Standing, personal injury: Supreme Court decisions

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

28decisions

75%favorable to the petitioner

18%unanimous

1altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1960s3

1970s4

1980s9

1990s4

2000s4

2010s4

Most majority opinions

William H. Rehnquist3

Legal provisions most often involved

Article III, Section 2, Paragraph 1 (case or controversy requirement)16

Federal Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure2

Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act)1

Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 3 (interstate commerce clause)1

Administrative Procedure Act or Administrative Orders Review Act1

Article III, Section 2 (extent of judicial power)1

48 Stat. 1621

12 U.S.C. § 18641

All 28 decisions, newest first

Frank v. Gaos
139 S. Ct. 1041Decided March 20, 20198–1Per curiam
Hollingsworth v. Perry
570 U.S. 693Decided June 26, 20135–4John G. Roberts Jr.
Comcast Corporation v. Caroline Behrend
569 U.S. 27Decided March 27, 20135–4Antonin Scalia
Bob Camreta v. Sarah Greene
563 U.S. 692Decided May 26, 20117–2Elena Kagan
Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency
549 U.S. 497Decided April 2, 20075–4John Paul Stevens
John F. Kowalski v. John C. Tesmer
543 U.S. 125Decided December 13, 20046–3William H. Rehnquist
Elk Grove Unified School District and David W. Gordon v. Michael A. Newdow
542 U.S. 1Decided June 14, 20048–0John Paul Stevens
Darryl Sinkfield v. Peggy C. Kelley
531 U.S. 28Decided November 27, 20009–0Per curiam
Friends of the Earth v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (Toc), Inc.
528 U.S. 167Decided January 12, 20007–2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Frederick D. Raines v. Robert C. Byrd
521 U.S. 811Decided June 26, 19977–2William H. Rehnquist
United States v. Hays
515 U.S. 737Decided June 29, 19959–0Sandra Day O'Connor
State of Wyoming v. State of OklahomaLaw held unconstitutional
502 U.S. 437Decided January 22, 19926–3Byron R. White
Lujan v. National Wildlife Federation
497 U.S. 871Decided June 27, 19905–4Antonin Scalia
Demosthenes v. Baal
495 U.S. 731Decided June 3, 19905–4Per curiam
Whitmore v. Arkansas
495 U.S. 149Decided April 24, 19907–2William H. Rehnquist
Karcher v. May
484 U.S. 72Decided December 1, 19878–0Sandra Day O'Connor
International Union v. Brock
477 U.S. 274Decided June 25, 19865–4Thurgood Marshall
Diamond v. Charles
476 U.S. 54Decided April 30, 19869–0Harry A. Blackmun
Allen v. Wright
468 U.S. 737Decided July 3, 19845–3Sandra Day O'Connor
City of Los Angeles v. Lyons
461 U.S. 95Decided April 20, 19835–4Byron R. White
Leeke v. Timmerman
454 U.S. 83Decided November 16, 19816–3Per curiam
Singleton v. Wulff
428 U.S. 106Decided July 1, 19765–4Harry A. Blackmun
O'Shea v. Littleton
414 U.S. 488Decided January 15, 19746–3Byron R. White
Investment Company Institute v. Camp
401 U.S. 617Decided April 5, 19716–2Potter Stewart
Arnold Tours, Inc. v. Camp
400 U.S. 45Decided November 23, 19707–2Per curiam
Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. Camp
397 U.S. 150Decided March 3, 19706–2William O. Douglas
Barlow v. Collins
397 U.S. 159Decided March 3, 19706–2William O. Douglas
Railroad Transfer Service, Inc. v. City of Chicago
386 U.S. 351Decided March 27, 19678–1Hugo L. Black

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