Comity, habeas corpus: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Comity, habeas corpus,” part of the Judicial Power area.

10decisions

90%favorable to the petitioner

40%unanimous

1altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1940s2

1950s2

1970s1

1980s1

1990s1

2000s2

2010s1

Most majority opinions

Stephen G. Breyer1

John Paul Stevens1

William J. Brennan Jr.1

Stanley F. Reed1

Frank Murphy1

Legal provisions most often involved

28 U.S.C. §§ 2241–2255 (habeas corpus)6

Article IV, Section 2, Paragraph 2 (extradition clause)1

All 10 decisions, newest first

Patrick Glebe v. Joshua James Frost
574 U.S. 21Decided November 17, 20149–0Per curiam
Ricky Bell v. Gary Bradford Cone
543 U.S. 447Decided January 24, 20059–0Per curiam
George H. Baldwin v. Michael Reese
541 U.S. 27Decided March 2, 20048–1Stephen G. Breyer
Daniel Greene v. Georgia
519 U.S. 145Decided December 16, 19969–0Per curiam
Granberry v. Greer
481 U.S. 129Decided April 21, 19879–0John Paul Stevens
Slayton v. Smith
404 U.S. 53Decided November 16, 19715–2Per curiam
Irvin v. Dowd
359 U.S. 394Decided May 4, 19595–4William J. Brennan Jr.
Sweeney v. Woodall
344 U.S. 86Decided November 17, 19528–1Per curiam
Darr v. BurfordAltered precedent
339 U.S. 200Decided April 3, 19505–3Stanley F. Reed
Wade v. Mayo
334 U.S. 672Decided June 14, 19485–4Frank Murphy

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