No merits, want of jurisdiction: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “No merits, want of jurisdiction,” part of the Judicial Power area.

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All 9 decisions, newest first

• Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services, Inc.
  551 U.S. 224Decided June 18, 20077–2Antonin Scalia
• Office of Senator Mark Dayton v. Brad Hanson
  550 U.S. 511Decided May 21, 20078–0John Paul Stevens
• United States v. Providence Journal Co.
  485 U.S. 693Decided May 2, 19886–2Harry A. Blackmun
• O'Dell v. Espinoza
  456 U.S. 430Decided May 4, 19829–0Per curiam
• Princeton University v. Schmid
  455 U.S. 100Decided January 13, 19828–0Per curiam
• Gerstein v. Coe
  417 U.S. 279Decided June 3, 19749–0Per curiam
• Cardinale v. Louisiana
  394 U.S. 437Decided April 1, 19699–0Byron R. White
• McGill v. Ryals
  385 U.S. 19Decided October 17, 19668–1Per curiam
• Parker v. Ellis
  362 U.S. 574Decided May 16, 19605–4Per curiam

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