Juveniles: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Juveniles,” part of the Civil Rights area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 30 decisions, newest first

• Golan v. Saada
  142 S. Ct. 1880Decided June 15, 20229–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Monasky v. Taglieri
  140 S. Ct. 719Decided February 25, 20209–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez
  572 U.S. 1Decided March 5, 20149–0Clarence Thomas
• Jeffrey Lee Chafin v. Lynne Hales Chafin
  568 U.S. 165Decided February 19, 20139–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Michael J. Astrue v. Karen K. Capato
  566 U.S. 541Decided May 21, 20129–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• United States v. Juvenile Male
  564 U.S. 932Decided June 27, 20118–0Per curiam
• Timothy Mark Cameron Abbott v. Jacquelyn Vaye Abbott
  560 U.S. 1Decided May 17, 20106–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Jacob Winkelman v. Parma City School District
  550 U.S. 516Decided May 21, 20077–2Anthony M. Kennedy
• Washington State Department of Social and Health Services v. Guardianship Estate of Danny Keffeler
  537 U.S. 371Decided February 25, 20039–0David H. Souter
• Carol Ankenbrandt v. Jon A. Richards and Debra Kesler
  504 U.S. 689Decided June 15, 19929–0Byron R. White
• United States v. R. L. C.
  503 U.S. 291Decided March 24, 19927–2David H. Souter
• Deshaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services
  489 U.S. 189Decided February 22, 19896–3William H. Rehnquist
• Schall v. Martin
  467 U.S. 253Decided June 4, 19846–3William H. Rehnquist
• Tuten v. United States
  460 U.S. 660Decided March 30, 19839–0Thurgood Marshall
• Santosky v. KramerLaw held unconstitutional
  455 U.S. 745Decided March 24, 19825–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Ralston v. Robinson
  454 U.S. 201Decided December 2, 19816–3Thurgood Marshall
• Parham v. J.R.
  442 U.S. 584Decided June 20, 19796–3Warren E. Burger
• Secretary of Public Welfare of Pennsylvania v. Institutionalized Juveniles
  442 U.S. 640Decided June 20, 19796–3Warren E. Burger
• Swisher v. Brady
  438 U.S. 204Decided June 26, 19786–3Warren E. Burger
• Durst v. United States
  434 U.S. 542Decided February 22, 19788–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Breed v. Jones
  421 U.S. 519Decided May 27, 19759–0Warren E. Burger
• Dorszynski v. United States
  418 U.S. 424Decided June 26, 19749–0Warren E. Burger
• McKeiver v. Pennsylvania
  403 U.S. 528Decided June 21, 19716–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Santana v. Texas
  397 U.S. 596Decided April 20, 19705–3Per curiam
• Richard S. v. City of New York
  397 U.S. 597Decided April 20, 19705–3Per curiam
• In re WinshipLaw held unconstitutional
  397 U.S. 358Decided March 31, 19705–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• In re Fischer.
  391 U.S. 600Decided June 3, 19686–3Per curiam
• In re Whittington
  391 U.S. 341Decided May 20, 19687–2Per curiam
• In re Gault
  387 U.S. 1Decided May 15, 19678–1Abe Fortas
• Kent v. United States
  383 U.S. 541Decided March 21, 19665–4Abe Fortas

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