Self-incrimination, immunity from prosecution: 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, immunity from prosecution,” part of the Criminal Procedure area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 27 decisions, newest first

• Trump v. United States
  144 S. Ct. 2312Decided July 1, 20246–3John G. Roberts Jr.
• Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States
  598 U.S. 264Decided April 19, 20239–0Brett M. Kavanaugh
• United States v. Aloyzas Balsys
  524 U.S. 666Decided June 25, 19987–2David H. Souter
• Pillsbury Co. v. Conboy
  459 U.S. 248Decided January 11, 19837–2Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• United States v. Apfelbaum
  445 U.S. 115Decided March 3, 19809–0William H. Rehnquist
• New Jersey v. Portash
  440 U.S. 450Decided March 20, 19797–2Potter Stewart
• Lefkowitz v. CunninghamLaw held unconstitutional
  431 U.S. 801Decided June 13, 19777–1Warren E. Burger
• Lefkowitz v. TurleyLaw held unconstitutional
  414 U.S. 70Decided November 19, 19739–0Byron R. White
• Kastigar v. United States
  406 U.S. 441Decided May 22, 19725–2Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Zicarelli v. New Jersey State Commission of Investigation
  406 U.S. 472Decided May 22, 19725–2Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Sarno v. Illinois Crime Investigating Commission
  406 U.S. 482Decided May 22, 19725–2Per curiam
• Piccirillo v. New York
  400 U.S. 548Decided January 25, 19715–4Per curiam
• Gardner v. Broderick
  392 U.S. 273Decided June 10, 19689–0Abe Fortas
• Uniformed Sanitation Men Assn., Inc. v. Commissioner of Sanitation of the City of New York
  392 U.S. 280Decided June 10, 19689–0Abe Fortas
• George Campbell Painting Corp. v. Reid
  392 U.S. 286Decided June 10, 19687–2Abe Fortas
• Stevens v. Marks
  383 U.S. 234Decided February 28, 19667–2William O. Douglas
• Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborAltered precedent
  378 U.S. 52Decided June 15, 19649–0Arthur J. Goldberg
• United States v. Welden
  377 U.S. 95Decided April 20, 19647–2Arthur J. Goldberg
• Lanza v. New York
  370 U.S. 139Decided June 4, 19627–0Potter Stewart
• Piemonte v. United States
  367 U.S. 556Decided June 19, 19616–3Felix Frankfurter
• Reina v. United States
  364 U.S. 507Decided December 9, 19607–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Mills v. Louisiana
  360 U.S. 230Decided June 8, 19596–3Per curiam
• Ullmann v. United States
  350 U.S. 422Decided March 26, 19567–2Felix Frankfurter
• Adams v. Maryland
  347 U.S. 179Decided March 8, 19549–0Hugo L. Black
• Smith v. United States
  337 U.S. 137Decided May 31, 19499–0Stanley F. Reed
• Shapiro v. United States
  335 U.S. 1Decided June 21, 19485–4Fred M. Vinson
• United States v. Hoffman
  335 U.S. 77Decided June 21, 19485–4Fred M. Vinson

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