Statutory construction of criminal laws, fraud: 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, fraud,” part of the Criminal Procedure area.

28decisions

57%favorable to the petitioner

61%unanimous

0altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1950s3

1970s1

1980s5

1990s2

2000s5

2010s7

2020s5

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

18 U.S.C. 13434

18 U.S.C. § 13414

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)3

Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or Williams Act2

18 U.S.C. 10141

18 USC 13471

Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996, 18 USC 36631

18 U.S.C. 13441

All 28 decisions, newest first

Kousisis v. United States
145 S. Ct. 1382Decided May 22, 20259–0Amy Coney Barrett
Thompson v. United States
145 S. Ct. 821Decided March 21, 20259–0John G. Roberts Jr.
Dubin v. United States
599 U.S. 110Decided June 8, 20239–0Sonia Sotomayor
Percoco v. United States
598 U.S. 319Decided May 11, 20239–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Ciminelli v. United States
598 U.S. 306Decided May 11, 20239–0Clarence Thomas
Kelly v. United States
140 S. Ct. 1565Decided May 7, 20209–0Elena Kagan
Lagos v. United States
138 S. Ct. 1684Decided May 29, 20189–0Stephen G. Breyer
Shaw v. United States
137 S. Ct. 462Decided December 12, 20168–0Stephen G. Breyer
Salman v. United States
137 S. Ct. 420Decided December 6, 20168–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
McDonnell v. United States
579 U.S. 550Decided June 27, 20168–0John G. Roberts Jr.
Yates v. United States
574 U.S. 528Decided February 25, 20155–4Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Loughrin v. United States
573 U.S. 351Decided June 23, 20149–0Elena Kagan
Jeffrey K. Skilling v. United States
561 U.S. 358Decided June 24, 20109–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Weyhrauch v. United States
561 U.S. 476Decided June 24, 20109–0Per curiam
David B. Pasquantino v. United States
544 U.S. 349Decided April 26, 20055–4Clarence Thomas
Cedric Kushner Promotions, Ltd. v. Don King
533 U.S. 158Decided June 11, 20019–0Stephen G. Breyer
Carl W. Cleveland v. United States
531 U.S. 12Decided November 7, 20009–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Garrit Bates v. United States
522 U.S. 23Decided November 4, 19979–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Raymond J. Moskal, Sr. v. United States
498 U.S. 103Decided December 3, 19905–3Thurgood Marshall
Schmuck v. United States
489 U.S. 705Decided March 22, 19895–4Harry A. Blackmun
Carpenter v. United States
484 U.S. 19Decided November 16, 19878–0Byron R. White
Sedima, S.P.R.L. v. Imrex Co., Inc.
473 U.S. 479Decided July 1, 19855–4Byron R. White
American National Bank & Trust Company of Chicago v. Haroco, Inc.
473 U.S. 606Decided July 1, 19855–4Per curiam
Liparota v. United States
471 U.S. 419Decided May 13, 19856–2William J. Brennan Jr.
United States v. Maze
414 U.S. 395Decided January 8, 19745–4William H. Rehnquist
Parr v. United States
363 U.S. 370Decided June 13, 19606–3Charles E. Whittaker
Pereira v. United States
347 U.S. 1Decided February 1, 19545–3Earl Warren
Bridges v. United States
346 U.S. 209Decided June 15, 19534–3Harold H. Burton

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