Economic Activity cases at the Supreme Court

Cases about the economy and regulation: antitrust, bankruptcy, securities, patents and copyrights, environmental protection, utilities and transportation regulation, state taxes on business, and liability and damages.

Issues in this area

Number of decisions SCDB assigns to each specific issue. Issues with at least 5 decisions have their own page.

Decisions that altered precedent or struck down a law (120)

• Loper Bright Enterprises v. RaimondoAltered precedent
  144 S. Ct. 2244Decided June 28, 20246–2John G. Roberts Jr.
• Siegel v. FitzgeraldLaw held unconstitutional
  142 S. Ct. 1770Decided June 6, 20229–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v. ThomasLaw held unconstitutional
  139 S. Ct. 2449Decided June 26, 20197–2Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• North Carolina Department of Revenue v. the Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family TrustLaw held unconstitutional
  139 S. Ct. 2213Decided June 21, 20199–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Franchise Tax Board of California v. HyattAltered precedent
  139 S. Ct. 1485Decided May 13, 20195–4Clarence Thomas
• South Dakota v. WayfairAltered precedent
  138 S. Ct. 2080Decided June 21, 20185–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Comptroller of the Treasury v. WynneLaw held unconstitutional
  575 U.S. 542Decided May 18, 20155–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of ValdezLaw held unconstitutional
  557 U.S. 1Decided June 15, 20097–2Stephen G. Breyer
• Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc.Altered precedent
  551 U.S. 877Decided June 28, 20075–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Bell Atlantic Corporation v. William TwomblyAltered precedent
  550 U.S. 544Decided May 21, 20077–2David H. Souter
• Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Independent Ink, Inc.Altered precedent
  547 U.S. 28Decided March 1, 20068–0John Paul Stevens
• Jennifer M. Granholm v. Eleanor HealdLaw held unconstitutional
  544 U.S. 460Decided May 16, 20055–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Hunt-Wesson, Inc. v. Franchise Tax Board of CaliforniaLaw held unconstitutional
  528 U.S. 458Decided February 22, 20009–0Stephen G. Breyer
• South Central Bell Telephone Company v. AlabamaLaw held unconstitutional
  526 U.S. 160Decided March 23, 19999–0Stephen G. Breyer
• C. Elvin Feltner, Jr. v. Columbia Pictures Television, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  523 U.S. 340Decided March 31, 19989–0Clarence Thomas
• Christopher H. Lunding v. New York Tax Appeals TribunalLaw held unconstitutional
  522 U.S. 287Decided January 21, 19986–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• State Oil Company v. Barkat U. Khan and Khan & Associates, Inc.Altered precedent
  522 U.S. 3Decided November 4, 19979–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Camps Newfound/owatonna, Inc. v. Town of HarrisonLaw held unconstitutional
  520 U.S. 564Decided May 19, 19975–4John Paul Stevens
• Fulton Corporation v. Janice H. FaulknerAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  516 U.S. 325Decided February 21, 19969–0David H. Souter
• Charles J. Reich v. Marcus E. CollinsLaw held unconstitutional
  513 U.S. 106Decided December 6, 19949–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Honda Motor Co., Ltd. v. Karl L. ObergLaw held unconstitutional
  512 U.S. 415Decided June 24, 19947–2John Paul Stevens
• Director v. Greenwich CollieriesAltered precedent
  512 U.S. 267Decided June 20, 19946–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• West Lynn Creamery, Inc. v. Jonathan HealyLaw held unconstitutional
  512 U.S. 186Decided June 17, 19947–2John Paul Stevens
• Associated Industries of Missouri v. Janette M. LohmanLaw held unconstitutional
  511 U.S. 641Decided May 23, 19949–0Clarence Thomas
• C & a Carbone, Inc. v. Town of ClarkstownLaw held unconstitutional
  511 U.S. 383Decided May 16, 19946–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Oregon Waste Systems, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality of the State of OregonLaw held unconstitutional
  511 U.S. 93Decided April 4, 19947–2Clarence Thomas
• Kraft General Foods, Inc. v. Iowa Department of Revenue and FinanceLaw held unconstitutional
  505 U.S. 71Decided June 18, 19927–2John Paul Stevens
• Chemical Waste Management, Inc. v. Guy HuntLaw held unconstitutional
  504 U.S. 334Decided June 1, 19928–1Byron R. White
• Fort Gratiot Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. Michigan Department of Natural ResourcesLaw held unconstitutional
  504 U.S. 353Decided June 1, 19927–2John Paul Stevens
• Quill Corporation v. North Dakota by and Through Its Tax CommissionerAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  504 U.S. 298Decided May 26, 19928–1John Paul Stevens
• Healy v. the Beer InstituteAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  491 U.S. 324Decided June 19, 19896–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Rodriguez de Quijas v. Shearson/american Express, Inc.Altered precedent
  490 U.S. 477Decided May 15, 19895–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Allegheny Pittsburgh Coal Co. v. County Commission of Webster CountyLaw held unconstitutional
  488 U.S. 336Decided January 18, 19899–0William H. Rehnquist
• New Energy Company of Indiana v. LimbachLaw held unconstitutional
  486 U.S. 269Decided May 31, 19889–0Antonin Scalia
• Welch v. Texas Department of Highways and Public TransportationAltered precedent
  483 U.S. 468Decided June 25, 19875–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Tyler Pipe Industries, Inc. v. Washington State Department of RevenueAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  483 U.S. 232Decided June 23, 19876–2John Paul Stevens
• American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. ScheinerLaw held unconstitutional
  483 U.S. 266Decided June 23, 19875–4John Paul Stevens
• Arkansas Writers' Project, Inc. v. RaglandLaw held unconstitutional
  481 U.S. 221Decided April 22, 19877–2Thurgood Marshall
• Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. v. New York State Liquor AuthorityLaw held unconstitutional
  476 U.S. 573Decided June 3, 19865–3Thurgood Marshall
• City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  473 U.S. 432Decided July 1, 19859–0Byron R. White

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Most recent decisions

• Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety
  146 S. Ct. 1931Decided June 23, 20266–3Neil M. Gorsuch
• Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporacion Cimex, S.A.
  146 S. Ct. 1909Decided June 23, 20266–3Brett M. Kavanaugh
• Fs Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd.
  146 S. Ct. 1546Decided June 11, 20266–3Amy Coney Barrett
• Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T
  146 S. Ct. 1418Decided June 4, 20268–1John G. Roberts Jr.
• Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma
  146 S. Ct. 1391Decided June 4, 20269–0Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission
  146 S. Ct. 1403Decided June 4, 20269–0Neil M. Gorsuch
• Flower Foods v. Brock
  146 S. Ct. 1358Decided May 28, 20269–0Neil M. Gorsuch
• M & K Employee Solutions, LLC v. Trustees of the Iam National Pension Fund
  146 S. Ct. 1224Decided May 21, 20269–0Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Havana Docks Corporation v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
  146 S. Ct. 1233Decided May 21, 20268–1Clarence Thomas
• Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties
  608 U.S. 200Decided May 14, 20269–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Hencely v. Fluor Corporation
  608 U.S. 31Decided April 22, 20266–3Clarence Thomas
• Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entm't
  607 U.S. 583Decided March 25, 20269–0Clarence Thomas
• Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation
  607 U.S. 509Decided March 4, 20269–0Sonia Sotomayor
• U.S. Postal Service v. Konan
  607 U.S. 391Decided February 24, 20265–4Clarence Thomas
• Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton
  607 U.S. 155Decided January 20, 20269–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Goldey v. Fields
  606 U.S. 942Decided June 30, 20259–0Per curiam
• Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers' Research
  145 S. Ct. 2482Decided June 27, 20256–3Elena Kagan
• Kennedy v. Braidwood Management
  145 S. Ct. 2427Decided June 27, 20256–3Brett M. Kavanaugh
• Martin v. United States
  2025 U.S. LEXIS 2281Decided June 12, 20259–0Neil M. Gorsuch
• Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos
  145 S. Ct. 1556Decided June 5, 20259–0Elena Kagan
• Seven County Infastructure Coalition v. Eagle County
  145 S. Ct. 1497Decided May 29, 20258–0Brett M. Kavanaugh
• Feliciano v. Department of Transportation
  145 S. Ct. 1284Decided April 30, 20255–4Neil M. Gorsuch
• Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy
  145 S. Ct. 1262Decided April 29, 20257–2Amy Coney Barrett
• Cunningham v. Cornell University
  145 S. Ct. 1020Decided April 17, 20259–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn
  145 S. Ct. 931Decided April 2, 20255–4Amy Coney Barrett
• FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC
  145 S. Ct. 898Decided April 2, 20259–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• United States v. Miller
  145 S. Ct. 839Decided March 26, 20258–1Ketanji Brown Jackson
• City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency
  145 S. Ct. 704Decided March 4, 20255–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Dewberry Group v. Dewberry Engineers
  145 S. Ct. 681Decided February 26, 20259–0Elena Kagan
• Wisconsin Bell v. U.S.
  145 S. Ct. 498Decided February 21, 20259–0Elena Kagan

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