Federal question jurisdiction: Supreme Court decisions

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

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All 10 decisions, newest first

• Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue Engineering & Manufacturing
  545 U.S. 308Decided June 13, 20059–0David H. Souter
• Donna E. Shalala v. Illinois Council on Long Term Care, Inc.
  529 U.S. 1Decided February 29, 20005–4Stephen G. Breyer
• Exxon Corporation v. Central Gulf Lines, Inc.Altered precedent
  500 U.S. 603Decided June 3, 19919–0Thurgood Marshall
• Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp.
  488 U.S. 428Decided January 23, 19899–0William H. Rehnquist
• Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson
  478 U.S. 804Decided July 7, 19865–4John Paul Stevens
• Verlinden Bv v. Central Bank of Nigeria
  461 U.S. 480Decided May 23, 19839–0Warren E. Burger
• Thurston Motor Lines, Inc. v. Jordan K. Rand, Ltd.
  460 U.S. 533Decided March 23, 19839–0Per curiam
• Army and Air Force Exchange Service v. Sheehan
  456 U.S. 728Decided June 1, 19829–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Texaco Inc.
  415 U.S. 125Decided February 19, 19746–2Per curiam
• Satiacum v. Washington
  414 U.S. 1Decided October 15, 19739–0Per curiam

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