Collateral estoppel or res judicata: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Collateral estoppel or res judicata,” part of the Judicial Power area.

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All 15 decisions, newest first

• Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction
  146 S. Ct. 1532Decided June 11, 20269–0Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Taylor v. Sturgell
  553 U.S. 880Decided June 12, 20089–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Keith Lance v. Gigi Dennis
  546 U.S. 459Decided February 21, 20069–0Per curiam
• Semtek International Incorporated v. Lockheed Martin Corporation
  531 U.S. 497Decided February 27, 20019–0Antonin Scalia
• United States v. Mendoza
  464 U.S. 154Decided January 10, 19849–0William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Stauffer Chemical Co.
  464 U.S. 165Decided January 10, 19849–0William H. Rehnquist
• Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie
  452 U.S. 394Decided June 15, 19818–1William H. Rehnquist
• Parklane Hosiery Co., Inc. v. Shore
  439 U.S. 322Decided January 9, 19798–1Potter Stewart
• Ford v. Ford
  371 U.S. 187Decided December 10, 19629–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Ohio Power Co.
  353 U.S. 98Decided April 1, 19574–3Per curiam
• United States v. International Building Co.
  345 U.S. 502Decided May 4, 19539–0William O. Douglas
• Callanan Road Improvement Co. v. United States
  345 U.S. 507Decided May 4, 19538–1Sherman Minton
• United States v. Munsingwear, Inc.
  340 U.S. 36Decided November 13, 19508–1William O. Douglas
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Sunnen
  333 U.S. 591Decided April 5, 19489–0Frank Murphy
• Angel v. BullingtonAltered precedent
  330 U.S. 183Decided February 17, 19476–3Felix 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