National supremacy, natural resources: 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, natural resources,” part of the Federalism area.

5decisions

100%favorable to the petitioner

20%unanimous

4altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1950s1

1970s1

1980s2

1990s1

Most majority opinions

Anthony M. Kennedy1

Byron R. White1

John Paul Stevens1

William J. Brennan Jr.1

William O. Douglas1

Legal provisions most often involved

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

Eleventh Amendment1

Fifth Amendment (takings clause)1

All 5 decisions, newest first

Idaho v. Coeur D'Alene Tribe of Idaho, Etc.
521 U.S. 261Decided June 23, 19975–4Anthony M. Kennedy
South-Central Timber Development, Inc. v. Wunnicke
467 U.S. 82Decided May 22, 19846–2Byron R. White
Sporhase v. Nebraska ex Rel. DouglasAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
458 U.S. 941Decided July 2, 19827–2John Paul Stevens
Hughes v. OklahomaAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
441 U.S. 322Decided April 24, 19797–2William J. Brennan Jr.
United States v. Grand River Dam Authority
363 U.S. 229Decided June 13, 19609–0William O. Douglas

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