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Extraordinary relief: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Extraordinary relief,” part of the Judicial Power area.

14decisions
57%favorable to the petitioner
29%unanimous
0altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1950s2
1960s5
1970s6
2020s1

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

12 U.S. Code § 2421
Supreme Court Rules1
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure1
Federal Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure1
28 U.S.C. § 22821

All 14 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