Standing, private or implied cause of action: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Standing, private or implied cause of action,” part of the Judicial Power area.

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All 14 decisions, newest first

• Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc.
  575 U.S. 320Decided March 31, 20155–4Antonin Scalia
• James Alexander v. Martha Sandoval
  532 U.S. 275Decided April 24, 20015–4Antonin Scalia
• Linda J. Blessing v. Cathy Freestone, Etc.
  520 U.S. 329Decided April 21, 19979–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Alan Meghrig v. KFC Western, Inc.
  516 U.S. 479Decided March 19, 19969–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. California and California State Board of Equalization
  507 U.S. 746Decided April 26, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Sue Suter v. Artist M.
  503 U.S. 347Decided March 25, 19927–2William H. Rehnquist
• Karahalios v. National Federation of Federal Employees
  489 U.S. 527Decided March 6, 19899–0Byron R. White
• Thompson v. Thompson
  484 U.S. 174Decided January 12, 19888–0Thurgood Marshall
• Wright v. City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority
  479 U.S. 418Decided January 14, 19875–4Byron R. White
• Merrill Lynch v. Curran
  456 U.S. 353Decided May 3, 19825–4John Paul Stevens
• California v. Sierra Club
  451 U.S. 287Decided April 28, 19819–0Byron R. White
• Universities Research Assn., Inc. v. Coutu
  450 U.S. 754Decided April 6, 19819–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Cannon v. University of Chicago
  441 U.S. 677Decided May 14, 19796–3John Paul Stevens
• United Mine Workers of America v. Railing
  401 U.S. 486Decided March 22, 19717–2Per 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