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The most-cited opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States on UpLaw — 21,259 decisions from 1781–2025, each with its treatment history and the cases that cite it.

Harris v. New York 28 L. Ed. 2d 1 · cited by 1,297
Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. 75 S. Ct. 461 · cited by 1,295
United States v. Jacobsen 80 L. Ed. 2d 85 · cited by 1,292
Edwards v. Balisok 520 U.S. 641 · cited by 1,291
Roper v. Simmons 125 S. Ct. 1183 · cited by 1,288
Collins v. City of Harker Heights 112 S. Ct. 1061 · cited by 1,284
Clark County School District v. Breeden 532 U.S. 268 · cited by 1,278
Catlin v. United States 65 S. Ct. 631 · cited by 1,274
Weinberger v. Salfi 45 L. Ed. 2d 522 · cited by 1,274
Pierce v. Society of Sisters 45 S. Ct. 571 · cited by 1,274
Commissioner v. Sunnen 68 S. Ct. 715 · cited by 1,272
United Paperworkers International Union v. Misco, Inc. 484 U.S. 29 · cited by 1,267
Snyder v. Massachusetts 54 S. Ct. 330 · cited by 1,262
Hagans v. Lavine 39 L. Ed. 2d 577 · cited by 1,256
Purkett v. Elem 514 U.S. 765 · cited by 1,254
Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. Rowley 73 L. Ed. 2d 690 · cited by 1,252
Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human Resources 14 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 287 · cited by 1,248
Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. 557 U.S. 167 · cited by 1,248
Carlson v. Green 446 U.S. 14 · cited by 1,248
Doggett v. United States 112 S. Ct. 2686 · cited by 1,248
Alderman v. United States 394 U.S. 165 · cited by 1,246
Evitts v. Lucey 469 U.S. 387 · cited by 1,243
Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'n 460 U.S. 37 · cited by 1,242
Knowles v. Mirzayance 129 S. Ct. 1411 · cited by 1,240
Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. 458 U.S. 50 · cited by 1,238
Cruz v. Beto 405 U.S. 319 · cited by 1,237
Armstrong v. Manzo 380 U.S. 545 · cited by 1,236
Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc. 64 L. Ed. 2d 766 · cited by 1,230
Zadvydas v. Davis 533 U.S. 678 · cited by 1,228
Penry v. Lynaugh 492 U.S. 302 · cited by 1,228
Reichle v. Howards 132 S. Ct. 2088 · cited by 1,227
Nix v. Williams 81 L. Ed. 2d 377 · cited by 1,226
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire 315 U.S. 568 · cited by 1,225
Shaffer v. Heitner 53 L. Ed. 2d 683 · cited by 1,224
Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky 35 L. Ed. 2d 443 · cited by 1,221
United States v. Tucker 30 L. Ed. 2d 592 · cited by 1,221
United States v. Robinson 4 L. Ed. 2d 259 · cited by 1,219
Martin v. Franklin Capital Corp. 546 U.S. 132 · cited by 1,219
Connecticut National Bank v. Germain 503 U.S. 249 · cited by 1,217
Horton v. California 496 U.S. 128 · cited by 1,211
Procunier v. Martinez 40 L. Ed. 2d 224 · cited by 1,209
Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Ventura 16 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 1 · cited by 1,208
Sheppard v. Maxwell 384 U.S. 333 · cited by 1,205
Siegert v. Gilley 111 S. Ct. 1789 · cited by 1,205
Garcetti v. Ceballos 547 U.S. 410 · cited by 1,204
United States v. Sharpe 84 L. Ed. 2d 605 · cited by 1,202
Hertz Corp. v. Friend 559 U.S. 77 · cited by 1,202
National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson 2 L. Ed. 2d 1488 · cited by 1,200
Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp. 486 U.S. 800 · cited by 1,200
District of Columbia v. Heller 128 S. Ct. 2783 · cited by 1,199
Oregon v. Elstad 470 U.S. 298 · cited by 1,197
Lexmark Int'l, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc. 572 U.S. 118 · cited by 1,197
Brown v. Texas 61 L. Ed. 2d 357 · cited by 1,193
Elkins v. United States 364 U.S. 206 · cited by 1,192
United States v. Chadwick 53 L. Ed. 2d 538 · cited by 1,189
Kastigar v. United States 32 L. Ed. 2d 212 · cited by 1,187
Ziglar v. Abbasi 26 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 655 · cited by 1,186
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States 40 S. Ct. 182 · cited by 1,184
Eddings v. Oklahoma 455 U.S. 104 · cited by 1,183
Wilkinson v. Austin 545 U.S. 209 · cited by 1,183
Patterson v. New York 53 L. Ed. 2d 281 · cited by 1,178
Hines v. Davidowitz 61 S. Ct. 399 · cited by 1,172
Brewer v. Williams 51 L. Ed. 2d 424 · cited by 1,170
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd 470 U.S. 213 · cited by 1,169
Addington v. Texas 60 L. Ed. 2d 323 · cited by 1,165
Cannon v. University of Chicago 60 L. Ed. 2d 560 · cited by 1,165
Clinton v. Jones 117 S. Ct. 1636 · cited by 1,165
National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. 57 S. Ct. 615 · cited by 1,164
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Services, Inc. 125 S. Ct. 2611 · cited by 1,164
United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. Aikens 460 U.S. 711 · cited by 1,164
United States v. W. T. Grant Co. 73 S. Ct. 894 · cited by 1,163
Old Chief v. United States 117 S. Ct. 644 · cited by 1,161
TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez 141 S. Ct. 2190 · cited by 1,161
Volt Info. Sciences, Inc. v. Bd. of Trustees of Leland Stanford Jr. U. 103 L. Ed. 2d 488 · cited by 1,159
United States v. Kubrick 62 L. Ed. 2d 259 · cited by 1,159
Dombrowski v. Pfister 14 L. Ed. 2d 22 · cited by 1,159
Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United States 9 L. Ed. 2d 207 · cited by 1,157
Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City 473 U.S. 172 · cited by 1,155
Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson 30 L. Ed. 2d 296 · cited by 1,155
Luce v. United States 469 U.S. 38 · cited by 1,154
Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders 57 L. Ed. 2d 253 · cited by 1,154
Davis v. Scherer 82 L. Ed. 2d 139 · cited by 1,153
Sherbert v. Verner 10 L. Ed. 2d 965 · cited by 1,152
United States v. American Trucking Associations 60 S. Ct. 1059 · cited by 1,151
Cohens v. Virginia 5 L. Ed. 257 · cited by 1,149
Auer v. Robbins 117 S. Ct. 905 · cited by 1,149
Pullman-Standard v. Swint 72 L. Ed. 2d 66 · cited by 1,148
Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co. 111 S. Ct. 1282 · cited by 1,146
Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. 455 U.S. 422 · cited by 1,146
Hill v. United States 7 L. Ed. 2d 417 · cited by 1,143
Wilson v. Layne 526 U.S. 603 · cited by 1,143
Abney v. United States 431 U.S. 651 · cited by 1,140
Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co. 18 L. Ed. 2d 1270 · cited by 1,139
Cupp v. Naughten 38 L. Ed. 2d 368 · cited by 1,136
Thornhill v. Alabama 310 U.S. 88 · cited by 1,135
Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. 7 L. Ed. 2d 458 · cited by 1,133
Pell v. Procunier 41 L. Ed. 2d 495 · cited by 1,133
United States v. Rabinowitz 70 S. Ct. 430 · cited by 1,133
Steffel v. Thompson 39 L. Ed. 2d 505 · cited by 1,132
Powers v. Ohio 111 S. Ct. 1364 · cited by 1,129
Plyler v. Doe 457 U.S. 202 · cited by 1,129
Salve Regina College v. Russell 499 U.S. 225 · cited by 1,129
Roe v. Flores-Ortega 120 S. Ct. 1029 · cited by 1,128
Rowland v. California Men's Colony, Unit II Men's Advisory Council 6 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 795 · cited by 1,128
Arizona v. Gant 556 U.S. 332 · cited by 1,128
Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts 129 S. Ct. 2527 · cited by 1,128
Burford v. Sun Oil Co. 63 S. Ct. 1098 · cited by 1,127
Bourjaily v. United States 97 L. Ed. 2d 144 · cited by 1,127
Gonzaga University v. Doe 122 S. Ct. 2268 · cited by 1,127
Bordenkircher v. Hayes 54 L. Ed. 2d 604 · cited by 1,124
Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper 447 U.S. 752 · cited by 1,124
Woodson v. North Carolina 49 L. Ed. 2d 944 · cited by 1,124
Butner v. United States 59 L. Ed. 2d 136 · cited by 1,123
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette 319 U.S. 624 · cited by 1,123
White v. Pauly 26 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 409 · cited by 1,123
Tumey v. Ohio 47 S. Ct. 437 · cited by 1,121
Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co. 42 L. Ed. 2d 477 · cited by 1,120
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education 28 L. Ed. 2d 554 · cited by 1,120
Russello v. United States 78 L. Ed. 2d 17 · cited by 1,120
United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 60 S. Ct. 811 · cited by 1,118
United States v. Dominguez Benitez 17 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 379 · cited by 1,118
Crawford-El v. Britton 523 U.S. 574 · cited by 1,118
Robinson v. Shell Oil Co. 117 S. Ct. 843 · cited by 1,117
Buckley v. Fitzsimmons 509 U.S. 259 · cited by 1,115
McNabb v. United States 63 S. Ct. 608 · cited by 1,113
Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. 44 L. Ed. 2d 295 · cited by 1,107
Holloway v. Arkansas 55 L. Ed. 2d 426 · cited by 1,104
Christopher v. Harbury 122 S. Ct. 2179 · cited by 1,104
Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. 67 S. Ct. 1146 · cited by 1,103
Minnesota v. Dickerson 508 U.S. 366 · cited by 1,103
Drope v. Missouri 43 L. Ed. 2d 103 · cited by 1,103
Oregon v. Mathiason 50 L. Ed. 2d 714 · cited by 1,100
Illinois v. Rodriguez 110 S. Ct. 2793 · cited by 1,100
DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno 126 S. Ct. 1854 · cited by 1,098
Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co. 61 S. Ct. 510 · cited by 1,097
Gunn v. Minton 568 U.S. 251 · cited by 1,097
United States v. Grinnell Corp. 16 L. Ed. 2d 778 · cited by 1,095
Duncan v. Walker 121 S. Ct. 2120 · cited by 1,094
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission 447 U.S. 557 · cited by 1,093
Argersinger v. Hamlin 32 L. Ed. 2d 530 · cited by 1,092
Olmstead v. United States 48 S. Ct. 564 · cited by 1,092
Flagg Bros., Inc. v. Brooks 56 L. Ed. 2d 185 · cited by 1,091
Mistretta v. United States 102 L. Ed. 2d 714 · cited by 1,091
Osborn v. Bank of United States 6 L. Ed. 204 · cited by 1,090
Caterpillar Inc. v. Lewis 117 S. Ct. 467 · cited by 1,088
Baldwin v. Reese 124 S. Ct. 1347 · cited by 1,087
Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination Unit 7 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 40 · cited by 1,087
Washington v. Glucksberg 11 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 190 · cited by 1,086
Payne v. Tennessee 501 U.S. 808 · cited by 1,086
Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc. 465 U.S. 770 · cited by 1,085
Whitmore Ex Rel. Simmons v. Arkansas 109 L. Ed. 2d 135 · cited by 1,084
National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc. 49 L. Ed. 2d 747 · cited by 1,083
Wilkins v. Gaddy 559 U.S. 34 · cited by 1,081
United States v. Vonn 122 S. Ct. 1043 · cited by 1,081
Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroy 6 L. Ed. 2d 1230 · cited by 1,080
Caminetti v. United States 37 S. Ct. 192 · cited by 1,077
Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization 59 S. Ct. 954 · cited by 1,077
Bolling v. Sharpe 74 S. Ct. 693 · cited by 1,075
Stirone v. United States 4 L. Ed. 2d 252 · cited by 1,074
Watters v. Wachovia Bank, N. A. 20 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 170 · cited by 1,074
Ylst v. Nunnemaker 501 U.S. 797 · cited by 1,074
Taylor v. Sturgell 553 U.S. 880 · cited by 1,071
Davis v. United States 512 U.S. 452 · cited by 1,071
United States v. Munsingwear, Inc. 71 S. Ct. 104 · cited by 1,067
Rawlings v. Kentucky 448 U.S. 98 · cited by 1,067
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey 112 S. Ct. 2791 · cited by 1,065
University of Texas v. Camenisch 451 U.S. 390 · cited by 1,064
BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore 116 S. Ct. 1589 · cited by 1,063
Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck 471 U.S. 202 · cited by 1,061
Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith 494 U.S. 872 · cited by 1,060
Hutto v. Finney 57 L. Ed. 2d 522 · cited by 1,059
Behrens v. Pelletier 116 S. Ct. 834 · cited by 1,059
United States v. Hensley 469 U.S. 221 · cited by 1,058
H. J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. 106 L. Ed. 2d 195 · cited by 1,057
Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCann 63 S. Ct. 236 · cited by 1,056
Cady v. Dombrowski 37 L. Ed. 2d 706 · cited by 1,055
Michigan v. Mosley 46 L. Ed. 2d 313 · cited by 1,054
United States v. Turkette 69 L. Ed. 2d 246 · cited by 1,054
Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger 57 L. Ed. 2d 274 · cited by 1,054
Bell v. Burson 29 L. Ed. 2d 90 · cited by 1,052
United States v. Boyle 83 L. Ed. 2d 622 · cited by 1,052
House v. Bell 126 S. Ct. 2064 · cited by 1,052
Richardson v. Marsh 481 U.S. 200 · cited by 1,050
Prince v. Massachusetts 64 S. Ct. 438 · cited by 1,050
Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc. 505 U.S. 504 · cited by 1,047
Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie 452 U.S. 394 · cited by 1,047
Rose v. Clark 92 L. Ed. 2d 460 · cited by 1,045
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., San Francisco Cty. 26 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 671 · cited by 1,043
Hospital Building Co. v. Trustees of Rex Hospital 48 L. Ed. 2d 338 · cited by 1,042
Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation 28 L. Ed. 2d 788 · cited by 1,042
Wilton v. Seven Falls Co. 115 S. Ct. 2137 · cited by 1,042
Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Bd. 582 U.S. 420 · cited by 1,042
Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters 57 L. Ed. 2d 957 · cited by 1,037
New York v. Ferber 458 U.S. 747 · cited by 1,036
New Jersey v. T. L. O. 469 U.S. 325 · cited by 1,036
Sorrells v. United States 53 S. Ct. 210 · cited by 1,035
Gomez v. Toledo 446 U.S. 635 · cited by 1,034
Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn. 103 L. Ed. 2d 639 · cited by 1,033
Gully v. First Nat. Bank in Meridian 57 S. Ct. 96 · cited by 1,031
Screws v. United States 65 S. Ct. 1031 · cited by 1,029