Self-incrimination (general): Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Self-incrimination (general),” part of the Criminal Procedure area.

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All 87 decisions, newest first

• City of Hays v. Vogt
  138 S. Ct. 1683Decided May 29, 20188–0Per curiam
• White v. Woodall
  572 U.S. 415Decided April 23, 20146–3Antonin Scalia
• Kansas v. Cheever
  571 U.S. 87Decided December 11, 20139–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Genovevo Salinas v. Texas
  570 U.S. 178Decided June 17, 20135–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Ben Chavez v. Oliverio Martinez
  538 U.S. 760Decided May 27, 20036–3Clarence Thomas
• David R. McKune v. Robert G. Lile
  536 U.S. 24Decided June 10, 20025–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Ohio v. Matthew Reiner
  532 U.S. 17Decided March 19, 20019–0Per curiam
• United States v. Webster L. Hubbell
  530 U.S. 27Decided June 5, 20008–1John Paul Stevens
• Leonard Portuondo v. Ray Agard
  529 U.S. 61Decided March 6, 20007–2Antonin Scalia
• Amanda Mitchell v. United States
  526 U.S. 314Decided April 5, 19995–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Baltimore City Department of Social Services v. Bouknight
  493 U.S. 549Decided February 20, 19907–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Braswell v. United States
  487 U.S. 99Decided June 22, 19885–4William H. Rehnquist
• Doe v. United States
  487 U.S. 201Decided June 22, 19888–1Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. Thomas O. Robinson, Jr.
  485 U.S. 25Decided February 24, 19885–3William H. Rehnquist
• Allen v. Illinois
  478 U.S. 364Decided July 1, 19865–4William H. Rehnquist
• Wainwright v. Greenfield
  474 U.S. 284Decided January 14, 19869–0John Paul Stevens
• Selective Service System v. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group
  468 U.S. 841Decided July 5, 19846–2Warren E. Burger
• United States v. Doe
  465 U.S. 605Decided February 28, 19846–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Minnesota v. Murphy
  465 U.S. 420Decided February 22, 19846–3Byron R. White
• United States v. Hasting
  461 U.S. 499Decided May 23, 19839–0Warren E. Burger
• United States v. Rylander
  460 U.S. 752Decided April 19, 19838–1William H. Rehnquist
• South Dakota v. Neville
  459 U.S. 553Decided February 22, 19837–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Fletcher v. Weir
  455 U.S. 603Decided March 22, 19827–2Per curiam
• Estelle v. Smith
  451 U.S. 454Decided May 18, 19819–0Warren E. Burger
• Carter v. Kentucky
  450 U.S. 288Decided March 9, 19818–1Potter Stewart
• United States v. Ward
  448 U.S. 242Decided June 27, 19808–1William H. Rehnquist
• Jenkins v. Anderson
  447 U.S. 231Decided June 10, 19807–2Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• United States v. Havens
  446 U.S. 620Decided May 27, 19805–4Byron R. White
• Roberts v. United States
  445 U.S. 552Decided April 15, 19808–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• United States v. Euge
  444 U.S. 707Decided February 20, 19806–3William H. Rehnquist
• Lakeside v. Oregon
  435 U.S. 333Decided March 22, 19786–2Potter Stewart
• United States v. Wong
  431 U.S. 174Decided May 23, 19779–0Warren E. Burger
• United States v. Washington
  431 U.S. 181Decided May 23, 19777–2Warren E. Burger
• Andresen v. Maryland
  427 U.S. 463Decided June 29, 19767–2Harry A. Blackmun
• Fisher v. United States
  425 U.S. 391Decided April 21, 19768–0Byron R. White
• Garner v. United States
  424 U.S. 648Decided March 23, 19768–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Bellis v. United States
  417 U.S. 85Decided May 28, 19748–1Thurgood Marshall
• United States v. Kahan
  415 U.S. 239Decided February 25, 19746–3Per curiam
• Wardius v. OregonLaw held unconstitutional
  412 U.S. 470Decided June 11, 19739–0Thurgood Marshall
• Couch v. United States
  409 U.S. 322Decided January 9, 19737–2Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Brooks v. TennesseeLaw held unconstitutional
  406 U.S. 605Decided June 7, 19726–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• California v. Byers
  402 U.S. 424Decided May 17, 19715–4Warren E. Burger
• United States v. Freed
  401 U.S. 601Decided April 5, 19719–0William O. Douglas
• Williams v. FloridaAltered precedent
  399 U.S. 78Decided June 22, 19706–2Byron R. White
• United States v. Kordel
  397 U.S. 1Decided February 24, 19707–0Potter Stewart
• United States v. Knox
  396 U.S. 77Decided December 8, 19696–2John M. Harlan II
• Minor v. United States
  396 U.S. 87Decided December 8, 19696–2Byron R. White
• Leary v. United StatesLaw held unconstitutional
  395 U.S. 6Decided May 19, 19698–0John M. Harlan II
• United States v. Covington
  395 U.S. 57Decided May 19, 19698–0John M. Harlan II
• Marchetti v. United StatesAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  390 U.S. 39Decided January 29, 19687–1John M. Harlan II
• Grosso v. United StatesLaw held unconstitutional
  390 U.S. 62Decided January 29, 19687–1John M. Harlan II
• Haynes v. United StatesLaw held unconstitutional
  390 U.S. 85Decided January 29, 19688–1John M. Harlan II
• Wheaton v. California
  386 U.S. 267Decided March 13, 19678–1Per curiam
• Phillips et Vir v. California
  386 U.S. 212Decided February 27, 19678–1Per curiam
• Chapman v. California
  386 U.S. 18Decided February 20, 19678–1Hugo L. Black
• Zuckerman v. Greason
  386 U.S. 15Decided February 13, 19675–4Per curiam
• Kaye v. Co-Ordinating Committee on Discipline of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
  386 U.S. 17Decided February 13, 19675–4Per curiam
• Garrity v. New Jersey
  385 U.S. 493Decided January 16, 19675–4William O. Douglas
• Spevack v. KleinAltered precedent
  385 U.S. 511Decided January 16, 19675–4William O. Douglas
• O'Connor v. Ohio
  385 U.S. 92Decided November 14, 19669–0Per curiam
• Schmerber v. California
  384 U.S. 757Decided June 20, 19665–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. Blue
  384 U.S. 251Decided May 23, 19669–0John M. Harlan II
• Griffin v. California
  380 U.S. 609Decided April 28, 19656–2William O. Douglas
• United States v. Gainey
  380 U.S. 63Decided March 1, 19657–2Potter Stewart
• Malloy v. HoganAltered precedent
  378 U.S. 1Decided June 15, 19645–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Namet v. United States
  373 U.S. 179Decided May 13, 19637–2Potter Stewart
• Shotwell Manufacturing Co. v. United States
  371 U.S. 341Decided January 14, 19636–3John M. Harlan II
• Hutcheson v. United States
  369 U.S. 599Decided May 14, 19624–2John M. Harlan II
• Stewart v. United States
  366 U.S. 1Decided April 24, 19615–4Hugo L. Black
• Cohen v. Hurley
  366 U.S. 117Decided April 24, 19615–4John M. Harlan II
• Scott v. California
  364 U.S. 471Decided December 5, 19608–1Per curiam
• Knapp v. Schweitzer
  357 U.S. 371Decided June 30, 19586–3Felix Frankfurter
• Brown v. United States
  356 U.S. 148Decided March 31, 19585–4Felix Frankfurter
• Lawn v. United States
  355 U.S. 339Decided January 13, 19586–3Charles E. Whittaker
• Curcio v. United States
  354 U.S. 118Decided June 10, 19579–0Harold H. Burton
• Quinn v. United States
  349 U.S. 155Decided May 23, 19558–1Earl Warren
• Emspak v. United States
  349 U.S. 190Decided May 23, 19556–3Earl Warren
• Bart v. United States
  349 U.S. 219Decided May 23, 19556–3Earl Warren
• Regan v. New York
  349 U.S. 58Decided April 25, 19556–2Stanley F. Reed
• Lewis v. United States
  348 U.S. 419Decided March 14, 19555–3Sherman Minton
• United States v. Kahriger
  345 U.S. 22Decided March 9, 19536–3Stanley F. Reed
• Hoffman v. United States
  341 U.S. 479Decided May 28, 19518–1Tom C. Clark
• Rogers v. United States
  340 U.S. 367Decided February 26, 19515–3Fred M. Vinson
• Blau v. United States
  340 U.S. 159Decided December 11, 19508–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Bryan
  339 U.S. 323Decided May 8, 19505–2Fred M. Vinson
• United States v. Fleischman
  339 U.S. 349Decided May 8, 19505–2Fred M. Vinson
• Adamson v. California
  332 U.S. 46Decided June 23, 19475–4Stanley F. Reed

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