Cases by Term Year
| Case | Docket Number(s) | Date Argued | Date Decided | Appealed From | Outcome | Vote | Author | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zuni Public School District No. 89, et al. v. U.S. Department of Education, et al. (04/17/2007) | 05-1508 | 01/10/2007 | 04/17/2007 | 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (Feb. 23, 2006) | Affirmed | 5-4 | Stephen G. Breyer | |
| Zelman v. Simmons-Harris / Hanna Perkins School, et al. v. Simmons-Harris, et al. / Taylor, Senel, et al. v. Simmons-Harris, et | 00-1751,00-1777,00-1779 | 02/20/2002 | 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (234 F.3d 945) | |||||
| Zedner, Jacob v. U.S. (06/05/2006) | 05-5992 | 04/18/2006 | 06/05/2006 | 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals (March 8, 2005) | Affirmed | 9-0 | Samuel A. Alito, Jr. | |
| Zapata Industries, Inc. v. W.R. Grace & Co.-Connecticut | 01-1766 | 11/16/2002 | Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (March 4, 2002) | |||||
| Zadvydas, Kestutis v. Davis, et al./ Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., et al. v. Ma, Kim H. | 99-7791,00-38 | 02/21/2001 | 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (185 F.3d 279) / 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (208 F.3d 815) | |||||
| Ysursa v. Pocatello Education Association | 07-869 | 11/03/2008 | 02/24/2009 | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 6-3 | John G. Roberts, Jr. | ||
| Your Home Visiting Nurse SVC v. Shalala (02/23/1999) | 97-1489 | 12/02/1998 | 02/23/1999 | 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (132 F.3d 1135) | Affirmed | 9-0 | Antonin Scalia | |
| Young, Cornelius, et ux. v. U.S. (03/04/2002) | 00-1567 | 01/09/2002 | 03/04/2002 | 1st Circuit Court of Appeals (233 F.3d 56) | Affirmed | 9-0 | Antonin Scalia | |
| Yellow Freight System, Inc. v. Michigan, et al. (11/05/2002) | 01-270 | 10/07/2002 | 11/05/2002 | Michigan Supreme Court (627 N.W.2d 236) | Reversed | 9-0 | Sandra Day O'Connor | |
| Yeager v. U.S. | 08-67 | 03/23/2009 | 06/18/2009 | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | 6-3 | John Paul Stevens | ||
| Yates, Raymond, M.D., etc. v. Hendon, William (Trustee) (03/02/2004) | 02-458 | 01/13/2004 | 03/02/2004 | 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (April 19, 2002) | Affirmed | 9-0 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | |
| Yarborough, Michael, Warden v. Alvarado, Michael (06/01/2004) | 02-1684 | 03/01/2004 | 06/01/2004 | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (Dec.18, 2002) | Reversed and Remanded | 5-4 | Anthony M. Kennedy | |
| Yarborough, Michael (Warden) v. Gentry, Lionel (10/20/2003) | 02-1597 | 10/20/2003 | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals | Reversed and Remanded | 9-0 | |||
| Wyoming v. Houghton, Sandra (04/05/1999) | 98-184 | 01/12/1999 | 04/05/1999 | Wyoming Supreme Court (956 P.2d 363) | Reversed | 6-3 | Antonin Scalia | |
| Wyeth v. Levine | 06-1249 | 11/03/2008 | 03/04/2009 | Vermont Supreme Court | 6-3 | John Paul Stevens | ||
| Wright, Ceasar v. Universal Maritime Service (11/16/1998) | 97-889 | 10/07/1998 | 11/16/1998 | 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (121 F. 3d 702) | Affirmed | 9-0 | Antonin Scalia | |
| Woodford, Jeanne, Warden v. Garceau, Robert (03/25/2003) | 01-1862 | 01/21/2003 | 03/25/2003 | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (275 F.3d 769) | Reversed | 6-3 | Clarence Thomas | |
| Woodford, Jeanne, et al. v. Ngo, Viet Mike (06/22/2006) | 05-416 | 03/22/2006 | 06/22/2006 | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (March 25, 2005) | Reversed | 6-3 | Samuel A. Alito, Jr. | |
| Wood v. Allen | 08-9156 | 11/04/2009 | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |||||
| Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission (01/23/2006) | 04-1581 | 01/17/2006 | 01/23/2006 | U.S. District Court for DC (May 10, 2005) | Petition Denied or Appeal Dismissed | 9-0 | ||
| Wisconsin Dept. of Health & Family Services v. Blumer, Irene | 00-952 | 12/03/2001 | Wisconsin Court of Appeals (615 N.W.2d 647) | |||||
| Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council | 07-1239 | 10/08/2008 | 11/12/2008 | United States District Court for the Ninth Circuit | 6-3 | John G. Roberts, Jr. | ||
| Winkelman, Jacob, Jeff & Sandra, et al. v. Parma City School District (05/21/2007) | 05-983 | 02/27/2007 | 05/21/2007 | 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (Nov. 4, 2005) | Petition Denied or Appeal Dismissed | 7-2 | Anthony M. Kennedy | |
| Wilson, Charles, et al. v. Layne, Dpty. U.S. Marshal; Hanlon v. Berger, Paul (05/24/1999) | 98-83 | 03/24/1999 | 05/24/1999 | 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (141 F.3d 111) & 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (129 F.3d 505) | Reversed | 8-1 | William H. Renquist | |
| Willowbrook, IL, et al. v. Olech, Grace (02/23/2000) | 98-1288 | 01/10/1999 | 02/23/2000 | 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (160 F.3d 386) | Reversed | 9-0 | ||
| Williams, Terry v. Taylor, John, Warden (04/18/2000) | 98-8384 | 10/04/1999 | 04/18/2000 | 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (163 F.3d 860) | Reversed | 6-3 | John Paul Stevens | |
| Williams, Michael Wayne v. Taylor, Warden (VA) (04/18/2000) | 99-6615 | 02/28/2000 | 04/18/2000 | 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (189 F.3d 421) | Affirmed | 9-0 | Anthony M. Kennedy | |
| Will, Richard, et al. v. Hallock, Susan, et al. (01/18/2006) | 04-1332 | 11/28/2005 | 01/18/2006 | 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals (Oct. 22, 2004) | Affirmed | 9-0 | David H. Souter | |
| Wilkinson, Reginald, Dir., Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction, et al. v. Dotson, William, et al. (03/07/2005) | 03-287 | 12/06/2004 | 03/07/2005 | 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (May 19, 2003) | Reversed | 8-1 | Stephen G. Breyer | |
| Wilkinson, Reginald (Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation & Correction) v. Austin, Charles, et al. (06/13/2005) | 04-495 | 03/30/2005 | 06/13/2005 | 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (June 10, 2004) | Affirmed | 9-0 | Anthony M. Kennedy | |
| Wilkie, Charles, et al. v. Robbins, Harvey (06/25/2007) | 06-219 | 03/19/2007 | 06/25/2007 | 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (Jan. 10, 2006) | Affirmed | 9-0 | David H. Souter | |
| Wiggins, Kevin v. Smith (Warden), et al. (06/26/2003) | 02-311 | 03/24/2003 | 06/26/2003 | 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (288 F.3d 629) | Reversed | 7-2 | Sandra Day O'Connor | |
| Whorton, Glen (Nevada Dir. of Corrections) v. Bockting, Marvin (02/28/2007) | 05-595 | 11/01/2006 | 02/28/2007 | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (Feb. 22, 2005) | Reversed | 9-0 | Samuel A. Alito, Jr. | |
| Whitman, Terry v. U.S. Dept. of Transportation, et al. (06/05/2006) | 04-1131 | 12/05/2005 | 06/05/2006 | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (Aug. 30, 2004) | Affirmed | 8-0 | ||
| Whitman, EPA Administrator v. American Trucking Associations, et al. (02/27/2001) | 99-1257,99-1426 | 11/07/2000 | 02/27/2001 | Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (195 F3d 4) | Stay/Petition/Motion Granted | 9-0 | Antonin Scalia | |
| Whitfield, David v. U.S. / Hall, Haywood v. U.S. (01/11/2005) | 03-1293,03-1294 | 11/30/2004 | 01/11/2005 | 11th Circuit Court of Appeals (Nov. 10, 2003) | Affirmed | 9-0 | Sandra Day O'Connor | |
| Wharf Holdings Ltd., et al. v. United International Holdings, Inc. (05/21/2001) | 00-347 | 03/21/2001 | 05/21/2001 | 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (210 F.3d 1207) | Affirmed | 9-0 | Stephen G. Breyer | |
| Weyhrauch v. U.S. | 08-1196 | 12/08/2009 | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |||||
| Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co. (02/20/2007) | 05-381 | 11/28/2006 | 02/20/2007 | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (May 31, 2005) | Affirmed | 9-0 | Clarence Thomas | |
| West, Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. Gibson, Michael (06/14/1999) | 98-238 | 04/26/1999 | 06/14/1999 | 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (137 F.3d 992) | Reversed | 5-4 | Stephen G. Breyer | |
| West Covina, Ca. v. Perkins, Lawrence & Clara (01/13/1999) | 97-1230 | 11/03/1998 | 01/13/1999 | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (113 F.3d 1004) | Reversed | 9-0 | Anthony M. Kennedy | |
| Weisgram, Chad, et al. v. Marley Co., et al. (02/22/2000) | 99-161 | 01/18/2000 | 02/22/2000 | 8th Circuit Court of Appeals (169 F.3d 514) | Affirmed | 9-0 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | |
| Weeks, Lonnie v. Angelone, Dir. of VA Dept. of Corrections (01/19/2000) | 99-5746 | 12/06/1999 | 01/19/2000 | 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (176 F.3d 249) | Petition Denied or Appeal Dismissed | 5-4 | William H. Renquist | |
| Watters, Linda (Commissioner, Michigan Office of Insurance & Financial Services) v. Wachovia Bank, N.A., et al. (04/17/2007) | 05-1342 | 11/29/2006 | 04/17/2007 | 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (Dec. 19, 2005) | Affirmed | 5-3 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | |
| Watson, Lisa, et al. v. Philip Morris Cos., Inc., et al. (06/11/2007) | 05-1284 | 04/03/2007 | 06/11/2007 | 8th Circuit Court of Appeals (Aug. 25, 2005) | Affirmed | 9-0 | Stephen G. Breyer | |
| Watson v. U.S. | 06-571 | 10/09/2007 | 12/10/2007 | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | 9-0 | David H. Souter | ||
| Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York, Inc. etc. v. Stratton, Ohio, et al. (06/17/2002) | 00-1737 | 02/26/2002 | 06/17/2002 | 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (240 F.3d 553) | Affirmed | 8-1 | John Paul Stevens | |
| Washington v. Recuenco, Arturo (06/26/2006) | 05-83 | 04/17/2006 | 06/26/2006 | Washington Supreme Court (April 14, 2005) | Reversed and Remanded | 7-2 | Clarence Thomas | |
| Washington State Grange & Washington v. Washington State Republican Party | 06-713,06-730,06-713 06-730 | 10/01/2007 | 03/18/2008 | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 7-2 | Clarence Thomas | ||
| Washington Legal Foundation v. Legal Foundation of Washington | 01-1325 | 12/09/2002 | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (271 F.3d 835) |
