List of overruled United States Supreme Court decisions
This is a list of decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States that have been explicitly overruled, in part or in whole, by a subsequent decision of the Court. It does not include decisions that have been abrogated by subsequent constitutional amendment or by subsequent amending statutes.
Constitutional
Article One
- Commerce Clause
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Hammer v. Dagenhart, 247 U.S. 251 (1918) | United States v. Darby Lumber Co., 312 U.S. 100 (1941) |
Puget Sound Stevedoring Co. v. State Tax Commission, 302 U.S. 90 (1937) | Department of Revenue v. Washington Stevedoring Cos., 435 U.S. 734 (1978) |
Joseph v. Carter & Weekes Stevedoring Co., 330 U.S. 422 (1947) | Department of Revenue v. Washington Stevedoring Cos., 435 U.S. 734 (1978) |
Spector Motor Service v. O’Connor, 340 U.S. 602 (1951) | Complete Auto Transit v. Brady, 430 U.S. 274 (1977) |
Joseph E. Seagram & Sons v. Hostetter, 384 U.S. 35 (1966) | Healy v. Beer Institute, 491 U.S. 324 (1989) |
National League of Cities v. Usery, 426 U.S. 833 (1976) | Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority, 469 U.S. 528 (1985) |
Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, 504 U.S. 298 (1992) | South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., 585 U.S. ___ (2018) |
- Ex post facto
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Kring v. Missouri, 107 U.S. 221 (1883) | Collins v. Youngblood, 497 U.S. 37 (1990) |
Thompson v. Utah, 170 U.S. 343 (1898) | Collins v. Youngblood, 497 U.S. 37 (1990) |
- Federal tax
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co., 157 U.S. 429 (1895) (in part) | South Carolina v. Baker, 485 U.S. 505 (1988) |
- State import/export tax
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Low v. Austin, 80 U.S. (13 Wall.) 29 (1872) | Michelin Tire Corp. v. Wages, 423 U.S. 276 (1976) |
Hooven & Allison Co. v. Evatt, 324 U.S. 652 (1945) | Limbach v. Hooven & Allison Co., 466 U.S. 353 (1984) |
- Article One courts
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Ex parte Bakelite Corp., 279 U.S. 438 (1929) | Glidden Co. v. Zdanok, 370 U.S. 530 (1962) |
Williams v. United States, 289 U.S. 553 (1933) | Glidden Co. v. Zdanok, 370 U.S. 530 (1962) |
O'Callahan v. Parker, 395 U.S. 258 (1969) | Solorio v. United States, 483 U.S. 435 (1987) |
Article Three
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Swift v. Tyson, 41 U.S. (16 Pet.) 1 (1842) | Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938) |
Durham v. United States, 401 U.S. 481 (1971) | Dove v. United States, 423 U.S. 325 (1976) (per curiam) |
- Compensation Clause
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Evans v. Gore, 253 U.S. 245 (1920) | United States v. Hatter, 532 U.S. 557 (2001) |
Miles v. Graham, 268 U.S. 501 (1925) | O'Malley v. Woodrough, 307 U.S. 277 (1939) |
Article Four
- Extradition Clause
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Kentucky v. Dennison, 65 U.S. (24 How.) 66 (1861) | Puerto Rico v. Branstad, 483 U.S. 219 (1987) |
- Equal footing doctrine
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Bonelli Cattle Co. v. Arizona, 414 U.S. 313 (1973) | Oregon ex rel. State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co., 429 U.S. 363 (1977) |
Article Six
- Supremacy Clause
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Reitz v. Mealey, 314 U.S. 33 (1941) | Perez v. Campbell, 402 U.S. 637 (1971) |
Kesler v. Department of Public Safety, 369 U.S. 153 (1962) | Perez v. Campbell, 402 U.S. 637 (1971) |
First Amendment
- Establishment Clause
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Meek v. Pittinger, 421 U.S. 349 (1975) | Mitchell v. Helms, 530 U.S. 793 (2000) |
Wolman v. Walter, 433 U.S. 229 (1977) | Mitchell v. Helms, 530 U.S. 793 (2000) |
School District of City of Grand Rapids v. Ball, 473 U.S. 373 (1985) | Agostini v. Felton, 521 U.S. 203 (1997) |
Aguilar v. Felton, 473 U.S. 402 (1985) | Agostini v. Felton, 521 U.S. 203 (1997) |
- Free speech clause
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) | Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969) |
Minersville School District v. Gobitis, 310 U.S. 586 (1940) | West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943) |
Valentine v. Chrestensen, 316 U.S. 52 (1942) | Virginia State Pharmacy Board v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, 425 U.S. 748 (1976) |
Roth v. United States, 354 U.S. 476 (1957) | Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15 (1973) |
Amalgamated Food Employees Union Local 590 v. Logan Valley Plaza, 391 U.S. 308 (1968) | Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board, 424 U.S. 507 (1976) |
Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, 494 U.S. 652 (1990) | Citizens United v. FEC, 558 U.S. 310 (2010) |
McConnell v. Federal Election Commission, 540 U.S. 93 (2003) (in part) | Citizens United v. FEC, 558 U.S. 310 (2010) |
Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, 431 U.S. 209 (1977) | Janus v. AFSCME, 585 U.S. (2018) |
Fourth Amendment
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Olmstead v. United States, 277 U.S. 438 (1928) | Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967) |
Harris v. United States, 331 U.S. 145 (1947) | Chimel v. California, 395 U.S. 752 (1969) |
Wolf v. Colorado, 338 U.S. 25 (1949) | Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961) |
Lustig v. United States, 338 U.S. 74 (1949) | Elkins v. United States, 364 U.S. 206 (1960) |
United States v. Rabinowitz, 339 U.S. 56 (1950) | Chimel v. California, 395 U.S. 752 (1969) |
Jones v. United States, 362 U.S. 257 (1960) | United States v. Salvucci, 448 U.S. 83 (1980) |
Aguilar v. Texas, 378 U.S. 108 (1964) | Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213 (1983) |
Spinelli v. United States, 393 U.S. 410 (1969) | Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213 (1983) |
Arkansas v. Sanders, 442 U.S. 743 (1979) | California v. Acevedo, 500 U.S. 565 (1991) |
Robbins v. California, 453 U.S. 420 (1981) | United States v. Ross, 456 U.S. 798 (1982) |
Fifth Amendment
- Grand jury
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Ex parte Bain, 121 U.S. 1 (1887) | United States v. Miller (1985), 471 U.S. 130 (1985) |
- Double jeopardy
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Coffey v. United States, 116 U.S. 436 (1886) | United States v. One Assortment of 89 Firearms, 465 U.S. 354 (1984) |
Brantley v. Georgia, 217 U.S. 284 (1910) (per curiam) | Price v. Georgia, 398 U.S. 323 (1970) |
Palko v. Connecticut, 302 U.S. 319 (1937) | Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784 (1969) |
Bryan v. United States, 338 U.S. 552 (1950) | Burks v. United States, 437 U.S. 1 (1978) |
Sapir v. United States, 348 U.S. 373 (1955) | Burks v. United States, 437 U.S. 1 (1978) |
Yates v. United States, 354 U.S. 298 (1957) (in part) | Burks v. United States, 437 U.S. 1 (1978) |
Hoag v. New Jersey, 356 U.S. 464 (1958) | Ashe v. Swenson, 397 U.S. 436 (1970) |
Forman v. United States, 361 U.S. 416 (1960) | Burks v. United States, 437 U.S. 1 (1978) |
United States v. Jenkins, 420 U.S. 358 (1975) | United States v. Scott, 437 U.S. 82 (1978) |
United States v. Halper, 490 U.S. 435 (1989) | Hudson v. United States, 522 U.S. 93 (1997) |
Grady v. Corbin, 495 U.S. 508 (1990) | United States v. Dixon, 509 U.S. 688 (1993) |
- Self-incrimination
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Twining v. New Jersey, 211 U.S. 78 (1908) | Malloy v. Hogan, 378 U.S. 1 (1964) |
Cohen v. Hurley, 366 U.S. 117 (1961) | Spevack v. Klein, 385 U.S. 511 (1967) |
- Due process
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Adkins v. Children's Hospital, 261 U.S. 525 (1923) | West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, 300 U.S. 379 (1937) |
- Takings Clause
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Agins v. City of Tiburon, 447 U.S. 255, (1980) | Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., 544 U.S. 528 (2005) |
Sixth Amendment
- Jury right
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Sinclair v. United States, 279 U.S. 263 (1929) | United States v. Gaudin, 515 U.S. 506 (1995) |
Walton v. Arizona, 497 U.S. 639 (1990) | Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584 (2002) |
- Confrontation Clause
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Delli Paoli v. United States, 352 U.S. 232 (1957) | Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123 (1968) |
Ohio v. Roberts, 448 U.S. 56 (1980) | Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004) |
- Right to counsel
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Betts v. Brady, 316 U.S. 455 (1942) | Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963) |
Baldasar v. Illinois, 446 U.S. 222 (1980) | Nichols v. United States, 511 U.S. 738 (1994) |
Michigan v. Jackson, 475 U.S. 625 (1986) | Montejo v. Louisiana, 129 S. Ct. 2079 (2009) |
Eighth Amendment
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Booth v. Maryland, 482 U.S. 496 (1987); | Payne v. Tennessee, 501 U.S. 808 (1991) |
South Carolina v. Gathers, 490 U.S. 805 (1989) | Payne v. Tennessee, 501 U.S. 808 (1991) |
Penry v. Lynaugh, 492 U.S. 302 (1989) | Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002) |
Stanford v. Kentucky, 492 U.S. 361 (1989) | Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005) |
Eleventh Amendment
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Ford Motor Co. v. Department of Treasury, 323 U.S. 459 (1945) | Lapides v. Board of Regents of University System of Georgia, 535 U.S. 613 (2002) |
Parden v. Terminal Railroad Co. of Alabama Docks Department, 377 U.S. 184 (1964) | Welch v. Texas Department of Highways & Transportation, 483 U.S. 468 (1987) |
Parden v. Terminal Railroad Co. of Alabama Docks Department, 377 U.S. 184 (1964) | College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board, 527 U.S. 666 (1999) |
Shapiro v. Thompson, 394 U.S. 618 (1969) | Edelman v. Jordan, 415 U.S. 651 (1974) |
State Department of Health & Rehabilitation Services. v. Zarate, 407 U.S. 918 (1972) | Edelman v. Jordan, 415 U.S. 651 (1974) |
Sterrett v. Mothers’ & Children’s Rights Organization, 409 U.S. 809 (1973) | Edelman v. Jordan, 415 U.S. 651 (1974) |
Wyman v. Bowens, 397 U.S. 49 (1970) | Edelman v. Jordan, 415 U.S. 651 (1974) |
Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co., 491 U.S. 1 (1989) | Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida, 517 U.S. 44 (1997) |
Fourteenth Amendment
- Procedural due process
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Simpson v. Rice, 395 U.S. 711 (1969) | Alabama v. Smith, 490 U.S. 794 (1989) |
Parratt v. Taylor, 451 U.S. 527 (1981) | Daniels v. Williams, 474 U.S. 327 (1986) |
- Substantive due process
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Liggett Co. v. Baldridge, 278 U.S. 105 (1928) | North Dakota Pharmacy Board v. Snyder’s Drug Stores, 414 U.S. 156 (1973) |
City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, 462 U.S. 416 (1983) | Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992) |
Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, 476 U.S. 747 (1986) | Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992) |
Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186 (1986) | Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003) |
- Equal protection
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Pace v. Alabama, 106 U.S. (16 Otto) 583 (1883) | McLaughlin v. Florida, 379 U.S. 184 (1964) |
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896) | Brown v. Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954) |
Quaker City Cab Co. v. Pennsylvania, 277 U.S. 389 (1928) | Lehnhausen v. Lake Shore Auto Parts Co., 410 U.S. 356 (1973) |
Breedlove v. Suttles, 302 U.S. 277 (1937) | Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections, 383 U.S. 663 (1966) |
Goesaert v. Cleary, 335 U.S. 464 (1948) | Craig v. Boren, 429 U.S. 190 (1976) |
Morey v. Doud, 354 U.S. 457 (1957) | City of New Orleans v. Dukes, 427 U.S. 297 (1976) (per curiam) |
Hoyt v. Florida, 368 U.S. 57 (1961) | Taylor v. Louisiana, 419 U.S. 522 (1975) |
Swain v. Alabama, 380 U.S. 202 (1965) | Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986) |
Baker v. Nelson, 409 U.S. 810 (1972) | Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. FCC, 497 U.S. 547 (1990) | Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Peña, 515 U.S. 200 (1995) |
- Citizenship
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Perez v. Brownell, 356 U.S. 44 (1958) | Afroyim v. Rusk, 387 U.S. 253 (1967) |
Statutory
42 U.S.C. § 1983
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Collins v. Hardyman, 341 U.S. 651 (1951) | Griffin v. Breckenridge, 403 U.S. 88 (1971) |
Monroe v. Pape, 365 U.S. 167 (1961) (in part) | Monell v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York, 436 U.S. 658 (1978) |
Antitrust
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Dr. Miles Medical Co. v. John D. Park & Sons Co., 220 U.S. 373 (1911) | Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc., 551 U.S. 877 (2007) |
United States v. Yellow Cab Co., 332 U.S. 218 (1947) | Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp., 467 U.S. 752 (1984) |
Kiefer-Stewart Co. v. Jos. E. Seagram & Sons, 340 U.S. 211 (1951) | Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp., 467 U.S. 752 (1984) |
United States v. Arnold, Schwinn & Co., 388 U.S. 365 (1967) | Continental Television, Inc. v. GTE Sylvania, Inc., 433 U.S. 36 (1977) |
Albrecht v. Herald Co., 390 U.S. 145 (1968) | State Oil Co. v. Khan, 522 U.S. 3 (1997) |
Arbitration
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Wilko v. Swan, 346 U.S. 427 (1953) | Rodriguez de Quijas v. Shearson/American Express Inc., 490 U.S. 477 (1989) |
Federal crime
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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United States v. Bramblett, 348 U.S. 503 (1955) | Hubbard v. United States, 514 U.S. 695 (1995) |
Habeas
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Wales v. Whitney (1885) | Hensley v. Municipal Court, 411 U.S. 345 (1973) |
Baker v. Grice, 169 U.S. 284 (1898) | Hensley v. Municipal Court, 411 U.S. 345 (1973) |
Johnson v. Hoy, 227 U.S. 245 (1913) | Hensley v. Municipal Court, 411 U.S. 345 (1973) |
Stallings v. Splain, 253 U.S. 339 (1920) | Hensley v. Municipal Court, 411 U.S. 345 (1973) |
McNally v. Hill, 293 U.S. 131 (1934) | Peyton v. Rowe, 391 U.S. 54 (1968) |
Ahrens v. Clark, 335 U.S. 188 (1948) (in part) | Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky, 410 U.S. 484 (1973) |
Parker v. Ellis, 362 U.S. 574 (1960) (per curiam) | Carafas v. LaVallee, 391 U.S. 234 (1968) |
Fay v. Noia, 372 U.S. 391 (1963) | Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722 (1991) |
Labor
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Moore v. Illinois Central Railroad, 312 U.S. 630 (1941) | Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad, 406 U.S. 320 (1972) |
United Auto Workers v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board, 336 U.S. 245 (1949) | International Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace Workers v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, 427 U.S. 132 (1976) |
Sinclair Refining Co. v. Atkinson, 370 U.S. 195 (1962) | Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, 398 U.S. 235 (1970) |
Common law
Absolute and qualified immunity
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Saucier v. Katz, 533 U.S. 194 (2001) | Pearson v. Callahan, 555 U.S. 223 (2009) |
Admiralty
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Rose v. Himley, 8 U.S. (4 Cranch) 241 (1808) | Hudson v. Guestier, 10 U.S. (6 Cranch) 281 (1810) |
The Thomas Jefferson, 23 U.S. (10 Wheat.) 428 (1825) | The Genessee Chief, 53 U.S. (12 How.) 443 (1851) |
The Schooner Catherine v. Dickinson, 58 U.S. (17 How.) 170 (1854) | United States v. Reliable Transfer Co., 421 U.S. 397 (1975) |
Minturn v. Maynard, 58 U.S. (17 How.) 476 (1855). | Exxon Corp. v. Central Gulf Lines Inc. 500 U.S. 603 (1991) |
The Harrisburg, 119 U.S. 199 (1886) | Moragne v. States Marine Lines, 398 U.S. 375 (1970) |
Contract
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Sheehy v. Mandeville, 10 U.S. (6 Cranch) 253 (1810) | Mason v. Eldred, 73 U.S. (6 Wall.) 231 (1868) |
Res judicata
Overruled decision | Overruling decision |
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Triplett v. Lowell, 297 U.S. 638 (1936) | Blonder-Tongue Labs v. University of Illinois Foundation, 402 U.S. 313 (1971) |
See also
Further reading
- Brandon J. Murrill, The Supreme Court’s Overruling of Constitutional Precedent, Congressional Research Service, September 24, 2018.
- James F. Spriggs & Thomas G. Hansford, Explaining the Overruling of U.S. Supreme Court Precedent, 63 J. Pol. 1091 (2001).
External links
- List maintained by the United States Government Printing Office that includes non-explicit overrules
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