National supremacy, commodities: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “National supremacy, commodities,” part of the Federalism area.

8decisions

50%favorable to the petitioner

25%unanimous

4altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1940s1

1950s1

1960s2

1970s1

1980s1

1990s1

2000s1

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

Article VI, Section 2 (supremacy clause)3

21 U.S.C. § 8011

Twenty-First Amendment1

Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 3 (interstate commerce clause)1

Abstention doctrine1

All 8 decisions, newest first

Alberto R. Gonzales v. Angel McClary Raich
545 U.S. 1Decided June 6, 20056–3John Paul Stevens
Stephen P. Crosby v. National Foreign Trade CouncilLaw held unconstitutional
530 U.S. 363Decided June 19, 20009–0David H. Souter
North Dakota v. United States
495 U.S. 423Decided May 21, 19905–4John Paul Stevens
Allenberg Cotton Co., Inc. v. Pittman
419 U.S. 20Decided November 19, 19748–1William O. Douglas
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for California v. Ammex Warehouse Co. of San Ysidro, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
378 U.S. 124Decided June 15, 19647–2Per curiam
Hostetter v. Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp.Law held unconstitutional
377 U.S. 324Decided June 1, 19646–2Potter Stewart
Public Utilities Commission of California v. United StatesLaw held unconstitutional
355 U.S. 534Decided March 3, 19586–3William O. Douglas
Testa v. Katt
330 U.S. 386Decided March 10, 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