Supreme Court jurisdiction on appeal from highest state court: 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 jurisdiction on appeal from highest state court,” part of the Judicial Power area.

5decisions

40%favorable to the petitioner

60%unanimous

0altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1950s1

1960s1

1970s2

2000s1

Most majority opinions

Antonin Scalia1

Potter Stewart1

Legal provisions most often involved

28 U.S.C. § 12573

28 U.S.C. § 13671

All 5 decisions, newest first

Susan Jinks v. Richland County
538 U.S. 456Decided April 22, 20039–0Antonin Scalia
Key v. Doyle
434 U.S. 59Decided November 14, 19775–4Potter Stewart
Costarelli v. Massachusetts
421 U.S. 193Decided April 28, 19758–0Per curiam
Gotthilf v. Sills
375 U.S. 79Decided November 18, 19636–3Per curiam
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama ex Rel. Patterson
360 U.S. 240Decided June 8, 19598–0Per 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