Privacy cases at the Supreme Court

Cases about privacy interests, including abortion and contraception, the right to die, and the Freedom of Information Act and related laws.

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 (25)

• Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health OrganizationAltered precedent
  142 S. Ct. 2228Decided June 24, 20226–3Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• June Medical Services LLC v. RussoLaw held unconstitutional
  140 S. Ct. 2103Decided June 29, 20205–4Stephen G. Breyer
• National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. BecerraLaw held unconstitutional
  138 S. Ct. 2361Decided June 26, 20185–4Clarence Thomas
• Whole Woman's Health v. HellerstedtLaw held unconstitutional
  579 U.S. 582Decided June 27, 20165–3Stephen G. Breyer
• McCullen v. CoakleyLaw held unconstitutional
  573 U.S. 464Decided June 26, 20149–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Alberto R. Gonzales v. Leroy CarhartAltered precedent
  550 U.S. 124Decided April 18, 20075–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• John Geddes Lawrence and Tyron Garner v. TexasAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  539 U.S. 558Decided June 26, 20036–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Don Stenberg v. Leroy CarhartLaw held unconstitutional
  530 U.S. 914Decided June 28, 20005–4Stephen G. Breyer
• Jenifer Troxel v. Tommie GranvilleLaw held unconstitutional
  530 U.S. 57Decided June 5, 20006–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Walker L. Chandler v. Zell D. MillerLaw held unconstitutional
  520 U.S. 305Decided April 15, 19978–1Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Roy Romer v. Richard G. EvansLaw held unconstitutional
  517 U.S. 620Decided May 20, 19966–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Robert P. Casey, Etc.Altered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  505 U.S. 833Decided June 29, 19925–4
• Hodgson v. MinnesotaLaw held unconstitutional
  497 U.S. 417Decided June 25, 19906–3John Paul Stevens
• Neal F. Hartigan v. David Zbaraz and Allan G. Charles Etc.Law held unconstitutional
  484 U.S. 171Decided December 14, 19874–4
• Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and GynecologistsLaw held unconstitutional
  476 U.S. 747Decided June 11, 19865–4Harry A. Blackmun
• City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  462 U.S. 416Decided June 15, 19836–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Planned Parenthood Association of Kansas City v. AshcroftLaw held unconstitutional
  462 U.S. 476Decided June 15, 19835–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Bellotti v. BairdLaw held unconstitutional
  443 U.S. 622Decided July 2, 19798–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Colautti v. FranklinLaw held unconstitutional
  439 U.S. 379Decided January 9, 19796–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Carey v. Population Services InternationalLaw held unconstitutional
  431 U.S. 678Decided June 9, 19777–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. DanforthLaw held unconstitutional
  428 U.S. 52Decided July 1, 19765–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Roe v. WadeLaw held unconstitutional
  410 U.S. 113Decided January 22, 19737–2Harry A. Blackmun
• Doe v. BoltonLaw held unconstitutional
  410 U.S. 179Decided January 22, 19737–2Harry A. Blackmun
• Eisenstadt v. BairdLaw held unconstitutional
  405 U.S. 438Decided March 22, 19726–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• Griswold v. ConnecticutLaw held unconstitutional
  381 U.S. 479Decided June 7, 19657–2William O. Douglas

Most recent decisions

• Moyle v. United States
  144 S. Ct. 2015Decided June 27, 20246–3Per curiam
• Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
  602 U.S. 367Decided June 13, 20249–0Brett M. Kavanaugh
• Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health OrganizationAltered precedent
  142 S. Ct. 2228Decided June 24, 20226–3Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• United States v. Zubaydah
  142 S. Ct. 959Decided March 3, 20226–3Stephen G. Breyer
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service v. Sierra Club
  144 S. Ct. 777Decided March 4, 20217–2Amy Coney Barrett
• June Medical Services LLC v. RussoLaw held unconstitutional
  140 S. Ct. 2103Decided June 29, 20205–4Stephen G. Breyer
• Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media
  139 S. Ct. 2356Decided June 24, 20196–3Neil M. Gorsuch
• Box v. Planned Parenthood of Ind. & Ky.
  139 S. Ct. 1780Decided May 28, 20197–2Per curiam
• National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. BecerraLaw held unconstitutional
  138 S. Ct. 2361Decided June 26, 20185–4Clarence Thomas
• Whole Woman's Health v. HellerstedtLaw held unconstitutional
  579 U.S. 582Decided June 27, 20165–3Stephen G. Breyer
• McCullen v. CoakleyLaw held unconstitutional
  573 U.S. 464Decided June 26, 20149–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital, Ltd.
  573 U.S. 134Decided June 16, 20147–1Antonin Scalia
• Lawson v. FMR LLC
  571 U.S. 429Decided March 4, 20146–3Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Mark J. McBurney v. Nathaniel L. Young
  569 U.S. 221Decided April 29, 20139–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• United States v. James X. Bormes
  568 U.S. 6Decided November 13, 20129–0Antonin Scalia
• Federal Aviation Administration v. Stanmore Cawthon Cooper
  566 U.S. 284Decided March 28, 20125–3Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• General Dynamics Corporation v. United States
  563 U.S. 478Decided May 23, 20119–0Antonin Scalia
• Schindler Elevator Corporation v. United States ex Rel. Daniel Kirk
  563 U.S. 401Decided May 16, 20115–3Clarence Thomas
• Glen Scott Milner v. Department of the Navy
  562 U.S. 562Decided March 7, 20118–1Elena Kagan
• Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T Inc.
  562 U.S. 397Decided March 1, 20118–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration v. Robert M. Nelson
  562 U.S. 134Decided January 19, 20118–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• John Doe #1 v. Sam Reed
  561 U.S. 186Decided June 24, 20108–1John G. Roberts Jr.
• Alberto R. Gonzales v. Leroy CarhartAltered precedent
  550 U.S. 124Decided April 18, 20075–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Joseph Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc.
  547 U.S. 9Decided February 28, 20068–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Kelly A. Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
  546 U.S. 320Decided January 18, 20069–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Alberto R. Gonzales v. Oregon
  546 U.S. 243Decided January 17, 20066–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Richard B. Cheney v. United States District Court for the District of Columbia
  542 U.S. 367Decided June 24, 20047–2Anthony M. Kennedy
• Intel Corporation v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
  542 U.S. 241Decided June 21, 20048–1Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• National Archives and Records Administration v. Allan J. Favish
  541 U.S. 157Decided March 30, 20049–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Buck Doe v. Elaine L. Chao
  540 U.S. 614Decided February 24, 20046–3David H. Souter

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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