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

8decisions

50%favorable to the petitioner

38%unanimous

0altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1940s2

1950s2

1970s1

2000s1

2010s1

2020s1

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

Immigration and Nationality statutes4

8 U.S.C. 13261

8 U.S.C. § 13261

18 U.S.C. § 15461

50 U.S.C. § 13551

All 8 decisions, newest first

United States v. Palomar-Santiago
141 S. Ct. 1615Decided May 24, 20219–0Sonia Sotomayor
Luna Torres v. Lynch
578 U.S. 452Decided May 19, 20165–3Elena Kagan
United States v. Juan Resendiz-Ponce
549 U.S. 102Decided January 19, 20078–1John Paul Stevens
United States v. Campos-Serrano
404 U.S. 293Decided December 20, 19714–3Potter Stewart
United States v. Cores
356 U.S. 405Decided May 19, 19586–3Tom C. Clark
Sugden et Ux. v. United States.
351 U.S. 916Decided April 30, 19566–3Per curiam
United States v. Evans
333 U.S. 483Decided March 15, 19489–0Wiley B. Rutledge
United States v. Lem Hoy
330 U.S. 724Decided April 7, 19479–0Hugo L. Black

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