| June 25, 1973 | Fausner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue | Per curiam | 413 U.S. 838 (1973) | 225 |
| June 25, 1973 | Alexander et al. v. Virginia | Per curiam | 413 U.S. 836 (1973) | 111 |
| June 25, 1973 | Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty et al. v. Nyquist, Commissioner of Education of New York, et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 413 U.S. 756 (1973) | 806 |
| June 25, 1973 | Sloan, Treasurer of Pennsylvania, et al. v. Lemon et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 413 U.S. 825 (1973) | 145 |
| June 25, 1973 | Hunt v. McNair, Governor of South Carolina, et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 413 U.S. 734 (1973) | 372 |
| June 25, 1973 | In Re Griffiths | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 413 U.S. 717 (1973) | 480 |
| June 25, 1973 | Gosa v. Mayden, Warden | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 413 U.S. 665 (1973) | 228 |
| June 25, 1973 | Sugarman, Administrator, New York City Human Resources Administration, et al. v. Dougall et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 413 U.S. 634 (1973) | 451 |
| June 25, 1973 | Broadrick et al. v. Oklahoma et al. | Byron Raymond White | 413 U.S. 601 (1973) | 4338 |
| June 25, 1973 | United States Civil Service Commission et al. v. National Association of Letter Carriers, Afl-Cio, et al. | Byron Raymond White | 413 U.S. 548 (1973) | 1290 |
| June 25, 1973 | United States Department of Agriculture et al. v. Moreno et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 413 U.S. 528 (1973) | 871 |
| June 25, 1973 | United States Department of Agriculture et al. v. Murry et al. | William Orville Douglas | 413 U.S. 508 (1973) | 218 |
| June 25, 1973 | Roaden v. Kentucky | Warren Earl Burger | 413 U.S. 496 (1973) | 483 |
| June 25, 1973 | Heller v. New York | Warren Earl Burger | 413 U.S. 483 (1973) | 523 |
| June 25, 1973 | Levitt, Comptroller of New York, et al. v. Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 413 U.S. 472 (1973) | 152 |
| June 25, 1973 | Norwood et al. v. Harrison et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 413 U.S. 455 (1973) | 299 |
| June 21, 1973 | Cady, Warden v. Dombrowski | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 413 U.S. 433 (1973) | 2465 |
| June 21, 1973 | New York State Department of Social Services et al. v. Dublino et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 413 U.S. 405 (1973) | 558 |
| June 21, 1973 | Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 413 U.S. 376 (1973) | 707 |
| June 21, 1973 | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New York City Region of New York Conference of Branches, et al. v. New York et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 413 U.S. 345 (1973) | 652 |
| June 21, 1973 | United States v. Ash | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 413 U.S. 300 (1973) | 868 |
| June 21, 1973 | Almeida-Sanchez v. United States | Potter Stewart | 413 U.S. 266 (1973) | 1282 |
| June 21, 1973 | Keyes et al. v. School District No. 1, Denver, Colorado, et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 413 U.S. 189 (1973) | 667 |
| June 21, 1973 | Colgrove v. Battin, U.S. District Judge | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 413 U.S. 149 (1973) | 262 |
| June 21, 1973 | United States v. Orito | Warren Earl Burger | 413 U.S. 139 (1973) | 281 |
| June 21, 1973 | United States v. 12 200-Ft. Reels of Super 8mm. Film et al. (paladini, Claimant) | Warren Earl Burger | 413 U.S. 123 (1973) | 524 |
| June 21, 1973 | Kaplan v. California | Warren Earl Burger | 413 U.S. 115 (1973) | 274 |
| June 21, 1973 | Paris Adult Theatre I et al. v. Slaton, District Attorney, et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 413 U.S. 49 (1973) | 1264 |
| June 21, 1973 | Miller v. California | Warren Earl Burger | 413 U.S. 15 (1973) | 3038 |
| June 21, 1973 | Gilligan, Governor of Ohio, et al. v. Morgan et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 413 U.S. 1 (1973) | 583 |
| June 18, 1973 | Barnes v. United States | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 412 U.S. 837 (1973) | 793 |
| June 18, 1973 | Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. et al. v. Wichita Board of Trade et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 412 U.S. 800 (1973) | 535 |
| June 18, 1973 | White, Secretary of State of Texas v. Weiser et al. | Byron Raymond White | 412 U.S. 783 (1973) | 320 |
| June 18, 1973 | White, Secretary of State of Texas, et al. v. Regester et al. | Byron Raymond White | 412 U.S. 755 (1973) | 771 |
| June 18, 1973 | Gaffney v. Cummings et al. | Byron Raymond White | 412 U.S. 735 (1973) | 507 |
| June 18, 1973 | United States et al. v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (scrap) et al. | Potter Stewart | 412 U.S. 669 (1973) | 1746 |
| June 18, 1973 | Usv Pharmaceutical Corp. v. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al. | William Orville Douglas | 412 U.S. 655 (1973) | – |
| June 18, 1973 | Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al. v. Bentex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. | William Orville Douglas | 412 U.S. 645 (1973) | 167 |
| June 18, 1973 | Ciba Corp. v. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al. | William Orville Douglas | 412 U.S. 640 (1973) | – |
| June 18, 1973 | Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al. v. Hynson, Westcott & Dunning, Inc. | William Orville Douglas | 412 U.S. 609 (1973) | 515 |
| June 18, 1973 | United States v. Little Lake Misere Land Co., Inc., et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 412 U.S. 580 (1973) | 297 |
| June 18, 1973 | Goldstein et al. v. California | Warren Earl Burger | 412 U.S. 546 (1973) | 302 |
| June 11, 1973 | Dean v. Gadsden Times Publishing Corp. | Per curiam | 412 U.S. 543 (1973) | – |
| June 11, 1973 | United States v. Nevada et al. | Per curiam | 412 U.S. 534 (1973) | – |
| June 11, 1973 | Logue et al. v. United States | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 412 U.S. 521 (1973) | 505 |
| June 11, 1973 | City of Kenosha et al. v. Bruno et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 412 U.S. 507 (1973) | 748 |
| June 11, 1973 | Mattz v. Arnett, Director, Department of Fish and Game | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 412 U.S. 481 (1973) | 282 |
| June 11, 1973 | Wardius v. Oregon | Thurgood Marshall | 412 U.S. 470 (1973) | 827 |
| June 11, 1973 | Vlandis v. Kline et al. | Potter Stewart | 412 U.S. 441 (1973) | 853 |
| June 11, 1973 | Strunk, Aka Wagner v. United States | Warren Earl Burger | 412 U.S. 434 (1973) | 675 |
| June 4, 1973 | Douglas v. Buder, Judge | Per curiam | 412 U.S. 430 (1973) | 141 |
| June 4, 1973 | Northcross et al. v. Board of Education of the Memphis City Schools et al. | Per curiam | 412 U.S. 427 (1973) | 385 |
| June 4, 1973 | United States v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 412 U.S. 401 (1973) | – |
| June 4, 1973 | United States v. Mason, Administrator, et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 412 U.S. 391 (1973) | 120 |
| June 4, 1973 | United States v. State Tax Commission of Mississippi et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 412 U.S. 363 (1973) | – |
| May 29, 1973 | United States v. Bishop | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 412 U.S. 346 (1973) | 417 |
| May 29, 1973 | Doe et al. v. McMillan et al. | Byron Raymond White | 412 U.S. 306 (1973) | 479 |
| May 29, 1973 | Cupp, Penitentiary Superintendent v. Murphy | Potter Stewart | 412 U.S. 291 (1973) | 739 |
| May 29, 1973 | Schneckloth, Conservation Center Superintendent v. Bustamonte | Potter Stewart | 412 U.S. 218 (1973) | 11783 |
| May 29, 1973 | Keeble v. United States | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 412 U.S. 205 (1973) | 1048 |
| May 29, 1973 | Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Democratic National Committee | Warren Earl Burger | 412 U.S. 94 (1973) | 580 |
| May 21, 1973 | Booster Lodge No. 405, International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations Board et al. | Per curiam | 412 U.S. 84 (1973) | – |
| May 21, 1973 | National Labor Relations Board v. Boeing Co. et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 412 U.S. 67 (1973) | 129 |
| May 21, 1973 | Michigan v. Payne | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 412 U.S. 47 (1973) | 168 |
| May 21, 1973 | Chaffin v. Stynchcombe, Sheriff | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 412 U.S. 17 (1973) | 874 |
| May 21, 1973 | Hall et al. v. Cole | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 412 U.S. 1 (1973) | 1138 |
| May 14, 1973 | McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 411 U.S. 792 (1973) | 38518 |
| May 14, 1973 | Gagnon, Warden v. Scarpelli | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 411 U.S. 778 (1973) | 5755 |
| May 14, 1973 | Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Federal Power Commission et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 411 U.S. 747 (1973) | 166 |
| May 14, 1973 | Federal Maritime Commission v. Seatrain Lines, Inc., et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 411 U.S. 726 (1973) | 250 |
| May 14, 1973 | Moor et al. v. County of Alameda et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 411 U.S. 693 (1973) | 1302 |
| May 14, 1973 | Frontiero et Vir v. Richardson, Secretary of Defense, et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 411 U.S. 677 (1973) | 1487 |
| May 14, 1973 | United States v. Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Corp. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 411 U.S. 655 (1973) | 182 |
| May 14, 1973 | City of Burbank et al. v. Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc., et al. | William Orville Douglas | 411 U.S. 624 (1973) | 506 |
| May 7, 1973 | New Jersey Welfare Rights Organization et al. v. Cahill, Governor of New Jersey, et al. | Per curiam | 411 U.S. 619 (1973) | – |
| May 7, 1973 | Gaca v. United States | Per curiam | 411 U.S. 618 (1973) | – |
| May 7, 1973 | United States v. Cartwright, Executor | Byron Raymond White | 411 U.S. 546 (1973) | 676 |
| May 7, 1973 | Kern County Land Co. v. Occidental Petroleum Corp. | Byron Raymond White | 411 U.S. 582 (1973) | 238 |
| May 7, 1973 | Gibson et al. v. Berryhill et al. | Byron Raymond White | 411 U.S. 564 (1973) | 1335 |
| May 7, 1973 | Georgia et al. v. United States | Potter Stewart | 411 U.S. 526 (1973) | 217 |
| May 7, 1973 | Preiser, Correction Commissioner, et al. v. Rodriguez et al. | Potter Stewart | 411 U.S. 475 (1973) | 9100 |
| May 7, 1973 | Federal Power Commission v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division et al. | William Orville Douglas | 411 U.S. 458 (1973) | 122 |
| May 7, 1973 | Brown, Secretary of State of California v. Chote | Warren Earl Burger | 411 U.S. 452 (1973) | 112 |
| April 24, 1973 | Tonasket v. Washington et al. | Per curiam | 411 U.S. 451 (1973) | – |
| April 24, 1973 | United States v. Russell | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 411 U.S. 423 (1973) | 2012 |
| April 24, 1973 | Palmore v. United States | Byron Raymond White | 411 U.S. 389 (1973) | 502 |
| April 24, 1973 | Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc. | Warren Earl Burger | 411 U.S. 356 (1973) | 992 |
| April 18, 1973 | Hensley v. Municipal Court, San Jose-Milpitas Judicial District, Santa Clara County | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 411 U.S. 345 (1973) | 742 |
| April 18, 1973 | Askew, Governor of Florida, et al. v. American Waterways Operators, Inc., et al. | William Orville Douglas | 411 U.S. 325 (1973) | 213 |
| April 18, 1973 | Employees of the Department of Public Health and Welfare of Missouri et al. v. Department of Public Health and Welfare of Missouri et al. | William Orville Douglas | 411 U.S. 279 (1973) | 656 |
| April 17, 1973 | Tollett, Warden v. Henderson | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 411 U.S. 258 (1973) | 3425 |
| April 17, 1973 | Davis v. United States | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 411 U.S. 233 (1973) | 543 |
| April 17, 1973 | Brown et al. v. United States | Warren Earl Burger | 411 U.S. 223 (1973) | 1232 |
| April 16, 1973 | United States v. Indrelunas | Per curiam | 411 U.S. 216 (1973) | 320 |
| April 2, 1973 | Fontaine v. United States | Per curiam | 411 U.S. 213 (1973) | 297 |
| April 2, 1973 | Lemon et al. v. Kurtzman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Pennsylvania, et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 411 U.S. 192 (1973) | 591 |
| March 28, 1973 | Butz, Secretary of Agriculture, et al. v. Glover Livestock Commission Co., Inc. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 411 U.S. 182 (1973) | 411 |
| March 27, 1973 | McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Commission | Thurgood Marshall | 411 U.S. 164 (1973) | 899 |
| March 27, 1973 | Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones, Commissioner, Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico, et al. | Byron Raymond White | 411 U.S. 145 (1973) | 698 |
| March 26, 1973 | Ohio Municipal Judges Assn. et al. v. Davis et al. | Per curiam | 411 U.S. 144 (1973) | – |
| March 26, 1973 | Camp, Comptroller of the Currency v. Pitts et al. | Per curiam | 411 U.S. 138 (1973) | 2333 |
| March 21, 1973 | San Antonio Independent School District et al. v. Rodriguez et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 411 U.S. 1 (1973) | 3699 |
| March 21, 1973 | Rosario et al. v. Rockefeller, Governor of New York, et al. | Potter Stewart | 410 U.S. 752 (1973) | 466 |
| March 20, 1973 | Associated Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. Toltec Watershed Improvement District | Per curiam | 410 U.S. 743 (1973) | – |
| March 20, 1973 | Salyer Land Co. et al. v. Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 410 U.S. 719 (1973) | 282 |
| March 20, 1973 | Texas v. Louisiana | Byron Raymond White | 410 U.S. 702 (1973) | – |
| March 19, 1973 | Lavallee, Correctional Superintendent v. Delle Rose | Per curiam | 410 U.S. 690 (1973) | 221 |
| March 19, 1973 | Burns et al. v. Fortson, Secretary of State of Georgia, et al. | Per curiam | 410 U.S. 686 (1973) | – |
| March 19, 1973 | Marston et al. v. Lewis et al. | Per curiam | 410 U.S. 679 (1973) | – |
| March 19, 1973 | Papish v. Board of Curators of the University of Missouri et al. | Per curiam | 410 U.S. 667 (1973) | 150 |
| March 5, 1973 | Ortwein et al. v. Schwab et al. | Per curiam | 410 U.S. 656 (1973) | 314 |
| March 5, 1973 | Ohio v. Kentucky | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 410 U.S. 641 (1973) | – |
| March 5, 1973 | United Air Lines, Inc. v. Mahin, Director of Department of Revenue, et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 410 U.S. 623 (1973) | – |
| March 5, 1973 | Linda R. S. v. Richard D. et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 410 U.S. 614 (1973) | 1057 |
| March 5, 1973 | Bradley et al. v. United States | Thurgood Marshall | 410 U.S. 605 (1973) | 261 |
| March 5, 1973 | Hurtado et al. v. United States | Potter Stewart | 410 U.S. 578 (1973) | 149 |
| February 28, 1973 | United States v. Falstaff Brewing Corp. et al. | Byron Raymond White | 410 U.S. 526 (1973) | 111 |
| February 28, 1973 | Brennan, Secretary of Labor v. Arnheim & Neely, Inc., et al. | Potter Stewart | 410 U.S. 512 (1973) | – |
| February 28, 1973 | Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 410 U.S. 484 (1973) | 2787 |
| February 27, 1973 | Illinois v. Somerville | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 410 U.S. 458 (1973) | 1368 |
| February 27, 1973 | United States v. Basye et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 410 U.S. 441 (1973) | 356 |
| February 27, 1973 | Tillman et al. v. Wheaton-Haven Recreation Assn., Inc., et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 410 U.S. 431 (1973) | 248 |
| February 26, 1973 | Department of Motor Vehicles of California v. Rios | Per curiam | 410 U.S. 425 (1973) | – |
| February 22, 1973 | Morris v. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare | Per curiam | 410 U.S. 422 (1973) | – |
| February 22, 1973 | United States v. Enmons et al. | Potter Stewart | 410 U.S. 396 (1973) | 381 |
| February 22, 1973 | Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States | William Orville Douglas | 410 U.S. 366 (1973) | 579 |
| February 22, 1973 | Lehnhausen, Director, Department of Local Government Affairs of Illinois v. Lake Shore Auto Parts Co. et al. | William Orville Douglas | 410 U.S. 356 (1973) | 851 |
| February 21, 1973 | Tacon v. Arizona | Per curiam | 410 U.S. 351 (1973) | – |
| February 21, 1973 | Mahan, Secretary, State Board of Elections, et al. v. Howell et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 410 U.S. 315 (1973) | 441 |
| February 21, 1973 | Chambers v. Mississippi | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 410 U.S. 284 (1973) | 5756 |
| February 21, 1973 | McGinnis, Commissioner of Correction, et al. v. Royster et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 410 U.S. 263 (1973) | 618 |
| January 22, 1973 | United States v. Chandler et al. | Per curiam | 410 U.S. 257 (1973) | – |
| January 22, 1973 | United States et al. v. Florida East Coast Railway Co. et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 410 U.S. 224 (1973) | 448 |
| January 22, 1973 | Doe et al. v. Bolton, Attorney General of Georgia, et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 410 U.S. 179 (1973) | 1432 |
| January 22, 1973 | Roe et al. v. Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 410 U.S. 113 (1973) | 5581 |
| January 22, 1973 | Environmental Protection Agency et al. v. Mink et al. | Byron Raymond White | 410 U.S. 73 (1973) | 1251 |
| January 22, 1973 | United States v. Glaxo Group Ltd. et al. | Byron Raymond White | 410 U.S. 52 (1973) | – |
| January 22, 1973 | United States v. Mara, Aka Marasovich | Potter Stewart | 410 U.S. 19 (1973) | 379 |
| January 22, 1973 | United States v. Dionisio | Potter Stewart | 410 U.S. 1 (1973) | 1412 |
| January 17, 1973 | Indiana Employment Security Division et al. v. Burney | Per curiam | 409 U.S. 540 (1973) | – |
| January 17, 1973 | Gomez v. Perez | Per curiam | 409 U.S. 535 (1973) | 466 |
| January 17, 1973 | Ham v. South Carolina | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 409 U.S. 524 (1973) | 622 |
| January 17, 1973 | Goosby et al. v. Osser et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 409 U.S. 512 (1973) | 432 |
| January 16, 1973 | Robinson v. Neil, Warden | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 409 U.S. 505 (1973) | 374 |
| January 16, 1973 | United States v. Fuller et Ux. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 409 U.S. 488 (1973) | 197 |
| January 16, 1973 | Almota Farmers Elevator & Warehouse Co. v. United States | Potter Stewart | 409 U.S. 470 (1973) | 237 |
| January 15, 1973 | American Trial Lawyers Assn., New Jersey Branch, et al. v. New Jersey Supreme Court | Per curiam | 409 U.S. 467 (1973) | – |
| January 10, 1973 | United States v. Kras | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 409 U.S. 434 (1973) | 846 |
| January 10, 1973 | District of Columbia v. Carter | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 409 U.S. 418 (1973) | 731 |
| January 10, 1973 | Philpott et al. v. Essex County Welfare Board | William Orville Douglas | 409 U.S. 413 (1973) | 411 |
| January 10, 1973 | Hughes Tool Co. et al. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. | William Orville Douglas | 409 U.S. 363 (1973) | 412 |
| January 10, 1973 | Bronston v. United States | Warren Earl Burger | 409 U.S. 352 (1973) | 480 |
| January 9, 1973 | Couch v. United States et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 409 U.S. 322 (1973) | 797 |
| January 9, 1973 | Ricci v. Chicago Mercantile Exchange et al. | Byron Raymond White | 409 U.S. 289 (1973) | 262 |
| December 18, 1972 | Heublein, Inc. v. South Carolina Tax Commission | Thurgood Marshall | 409 U.S. 275 (1972) | – |
| December 18, 1972 | Executive Jet Aviation, Inc., et al. v. City of Cleveland et al. | Potter Stewart | 409 U.S. 249 (1972) | 929 |
| December 12, 1972 | Erlenbaugh et al. v. United States | Thurgood Marshall | 409 U.S. 239 (1972) | 341 |
| December 11, 1972 | Dillard v. Industrial Commission of Virginia et al. | Per curiam | 409 U.S. 238 (1972) | – |
| December 11, 1972 | One Lot Emerald Cut Stones and One Ring v. United States | Per curiam | 409 U.S. 232 (1972) | 544 |
| December 7, 1972 | Swenson, Warden v. Stidham | Byron Raymond White | 409 U.S. 224 (1972) | – |
| December 7, 1972 | National Labor Relations Board v. Granite State Joint Board, Textile Workers Union of America, Local 1029, Afl-Cio | William Orville Douglas | 409 U.S. 213 (1972) | – |
| December 7, 1972 | Trafficante et al. v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. et al. | William Orville Douglas | 409 U.S. 205 (1972) | 900 |
| December 6, 1972 | Neil, Warden v. Biggers | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 409 U.S. 188 (1972) | 7056 |
| December 6, 1972 | Tidewater Oil Co. v. United States et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 409 U.S. 151 (1972) | 133 |
| December 5, 1972 | Union Oil Co. of California v. the San Jacinto et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 409 U.S. 140 (1972) | – |
| December 5, 1972 | California et al. v. Larue et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 409 U.S. 109 (1972) | 833 |
| December 4, 1972 | Cool v. United States | Per curiam | 409 U.S. 100 (1972) | 288 |
| December 4, 1972 | Webb v. Texas | Per curiam | 409 U.S. 95 (1972) | 788 |
| December 4, 1972 | Evco, Dba Evco Instructional Designs v. Jones, Commissioner of Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico, et al. | Per curiam | 409 U.S. 91 (1972) | – |
| November 20, 1972 | Johnson et al. v. New York State Education Department et al. | Per curiam | 409 U.S. 75 (1972) | – |
| November 20, 1972 | United States v. Jim et al. | Per curiam | 409 U.S. 80 (1972) | – |
| November 20, 1972 | Gottschalk, Acting Commissioner of Patents v. Benson et al. | William Orville Douglas | 409 U.S. 63 (1972) | 442 |
| November 14, 1972 | Ward v. Village of Monroeville | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 409 U.S. 57 (1972) | 834 |
| November 7, 1972 | National Labor Relations Board v. International Van Lines | Potter Stewart | 409 U.S. 48 (1972) | 108 |
| November 6, 1972 | Murch et al. v. Mottram | Per curiam | 409 U.S. 41 (1972) | 152 |
| October 24, 1972 | Robinson v. Hanrahan, States Attorney of Cook County | Per curiam | 409 U.S. 38 (1972) | 330 |
| October 24, 1972 | California v. Krivda et al. | Per curiam | 409 U.S. 33 (1972) | 128 |
| October 24, 1972 | Illinois v. Michigan | Per curiam | 409 U.S. 36 (1972) | – |
| July 7, 1972 | O'Brien et al. v. Brown et al. | Per curiam | 409 U.S. 1 (1972) | 116 |
| January 15, 1972 | Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Morris et al. | Per curiam | 409 U.S. 464 (1972) | 191 |