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Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Extra-legal jury influences, jurors and death penalty,” part of the Criminal Procedure area.
20 decisions
80% favorable to the petitioner
5% unanimous
1 altered precedent or struck a law
Decisions by decade 1960s 5
1970s 3
1980s 6
1990s 1
2000s 1
2010s 3
2020s 1
Legal provisions most often involved Sixth Amendment (other provisions) 7
Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection) 2
Fourteenth Amendment (due process) 2
Sixth Amendment (right to trial by jury) 2
28 U.S.C. §§ 2241–2255 (habeas corpus) 1
All 20 decisions, newest first
United States v. Tsarnaev 142 S. Ct. 1024 Decided March 4, 2022 6–3 Clarence Thomas
Flowers v. Mississippi 139 S. Ct. 2228 Decided June 21, 2019 7–2 Brett M. Kavanaugh
Foster v. Chatman 578 U.S. 488 Decided May 23, 2016 7–1 John G. Roberts Jr.
David Bobby v. Harry Mitts 563 U.S. 395 Decided May 2, 2011 9–0 Per curiam
Jeffrey Uttecht v. Cal Coburn Brown 551 U.S. 1 Decided June 4, 2007 5–4 Anthony M. Kennedy
Derrick Morgan v. Illinois 504 U.S. 719 Decided June 15, 1992 6–3 Byron R. White
Ross v. Oklahoma 487 U.S. 81 Decided June 22, 1988 5–4 William H. Rehnquist
Buchanan v. Kentucky 483 U.S. 402 Decided June 24, 1987 6–3 Harry A. Blackmun
Gray v. Mississippi 481 U.S. 648 Decided May 18, 1987 5–4 Harry A. Blackmun
Darden v. Wainwright 477 U.S. 168 Decided June 23, 1986 5–4 Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Lockhart v. McCree 476 U.S. 162 Decided May 5, 1986 6–3 William H. Rehnquist
Wainwright v. Witt 469 U.S. 412 Decided January 21, 1985 7–2 William H. Rehnquist
Adams v. Texas 448 U.S. 38 Decided June 25, 1980 8–1 Byron R. White
Davis v. Georgia 429 U.S. 122 Decided December 6, 1976 6–3 Per curiam
McGautha v. California 402 U.S. 183 Decided May 3, 1971 6–3 John M. Harlan II
Maxwell v. Bishop 398 U.S. 262 Decided June 1, 1970 6–1 Per curiam
Lopinson v. Pennsylvania 392 U.S. 647 Decided June 17, 1968 6–3 Per curiam
Spence v. North Carolina 392 U.S. 649 Decided June 17, 1968 6–3 Per curiam
Witherspoon v. Illinois Law held unconstitutional 391 U.S. 510 Decided June 3, 1968 6–3 Potter Stewart
Bumper v. North Carolina 391 U.S. 543 Decided June 3, 1968 7–2 Potter Stewart
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
