Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Retroactivity of new rights,” part of the Criminal Procedure area.
Retroactive application of a constitutional right26
Sixth Amendment (right to counsel)3
Exclusionary rule (Fourth Amendment)3
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure2
Fourth Amendment2
Sixth Amendment (right to confront and cross-examine, compulsory process)2
Article I, Section 9, Paragraph 2 (suspension of the writ of habeas corpus)1
Fifth Amendment (due process)1
- Greer v. United States
141 S. Ct. 2090Decided June 14, 20219–0Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Edwards v. VannoyAltered precedent
141 S. Ct. 1547Decided May 17, 20216–3Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Welch v. United States
578 U.S. 120Decided April 18, 20167–1Anthony M. Kennedy
- Montgomery v. Louisiana
577 U.S. 190Decided January 25, 20166–3Anthony M. Kennedy
- Roselva Chaidez v. United States
568 U.S. 342Decided February 20, 20137–2Elena Kagan
- Edward Dorsey, Sr. v. United States
567 U.S. 260Decided June 21, 20125–4Stephen G. Breyer
- Stephen Danforth v. Minnesota
552 U.S. 264Decided February 20, 20087–2John Paul Stevens
- Glen Whorton v. Marvin Howard Bockting
549 U.S. 406Decided February 28, 20079–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Dora B. Schriro v. Warren Wesley Summerlin
542 U.S. 348Decided June 24, 20045–4Antonin Scalia
- Jeffrey A. Beard v. George E. Banks
542 U.S. 406Decided June 24, 20045–4Clarence Thomas
- Republic of Austria v. Altmann
541 U.S. 677Decided June 7, 20046–3John Paul Stevens
- Joseph Roger O'Dell v. J. D. Netherland
521 U.S. 151Decided June 19, 19975–4Sandra Day O'Connor
- Kitrich Powell v. Nevada
511 U.S. 79Decided March 30, 19947–2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Yates v. Aiken
484 U.S. 211Decided January 12, 19888–0John Paul Stevens
- Truesdale v. Aiken
480 U.S. 527Decided March 23, 19876–3Per curiam
- Griffith v. Kentucky
479 U.S. 314Decided January 13, 19876–3Harry A. Blackmun
- Allen v. Hardy
478 U.S. 255Decided June 30, 19866–3Per curiam
- Shea v. Louisiana
470 U.S. 51Decided February 20, 19855–4Harry A. Blackmun
- Solem v. Stumes
465 U.S. 638Decided February 29, 19846–3Byron R. White
- United States v. Johnson
457 U.S. 537Decided June 21, 19825–4Harry A. Blackmun
- Brown v. Louisiana
447 U.S. 323Decided June 16, 19806–3William J. Brennan Jr.
- Lee v. Missouri
439 U.S. 461Decided January 15, 19798–1Per curiam
- Hankerson v. North Carolina
432 U.S. 233Decided June 17, 19778–0Byron R. White
- Bowen v. United States
422 U.S. 916Decided June 30, 19755–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- United States v. Peltier
422 U.S. 531Decided June 25, 19755–4William H. Rehnquist
- Cox v. Cook
420 U.S. 734Decided March 24, 19758–0Per curiam
- Daniel v. Louisiana
420 U.S. 31Decided January 27, 19758–1Per curiam
- Berry v. City of Cincinnati
414 U.S. 29Decided November 5, 19739–0Per curiam
- Gosa v. Mayden
413 U.S. 665Decided June 25, 19735–4Harry A. Blackmun
- Robinson v. Neil
409 U.S. 505Decided January 16, 19739–0William H. Rehnquist
- Ivan V v. City of New York
407 U.S. 203Decided June 12, 19728–0Per curiam
- Adams v. Illinois
405 U.S. 278Decided March 6, 19725–2William J. Brennan Jr.
- Williams v. United States
401 U.S. 646Decided April 5, 19716–2Byron R. White
- Mackey v. United States
401 U.S. 667Decided April 5, 19717–2Byron R. White
- United States v. United States Coin & CurrencyLaw held unconstitutional
401 U.S. 715Decided April 5, 19715–4John M. Harlan II
- Hill v. California
401 U.S. 797Decided April 5, 19716–2Byron R. White
- Debacker v. Brainard
396 U.S. 28Decided November 12, 19696–2Per curiam
- Jenkins v. Delaware
395 U.S. 213Decided June 2, 19695–3Earl Warren
- Halliday v. United States
394 U.S. 831Decided May 5, 19697–2Per curiam
- Desist v. United States
394 U.S. 244Decided March 24, 19695–3Potter Stewart
- Kaiser v. New York
394 U.S. 280Decided March 24, 19696–3Potter Stewart
- Berger v. California
393 U.S. 314Decided January 13, 19699–0Per curiam
- Fuller v. Alaska
393 U.S. 80Decided October 28, 19687–2Per curiam
- McConnell v. Rhay
393 U.S. 2Decided October 14, 19689–0Per curiam
- Arsenault v. Massachusetts
393 U.S. 5Decided October 14, 19689–0Per curiam
- Destefano v. Woods
392 U.S. 631Decided June 17, 19685–4Per curiam
- Roberts v. Russell
392 U.S. 293Decided June 10, 19687–2Per curiam
- Johnson v. New Jersey
384 U.S. 719Decided June 20, 19667–2Earl Warren
- New Jersey v. Russo
384 U.S. 889Decided June 20, 19668–1Per curiam
- Tehan v. United States ex Rel. Shott
382 U.S. 406Decided January 19, 19665–2Potter Stewart
- Linkletter v. Walker
381 U.S. 618Decided June 7, 19657–2Tom C. Clark
- Angelet v. Fay
381 U.S. 654Decided June 7, 19657–2Tom C. Clark
- California v. Hurst.
381 U.S. 760Decided June 7, 19657–2Per curiam
