Bankruptcy: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Bankruptcy,” part of the Economic Activity area.

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All 109 decisions, newest first

• Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton
  607 U.S. 155Decided January 20, 20269–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• United States v. Miller
  145 S. Ct. 839Decided March 26, 20258–1Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P.
  144 S. Ct. 2071Decided June 27, 20245–4Neil M. Gorsuch
• Office of the U.S. Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC
  144 S. Ct. 1588Decided June 14, 20246–3Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Company
  144 S. Ct. 1414Decided June 6, 20248–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin
  599 U.S. 382Decided June 15, 20238–1Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Moac Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC
  598 U.S. 288Decided April 19, 20239–0Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Bartenwerfer v. Buckley
  598 U.S. 69Decided February 22, 20239–0Amy Coney Barrett
• Siegel v. FitzgeraldLaw held unconstitutional
  142 S. Ct. 1770Decided June 6, 20229–0Sonia Sotomayor
• City of Chicago v. Fulton
  141 S. Ct. 585Decided January 14, 20218–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Ritzen Group Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC
  140 S. Ct. 582Decided January 14, 20209–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Taggart v. Lorenzen
  139 S. Ct. 1795Decided June 3, 20199–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Mission Product Holdings Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC
  139 S. Ct. 1652Decided May 20, 20198–1Elena Kagan
• Lamar v. Appling
  138 S. Ct. 1752Decided June 4, 20189–0Sonia Sotomayor
• U.S. Bank National Association v. Village at Lakeridge
  138 S. Ct. 960Decided March 5, 20189–0Elena Kagan
• Merit Management Group, Lp v. Fti Consulting, Inc
  138 S. Ct. 883Decided February 27, 20189–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp.
  137 S. Ct. 973Decided March 22, 20176–2Stephen G. Breyer
• Puerto Rico v. Franklin California Tax Free Trust
  579 U.S. 115Decided June 13, 20165–2Clarence Thomas
• Husky International Electronics, Inc. v. Ritz
  578 U.S. 355Decided May 16, 20167–1Sonia Sotomayor
• Bank of America, N.A. v. Caulkett
  575 U.S. 790Decided June 1, 20159–0Clarence Thomas
• Harris v. Viegelahn
  575 U.S. 510Decided May 18, 20159–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Clark v. Rameker
  573 U.S. 122Decided June 12, 20149–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Executive Benefits Ins. Agency v. Arkison
  573 U.S. 25Decided June 9, 20149–0Clarence Thomas
• Law v. Siegel
  571 U.S. 415Decided March 4, 20149–0Antonin Scalia
• Randy Curtis Bullock v. Bankchampaign, N. A.
  569 U.S. 267Decided May 13, 20139–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Jason M. Ransom v. Fia Card Services, N.A.
  562 U.S. 61Decided January 11, 20118–1Elena Kagan
• William G. Schwab v. Nadejda Reilly
  560 U.S. 770Decided June 17, 20106–3Clarence Thomas
• Jan Hamilton v. Stephanie Kay Lanning
  560 U.S. 505Decided June 7, 20108–1Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Francisco J. Espinosa
  559 U.S. 260Decided March 23, 20109–0Clarence Thomas
• The Travelers Indemnity Company v. Pearlie Bailey
  557 U.S. 137Decided June 18, 20097–2David H. Souter
• Fla. Dep't of Revenue v. Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc.
  554 U.S. 33Decided June 16, 20087–2Clarence Thomas
• Robert Louis Marrama v. Citizens Bank of Massachusetts
  549 U.S. 365Decided February 21, 20075–4John Paul Stevens
• Howard Delivery Service, Inc. v. Zurich American Insurance Co.
  547 U.S. 651Decided June 15, 20066–3Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Richard Gerald Rousey v. Jill R. Jacoway
  544 U.S. 320Decided April 4, 20059–0Clarence Thomas
• Lee M. Till v. SCS Credit Corporation
  541 U.S. 465Decided May 17, 20045–4John Paul Stevens
• Andrew J. Kontrick v. Robert A. Ryan
  540 U.S. 443Decided January 14, 20049–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• A. Elliott Archer v. Arlene L. Warner
  538 U.S. 314Decided March 31, 20037–2Stephen G. Breyer
• Federal Communications Commission v. Nextwave Personal Communications Inc.
  537 U.S. 293Decided January 27, 20038–1Antonin Scalia
• Cornelius P. Young v. United States
  535 U.S. 43Decided March 4, 20029–0Antonin Scalia
• Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company v. Union Planters Bank, N. A.
  530 U.S. 1Decided May 30, 20009–0Antonin Scalia
• Thomas E. Raleigh v. Illinois Department of Revenue
  530 U.S. 15Decided May 30, 20009–0David H. Souter
• Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association v. 203 North Lasalle Street Partnership
  526 U.S. 434Decided May 3, 19998–1David H. Souter
• Edward S. Cohen v. Hilda de La Cruz
  523 U.S. 213Decided March 24, 19989–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Margaret Kawaauhau v. Paul W. Geiger
  523 U.S. 57Decided March 3, 19989–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Fidelity Financial Services, Inc. v. Richard V Fink
  522 U.S. 211Decided January 13, 19989–0David H. Souter
• Associates Commercial Corporation v. Elray Rash et Ux.
  520 U.S. 953Decided June 16, 19978–1Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• William Field and Norinne Field v. Philip W. Mans
  516 U.S. 59Decided November 28, 19957–2David H. Souter
• Citizens Bank of Maryland v. David Strumpf
  516 U.S. 16Decided October 31, 19959–0Antonin Scalia
• BFP v. Resolution Trust Corporation
  511 U.S. 531Decided May 23, 19945–4Antonin Scalia
• Donald Neal Rake v. William J. Wade
  508 U.S. 464Decided June 7, 19939–0Clarence Thomas
• Leonard Nobelman v. American Savings Bank
  508 U.S. 324Decided June 1, 19939–0Clarence Thomas
• Pioneer Investment Services Company v. Brunswick Associates Limited Partnership
  507 U.S. 380Decided March 24, 19935–4Byron R. White
• John R. Patterson v. Joseph B. Shumate, Jr.
  504 U.S. 753Decided June 15, 19929–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Robert J. Taylor v. Freeland & Kronz
  503 U.S. 638Decided April 21, 19928–1Clarence Thomas
• William Barnhill v. Elliot Johnson
  503 U.S. 393Decided March 25, 19927–2William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Nordic Village Inc.
  503 U.S. 30Decided February 25, 19927–2Antonin Scalia
• Aletha Dewsnup v. Louis L. Timm
  502 U.S. 410Decided January 15, 19926–2Harry A. Blackmun
• Union Bank v. Herbert Wolas
  502 U.S. 151Decided December 11, 19919–0John Paul Stevens
• Sheldon Baruch Toibb v. Stuart J. Radloff
  501 U.S. 157Decided June 13, 19918–1Harry A. Blackmun
• Curtis Reed Johnson v. Home State Bank
  501 U.S. 78Decided June 10, 19919–0Thurgood Marshall
• Dwight H. Owen v. Helen Owen
  500 U.S. 305Decided May 23, 19918–1Antonin Scalia
• Coy R. Grogan v. Frank J. Garner, Jr.
  498 U.S. 279Decided January 15, 19919–0John Paul Stevens
• United States v. Energy Resources Co., Inc.
  495 U.S. 545Decided May 29, 19908–1Byron R. White
• Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare v. Davenport et Ux.
  495 U.S. 552Decided May 29, 19907–2Thurgood Marshall
• Hoffman v. Connecticut Department of Income Maintenance
  492 U.S. 96Decided June 23, 19895–4Byron R. White
• Norwest Bank Worthington v. James R. Ahlers et Ux.
  485 U.S. 197Decided March 7, 19888–0Byron R. White
• United Savings Association of Texas v. Timbers of Inwood Forest Associates, Ltd.
  484 U.S. 365Decided January 20, 19888–0Antonin Scalia
• Kelly v. Robinson
  479 U.S. 36Decided November 12, 19867–2Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
  474 U.S. 494Decided January 27, 19865–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Weintraub
  471 U.S. 343Decided April 29, 19858–0Thurgood Marshall
• Ohio v. Kovacs
  469 U.S. 274Decided January 9, 19859–0Byron R. White
• United States v. Whiting Pools, Inc.
  462 U.S. 198Decided June 8, 19839–0Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. Security Industrial Bank
  459 U.S. 70Decided November 30, 19829–0William H. Rehnquist
• Railway Labor Executives' Assn. v. GibbonsLaw held unconstitutional
  455 U.S. 457Decided March 2, 19829–0William H. Rehnquist
• Central Trust Co. v. Official Creditors' Committee of Geiger Enterprises, Inc.
  454 U.S. 354Decided January 11, 19827–2Per curiam
• Brown v. Felsen
  442 U.S. 127Decided June 4, 19799–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Butner v. United States
  440 U.S. 48Decided February 21, 19799–0John Paul Stevens
• Kokoszka v. Belford
  417 U.S. 642Decided June 19, 19749–0Warren E. Burger
• Baker v. Gold Seal Liquors, Inc.
  417 U.S. 467Decided June 17, 19748–1William O. Douglas
• Caplin v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Co. of New York
  406 U.S. 416Decided May 22, 19725–4Thurgood Marshall
• Perez et Ux. v. CampbellAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  402 U.S. 637Decided June 1, 19715–4Byron R. White
• Lines v. Frederick
  400 U.S. 18Decided November 12, 19707–2Per curiam
• Reading Co. v. Brown
  391 U.S. 471Decided June 3, 19686–2John M. Harlan II
• Protective Committee for Independent Stockholders of TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. v. Anderson
  390 U.S. 414Decided March 25, 19685–3Byron R. White
• Bank of Marin v. England
  385 U.S. 99Decided November 21, 19668–1William O. Douglas
• Perry v. Commerce Loan Co.
  383 U.S. 392Decided March 7, 19668–1Tom C. Clark
• Segal v. Rochelle
  382 U.S. 375Decided January 18, 19669–0John M. Harlan II
• Katchen v. Landy
  382 U.S. 323Decided January 17, 19667–2Byron R. White
• Securities and Exchange Commission v. American Trailer Rentals Co.
  379 U.S. 594Decided January 18, 19659–0Arthur J. Goldberg
• King v. United States
  379 U.S. 329Decided December 14, 19647–2John M. Harlan II
• Bruning v. United States
  376 U.S. 358Decided March 23, 19649–0Earl Warren
• Wolf v. Weinstein
  372 U.S. 633Decided April 15, 19637–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Pearlman v. Reliance Insurance Co.
  371 U.S. 132Decided December 3, 19628–1Hugo L. Black
• Kesler v. Department of Public Safety of Utah
  369 U.S. 153Decided March 26, 19625–3Felix Frankfurter
• Simonson v. Granquist
  369 U.S. 38Decided March 5, 19627–2Hugo L. Black
• Lewis v. Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit
  364 U.S. 603Decided January 9, 19619–0William O. Douglas
• United States v. Embassy Restaurant, Inc.
  359 U.S. 29Decided March 9, 19596–3Tom C. Clark
• General Stores Corp. v. Shlensky
  350 U.S. 462Decided March 26, 19566–2William O. Douglas
• St. Joe Paper Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
  347 U.S. 298Decided April 5, 19544–3Felix Frankfurter
• Manufacturers Trust Co. v. Becker
  338 U.S. 304Decided November 21, 19496–2Tom C. Clark
• United States v. Knight
  336 U.S. 505Decided April 4, 19495–1William O. Douglas
• City of New York v. Saper
  336 U.S. 328Decided March 7, 19498–1Robert H. Jackson
• Leiman v. Guttman
  336 U.S. 1Decided January 17, 19496–3William O. Douglas
• Comstock v. Group of Institutional Investors
  335 U.S. 211Decided June 21, 19485–4Robert H. Jackson
• Fahey v. Mallonee
  332 U.S. 245Decided June 23, 19479–0Robert H. Jackson
• Williams v. Austrian
  331 U.S. 642Decided June 16, 19477–2Fred M. Vinson
• United States National Bank v. Chase National Bank
  331 U.S. 28Decided April 14, 19478–1Frank Murphy
• Gardner v. New Jersey
  329 U.S. 565Decided January 20, 19479–0William O. Douglas
• Vanston Bondholders Protective Committee v. Green
  329 U.S. 156Decided December 9, 19468–0Hugo 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