The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions ¹ in the following cases from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee since a resident judgeship was authorized for the Middle District in 1922. Click on the case name to view the District Court's docket sheet for concluded cases.
- Williams v. Standard Oil Co. Of Louisiana, 278 U.S. 235 (1929) - Due Process (Judges Moorman, Hicks and Gore)
- Tennessee Pub. Co. v. American Nat'l Bank, 299 U.S. 18 (1936) - Bankruptcy (Judge Gore)
- U.S. v. Crescent Amusement Co., 323 U.S. 173 (1944) - Anti-Trust (Judge Davies)
- U.S. v. Five Gambling Devices Labeled in Part "Mills," and Bearing Serial Nos. 593-221, 346 U.S. 441 (1953) - Interstate Commerce (Judge Davies)
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Steiner v. Mitchell, 350 U.S. 247 (1956) - FLSA (Judge Wilkin)
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Hoover Motor Exp. Co. v. U.S., 356 U.S. 38 (1958) - Tax (Judge Miller)
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Tampa Elec. Co. v. Nashville Coal Co., 365 U.S. 320 (1961) - Anti-Trust (Judge Miller)
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Baker v. Carr, 369 U.S. 186 (1962) - Reapportionment (Judges Martin, Boyd and Miller)
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Hoffa v. U.S., 385 U.S. 293 (1966) Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments (Judge Wilson, transferred to Eastern District at Chattanooga, TN)
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Osborn v. U.S., 385 U.S. 323 (1966) - Evidence (Judge Boyd)
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U.S. v. Cook, 384 U.S. 257 (1966) - Embezzlement (Judge Gray)
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U.S. v. Third Nat'l Bank in Nashville, 390 U.S. 171 (1968) - Anti-Trust (Judge Miller)
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Johnson v. Avery, 393 U.S. 483 (1969) - Habeas Corpus (Judge Miller)
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U.S. v. Davis, 397 U.S. 301 (1970) - Tax (Judge Gray)
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Neil v. Biggers, 409 U.S. 188 (1972) - Habeas Corpus (Judge Miller)
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Dunn v. Blumstein, 405 U.S. 330 (1972) - Equal Protection (Judges Phillips, Brown and Gray)
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Tollett v. Henderson, 411 U.S. 258 (1973) - Habeas Corpus (Judge Gray)
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Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Barbour, 421 U.S. 412 (1975) - Securities (Judge Morton)
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Nashville Gas Co. v. Satty, 434 U.S. 136 (1977) - Title VII (Judge Morton)
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Burks v. U.S., 437 U.S. 1 (1978) - Double Jeopardy (Judge Gray)
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Rose v. Lundy, 455 U.S. 509 (1982) - Habeas Corpus (Judge Morton)
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U.S. v. Stauffer Chemical Co., 464 U.S. 165 (1984) - Collateral Estoppel (Judge Wiseman)
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Alexander v. Choate, 469 U.S. 287 (1985) - Rehabilitation Act (Judge Morton)
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Williamson County Regional Planning Comm'n v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City, 473 U.S. 172 (1985) - Fifth Amendment Taking (Judge Nixon)
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Rose v. Clark, 478 U.S. 570 (1986) - Habeas Corpus (Judge Neese)
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U.S. v. Robinson, 485 U.S. 25 (1988) - Fifth Amendment (Judge Wiseman)
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U.S. v. Wilson, 503 U.S. 329 (1992) - Sentencing (Judge Morton)
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Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc., 510 U.S. 17 (1993) - Title VII (Judge Nixon)
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Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569 (1994) - Copyright (Judge Wiseman)
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McKennon v. Nashville Banner Pub. Co., 513 U.S. 352 (1995) - ADEA (Judge Higgins)
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Richardson v. McKnight, 521 U.S. 399 (1997) - Qualified Immunity (Judge Higgins)
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Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Ass'n, 531 U.S. 288 (2001) - State Action (Judge T. Campbell)
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Tennessee v. Lane, 124 S. Ct. 1978 (2004) - ADA (Judge Higgins)
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Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Ass'n v. Brentwood Academy, 127 S. Ct. 2489 (2007) - First Amendment and Due Process (Judge T. Campbell)
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Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, 129 S. Ct. 846 (2009) - Title VII (Judge T. Campbell)
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Obergefell v. Hodges, 135 S. Ct. 2584 (2015)- Due Process and Equal Protection (Judge Trauger - member case, Tanco v. Haslam
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Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Ass'n v. Thomas, 139 S. Ct. 2449 (2019) - Commerce Clause (Judge Sharp)
- Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC, 140 S. Ct. 582 (2020) - Bankruptcy (Judge Trauger, Bankruptcy Judges Lundin and Walker)
- Mays v. Hines, 141 S. Ct. 1145 (2021) - Habeas Corpus (Judge Haynes)
¹ Per curiam opinions and orders are not included in this list.