Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals,” part of the Judicial Power area.

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All 55 decisions, newest first

• BP P.L.C. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
  141 S. Ct. 1532Decided May 17, 20217–1Neil M. Gorsuch
• Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. v. Jackson
  139 S. Ct. 1743Decided May 28, 20195–4Clarence Thomas
• Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co., LLC v. Owens
  574 U.S. 81Decided December 15, 20145–4Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Miss. ex Rel. Hood v. Au Optronics Corp.
  571 U.S. 161Decided January 14, 20149–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Sprint Communications, Inc. v. Jacobs
  571 U.S. 69Decided December 10, 20139–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Mary Anna Rivet v. Regions Bank of Louisiana
  522 U.S. 470Decided February 24, 19989–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Lawrence Epstein
  516 U.S. 367Decided February 27, 19966–3Clarence Thomas
• William Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  509 U.S. 579Decided June 28, 19939–0Harry A. Blackmun
• R. Gordon Darby v. Henry G. Cisneros
  509 U.S. 137Decided June 21, 19939–0Harry A. Blackmun
• William McNeil v. United States
  508 U.S. 106Decided May 17, 19939–0John Paul Stevens
• John J. McCarthy v. Larry Madigan
  503 U.S. 140Decided March 4, 19929–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Franchise Tax Board of California v. Alcan Aluminium Ltd.
  493 U.S. 331Decided January 10, 19909–0Byron R. White
• New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. Council of the City of New Orleans
  491 U.S. 350Decided June 19, 19899–0Antonin Scalia
• Coit Independence Joint Venture v. Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
  489 U.S. 561Decided March 21, 19899–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Deakins v. Monaghan
  484 U.S. 193Decided January 12, 19888–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc.
  481 U.S. 1Decided April 6, 19879–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. v. Laplante
  480 U.S. 9Decided February 24, 19878–1Thurgood Marshall
• Parsons Steel, Inc. v. First Alabama Bank
  474 U.S. 518Decided January 27, 19869–0William H. Rehnquist
• Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  470 U.S. 373Decided March 4, 19857–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Arizona v. San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona
  463 U.S. 545Decided July 1, 19836–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• California v. Grace Brethren Church
  457 U.S. 393Decided June 18, 19827–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Fair Assessment in Real Estate Association, Inc. v. McNary
  454 U.S. 100Decided December 1, 19815–4William H. Rehnquist
• Rosewell v. Lasalle National Bank
  450 U.S. 503Decided March 24, 19815–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• County of Imperial v. Munoz
  449 U.S. 54Decided December 2, 19806–3Potter Stewart
• Moore v. Sims et Ux.
  442 U.S. 415Decided June 11, 19795–4William H. Rehnquist
• Trainor v. Hernandez et Ux.
  431 U.S. 434Decided May 31, 19775–4Byron R. White
• Tully v. Griffin, Inc.
  429 U.S. 68Decided November 9, 19769–0Potter Stewart
• Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States
  424 U.S. 800Decided March 24, 19766–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Carey v. Sugar
  425 U.S. 73Decided March 24, 19769–0Per curiam
• Boehning v. Indiana State Employees Assn., Inc.
  423 U.S. 6Decided November 11, 19758–1Per curiam
• Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc.
  422 U.S. 922Decided June 30, 19759–0William H. Rehnquist
• Lehman Brothers v. Schein
  416 U.S. 386Decided April 29, 19749–0William O. Douglas
• Granny Goose Foods, Inc. v. Brotherhood of Teamsters & Auto Truck Drivers
  415 U.S. 423Decided March 4, 19749–0Thurgood Marshall
• Gibson v. Berryhill
  411 U.S. 564Decided May 7, 19739–0Byron R. White
• American Trial Lawyers Assn. v. New Jersey Supreme Court
  409 U.S. 467Decided January 15, 19739–0Per curiam
• Grubbs v. General Electric Credit Corp.
  405 U.S. 699Decided April 18, 19729–0William H. Rehnquist
• Askew v. Hargrave
  401 U.S. 476Decided March 8, 19719–0Per curiam
• Fornaris v. Ridge Tool Co.
  400 U.S. 41Decided November 23, 19709–0Per curiam
• Reetz v. Bozanich
  397 U.S. 82Decided February 25, 19708–0William O. Douglas
• Willingham v. Morgan
  395 U.S. 402Decided June 9, 19698–0Thurgood Marshall
• Gorun v. Fall
  393 U.S. 398Decided January 20, 19695–4Per curiam
• Kaiser Steel Corp. v. W. S. Ranch Co.
  391 U.S. 593Decided June 3, 19689–0Per curiam
• England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
  375 U.S. 411Decided January 13, 19648–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• Best v. Humboldt Placer Mining Co.
  371 U.S. 334Decided January 14, 19639–0William O. Douglas
• United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Ideal Cement Co.
  369 U.S. 134Decided March 19, 19626–2Per curiam
• Metlakatla Indian Community v. Egan
  363 U.S. 555Decided June 20, 19606–3Felix Frankfurter
• Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux
  360 U.S. 25Decided June 8, 19596–3Felix Frankfurter
• County of Allegheny v. Frank Mashuda Co.
  360 U.S. 185Decided June 8, 19595–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Martin v. Creasy
  360 U.S. 219Decided June 8, 19598–1Potter Stewart
• Leiter Minerals, Inc. v. United States
  352 U.S. 220Decided January 14, 19578–1Felix Frankfurter
• Doud v. Hodge
  350 U.S. 485Decided March 26, 19569–0Sherman Minton
• Public Utilities Commission of California v. United Air Lines, Inc.
  346 U.S. 402Decided November 30, 19536–2Per curiam
• Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. Redwine
  342 U.S. 299Decided January 28, 19529–0Fred M. Vinson
• Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Railway Co.
  341 U.S. 341Decided May 21, 19519–0Fred M. Vinson
• Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Railway Co.
  341 U.S. 363Decided May 21, 19519–0Fred M. Vinson

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