Miscellaneous criminal procedure: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Miscellaneous criminal procedure,” part of the Criminal Procedure area.

17decisions

65%favorable to the petitioner

24%unanimous

7altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1940s1

1950s3

1960s1

1980s3

1990s2

2000s2

2020s5

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

Second Amendment5

Article III, Section 2, Paragraph 3 (vicinage requirement)1

42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts)1

18 U.S.C. § 36961

Article I, Section 10 (state bill of attainder or ex post facto law)1

Fifth Amendment (grand jury)1

Sixth Amendment (other provisions)1

Article IV, Section 2, Paragraph 1 (privileges and immunities clause)1

All 17 decisions, newest first

Wolford v. LopezLaw held unconstitutional
146 S. Ct. 2032Decided June 25, 20266–3Samuel A. Alito Jr.
United States v. Rahimi
144 S. Ct. 1889Decided June 21, 20248–1John G. Roberts Jr.
Smith v. United States
599 U.S. 236Decided June 15, 20239–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Reed v. Goertz
598 U.S. 230Decided April 19, 20236–3Brett M. Kavanaugh
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. BruenLaw held unconstitutional
141 S. Ct. 2111Decided June 23, 20226–3Clarence Thomas
Otis McDonald v. City of ChicagoAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
561 U.S. 742Decided June 28, 20105–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
District of Columbia v. HellerLaw held unconstitutional
554 U.S. 570Decided June 26, 20085–4Antonin Scalia
Charles B. Miller v. Richard A. French
530 U.S. 327Decided June 19, 20005–4Sandra Day O'Connor
Scott Leslie Carmell v. TexasLaw held unconstitutional
529 U.S. 513Decided May 1, 20005–4John Paul Stevens
United States v. MillerAltered precedent
471 U.S. 130Decided April 1, 19858–0Thurgood Marshall
Patrick Ramirez v. Indiana
471 U.S. 147Decided April 1, 19854–4
Waller v. Georgia
467 U.S. 39Decided May 21, 19849–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Payne v. Madigan
366 U.S. 761Decided June 5, 19614–4
New York v. O'Neill
359 U.S. 1Decided March 2, 19597–2Felix Frankfurter
United States v. Sharpnack
355 U.S. 286Decided January 13, 19587–2Harold H. Burton
Dowd v. United States ex Rel. Cook
340 U.S. 206Decided January 2, 19519–0Hugo L. Black
Haupt v. United States
330 U.S. 631Decided March 31, 19478–1Robert H. Jackson

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