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List of United States Supreme Court cases from the Rehnquist Court
1986–1989
Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice
William Rehnquist , September 26, 1986
Keystone Bituminous Coal Ass'n v. Debenedictus ,
480
U.S.
470 (1987): substantive due process, the takings clause of the
Fifth Amendment
Turner v. Safley ,
482
U.S.
78 (1987): free speech and marriage rights of prison inmates
First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. Los Angeles County ,
482
U.S.
304 (1987): substantive due process, temporary taking
Edwards v. Aguillard ,
482
U.S.
578 (1987): constitutionality of mandating teaching of
creation science in conjunction with
theory of evolution
South Dakota v. Dole ,
483
U.S.
203 (1987): use of federal funding to encourage changes in state laws
Rankin v. McPherson ,
483
U.S.
378 (1987):
First Amendment
Freedom of speech
Nollan v. California Coastal Commission ,
483
U.S.
825 (1987): substantive due process, the takings clause
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier ,
484
U.S.
260 (1988): freedom of speech in
secondary school newspapers
Hustler Magazine v. Falwell ,
485
U.S.
46 (1988): First Amendment; parody, emotional distress
Lying v. Northwest Indian CPA ,
485
U.S.
439 (1988): religious rights of Native American vs. public interest
California v. Greenwood ,
486
U.S.
35 (1988):
Fourth Amendment ; even absent a warrant, the search and seizure of garbage left for collection outside the curtilage of a home
Morrison v. Olson ,
487
U.S.
654 (1988): independent counsel's office
Thompson v. Oklahoma ,
487
U.S.
815 (1988):,
Eighth Amendment ; cruel and unusual punishment; capital punishment for juveniles under 16
Florida v. Riley ,
488
U.S.
445 (1989): aerial surveillance and the Fourth Amendment
Lauro Lines s.r.l. v. Chasser et al. ,
490
U.S.
495 (1989):
interlocutory appeals
Community For Creative Non-Violence v. Reid ,
490
U.S.
730 (1989):
copyright ,
work for hire
Martin v. Wilks ,
490
U.S.
755 (1989):
Mistretta v. United States ,
488
U.S.
361 (1989):
United States Sentencing Commission , separation of powers
Texas v. Johnson ,
491
U.S.
397 (1989): freedom of speech (
flag burning )
Webster v. Reproductive Health Services ,
492
U.S.
490 (1989): abortion rights
County of Allegheny v. ACLU ,
492
U.S.
573 (1989): holiday displays and state endorsement of
religion
United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez ,
494
U.S.
259 (1989): search and seizure of nonresident alien in foreign country
1990–1994
Chauffeurs, Teamsters, and Helpers Local No. 391 v. Terry ,
494
U.S.
558 (1990): scope of
Seventh Amendment right to
jury trial in civil cases
Oregon v. Smith ,
494
U.S.
872 (1990): religious freedom with respect to drug use
Westside School District v Mergens ,
496
U.S.
226 (1990): Bible study clubs in schools
Missouri v. Jenkins ,
495
U.S.
33 (1990): power of federal courts to order taxation by state or local governments
Illinois v. Rodriguez
497
U.S.
177 (1990): Fourth Amendment, "co-occupant consent rule"
Stewart v. Abend ,
495
U.S.
207 (1990): rights of the successor of a
copyright interest
Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health ,
497
U.S.
261 (1990): incompetent persons may not refuse medical treatment under the
Fourteenth Amendment
United States v. Eichman ,
496
U.S.
310 (1990): freedom of speech (flag burning)
Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co. ,
497
U.S.
1 (1990): First Amendment and
defamation --no "opinion privilege"
Maryland v. Craig ,
497
U.S.
836 (1990): the right of criminal defendants to confront witnesses
Cheek v. United States ,
498
U.S.
192 (1991): mistake of law is a valid defense to criminal
tax evasion because of
mens rea
Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service Co. ,
499
U.S.
340 (1991): minimal quantum of creativity is required for copyright protection
Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute ,
499
U.S.
585 (1991): enforcement of
forum selection clauses
Florida v. Bostick ,
501
U.S.
429 (1991): random bus searches routinely conducted pursuant to passenger's consent
Harmelin v. Michigan ,
501
U.S.
957 (1991): life sentence for cocaine possession
Hudson v. McMillian ,
503
U.S.
1 (1992): excessive force against
prison inmates,
Eighth Amendment
United States v. Thompson-Center Arms Company ,
504
U.S.
505 (1992):
taxation of
firearms
Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Association ,
505
U.S.
88 (1992): federal
preemption of state labor safety laws
Forsyth County, Georgia v. The Nationalist Movement ,
505
U.S.
123 (1992):
First Amendment protection and
police protection
New York v. United States ,
505
U.S.
144 (1992): the take title provision of the
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 violated the
Tenth Amendment
R. A. V. v. City of St. Paul ,
505
U.S.
377 (1992): fighting words, hate speech
Lee v. Weisman ,
505
U.S.
577 (1992): First Amendment, establishment of religion (prayer at high school graduations)
Planned Parenthood v. Casey ,
505
U.S.
833 (1992): abortion
United States v. Fordice ,
505
U.S.
717 (1992): segregation of colleges and universities
Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council ,
505
U.S.
1003 (1992): per se rule of takings clause
Nixon v. United States ,
506
U.S.
224 (1993): judicial
impeachment ,
political question doctrine
Shaw v. Reno ,
506
U.S.
630 (1993): appropriateness of considering race in redistricting
United States Department of Justice v. Landano ,
508
U.S.
165 (1993):
Freedom of Information Act and confidentiality
Wisconsin v. Mitchell ,
508
U.S.
476 (1993): enhanced sentencing for hate crimes
Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah ,
508
U.S.
520 (1993): animal cruelty, freedom of religion
Lamb's Chapel v. Center Moriches Union Free School District ,
508
U.S.
384 (1993): access by religious groups to public school facilities
Alexander v. United States ,
509
U.S.
544 (1993):
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals ,
509
U.S.
579 (1993): the
Daubert Standard on the admissibility of the opinion of the
expert witness
Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. California ,
509
U.S.
764 (1993): application of
Sherman Antitrust Act to foreign companies
Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. ,
510
U.S.
569 (1994):
copyright , commercial
fair use is possible,
parody
C&A Carbone, Inc v. Town of Clarkstown ,
511
U.S.
383 (1994):
Dormant Commerce Clause
Dolan v. City of Tigard ,
512
U.S.
374 (1994): substantive due process, takings clause
Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District v. Grumet ,
512
U.S.
687 (1994): school district coinciding with religious community
United Mine Workers of America v. Bagwell ,
512
U.S.
821 (1994): constitutional limitations on the
contempt powers of
courts
United States v. Shabani ,
513
U.S.
10 (1994): elements of criminal
conspiracy (i.e., requirement for an overt act)
1995-1999
McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission ,
514
U.S.
334 (1995): anonymous campaign literature under the First Amendment
United States v. Alfonso Lopez, Jr. ,
514
U.S.
549 (1995):
interstate commerce , gun-free school zones
Adarand Constructors v. Peña ,
515
U.S.
200 (1995): constitutionality of race-based set-asides (strict scrutiny test)
Rosenberger v. University of Virginia ,
515
U.S.
819 (1995): discrimination by state universities against student religious organizations
Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton ,
515
U.S.
646 (1995): constitutionality of public school drug testing;
Fourth and
Fourteenth Amendments
Seminole Tribe v. Florida ,
517
U.S.
44 (1996):
Article I and the
Eleventh Amendment
Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc. ,
517
U.S.
370 (1996):
claim construction of
patents
44 Liquormart, Inc. v. State of Rhode Island ,
517
U.S.
484 (1996): restrictions on commercial speech
BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore ,
517
U.S.
559 (1996): whether
punitive damages are limited by substantive due process;
Fourteenth Amendment
Romer v. Evans ,
517
U.S.
620 (1996):
equal protection ,
homosexuality
Jaffe v. Redmond ,
518
U.S.
1 (1996): medical
confidentiality
Gasperini v. Center For Humanities, Inc. ,
518
U.S.
415 (1996):
Seventh Amendment , modern interpretation of the
Erie doctrine
United States v. Virginia ,
518
U.S.
515 (1996):
separate but equal gender discrimination
Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network of Western New York ,
519
U.S.
357 (1997): protesters of abortion clinics
Warner-Jenkinson Company, Inc. v. Hilton Davis Chemical Co. ,
520
U.S.
17 (1997):
patent law ,
doctrine of equivalents
Clinton v. Jones ,
520
U.S.
681 (1997):
Executive privilege and
immunity
City of Boerne v. Flores ,
521
U.S.
507 (
1997 ): scope of
Congressional enforcement power under § 5 of the
Fourteenth Amendment
Washington v. Glucksberg ,
521
U.S.
702 (1997): constitutionality of state law forbidding
assisted suicide
Raines v. Byrd,
521
U.S.
811 (1997):
line item veto ,
legal standing ; redirects to
Clinton v. City of New York
Printz, Sheriff/Coroner, Ravalli County, Montana v. United States ,
521
U.S.
898 (1997): background checks before purchasing handguns
Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union ,
521
U.S.
844 (1997):
free speech ,
obscenity ,
CDA
Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services ,
523
U.S.
75 (1998): applicability of
sexual harassment laws to
same sex harassment
Federal Election Commission v. Akins ,
524
U.S.
11 (1998):
standing conferred by
statute
United States v. Bajakajian ,
524
U.S.
321 (1998): excessive fines
Clinton v. City of New York ,
524
U.S.
417 (1998):
Line Item Veto
Eastern Enterprises v. Apfel ,
524
U.S.
498 (1998): Substantive Due Process, Economic Liberties
Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild Inc. ,
525
U.S.
33 (1998):
union shop contracts
Pfaff v. Wells Electronics, Inc. ,
525
U.S.
55 (1998):
on-sale bar of
United States patent law
Saenz v. Roe ,
526
U.S.
489 (1999): welfare benefits to new state citizens
Hunt v. Cromartie ,
526
U.S.
541 (1999):
gerrymandering
Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael
526
U.S.
137 (1999): expert testimony
Chicago v. Morales ,
527
U.S.
41 (1999): loitering as gang activity
Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank ,
527
U.S.
627 (1999):
sovereign immunity of the States
Alden v. Maine ,
527
U.S.
706 (1999):
sovereign immunity of the States
2000–2005
Decided and reported
Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc. ,
528
U.S.
167 (2000):
standing ,
mootness , "voluntary cessation"
Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC ,
528
U.S.
377 (2000): campaign contributions to state political parties
Rice v. Cayetano ,
528
U.S.
495 (2000): race-based voting restrictions for state government offices
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth ,
529
U.S.
217 (2000): compulsory student fees to support political campus groups;
First Amendment
United States v. Morrison ,
529
U.S.
598 (2000): limits of Congress's power under the
commerce clause
United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group ,
529
U.S.
803 (2000): scrambling of adult material on cable channels;
First Amendment
United States v. Hubbell ,
530
U.S.
27 (2000): criminal charges based on subpeonaed documents
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe ,
530
U.S.
290 (
2000 ): prayer in schools
Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council ,
530
U.S.
363 (2000): federal
preemption of state foreign trade regulation
Dickerson v. United States ,
530
U.S.
428 (2000): Miranda rights
Apprendi v. New Jersey ,
530
U.S.
466 (2000): Juries must decide all elements proof beyond
reasonable doubt for sentence enhancement
California Democratic Party v. Jones ,
530
U.S.
567 (2000): freedom of association and political
primary elections
Stenberg v. Carhart ,
530
U.S.
914 (2000): "late term" or "partial birth" abortions
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale ,
530
U.S.
640 (2000):
right of free association ,
homosexuality
City of Indianapolis v. Edmond ,
531
U.S.
32 (2000): use of dogs at random traffic stops
Bush v. Gore ,
531
U.S.
98 (2000): vote recounts in presidential election
Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Ass’n ,
531
U.S.
288 (2001): expansion of state action to include "public entwinement"
Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett ,
531
U.S.
356 (2001): Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity and Equal Protection in a disability case
Semtek International Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp. ,
531
U.S.
497 (2001):
res judicata effect of federal judgments in state court
TrafFix Devices, Inc. v. Marketing Displays, Inc. ,
532
U.S.
23 (2001):
trademark protection for
patented designs
Easley v. Cromartie ,
532
U.S.
234 (2001):
racial discrimination ,
gerrymandering
Atwater v. City of Lago Vista ,
532
U.S.
318 (2001):
search and seizure
Rogers v. Tennessee ,
532
U.S.
451 (2001):
due process , "
year and a day rule " in
murder cases
Kyllo v. United States ,
533
U.S.
27 (2001): refined meaning of 'search' in
Fourth Amendment
New York Times Co. v. Tasini ,
533
U.S.
483 (2001): copyright in databases
Palazzolo v. Rhode Island ,
533
U.S.
606 (2001): substantive due process, takings clause
Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency ,
535
U.S.
302 (2002): substantive due process, takings clause
Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co. ,
535
U.S.
722 (2002):
prosecution history estoppel
Atkins v. Virginia ,
536
U.S.
304 (2002): cannot execute mentally retarded
Ring v. Arizona ,
536
U.S.
584 (2002): judge cannot find facts for death sentence without a jury
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris ,
536
U.S.
639 (2002): constitutionality of school voucher program
Republican Party of Minnesota v. White ,
536
U.S.
765 (2002): election of state judges, freedom of speech
Eldred v. Ashcroft ,
000
U.S.
01-618 (2003):
copyright duration
Gratz v. Bollinger ,
000
U.S.
02-516 (2003):
racial discrimination ,
affirmative action ,
equal protection
Grutter v. Bollinger ,
000
U.S.
02-241 (2003):
racial discrimination ,
affirmative action ,
equal protection
Lawrence v. Texas ,
000
U.S.
02-102 (2003):
liberty ,
due process ,
homosexuality
McConnell v. FEC ,
000
U.S.
02-1674 (2003): First Amendment;
political speech
Virginia v. Black ,
000
U.S.
01-1107 (2003): restricted speech
Doe v. Chao ,
000
U.S.
02-1377 (2004): governmental violation of privacy rights
Crawford v. Washington ,
000
U.S.
02-9410 (2004): prior testimony exception to
hearsay in criminal trials, Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses
United States v. Dominguez Benitez ,
542 U.S. 74 (2004): appellate review standard for violations of Rule 11 of the
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Locke v. Davey ,
540
U.S.
712 (2004): a religion clauses case upholding a Washington state scholarship program which excluded funding devotional studies.
Tennessee v. Lane ,
541
U.S.
509 (2004): Congress's power under the 14th amendment, section 5;
Americans With Disabilities Act
Republic of Austria v. Altmann ,
541 U.S. 677 (2004): retroactive application of the
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
Blakely v. Washington ,
542
U.S.
296 (2004): right to jury trial, judge-enhanced criminal sentences
United States v. Booker ,
543
U.S.
220 (2005): right to jury trial, judge-enhanced criminal sentences
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp. ,
544
U.S.
280 (2005): state court decisions and the application of the
Rooker-Feldman doctrine
Cutter v. Wilkinson ,
544
U.S.
709 (2005): religious freedom for
prison inmates
Decided, but not yet reported
The cases in this section are recently decided and have not yet been published in a reporter, and thus have not yet been assigned an official United States Reports citation (e.g., 537 U.S. 186). They are identified using their Supreme Court docket number. The date listed is the date of decision. In addition, some of these cases use one of the following citations: Supreme Court Reporter (___ S.Ct. ___); Supreme Courts Reports, Lawyer's Edition (___ L.Ed. ___)
[1] ; or U.S. Law Week
[2] . See
Court citation, Unpublished decisions for additional guidance.
Note: Cases in this section are listed in order by the last name of the
plaintiff (the name to the left of the "v."), and then, if necessary, by the name of the
defendant (the name to the right):
04-368 (5/31/05)
Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States (2005): legality of document destruction in the face of likely government investigation
02-891 (6/7/04)
Central Laborers’ Pension Fund v. Heinz ,
124 S.Ct. 2230 (2004): an ambiguity in the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
03-358 (6/7/04)
Department of Transportation v. Public Citizen ,
124 S.Ct. 2204 (2004): Presidential foreign affairs and foreign trade actions
02-1624 (6/14/04)
Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow ,
542 U.S. ___ (2004): validity of “under God” in
Pledge of Allegiance ; standing to bring suit on another’s behalf.
03-1454 (6/6/05)
Gonzales v. Raich (2005): legitimacy of using
marijuana as a medicine, and power of the federal government to regulate intrastate activities
03-6696 (6/28/04)
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld ,
542 U.S. ___ (2004): detention of American citizens
03-5554 (6/21/04)
Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada ,
542 U.S. ___ (2004): constitutionality of state law requiring citizens to identify themselves to police
03-923 (1/24/05)
Illinois v. Caballes ,
543 U.S. ___ (2005):
Fourth Amendment
Search and seizure
02-572 (6/21/04)
Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ,
542 U.S. ___ (2004): foreign tribunals
04-108 (6/23/05)
Kelo v. City of New London (2005):
eminent domain ; takings of private property for private development
03-1237 (6/13/05)
Merck KGaA, Petitioner v. Integra Lifesciences I, Ltd., et al. : applicability of
patents in
preclinical studies
03-1693 (6/27/05)
McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky (2005): constitutionality of a Ten Commandments display; potential reformulation of the
Lemon test
04-277 (6/27/05)
National Cable and Telecomm. Assn v. Brand X Internet Services 545 U.S. ___ (2005)
04-480 (6/27/05)
MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. (2005):
Copyright infringement in
P2P file-sharing; re-examination of
Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios
03-334 (6/28/04)
Rasul v. Bush ,
542 U.S. ____ (2004): jurisdiction over foreign nationals detained in
Guantanamo Bay
03-633 (3/1/05)
Roper v. Simmons ,
543 U. S. ____ (2005):
Eighth Amendment ; cruel and unusual punishment; capital punishment for juveniles under 18 (compare
Thompson v. Oklahoma from
1988 )
03-1027 (6/28/04)
Rumsfeld v. Padilla ,
124 S.Ct. 2230 (2004): detention of American citizens
03-750 (4/26/05)
Small v. United States (2005): resolution of split appeals court decisions on inclusion of foreign courts in the term “any court”
03-1388 (6/06/05)
Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd. (2005): applicability of the
Americans with Disabilities Act to foreign-held companies
04-617 (6/13/05)
Stewart v. United States (2005): applicability of
Commerce Clause in criminalizing private homemade automatic firearms
03-1395 (3/2/05)
Tenet v. Doe ,
544 U. S. ____ (2005): enforceability of contracts between the government and spies (undercover CIA agents)
03-1488 (5/31/05)
Tory v. Cochran (2005): defamation, enjoinment of speech; continuity of injunction after death
03-1500 (6/27/05)
Van Orden v. Perry (2005): legality of a Ten Commandments display