Miscellaneous cases at the Supreme Court

Cases SCDB does not fit elsewhere, including the legislative veto and disputes over executive authority versus Congress or the states.

Issues in this area

Number of decisions SCDB assigns to each specific issue. Issues with at least 5 decisions have their own page.

Decisions that altered precedent or struck down a law (12)

• Trump v. SlaughterAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  146 S. Ct. 2283Decided June 29, 20266–3John G. Roberts Jr.
• Collins v. YellenLaw held unconstitutional
  141 S. Ct. 1761Decided June 23, 20217–2Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• United States v. Arthrex Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  141 S. Ct. 1970Decided June 21, 20215–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection BureauLaw held unconstitutional
  140 S. Ct. 2183Decided June 29, 20205–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Zivotofsky v. KerryLaw held unconstitutional
  576 U.S. 1Decided June 8, 20156–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Free Enterprise Fund and Beckstead and Watts v. Public Company Accounting Oversight BoardLaw held unconstitutional
  561 U.S. 477Decided June 28, 20105–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• William J. Clinton v. City of New YorkLaw held unconstitutional
  524 U.S. 417Decided June 25, 19986–3John Paul Stevens
• Ed Plaut v. Spendthrift Farm, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  514 U.S. 211Decided April 18, 19957–2Antonin Scalia
• Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority v. Citizens for the Abatement of Aircraft Noise, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  501 U.S. 252Decided June 17, 19916–3John Paul Stevens
• Bowsher v. SynarLaw held unconstitutional
  478 U.S. 714Decided July 7, 19867–2Warren E. Burger
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. ChadhaLaw held unconstitutional
  462 U.S. 919Decided June 23, 19837–2Warren E. Burger
• United States v. WillLaw held unconstitutional
  449 U.S. 200Decided December 15, 19808–0Warren E. Burger

Most recent decisions

• Trump v. SlaughterAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  146 S. Ct. 2283Decided June 29, 20266–3John G. Roberts Jr.
• Learning Resources v. Trump
  607 U.S. 229Decided February 20, 20266–3John G. Roberts Jr.
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America
  601 U.S. 416Decided May 16, 20247–2Clarence Thomas
• Financial Oversight and Management Bd for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
  598 U.S. 339Decided May 11, 20238–1Elena Kagan
• Collins v. YellenLaw held unconstitutional
  141 S. Ct. 1761Decided June 23, 20217–2Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• United States v. Arthrex Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  141 S. Ct. 1970Decided June 21, 20215–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Trump v. Mazars USA
  140 S. Ct. 2019Decided July 9, 20207–2John G. Roberts Jr.
• Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection BureauLaw held unconstitutional
  140 S. Ct. 2183Decided June 29, 20205–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Gundy v. United States
  139 S. Ct. 2116Decided June 20, 20195–3Elena Kagan
• Lucia v. SEC
  138 S. Ct. 2044Decided June 21, 20187–2Elena Kagan
• NLRB v. Sw General, Inc.
  137 S. Ct. 929Decided March 21, 20176–2John G. Roberts Jr.
• Zivotofsky v. KerryLaw held unconstitutional
  576 U.S. 1Decided June 8, 20156–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• NLRB v. Noel Canning
  573 U.S. 513Decided June 26, 20149–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky v. Hillary Rodham Clinton
  566 U.S. 189Decided March 26, 20128–1John G. Roberts Jr.
• Free Enterprise Fund and Beckstead and Watts v. Public Company Accounting Oversight BoardLaw held unconstitutional
  561 U.S. 477Decided June 28, 20105–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs
  556 U.S. 163Decided March 31, 20099–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Department of Commerce v. United States House of Representatives
  525 U.S. 316Decided January 25, 19996–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• William J. Clinton v. City of New YorkLaw held unconstitutional
  524 U.S. 417Decided June 25, 19986–3John Paul Stevens
• Ed Plaut v. Spendthrift Farm, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  514 U.S. 211Decided April 18, 19957–2Antonin Scalia
• Thomas Freytag v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  501 U.S. 868Decided June 27, 19919–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority v. Citizens for the Abatement of Aircraft Noise, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  501 U.S. 252Decided June 17, 19916–3John Paul Stevens
• United States v. Stuart
  489 U.S. 353Decided February 28, 19899–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Mistretta v. United States
  488 U.S. 361Decided January 18, 19898–1Harry A. Blackmun
• Morrison v. Olson
  487 U.S. 654Decided June 27, 19887–1William H. Rehnquist
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Mississippi
  484 U.S. 469Decided February 23, 19885–3Byron R. White
• Alaska Airlines, Inc. v. Brock
  480 U.S. 678Decided March 24, 19879–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Bowsher v. SynarLaw held unconstitutional
  478 U.S. 714Decided July 7, 19867–2Warren E. Burger
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. ChadhaLaw held unconstitutional
  462 U.S. 919Decided June 23, 19837–2Warren E. Burger
• First National City Bank v. Banco Para El Comercio Exterior de Cuba
  462 U.S. 611Decided June 17, 19836–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. WillLaw held unconstitutional
  449 U.S. 200Decided December 15, 19808–0Warren E. Burger

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