State or local business regulation: Supreme Court decisions

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

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All 72 decisions, newest first

• National Pork Producers Council v. Ross
  598 U.S. 356Decided May 11, 20235–4Neil M. Gorsuch
• Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v. ThomasLaw held unconstitutional
  139 S. Ct. 2449Decided June 26, 20197–2Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Sveen v. Melin
  138 S. Ct. 1815Decided June 11, 20188–1Elena Kagan
• Vl v. El
  577 U.S. 464Decided March 7, 20168–0Per curiam
• James Larue v. Dewolff
  552 U.S. 248Decided February 20, 20089–0John Paul Stevens
• United Haulers Association, Inc. v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority
  550 U.S. 330Decided April 30, 20076–3John G. Roberts Jr.
• American Trucking Associations, Inc. and Usf Holland, Inc. v. Michigan Public Service Commission
  545 U.S. 429Decided June 20, 20059–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Jennifer M. Granholm v. Eleanor HealdLaw held unconstitutional
  544 U.S. 460Decided May 16, 20055–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Hillside Dairy Inc. v. William J. Lyons, Jr.
  539 U.S. 59Decided June 9, 20038–1John Paul Stevens
• Michael Fitzgerald v. Racing Association of Central Iowa
  539 U.S. 103Decided June 9, 20039–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America v. Peter E. Walsh
  538 U.S. 644Decided May 19, 20036–3John Paul Stevens
• Yellow Transportation, Inc. v. Michigan
  537 U.S. 36Decided November 5, 20029–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• C & a Carbone, Inc. v. Town of ClarkstownLaw held unconstitutional
  511 U.S. 383Decided May 16, 19946–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Fort Gratiot Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. Michigan Department of Natural ResourcesLaw held unconstitutional
  504 U.S. 353Decided June 1, 19927–2John Paul Stevens
• General Motors Corporation v. Evert Romein
  503 U.S. 181Decided March 9, 19929–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Healy v. the Beer InstituteAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  491 U.S. 324Decided June 19, 19896–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Northwest Central Pipeline Corp. v. State Corporation Commission of Kansas
  489 U.S. 493Decided March 6, 19899–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• CTS Corp. v. Dynamics Corporation of America
  481 U.S. 69Decided April 21, 19876–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Maine v. Taylor
  477 U.S. 131Decided June 24, 19868–1Harry A. Blackmun
• Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. v. New York State Liquor AuthorityLaw held unconstitutional
  476 U.S. 573Decided June 3, 19865–3Thurgood Marshall
• White v. Massachusetts Council of Construction Employers, Inc.
  460 U.S. 204Decided February 28, 19837–2William H. Rehnquist
• Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co.
  459 U.S. 400Decided January 24, 19839–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Rice v. Norman Williams Co.
  458 U.S. 654Decided July 1, 19829–0William H. Rehnquist
• Edgar v. Mite Corp.Law held unconstitutional
  457 U.S. 624Decided June 23, 19826–3Byron R. White
• New England Power Co. v. New HampshireLaw held unconstitutional
  455 U.S. 331Decided February 24, 19829–0Warren E. Burger
• G.D. Searle & Co. v. Cohn
  455 U.S. 404Decided February 24, 19828–1Harry A. Blackmun
• Kassel v. Consolidated Freightways Corporation of DelawareLaw held unconstitutional
  450 U.S. 662Decided March 24, 19816–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co.
  449 U.S. 456Decided January 21, 19817–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• Reeves, Inc. v. Stake
  447 U.S. 429Decided June 19, 19805–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Lewis v. Bt Investment Managers, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  447 U.S. 27Decided June 9, 19809–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Marquette National Bank of Minneapolis v. First of Omaha Service Corp.
  439 U.S. 299Decided December 18, 19789–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Allied Structural Steel Co. v. SpannausLaw held unconstitutional
  438 U.S. 234Decided June 26, 19785–3Potter Stewart
• City of Philadelphia v. New JerseyLaw held unconstitutional
  437 U.S. 617Decided June 23, 19787–2Potter Stewart
• Exxon Corp. v. Governor of Maryland
  437 U.S. 117Decided June 14, 19787–1John Paul Stevens
• Raymond Motor Transportation, Inc. v. RiceLaw held unconstitutional
  434 U.S. 429Decided February 21, 19788–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Carter v. MillerLaw held unconstitutional
  434 U.S. 356Decided January 17, 19784–4
• Southern Overlying Carrier Chapter of the California Dump Truck Owners Association v. Public Utilities Commission of California
  434 U.S. 9Decided October 11, 19778–1Per curiam
• Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionLaw held unconstitutional
  432 U.S. 333Decided June 20, 19778–0Warren E. Burger
• United States Trust Company of New York v. New JerseyLaw held unconstitutional
  431 U.S. 1Decided April 27, 19774–3Harry A. Blackmun
• City of New Orleans v. DukesAltered precedent
  427 U.S. 297Decided June 25, 19768–0Per curiam
• Hughes v. Alexandria Scrap Corp.
  426 U.S. 794Decided June 24, 19766–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. v. Cottrell
  424 U.S. 366Decided February 25, 19768–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy v. Snyder's Drug Stores, Inc.Altered precedent
  414 U.S. 156Decided December 5, 19739–0William O. Douglas
• Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  397 U.S. 137Decided March 2, 19708–0Potter Stewart
• Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. v. Hostetter
  384 U.S. 35Decided April 19, 19669–0Potter Stewart
• City of El Paso v. Simmons
  379 U.S. 497Decided January 18, 19658–1Byron R. White
• Hudson Distributors, Inc. v. Eli Lilly & Co.
  377 U.S. 386Decided June 1, 19648–1Arthur J. Goldberg
• Clay v. Sun Insurance Office, Ltd.
  377 U.S. 179Decided May 18, 19649–0William O. Douglas
• Polar Ice Cream & Creamery Co. v. AndrewsLaw held unconstitutional
  375 U.S. 361Decided January 6, 19649–0Byron R. White
• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul
  373 U.S. 132Decided May 13, 19635–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Ferguson v. SkrupaAltered precedent
  372 U.S. 726Decided April 22, 19639–0Hugo L. Black
• Martin v. Walton
  368 U.S. 25Decided November 6, 19616–2Per curiam
• Eli Lilly & Co. v. Sav-On-Drugs, Inc.
  366 U.S. 276Decided May 22, 19615–4Hugo L. Black
• Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Oklahoma Retail Grocers Association, Inc.
  360 U.S. 334Decided June 22, 19598–0Felix Frankfurter
• Service Storage & Transfer Co., Inc. v. Virginia
  359 U.S. 171Decided March 30, 19599–0Tom C. Clark
• Gordon v. Texas.
  355 U.S. 369Decided January 13, 19589–0Per curiam
• Morey v. DoudLaw held unconstitutional
  354 U.S. 457Decided June 24, 19576–3Harold H. Burton
• Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.
  348 U.S. 483Decided March 28, 19558–0William O. Douglas
• Lloyd A. Fry Roofing Co. v. Wood
  344 U.S. 157Decided December 8, 19525–4Hugo L. Black
• Buck v. California
  343 U.S. 99Decided March 10, 19525–4Sherman Minton
• Breard v. Alexandria
  341 U.S. 622Decided June 4, 19516–3Stanley F. Reed
• Standard Oil Co. v. New Jersey
  341 U.S. 428Decided May 28, 19515–4Stanley F. Reed
• California State Automobile Association Inter-Insurance Bureau v. Maloney
  341 U.S. 105Decided April 23, 19519–0William O. Douglas
• Dean Milk Co. v. City of MadisonLaw held unconstitutional
  340 U.S. 349Decided January 15, 19516–3Tom C. Clark
• Cities Service Gas Co. v. Peerless Oil & Gas Co.
  340 U.S. 179Decided December 11, 19508–1Tom C. Clark
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Oklahoma
  340 U.S. 190Decided December 11, 19509–0Tom C. Clark
• California v. Zook
  336 U.S. 725Decided April 25, 19495–4Frank Murphy
• H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du MondLaw held unconstitutional
  336 U.S. 525Decided April 4, 19495–4Robert H. Jackson
• Daniel v. Family Security Life Insurance Co.
  336 U.S. 220Decided February 28, 19499–0Frank Murphy
• Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Moore
  333 U.S. 541Decided March 29, 19486–3Stanley F. Reed
• Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co. v. Daniel
  333 U.S. 118Decided February 16, 19489–0Hugo L. Black
• Steele v. General Mills, Inc.
  329 U.S. 433Decided January 6, 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