Liability, 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 “Liability, miscellaneous,” part of the Economic Activity area.

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All 122 decisions, newest first

• Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos
  145 S. Ct. 1556Decided June 5, 20259–0Elena Kagan
• Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn
  145 S. Ct. 931Decided April 2, 20255–4Amy Coney Barrett
• Yegiazaryan v. Smagin
  599 U.S. 533Decided June 22, 20236–3Sonia Sotomayor
• Gonzalez v. Google LLC
  598 U.S. 617Decided May 18, 20239–0Per curiam
• Twitter v. Taamneh
  598 U.S. 471Decided May 18, 20239–0Clarence Thomas
• Citgo Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co., Ltd.
  140 S. Ct. 1081Decided March 30, 20207–2Sonia Sotomayor
• Honeycutt v. United States
  137 S. Ct. 1626Decided June 5, 20178–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Asid Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority
  566 U.S. 449Decided April 18, 20129–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp.
  561 U.S. 89Decided June 21, 20106–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Mohamed Ali Samantar v. Bashe Abdi Yousuf
  560 U.S. 305Decided June 1, 20109–0John Paul Stevens
• Rockwell International Corp. v. United States
  549 U.S. 457Decided March 27, 20076–2Antonin Scalia
• Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Timothy Sorrell
  549 U.S. 158Decided January 10, 20079–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• United States v. Joseph Olson
  546 U.S. 43Decided November 8, 20059–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. James N. Kirby
  543 U.S. 14Decided November 9, 20049–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Jose Francisco Sosa v. Humberto Alvarez-Machain
  542 U.S. 692Decided June 29, 20046–3David H. Souter
• Olympic Airways v. Rubina Husain
  540 U.S. 644Decided February 24, 20046–2Clarence Thomas
• Jo Anne B. Barnhart v. Sigmon Coal Company, Inc.
  534 U.S. 438Decided February 19, 20026–3Clarence Thomas
• James F. Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc., Etc.
  531 U.S. 438Decided February 21, 20019–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Jane M. Roberts v. Galen of Virginia, Inc.
  525 U.S. 249Decided January 13, 19999–0Per curiam
• Philomena Dooley v. Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.
  524 U.S. 116Decided June 8, 19989–0Clarence Thomas
• Hughes Aircraft Company v. United States
  520 U.S. 939Decided June 16, 19979–0Clarence Thomas
• Saratoga Fishing Company v. J. M. Martinac & Company and Marco Seattle Inc.
  520 U.S. 875Decided June 2, 19976–3Stephen G. Breyer
• Harbor Tug and Barge Company v. John Papai et Ux.
  520 U.S. 548Decided May 12, 19976–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• John W. Atherton, Jr. v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  519 U.S. 213Decided January 14, 19979–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Exxon Company, U. S. A. v. Sofec, Inc.
  517 U.S. 830Decided June 10, 19969–0Clarence Thomas
• Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Hiles
  516 U.S. 400Decided February 27, 19969–0Clarence Thomas
• Bank One Chicago, N. A. v. Midwest Bank & Trust Company
  516 U.S. 264Decided January 17, 19969–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Chandris, Inc. v. Antonios Latsis
  515 U.S. 347Decided June 14, 19959–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Albert Howlett v. Birkdale Shipping Co., S. A.
  512 U.S. 92Decided June 13, 19949–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• McDermott, Inc. v. Amclyde and River Don Castings Ltd.
  511 U.S. 202Decided April 20, 19949–0John Paul Stevens
• Boca Grande Club, Inc. v. Florida Power & Light Company, Inc.
  511 U.S. 222Decided April 20, 19949–0John Paul Stevens
• Jeffery Antoine v. Byers & Anderson, Inc.
  508 U.S. 429Decided June 7, 19939–0John Paul Stevens
• Bob Reves v. Ernst & Young
  507 U.S. 170Decided March 3, 19937–2Harry A. Blackmun
• Estate of Floyd Cowart v. Nicklos Drilling Company
  505 U.S. 469Decided June 22, 19926–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Jeanne Farrey v. Gerald J. Sanderfoot
  500 U.S. 291Decided May 23, 19919–0Byron R. White
• Eastern Airlines, Inc. v. Floyd
  499 U.S. 530Decided April 17, 19919–0Thurgood Marshall
• McDermott International, Inc. v. Jon C. Wilander
  498 U.S. 337Decided February 19, 19919–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. v. Bonjorno
  494 U.S. 827Decided April 17, 19905–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Chan v. Korean Air Lines, Ltd.
  490 U.S. 122Decided April 18, 19899–0Antonin Scalia
• Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Crenshaw
  486 U.S. 71Decided May 16, 19886–1Thurgood Marshall
• Jersey Shore State Bank v. United States
  479 U.S. 442Decided January 20, 19879–0William H. Rehnquist
• East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.
  476 U.S. 858Decided June 16, 19869–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Herb's Welding, Inc. v. Gray
  470 U.S. 414Decided March 18, 19855–4Byron R. White
• Air France v. Saks
  470 U.S. 392Decided March 4, 19858–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Johnson
  467 U.S. 925Decided June 26, 19846–3Thurgood Marshall
• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Franklin Mint Corp.
  466 U.S. 243Decided April 17, 19848–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co. v. Director
  461 U.S. 624Decided May 24, 19838–1Warren E. Burger
• Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.
  458 U.S. 564Decided June 30, 19827–2William H. Rehnquist
• Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. v. de Los Santos
  451 U.S. 156Decided April 21, 19818–0Byron R. White
• Ferri v. Ackerman
  444 U.S. 193Decided December 4, 19799–0John Paul Stevens
• P. C. Pfeiffer Co., Inc. v. Ford
  444 U.S. 69Decided November 27, 19799–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
  443 U.S. 256Decided June 27, 19795–3Byron R. White
• Director v. Rasmussen
  440 U.S. 29Decided February 21, 19798–0William H. Rehnquist
• J. W. Bateson Co., Inc. v. United States ex Rel. Board of Trustees of the National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund
  434 U.S. 586Decided February 22, 19786–2Thurgood Marshall
• American Foreign Steamship Co. v. Matise
  423 U.S. 150Decided December 16, 19758–0Thurgood Marshall
• Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc. v. Brada Miller Freight Systems, Inc.
  423 U.S. 28Decided November 12, 19759–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Bangor Punta Operations, Inc. v. Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Co.
  417 U.S. 703Decided June 19, 19745–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Cooper Stevedoring Co., Inc. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc.
  417 U.S. 106Decided May 28, 19748–0Thurgood Marshall
• Union Oil Co. of California v. the San Jacinto
  409 U.S. 140Decided December 5, 19726–3William H. Rehnquist
• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. v. Erie Lackawanna Railroad Co.
  406 U.S. 340Decided May 15, 19728–0Per curiam
• Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.
  400 U.S. 494Decided January 25, 19715–4Potter Stewart
• Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. v. Burnside Shipping Co., Ltd.
  394 U.S. 404Decided April 1, 19699–0Potter Stewart
• Edwards v. Pacific Fruit Express Co.
  390 U.S. 538Decided April 8, 19689–0Hugo L. Black
• Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane, S.P.A. v. Lisi
  390 U.S. 455Decided March 25, 19684–4
• Waldron v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.
  386 U.S. 724Decided May 8, 19675–4Hugo L. Black
• Watkins v. Conway
  385 U.S. 188Decided December 5, 19668–1Per curiam
• Hopson v. Texaco, Inc.
  383 U.S. 262Decided February 28, 19668–1Per curiam
• O'Keeffe v. Smith
  380 U.S. 359Decided March 29, 19655–4Per curiam
• Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v. Elmore & Stahl
  377 U.S. 134Decided May 4, 19647–2Potter Stewart
• Italia Societa Per Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co., Inc.
  376 U.S. 315Decided March 9, 19646–3Byron R. White
• Dennis v. Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co.
  375 U.S. 208Decided December 9, 19637–2Per curiam
• Reed v. the Yaka
  373 U.S. 410Decided May 27, 19637–2Hugo L. Black
• Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.
  373 U.S. 206Decided May 13, 19638–1Byron R. White
• Dixilyn Drilling Corp. v. Crescent Towing & Salvage Co.
  372 U.S. 697Decided April 15, 19639–0Per curiam
• Guzman v. Pichirilo
  369 U.S. 698Decided May 21, 19626–1Tom C. Clark
• Vaughan v. Atkinson
  369 U.S. 527Decided May 14, 19625–2William O. Douglas
• Still v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
  368 U.S. 35Decided November 13, 19618–1Hugo L. Black
• Waterman Steamship Corp. v. Dugan & McNamara, Inc.
  364 U.S. 421Decided November 21, 19609–0Potter Stewart
• Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.
  362 U.S. 539Decided May 16, 19606–3Potter Stewart
• National Labor Relations Board v. Deena Artware, Inc.
  361 U.S. 398Decided February 23, 19608–0William O. Douglas
• Lewis v. Benedict Coal Corp.
  361 U.S. 459Decided February 23, 19607–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• Braen v. Pfeifer Oil Transportation Co., Inc.
  361 U.S. 129Decided December 14, 19596–3William O. Douglas
• Southwestern Sugar & Molasses Co., Inc. v. River Terminals Corp.
  360 U.S. 411Decided June 22, 19596–3John M. Harlan II
• Robert C. Herd & Co., Inc. v. Krawill Machinery Corp.
  359 U.S. 297Decided April 20, 19599–0Charles E. Whittaker
• Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik Fisser
  358 U.S. 423Decided February 24, 19596–3William O. Douglas
• United New York and New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots Association v. Halecki
  358 U.S. 613Decided February 24, 19595–4Potter Stewart
• Sinkler v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.
  356 U.S. 326Decided April 28, 19587–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Kernan v. American Dredging Co.
  355 U.S. 426Decided February 3, 19585–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Baltimore & Ohio Railway Co. v. Jackson
  353 U.S. 325Decided May 13, 19575–4Tom C. Clark
• United States for the Benefit of Sherman v. Carter
  353 U.S. 210Decided April 29, 19578–0Harold H. Burton
• Thompson v. Coastal Oil Co.
  352 U.S. 862Decided October 15, 19565–4Per curiam
• Collins v. American Buslines, Inc.
  350 U.S. 528Decided April 9, 19569–0Felix Frankfurter
• Ryan Stevedoring Co., Inc. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.
  350 U.S. 124Decided January 9, 19565–4Harold H. Burton
• Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corporation
  349 U.S. 85Decided May 16, 19555–3Hugo L. Black
• Boston Metals Co. v. the Winding Gulf
  349 U.S. 122Decided May 16, 19556–2Hugo L. Black
• Boudoin v. Lykes Brothers Steamship Co., Inc.
  348 U.S. 336Decided February 28, 19558–0William O. Douglas
• Cox v. Roth
  348 U.S. 207Decided January 10, 19558–0Tom C. Clark
• Maryland Casualty Co. v. Cushing
  347 U.S. 409Decided April 12, 19545–4Felix Frankfurter
• Alaska Steamship Co., Inc. v. Petterson
  347 U.S. 396Decided April 5, 19546–3Per curiam
• Wells v. Simonds Abrasive Co.
  345 U.S. 514Decided May 18, 19535–3Fred M. Vinson
• Calmar Steamship Corp. v. Scott
  345 U.S. 427Decided April 27, 19536–3Felix Frankfurter
• Isbrandtsen Company, Inc. v. Johnson
  343 U.S. 779Decided June 9, 19528–1Harold H. Burton
• First National Bank of Chicago v. United Air Lines, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  342 U.S. 396Decided March 3, 19527–2Hugo L. Black
• Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp.
  342 U.S. 282Decided January 14, 19527–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Fortier
  342 U.S. 160Decided December 11, 19518–0Per curiam
• Hughes v. FetterLaw held unconstitutional
  341 U.S. 609Decided June 4, 19515–4Hugo L. Black
• Mosser v. Darrow
  341 U.S. 267Decided May 7, 19517–1Robert H. Jackson
• Warren v. United States
  340 U.S. 523Decided February 26, 19516–3William O. Douglas
• Affolder v. New York
  339 U.S. 96Decided March 13, 19505–3Tom C. Clark
• Reider v. Thompson
  339 U.S. 113Decided March 13, 19506–1Sherman Minton
• Carter v. Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railway Co.
  338 U.S. 430Decided December 19, 19496–2Tom C. Clark
• O'Donnell v. Elgin
  338 U.S. 384Decided December 12, 19494–2Robert H. Jackson
• Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllisterAltered precedent
  337 U.S. 783Decided June 27, 19495–4Stanley F. Reed
• Weade v. Dichmann
  337 U.S. 801Decided June 27, 19495–4Stanley F. Reed
• Urie v. Thompson
  337 U.S. 163Decided May 31, 19499–0Wiley B. Rutledge
• Black Diamond Steamship Corp. v. Robert Stewart & Sons, Ltd.
  336 U.S. 386Decided March 14, 19495–4Felix Frankfurter
• Lawson v. Suwannee Fruit & Steamship Co.
  336 U.S. 198Decided February 14, 19498–1Frank Murphy
• Coray v. Southern Pacific Co.
  335 U.S. 520Decided January 3, 19499–0Hugo L. Black
• Francis v. Southern Pacific Co.
  333 U.S. 445Decided March 15, 19486–3William O. Douglas
• Caldarola v. Eckert
  332 U.S. 155Decided June 23, 19475–4Felix Frankfurter
• United States v. Standard Oil Company of California
  332 U.S. 301Decided June 23, 19478–1Wiley B. Rutledge
• Mexican Light & Power Co., Ltd. v. Texas Mexican Railway Co.
  331 U.S. 731Decided June 16, 19477–2Felix Frankfurter

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