No merits, no substantial federal question: 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, no substantial federal question,” part of the Judicial Power area.

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All 23 decisions, newest first

• John D. Ashcroft v. Javaid Iqbal
  556 U.S. 662Decided May 18, 20095–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Mark H. Oring v. State Bar of California
  488 U.S. 590Decided January 23, 19899–0Per curiam
• McNamara v. County of San Diego Department of Social Services
  488 U.S. 152Decided December 6, 19889–0Per curiam
• Vincent v. Texas
  449 U.S. 199Decided December 9, 19809–0Per curiam
• Pearson v. Dodd
  429 U.S. 396Decided January 12, 19779–0Per curiam
• Maryland and Virginia Eldership of the Churches of God v. Church of God at Sharpsburg, Inc.
  396 U.S. 367Decided January 19, 19708–0Per curiam
• Mattiello v. Connecticut.
  395 U.S. 209Decided May 26, 19698–0Per curiam
• Hackin v. Arizona
  389 U.S. 143Decided November 13, 19678–1Per curiam
• Bohannan v. Arizona ex Rel. Smith
  389 U.S. 1Decided October 19, 19677–2Per curiam
• Fairfax Family Fund, Inc. v. California
  382 U.S. 1Decided October 11, 19658–1Per curiam
• Marder v. Massachusetts
  377 U.S. 407Decided June 1, 19646–3Per curiam
• Wetzel v. Ohio
  371 U.S. 62Decided November 5, 19625–4Per curiam
• Ioannou v. New York
  371 U.S. 30Decided October 22, 19627–2Per curiam
• United States v. Haley
  371 U.S. 18Decided October 15, 19628–0Per curiam
• Benz v. New York State Thruway Authority
  369 U.S. 147Decided March 19, 19627–1Per curiam
• Newsom v. Smyth
  365 U.S. 604Decided March 27, 19616–3Per curiam
• Ganger v. City of Miami.
  359 U.S. 64Decided March 9, 19599–0Per curiam
• Nelson v. Tennessee.
  355 U.S. 271Decided December 16, 19579–0Per curiam
• Walton v. California.
  350 U.S. 868Decided October 24, 19556–2Per curiam
• Palmer Oil Corp. v. Amerada Petroleum Corp.
  343 U.S. 390Decided May 12, 19529–0Per curiam
• Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co.
  341 U.S. 246Decided May 7, 19515–4Robert H. Jackson
• Shipman v. Dupre
  339 U.S. 321Decided April 24, 19508–1Per curiam
• Standard-Vacuum Oil Co. v. United States
  339 U.S. 157Decided March 27, 19508–0Sherman Minton

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