Line-up identification: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Line-up identification,” part of the Criminal Procedure area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 12 decisions, newest first

• Barion Perry v. New Hampshire
  565 U.S. 228Decided January 11, 20128–1Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Watkins v. Sowders
  449 U.S. 341Decided January 13, 19817–2Potter Stewart
• United States v. Crews
  445 U.S. 463Decided March 25, 19808–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Moore v. Illinois
  434 U.S. 220Decided December 12, 19778–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Manson v. Brathwaite
  432 U.S. 98Decided June 16, 19777–2Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. Ash
  413 U.S. 300Decided June 21, 19736–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Kirby v. Illinois
  406 U.S. 682Decided June 7, 19725–4Potter Stewart
• Foster v. California
  394 U.S. 440Decided April 1, 19695–4Abe Fortas
• Biggers v. Tennessee
  390 U.S. 404Decided March 18, 19684–4
• United States v. Wade
  388 U.S. 218Decided June 12, 19675–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Gilbert v. California
  388 U.S. 263Decided June 12, 19676–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Stovall v. Denno
  388 U.S. 293Decided June 12, 19676–3William J. Brennan Jr.

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