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

42decisions

62%favorable to the petitioner

43%unanimous

0altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1950s5

1960s3

1980s6

1990s12

2000s6

2010s7

2020s3

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

18 U.S.C. § 9243

Armed Career Criminal Act2

18-22502

28 U.S.C. §§ 2241–2255 (habeas corpus)2

Federal crime control and firearms statutes2

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)2

18 U.S.C. § 6412

Mandatory Victims Restitution Act, 18 U.S. 3663A1

All 42 decisions, newest first

Ellingburg v. United States
607 U.S. 163Decided January 20, 20269–0Brett M. Kavanaugh
Van Buren v. United States
141 S. Ct. 1648Decided June 3, 20216–3Amy Coney Barrett
United States. v. Briggs
141 S. Ct. 467Decided December 10, 20208–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Shular v. United States
140 S. Ct. 779Decided February 26, 20209–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Quarles v. United States
139 S. Ct. 1872Decided June 10, 20199–0Brett M. Kavanaugh
Stokeling v. United States
139 S. Ct. 544Decided January 15, 20195–4Clarence Thomas
Nichols v. United States
578 U.S. 104Decided April 4, 20168–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Elonis v. United States
575 U.S. 723Decided June 1, 20158–1John G. Roberts Jr.
United States v. Apel
571 U.S. 359Decided February 26, 20149–0John G. Roberts Jr.
Billy Joe Reynolds v. United States
565 U.S. 432Decided January 23, 20127–2Stephen G. Breyer
Thomas Carr v. United States
560 U.S. 438Decided June 1, 20106–3Sonia Sotomayor
Deondery Chambers v. United States
555 U.S. 122Decided January 13, 20099–0Stephen G. Breyer
Larry Begay v. United States
553 U.S. 137Decided April 16, 20086–3Stephen G. Breyer
Alabama v. Michael Herman Bozeman
533 U.S. 146Decided June 11, 20019–0Stephen G. Breyer
Earthy D. Daniels, Jr. v. United States
532 U.S. 374Decided April 25, 20015–4Sandra Day O'Connor
Lackawanna County District Attorney v. Edward R. Coss, Jr.
532 U.S. 394Decided April 25, 20015–4Sandra Day O'Connor
Maria Suzuki Ohler v. United States
529 U.S. 753Decided May 22, 20005–4William H. Rehnquist
Dewey J. Jones v. United States
529 U.S. 848Decided May 22, 20009–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Robert A. Beck v. Ronald M. Prupis
529 U.S. 494Decided April 26, 20007–2Clarence Thomas
United States v. Roy Lee Johnson
529 U.S. 53Decided March 1, 20009–0Anthony M. Kennedy
Nathaniel Jones v. United States
526 U.S. 227Decided March 24, 19995–4David H. Souter
Francois Holloway v. United States
526 U.S. 1Decided March 2, 19997–2John Paul Stevens
Debra Faye Lewis v. United States
523 U.S. 155Decided March 9, 19988–1Stephen G. Breyer
Mario Salinas v. United States
522 U.S. 52Decided December 2, 19979–0Anthony M. Kennedy
Darren J. Custis v. United States
511 U.S. 485Decided May 23, 19946–3William H. Rehnquist
United States v. Ralph Stuart Granderson, Jr.
511 U.S. 39Decided March 22, 19947–2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Thomas Lee Deal v. United States
508 U.S. 129Decided May 17, 19936–3Antonin Scalia
Joseph Williams v. United States
503 U.S. 193Decided March 9, 19927–2Sandra Day O'Connor
Hughey v. United States
495 U.S. 411Decided May 21, 19909–0Thurgood Marshall
United States v. Kozminski
487 U.S. 931Decided June 29, 19889–0Sandra Day O'Connor
Rodriguez v. United States
480 U.S. 522Decided March 23, 19878–1Per curiam
Dowling v. United States
473 U.S. 207Decided June 28, 19856–3Harry A. Blackmun
Russell v. United States
471 U.S. 858Decided June 3, 19859–0John Paul Stevens
Russello v. United States
464 U.S. 16Decided November 1, 19839–0Harry A. Blackmun
United States v. Healy
376 U.S. 75Decided February 17, 19649–0John M. Harlan II
Lynch v. Overholser
369 U.S. 705Decided May 21, 19626–1John M. Harlan II
Milanovich et Ux. v. United States
365 U.S. 551Decided March 20, 19615–4Potter Stewart
Carroll v. United States
354 U.S. 394Decided June 24, 19579–0Earl Warren
United States v. American Freightways Co.
352 U.S. 1020Decided March 4, 19574–4
United States v. Turley
352 U.S. 407Decided February 25, 19576–3Harold H. Burton
Tinder v. United States
345 U.S. 565Decided May 25, 19535–3Stanley F. Reed
Morissette v. United States
342 U.S. 246Decided January 7, 19528–0Robert H. Jackson

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