Executive authority versus Congress or the states: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Executive authority versus Congress or the states,” part of the Miscellaneous area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 12 decisions, newest first

• Trump v. SlaughterAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  146 S. Ct. 2283Decided June 29, 20266–3John G. Roberts Jr.
• Learning Resources v. Trump
  607 U.S. 229Decided February 20, 20266–3John G. Roberts Jr.
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America
  601 U.S. 416Decided May 16, 20247–2Clarence Thomas
• Collins v. YellenLaw held unconstitutional
  141 S. Ct. 1761Decided June 23, 20217–2Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• United States v. Arthrex Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  141 S. Ct. 1970Decided June 21, 20215–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Trump v. Mazars USA
  140 S. Ct. 2019Decided July 9, 20207–2John G. Roberts Jr.
• Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection BureauLaw held unconstitutional
  140 S. Ct. 2183Decided June 29, 20205–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• NLRB v. Sw General, Inc.
  137 S. Ct. 929Decided March 21, 20176–2John G. Roberts Jr.
• Zivotofsky v. KerryLaw held unconstitutional
  576 U.S. 1Decided June 8, 20156–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• NLRB v. Noel Canning
  573 U.S. 513Decided June 26, 20149–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky v. Hillary Rodham Clinton
  566 U.S. 189Decided March 26, 20128–1John G. Roberts Jr.
• Free Enterprise Fund and Beckstead and Watts v. Public Company Accounting Oversight BoardLaw held unconstitutional
  561 U.S. 477Decided June 28, 20105–4John G. Roberts Jr.

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