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National supremacy, miscellaneous: 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, miscellaneous,” part of the Federalism area.

44decisions
59%favorable to the petitioner
39%unanimous
21altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1940s1
1950s3
1960s6
1970s3
1980s7
1990s9
2000s8
2010s4
2020s3

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

Article VI, Section 2 (supremacy clause)10
Eleventh Amendment8
Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 3 (interstate commerce clause)4
18 U.S.C. § 9222
Copyright Remedy Clarification Act, 17 U.S.C. 5111
43 U.S.C. 13311
28 USC 3702 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act1
Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 1 (taxing, spending, general welfare, or uniformity clause)1

All 44 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