Supreme Court certiorari, writ of error, or appeals 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 “Supreme Court certiorari, writ of error, or appeals jurisdiction,” part of the Judicial Power area.

5decisions

40%favorable to the petitioner

20%unanimous

0altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1960s1

1990s3

2010s1

Most majority opinions

Elena Kagan1

William H. Rehnquist1

Legal provisions most often involved

28 USCS 1259 Judiciary and Judicial Procedure1

42 U.S.C. § 4161

Federal Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure1

2 U.S.C. § 4371

All 5 decisions, newest first

Ortiz v. United States
138 S. Ct. 2165Decided June 22, 20187–2Elena Kagan
Alexis Lawrence v. Shirley S. Chater
516 U.S. 163Decided January 8, 19967–2Per curiam
Anthony Leo Stutson v. United States
516 U.S. 193Decided January 8, 19966–3Per curiam
Federal Election Commission v. Nra Political Victory Fund
513 U.S. 88Decided December 6, 19947–1William H. Rehnquist
Rees v. Peyton
384 U.S. 312Decided May 31, 19669–0Per 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