Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Attorneys' and officials' fees, compensation, or licenses,” part of the Attorneys area.
Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act25
Equal Access to Justice Act8
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)4
Social Security Act3
Bankruptcy Code or Bankruptcy Act3
Clean Air Act3
35-2852
42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts)1
- Lackey v. Stinnie
145 S. Ct. 659Decided February 25, 20257–2John G. Roberts Jr.
- Peter v. Nantkwest Inc.
140 S. Ct. 365Decided December 11, 20199–0Sonia Sotomayor
- Culbertson v. Berryhill
139 S. Ct. 517Decided January 8, 20199–0Clarence Thomas
- Murphy v. Smith
138 S. Ct. 784Decided February 21, 20185–4Neil M. Gorsuch
- Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
579 U.S. 197Decided June 16, 20168–0Elena Kagan
- Melene James v. City of Boise
577 U.S. 306Decided January 25, 20169–0Per curiam
- Baker Botts, L.L.P. v. Asarco, L.L.C.
576 U.S. 121Decided June 15, 20156–3Clarence Thomas
- Octane Fitness, LLC v. Icon Health & Fitness, Inc.
572 U.S. 545Decided April 29, 20149–0Sonia Sotomayor
- Highmark Inc. v. Allcare Health Mgmt. Sys.
572 U.S. 559Decided April 29, 20149–0Sonia Sotomayor
- Kathleen Sebelius v. Melissa Cloer
569 U.S. 369Decided May 20, 20139–0Sonia Sotomayor
- Steven Lefemine v. Dan Wideman
568 U.S. 1Decided November 5, 20129–0Per curiam
- Ricky D Fox v. Judy Ann Vice
563 U.S. 826Decided June 6, 20119–0Elena Kagan
- Michael J. Astrue v. Catherine G. Ratliff
560 U.S. 586Decided June 14, 20109–0Clarence Thomas
- Bridget Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company
560 U.S. 242Decided May 24, 20109–0Clarence Thomas
- Sonny Perdue v. Kenny A.
559 U.S. 542Decided April 21, 20105–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Richlin Security Service Company v. Michael Chertoff
553 U.S. 571Decided June 2, 20089–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Michael W. Sole v. T. A. Wyner
551 U.S. 74Decided June 4, 20079–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company
549 U.S. 443Decided March 20, 20079–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Pearl Murphy et Vir
548 U.S. 291Decided June 26, 20066–3Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Gerald T. Martin v. Franklin Capital Corporation
546 U.S. 132Decided December 7, 20059–0John G. Roberts Jr.
- Randall C. Scarborough v. Anthony J. Principi
541 U.S. 401Decided May 3, 20047–2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- John M. Lamie v. United States Trustee
540 U.S. 526Decided January 26, 20049–0Anthony M. Kennedy
- Gary E. Gisbrecht v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart
535 U.S. 789Decided May 28, 20028–1Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Buckhannon Board and Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
532 U.S. 598Decided May 29, 20015–4William H. Rehnquist
- Bill Martin v. Everett Hadix
527 U.S. 343Decided June 21, 19997–2Sandra Day O'Connor
- John C. Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc.
510 U.S. 517Decided March 1, 19949–0William H. Rehnquist
- Donna E. Shalala v. Richard H. Schaefer
509 U.S. 292Decided June 24, 19939–0Antonin Scalia
- Dale Farrar and Pat Smith v. William P. Hobby, Jr.
506 U.S. 103Decided December 14, 19925–4Clarence Thomas
- City of Burlington v. Ernest Dague, Sr.
505 U.S. 557Decided June 24, 19926–3Antonin Scalia
- Rafeh-Rafie Ardestani v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
502 U.S. 129Decided December 10, 19916–2Sandra Day O'Connor
- Kay v. Ehrler
499 U.S. 432Decided April 16, 19919–0John Paul Stevens
- West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. v. Robert Casey
499 U.S. 83Decided March 19, 19916–3Antonin Scalia
- In re Berger
498 U.S. 233Decided January 14, 19919–0Per curiam
- Commissioner v. Marie Lucie Jean
496 U.S. 154Decided June 4, 19909–0John Paul Stevens
- Venegas v. Mitchell
495 U.S. 82Decided April 18, 19909–0Byron R. White
- United States Department of Labor v. Triplett
494 U.S. 715Decided March 27, 19909–0Antonin Scalia
- Independent Federation of Flight Attendants v. Zipes
491 U.S. 754Decided June 22, 19896–2Antonin Scalia
- Missouri v. Jenkins
491 U.S. 274Decided June 19, 19895–3William J. Brennan Jr.
- Sullivan v. Hudson
490 U.S. 877Decided June 12, 19895–4Sandra Day O'Connor
- Texas State Teachers Association v. Garland Independent School District
489 U.S. 782Decided March 28, 19899–0Sandra Day O'Connor
- Blanchard v. Bergeron
489 U.S. 87Decided February 21, 19899–0Byron R. White
- Rhodes v. Stewart
488 U.S. 1Decided October 17, 19886–3Per curiam
- Pierce v. Underwood
487 U.S. 552Decided June 27, 19886–2Antonin Scalia
- Otis R. Bowen v. Mary Alice Galbreath
485 U.S. 74Decided February 24, 19888–0William J. Brennan Jr.
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air
483 U.S. 711Decided June 26, 19875–4Byron R. White
- Hewitt v. Helms
482 U.S. 755Decided June 19, 19875–4Antonin Scalia
- North Carolina Department of Transportation v. Crest Street Community Council, Inc.
479 U.S. 6Decided November 4, 19866–3Sandra Day O'Connor
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air
478 U.S. 546Decided July 2, 19866–3Byron R. White
- Library of Congress v. Shaw
478 U.S. 310Decided July 1, 19866–3Harry A. Blackmun
- City of Riverside v. Rivera
477 U.S. 561Decided June 27, 19865–4William J. Brennan Jr.
- Evans v. Jeff D.
475 U.S. 717Decided April 21, 19866–3John Paul Stevens
- Kentucky v. Graham
473 U.S. 159Decided June 28, 19859–0Thurgood Marshall
- Walters v. National Association of Radiation Survivors
473 U.S. 305Decided June 28, 19856–3William H. Rehnquist
- Marek v. Chesny
473 U.S. 1Decided June 27, 19856–3Warren E. Burger
- Webb v. County Board of Education of Dyer County
471 U.S. 234Decided April 17, 19856–2John Paul Stevens
- Roger L. Spencer v. South Carolina Tax Commission
471 U.S. 82Decided March 27, 19854–4
- Smith v. Robinson
468 U.S. 992Decided July 5, 19846–3Harry A. Blackmun
- Blum v. Stenson
465 U.S. 886Decided March 21, 19849–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Ruckelshaus v. Sierra Club
463 U.S. 680Decided July 1, 19835–4William H. Rehnquist
- Hensley v. Eckerhart
461 U.S. 424Decided May 16, 19835–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Summit Valley Industries, Inc. v. Local 112
456 U.S. 717Decided June 1, 19829–0Thurgood Marshall
- White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment Security
455 U.S. 445Decided March 2, 19829–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Hughes v. Rowe
449 U.S. 5Decided November 10, 19807–2Per curiam
- Maher v. Gagne
448 U.S. 122Decided June 25, 19809–0John Paul Stevens
- Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper
447 U.S. 752Decided June 23, 19809–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- New York Gaslight Club, Inc. v. Carey
447 U.S. 54Decided June 9, 19807–2Harry A. Blackmun
- Hanrahan v. Hampton
446 U.S. 754Decided June 2, 19807–1Per curiam
- Boeing Co. v. Van Gemert
444 U.S. 472Decided February 19, 19808–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Hutto v. Finney
437 U.S. 678Decided June 23, 19785–4John Paul Stevens
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
434 U.S. 412Decided January 23, 19788–0Potter Stewart
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society
421 U.S. 240Decided May 12, 19755–2Byron R. White
- F. D. Rich Co., Inc. v. United States for the Use of Industrial Lumber Co., Inc.
417 U.S. 116Decided May 28, 19748–1Thurgood Marshall
- Bradley v. School Board of the City of Richmond
416 U.S. 696Decided May 15, 19747–0Harry A. Blackmun
- Northcross v. Board of Education of the Memphis City Schools
412 U.S. 427Decided June 4, 19738–0Per curiam
- Hall v. Cole
412 U.S. 1Decided May 21, 19736–2William J. Brennan Jr.
- Perkins v. Standard Oil Co. of California
399 U.S. 222Decided June 23, 19708–0Per curiam
- Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.
396 U.S. 375Decided January 20, 19707–1John M. Harlan II
- Sims v. Cohen
390 U.S. 746Decided April 29, 19686–2Per curiam
- Hopkins v. Cohen
390 U.S. 530Decided April 2, 19685–3William O. Douglas
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.
390 U.S. 400Decided March 18, 19688–0Per curiam
- Fleischmann Distilling Corp. v. Maier Brewing Co.
386 U.S. 714Decided May 8, 19678–1Earl Warren
- United States v. R. F. Ball Construction Co., Inc.
355 U.S. 587Decided March 3, 19585–4Per curiam
