Federal rules of civil procedure: 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 rules of civil procedure,” part of the Judicial Power area.

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All 90 decisions, newest first

• Berk v. Choy
  607 U.S. 187Decided January 20, 20269–0Amy Coney Barrett
• Blom Bank Sal v. Honickman
  145 S. Ct. 1612Decided June 5, 20259–0Clarence Thomas
• Dupree v. Younger
  598 U.S. 729Decided May 25, 20239–0Amy Coney Barrett
• Kemp v. United States
  142 S. Ct. 1856Decided June 13, 20228–1Clarence Thomas
• City of San Antonio v. Hotels.com, L.P.
  141 S. Ct. 1628Decided May 27, 20219–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Nutraceutical Corp. v. Lambert
  139 S. Ct. 710Decided February 26, 20199–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Animal Science Products v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co.
  138 S. Ct. 1865Decided June 14, 20189–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Hall v. Hall
  138 S. Ct. 1118Decided March 27, 20189–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago
  138 S. Ct. 13Decided November 8, 20179–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Gelboim v. Bank of Am. Corp.
  574 U.S. 405Decided January 21, 20159–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Tracey L. Johnson v. City of Shelby
  574 U.S. 10Decided November 10, 20149–0Per curiam
• Nevada v. Calvin O’neil Jackson
  569 U.S. 505Decided June 3, 20139–0Per curiam
• Kouichi Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd.
  566 U.S. 560Decided May 21, 20126–3Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co.
  563 U.S. 804Decided June 6, 20119–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P. A. v. Allstate Insurance Company
  559 U.S. 393Decided March 31, 20105–4Antonin Scalia
• William Erickson v. Barry J. Pardus
  551 U.S. 89Decided June 4, 20077–1Per curiam
• Gonzalez v. Crosby
  545 U.S. 524Decided June 23, 20057–2Antonin Scalia
• Robert J. Devlin v. Robert A. Scardelletti
  536 U.S. 1Decided June 10, 20026–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Esteban Ortiz v. Fibreboard Corporation
  527 U.S. 815Decided June 23, 19997–2David H. Souter
• Kumho Tire Company, Ltd. v. Patrick Carmichael, Etc.
  526 U.S. 137Decided March 23, 19999–0Stephen G. Breyer
• General Electric Company v. Robert K. Joiner et Ux.
  522 U.S. 136Decided December 15, 19979–0William H. Rehnquist
• Amchem Products, Inc. v. George Windsor
  521 U.S. 591Decided June 25, 19976–2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Carrie Jaffee v. Mary Lu Redmond
  518 U.S. 1Decided June 13, 19967–2John Paul Stevens
• Lloyd Henderson v. United States
  517 U.S. 654Decided May 20, 19966–3Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Donald J. Willy v. Coastal Corporation
  503 U.S. 131Decided March 3, 19929–0William H. Rehnquist
• William Lewis Smith v. Wayne S. Barry
  502 U.S. 244Decided January 14, 19929–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Business Guides, Inc. v. Chromatic Communications Enterprises, Inc. and Michael Shipp
  498 U.S. 533Decided February 26, 19915–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Billy J. Temple v. Synthes Corporation, Ltd.
  498 U.S. 5Decided November 5, 19909–0Per curiam
• Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corporation
  496 U.S. 384Decided June 11, 19908–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Pavelic & Leflore v. Marvel Entertainment Group
  493 U.S. 120Decided December 5, 19898–1Antonin Scalia
• Green v. Bock Laundry Machine Co.
  490 U.S. 504Decided May 22, 19896–3John Paul Stevens
• Osterneck v. Ernst & Whinney
  489 U.S. 169Decided February 21, 19899–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Beech Aircraft Corporation v. Rainey
  488 U.S. 153Decided December 12, 19887–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Torres v. Oakland Scavenger Co.
  487 U.S. 312Decided June 24, 19888–1Thurgood Marshall
• Mercilyn Buchanan Etc. v. Stanships, Inc.
  485 U.S. 265Decided March 21, 19888–1Per curiam
• Marino v. Ortiz
  484 U.S. 301Decided January 13, 19884–4
• Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons, Inc.
  482 U.S. 437Decided June 15, 19877–2William H. Rehnquist
• Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v. Woods
  480 U.S. 1Decided February 24, 19879–0Thurgood Marshall
• Acosta v. Louisiana Department of Health and Human Resources
  478 U.S. 251Decided June 30, 19867–2Per curiam
• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett
  477 U.S. 317Decided June 25, 19865–4William H. Rehnquist
• Schiavone v. Fortune
  477 U.S. 21Decided June 18, 19866–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Baldwin County Welcome Center v. Brown
  466 U.S. 147Decided April 16, 19846–3Per curiam
• Crown v. Parker
  462 U.S. 345Decided June 13, 19839–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co.
  459 U.S. 56Decided November 29, 19828–1Per curiam
• General Telephone Company of the Southwest v. Falcon
  457 U.S. 147Decided June 14, 19828–1John Paul Stevens
• Gulf Oil Co. v. Bernard
  452 U.S. 89Decided June 1, 19819–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. August
  450 U.S. 346Decided March 9, 19816–3John Paul Stevens
• Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.
  446 U.S. 740Decided June 2, 19809–0Thurgood Marshall
• General Telephone Company of the Northwest, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  446 U.S. 318Decided May 12, 19805–4Byron R. White
• Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. General Electric Co.
  446 U.S. 1Decided April 22, 19809–0Warren E. Burger
• Trammel v. United StatesAltered precedent
  445 U.S. 40Decided February 27, 19809–0Warren E. Burger
• Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders
  437 U.S. 340Decided June 19, 19789–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Bankers Trust Co. v. Mallis
  435 U.S. 381Decided March 28, 19788–0Per curiam
• Browder v. Director
  434 U.S. 257Decided January 10, 19789–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• United Airlines, Inc. v. McDonald
  432 U.S. 385Decided June 20, 19775–3Potter Stewart
• East Texas Motor Freight System, Inc. v. Rodriguez
  431 U.S. 395Decided May 31, 19779–0Potter Stewart
• Donovan v. Penn Shipping Co., Inc.
  429 U.S. 648Decided February 22, 19777–2Per curiam
• Standard Oil Co. of California v. United StatesAltered precedent
  429 U.S. 17Decided October 18, 19768–0Per curiam
• National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.
  427 U.S. 639Decided June 30, 19766–2Per curiam
• Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin
  417 U.S. 156Decided May 28, 19746–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah
  414 U.S. 538Decided January 16, 19749–0Potter Stewart
• Schmidt v. Lessard
  414 U.S. 473Decided January 14, 19748–1Per curiam
• Zahn v. International Paper Co.
  414 U.S. 291Decided December 17, 19736–3Byron R. White
• Colgrove v. Battin, U.S. District Judge
  413 U.S. 149Decided June 21, 19735–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. Indrelunas
  411 U.S. 216Decided April 16, 19739–0Per curiam
• United States v. Cotton
  397 U.S. 45Decided February 24, 19707–1Per curiam
• Shapiro v. Doe
  396 U.S. 488Decided January 26, 19706–2Per curiam
• Snyder v. Harris
  394 U.S. 332Decided March 25, 19697–2Hugo L. Black
• Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. Patterson
  390 U.S. 102Decided January 29, 19689–0John M. Harlan II
• Surowitz v. Hilton Hotels Corp.
  383 U.S. 363Decided March 7, 19667–0Hugo L. Black
• Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. Gridiron Steel Co.
  382 U.S. 32Decided October 18, 19659–0Per curiam
• Hanna v. Plumer
  380 U.S. 460Decided April 26, 19659–0Earl Warren
• Farmer v. Arabian American Oil Co.
  379 U.S. 227Decided December 14, 19647–2Hugo L. Black
• Schlagenhauf v. Holder, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana
  379 U.S. 104Decided November 23, 19648–1Arthur J. Goldberg
• United States v. Merz
  376 U.S. 192Decided February 24, 19649–0William O. Douglas
• National Equipment Rental, Ltd. v. Szukhent
  375 U.S. 311Decided January 6, 19645–4Potter Stewart
• Harris Truck Lines, Inc. v. Cherry Meat Packers, Inc.
  371 U.S. 215Decided December 17, 19628–1Per curiam
• Foman v. Davis
  371 U.S. 178Decided December 3, 19629–0Arthur J. Goldberg
• Link v. Wabash Railroad Co.
  370 U.S. 626Decided June 25, 19624–3John M. Harlan II
• United States v. Diebold
  369 U.S. 654Decided May 14, 19628–0Per curiam
• Sam Fox Publishing Co., Inc. v. United States
  366 U.S. 683Decided May 29, 19618–0John M. Harlan II
• Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles et Commerciales, S. A. v. Rogers
  357 U.S. 197Decided June 16, 19588–0John M. Harlan II
• United States v. Procter & Gamble Co.
  356 U.S. 677Decided June 2, 19586–3William O. Douglas
• United States v. F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Co.
  356 U.S. 227Decided April 7, 19587–2Charles E. Whittaker
• Sears v. Mackey
  351 U.S. 427Decided June 11, 19569–0Harold H. Burton
• Cold Metal Process Co. v. United Engineering & Foundry Co.
  351 U.S. 445Decided June 11, 19567–2Harold H. Burton
• Johnson v. New York
  344 U.S. 48Decided November 17, 19525–4Hugo L. Black
• Sutphen Estates, Inc. v. United States
  342 U.S. 19Decided November 5, 19515–1William O. Douglas
• Globe Liquor Co., Inc. v. San Roman
  332 U.S. 571Decided January 5, 19489–0Hugo L. Black
• Anderson v. Yungkau
  329 U.S. 482Decided January 13, 19475–2William 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