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No merits, miscellaneous: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “No merits, miscellaneous,” part of the Judicial Power area.

15decisions
47%favorable to the petitioner
53%unanimous
1altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1940s2
1950s2
1960s1
1970s5
1980s3
2000s1
2010s1

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

Supreme Court Rules2
28 USCS 46 Judiciary and Judicial Procedure1
28 U.S.C. § 21091
35 U.S.C. § 891

All 15 decisions, newest first

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