A case which the Court dismissed regarding whether or not the Seventh Circuit violated Supreme Court precedent on harmless error by focusing its analysis solely on the weight of untainted evidence, without considering any potential effects of the error.

A case in which the Court found it to be a violation of the Eighth Amendment to impose a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole on juvenile offenders.

A case in which the Court found it to be a violation of the Eighth Amendment to impose a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole on juvenile offenders.

A case in which the Court held that twins, born through in vitro fertilization after the death of their biological father, were not "children" under Title II of the Social Security act.

A case in which the Court held that the rule applied in Apprendi v. New Jersey, where the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of a jury trial requires that any fact which increases the maximum punishment for a particular crime be proved to a jury, applies to the imposition of criminal fines.

A case in which the Court held that an Indiana town did not violate residents' Fourteenth Amendment rights when it denied them reimbursement for paying property assessment fees, later deemed to be more than necessary, in full.

A case in which the Court held that the word "individual" in the Torture Victim Protection Act means a natural person and does not impose any liability against organizations.

A case in which the Court found that the Alien Tort Statute does not give ground for United States law to be applied extraterrestrially to other sovereign nations with their own laws.

A case in which the Court held that the Civil Service Reform Act precludes federal courts' jurisdiction in cases where federal employees seek equitable relief.

A case in which the Court held that, under Day v. McDonough, appellate courts have the authority, though not the obligation, to raise a forfeited statute of limitations defense on its own.