Judicial Power cases at the Supreme Court

Cases about the power of the federal courts themselves: jurisdiction, standing, mootness, comity and abstention, rules of civil procedure, and review of federal agency action.

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 (16)

• Cisco Systems v. DoeAltered precedent
  146 S. Ct. 1882Decided June 23, 20266–3Amy Coney Barrett
• Carol Anne Bond v. United StatesAltered precedent
  564 U.S. 211Decided June 16, 20119–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Keith Bowles v. Harry RussellAltered precedent
  551 U.S. 205Decided June 14, 20075–4Clarence Thomas
• State of Wyoming v. State of OklahomaLaw held unconstitutional
  502 U.S. 437Decided January 22, 19926–3Byron R. White
• Exxon Corporation v. Central Gulf Lines, Inc.Altered precedent
  500 U.S. 603Decided June 3, 19919–0Thurgood Marshall
• W. S. Kirkpatrick & Co., Inc. v. Environmental Tectonics Corp.Altered precedent
  493 U.S. 400Decided January 17, 19909–0Antonin Scalia
• Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation v. Mayacamas CorporationAltered precedent
  485 U.S. 271Decided March 22, 19888–0Thurgood Marshall
• Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.Law held unconstitutional
  458 U.S. 50Decided June 28, 19826–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Trammel v. United StatesAltered precedent
  445 U.S. 40Decided February 27, 19809–0Warren E. Burger
• Standard Oil Co. of California v. United StatesAltered precedent
  429 U.S. 17Decided October 18, 19768–0Per curiam
• Dove v. United StatesAltered precedent
  423 U.S. 325Decided January 19, 19768–1Per curiam
• Hadley v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas CityLaw held unconstitutional
  397 U.S. 50Decided February 25, 19705–3Hugo L. Black
• Swift & Co., Inc. v. WickhamAltered precedent
  382 U.S. 111Decided November 22, 19656–3John M. Harlan II
• Rohr Aircraft Corp. v. County of San DiegoLaw held unconstitutional
  362 U.S. 628Decided May 23, 19607–2Tom C. Clark
• Darr v. BurfordAltered precedent
  339 U.S. 200Decided April 3, 19505–3Stanley F. Reed
• Angel v. BullingtonAltered precedent
  330 U.S. 183Decided February 17, 19476–3Felix Frankfurter

Most recent decisions

• Trump v. Cook
  146 S. Ct. 2234Decided June 29, 20265–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Mullin v. Doe
  146 S. Ct. 2121Decided June 25, 20266–3Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Cisco Systems v. DoeAltered precedent
  146 S. Ct. 1882Decided June 23, 20266–3Amy Coney Barrett
• T. M. v. University of Maryland Medical System Corp.
  146 S. Ct. 1739Decided June 18, 20265–4Sonia Sotomayor
• Hunter v. United States
  146 S. Ct. 1702Decided June 18, 20268–1Elena Kagan
• Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction
  146 S. Ct. 1532Decided June 11, 20269–0Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Margolin v. National Association of Immigration Judges
  146 S. Ct. 1285Decided May 26, 20269–0Per curiam
• First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Davenport
  146 S. Ct. 1114Decided April 29, 20269–0Neil M. Gorsuch
• Enbridge Energy, Lp v. Nessel
  608 U.S. 67Decided April 22, 20269–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish
  608 U.S. 1Decided April 17, 20268–0Clarence Thomas
• The Geo Group v. Menocal
  607 U.S. 438Decided February 25, 20269–0Elena Kagan
• The Hain Celestial Group v. Palmquist
  607 U.S. 421Decided February 24, 20269–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Berk v. Choy
  607 U.S. 187Decided January 20, 20269–0Amy Coney Barrett
• Trump v. Casa, Inc.
  145 S. Ct. 2540Decided June 27, 20256–3Amy Coney Barrett
• Food and Drug Administration v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co.
  145 S. Ct. 1984Decided June 20, 20257–2Amy Coney Barrett
• McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corporation
  145 S. Ct. 2006Decided June 20, 20256–3Brett M. Kavanaugh
• Diamond Alternative Energy LLC v. Environmental Protection Agency
  145 S. Ct. 2121Decided June 20, 20257–2Brett M. Kavanaugh
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas
  145 S. Ct. 1762Decided June 18, 20256–3Brett M. Kavanaugh
• Oklahoma v. Environmental Protection Agency
  145 S. Ct. 1720Decided June 18, 20258–0Clarence Thomas
• Environmental Protection Agency v. Calumet Shreveport Refining, LLC
  145 S. Ct. 1735Decided June 18, 20257–2Clarence Thomas
• Parrish v. United States
  145 S. Ct. 1664Decided June 12, 20258–1Sonia Sotomayor
• Cc/devas (Mauritius) Limited v. Antrix Corp. Ltd.
  145 S. Ct. 1572Decided June 5, 20259–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Blom Bank Sal v. Honickman
  145 S. Ct. 1612Decided June 5, 20259–0Clarence Thomas
• Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis
  145 S. Ct. 1608Decided June 5, 20258–1Per curiam
• Bufkin v. Collins
  145 S. Ct. 728Decided March 5, 20257–2Clarence Thomas
• Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services
  145 S. Ct. 690Decided February 26, 20259–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Nvidia Corp. v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder Ab
  604 U.S. 20Decided December 11, 20249–0Per curiam
• Bouarfa v. Mayorkas
  604 U.S. 6Decided December 10, 20249–0Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank
  604 U.S. 4Decided November 22, 20249–0Per curiam
• Murthy v. Missouri
  144 S. Ct. 1972Decided June 26, 20246–3Amy Coney Barrett

Search all 1,287 Judicial Power decisions

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