National supremacy, marital and family relationships,” part of the Federalism area.

7decisions

71%favorable to the petitioner

14%unanimous

2altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1960s2

1970s1

1980s2

2010s2

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

Article VI, Section 2 (supremacy clause)2

Fourteenth Amendment (enforcement clause)1

Eleventh Amendment1

10 U.S.C. § 14311

45 U.S.C. § 2311

All 7 decisions, newest first

Daniel Coleman v. Court of Appeals of MarylandLaw held unconstitutional
566 U.S. 30Decided March 20, 20125–4Anthony M. Kennedy
Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy v. James W. Stewart III
563 U.S. 247Decided April 19, 20116–2Antonin Scalia
Rose v. Rose
481 U.S. 619Decided May 18, 19878–1Thurgood Marshall
McCarty v. McCarty
453 U.S. 210Decided June 26, 19816–3Harry A. Blackmun
Hisquierdo v. Hisquierdo
439 U.S. 572Decided January 22, 19797–2Harry A. Blackmun
Yiatchos v. Yiatchos
376 U.S. 306Decided March 9, 19647–2Byron R. White
Free v. BlandLaw held unconstitutional
369 U.S. 663Decided May 21, 19627–0Earl Warren

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