Statutory construction of criminal laws, conspiracy: Supreme Court decisions

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

12decisions

58%favorable to the petitioner

67%unanimous

0altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1940s3

1950s3

1970s2

1990s2

2000s1

2010s1

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

18 U.S.C. § 3712

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)1

18 U.S.C. § 19561

21 U.S.C. § 8481

21 U.S.C. § 8461

18 U.S.C. § 2411

8 U.S.C. § 2321

Res judicata1

All 12 decisions, newest first

Calvin Smith v. United States
568 U.S. 106Decided January 9, 20139–0Antonin Scalia
David Whitfield v. United States
543 U.S. 209Decided January 11, 20059–0Sandra Day O'Connor
Tommy L. Rutledge v. United States
517 U.S. 292Decided March 27, 19969–0John Paul Stevens
United States v. Reshat Shabani
513 U.S. 10Decided November 1, 19949–0Sandra Day O'Connor
United States v. Feola
420 U.S. 671Decided March 19, 19757–2Harry A. Blackmun
Anderson v. United States
417 U.S. 211Decided June 3, 19747–2Thurgood Marshall
United States v. Dege et Vir.
364 U.S. 51Decided June 27, 19606–3Felix Frankfurter
Grunewald v. United States
353 U.S. 391Decided May 27, 19579–0John M. Harlan II
Lutwak v. United States
344 U.S. 604Decided February 9, 19536–3Sherman Minton
Sealfon v. United States
332 U.S. 575Decided January 5, 19489–0William O. Douglas
Blumenthal v. United States
332 U.S. 539Decided December 22, 19479–0Wiley B. Rutledge
Fiswick v. United States
329 U.S. 211Decided December 9, 19469–0William O. Douglas

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