| July 2, 1982 | Board of Education of Rogers, Arkansas, et al. v. McCluskey, by His Next Friend, McCluskey | Per curiam | 458 U.S. 966 (1982) | – |
| July 2, 1982 | Sporhase et al. v. Nebraska Ex Rel. Douglas, Attorney General | John Paul Stevens | 458 U.S. 941 (1982) | 201 |
| July 2, 1982 | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. v. Claiborne Hardware Co. et al. | John Paul Stevens | 458 U.S. 886 (1982) | 1047 |
| July 2, 1982 | United States v. Valenzuela-Bernal | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 458 U.S. 858 (1982) | 1404 |
| July 2, 1982 | Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc., et al. v. Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico | Thurgood Marshall | 458 U.S. 832 (1982) | 179 |
| July 2, 1982 | Enmund v. Florida | Byron Raymond White | 458 U.S. 782 (1982) | 2349 |
| July 2, 1982 | New York v. Ferber | Byron Raymond White | 458 U.S. 747 (1982) | 2505 |
| July 1, 1982 | Mississippi University for Women et al. v. Hogan | Sandra Day O'Connor | 458 U.S. 718 (1982) | 804 |
| July 1, 1982 | Florida Department of State v. Treasure Salvors, Inc., et al. | John Paul Stevens | 458 U.S. 670 (1982) | 399 |
| July 1, 1982 | Rice, Director, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control of California v. Norman Williams Co. et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 458 U.S. 654 (1982) | 243 |
| July 1, 1982 | Rogers et al. v. Lodge et al. | Byron Raymond White | 458 U.S. 613 (1982) | 451 |
| July 1, 1982 | Alfred L. Snapp & Son, Inc., et al. v. Puerto RICO Ex Rel. Barez, Secretary of Labor and Human Resources | Byron Raymond White | 458 U.S. 592 (1982) | 590 |
| June 30, 1982 | Velde, Administrator, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, et al. v. National Black Police Assn., Inc., et al. | Per curiam | 458 U.S. 591 (1982) | – |
| June 30, 1982 | Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 458 U.S. 564 (1982) | 1579 |
| June 30, 1982 | Crawford et al. v. Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 458 U.S. 527 (1982) | 140 |
| June 30, 1982 | Lehman on Behalf of Her Children, Lehman et al. v. Lycoming County Children'S Services Agency | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 458 U.S. 502 (1982) | 469 |
| June 30, 1982 | Washington et al. v. Seattle School District No. 1 et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 458 U.S. 457 (1982) | 301 |
| June 30, 1982 | Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan Catv Corp. et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 458 U.S. 419 (1982) | 1570 |
| June 29, 1982 | General Building Contractors Association, Inc. v. Pennsylvania et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 458 U.S. 375 (1982) | 1067 |
| June 29, 1982 | F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Taxation and Revenue Department of New Mexico | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 458 U.S. 354 (1982) | 147 |
| June 29, 1982 | Asarco Inc. v. Idaho State Tax Commission | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 458 U.S. 307 (1982) | 213 |
| June 29, 1982 | Williams v. United States | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 458 U.S. 279 (1982) | 389 |
| June 28, 1982 | United States v. Hollywood Motor Car Co., Inc., et al. | Per curiam | 458 U.S. 263 (1982) | 368 |
| June 28, 1982 | Michigan v. Thomas | Per curiam | 458 U.S. 259 (1982) | 390 |
| June 28, 1982 | Ford Motor Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | Sandra Day O'Connor | 458 U.S. 219 (1982) | 768 |
| June 28, 1982 | Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District, Westchester County, et al. v. Rowley, by Her Parents, Rowley et Ux. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 458 U.S. 176 (1982) | 2878 |
| June 28, 1982 | Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Association et al. v. De La Cuesta et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 458 U.S. 141 (1982) | 1769 |
| June 28, 1982 | Union Labor Life Insurance Co. v. Pireno | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 458 U.S. 119 (1982) | 537 |
| June 28, 1982 | Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 458 U.S. 50 (1982) | 3187 |
| June 28, 1982 | Toll, President, University of Maryland, et al. v. Moreno et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 458 U.S. 1 (1982) | 202 |
| June 25, 1982 | Blum, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al. v. Yaretsky et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 457 U.S. 991 (1982) | 2224 |
| June 25, 1982 | Clements, Governor of Texas, et al. v. Fashing et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 457 U.S. 957 (1982) | 772 |
| June 25, 1982 | Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co., Inc., et al. | Byron Raymond White | 457 U.S. 922 (1982) | 4631 |
| June 25, 1982 | Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26, et al. v. Pico, by His Next Friend Pico, et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 457 U.S. 853 (1982) | 518 |
| June 25, 1982 | Rendell-Baker et al. v. Kohn et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 457 U.S. 830 (1982) | 1826 |
| June 24, 1982 | Harlow et al. v. Fitzgerald | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 457 U.S. 800 (1982) | 22846 |
| June 24, 1982 | Nixon v. Fitzgerald | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 457 U.S. 731 (1982) | 972 |
| June 24, 1982 | Jacksonville Bulk Terminals, Inc., et al. v. International Longshoremen'S Association et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 457 U.S. 702 (1982) | 211 |
| June 23, 1982 | Taylor v. Alabama | Thurgood Marshall | 457 U.S. 687 (1982) | 633 |
| June 23, 1982 | Foremost Insurance Co. et al. v. Richardson et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 457 U.S. 668 (1982) | 524 |
| June 23, 1982 | Edgar v. Mite Corp. et al. | Byron Raymond White | 457 U.S. 624 (1982) | 795 |
| June 23, 1982 | Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court for the County of Norfolk | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 457 U.S. 596 (1982) | 1561 |
| June 21, 1982 | Schmidt et al., Dba Schmidt & Pollard v. Oakland Unified School District et al. | Per curiam | 457 U.S. 594 (1982) | – |
| June 21, 1982 | Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Hogan et al. | John Paul Stevens | 457 U.S. 569 (1982) | 262 |
| June 21, 1982 | United States v. Johnson | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 457 U.S. 537 (1982) | 1037 |
| June 21, 1982 | Patsy v. Board of Regents of the State of Florida | Thurgood Marshall | 457 U.S. 496 (1982) | 1854 |
| June 21, 1982 | Blue Shield of Virginia et al. v. McCready | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 457 U.S. 465 (1982) | 680 |
| June 21, 1982 | Connecticut et al. v. Teal et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 457 U.S. 440 (1982) | 668 |
| June 21, 1982 | Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Association et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 457 U.S. 423 (1982) | 3061 |
| June 18, 1982 | California et al. v. Grace Brethren Church et al. | Sandra Day O'Connor | 457 U.S. 393 (1982) | 522 |
| June 18, 1982 | United States v. Goodwin | John Paul Stevens | 457 U.S. 368 (1982) | 1581 |
| June 18, 1982 | Arizona v. Maricopa County Medical Society et al. | John Paul Stevens | 457 U.S. 332 (1982) | 523 |
| June 18, 1982 | Youngberg, Superintendent, Pennhurst State School and Hospital, et al. v. Romeo, an Incompetent, by His Mother and Next Friend, Romeo | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 457 U.S. 307 (1982) | 2433 |
| June 18, 1982 | Mills et al. v. Rogers et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 457 U.S. 291 (1982) | 258 |
| June 18, 1982 | California Ex Rel. State Lands Commission v. United States | Byron Raymond White | 457 U.S. 273 (1982) | – |
| June 15, 1982 | Hathorn et al. v. Lovorn et al. | Sandra Day O'Connor | 457 U.S. 255 (1982) | 296 |
| June 15, 1982 | Plyler, Superintendent, Tyler Independent School District, et al. v. Doe, Guardian, et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 457 U.S. 202 (1982) | 2739 |
| June 15, 1982 | Diedrich et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue | Warren Earl Burger | 457 U.S. 191 (1982) | – |
| June 15, 1982 | Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc. v. Avagliano et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 457 U.S. 176 (1982) | 374 |
| June 14, 1982 | California v. Texas et al. | Per curiam | 457 U.S. 164 (1982) | – |
| June 14, 1982 | General Telephone Company of the Southwest v. Falcon | John Paul Stevens | 457 U.S. 147 (1982) | 4068 |
| June 14, 1982 | Blum, Commissioner, Department of Social Services of New York v. Bacon et al | Thurgood Marshall | 457 U.S. 132 (1982) | 329 |
| June 14, 1982 | United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc v. Sadlowski et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 457 U.S. 102 (1982) | 208 |
| June 14, 1982 | Cory, Controller of California, et al. v. White, Attorney General of Texas, et al. | Byron Raymond White | 457 U.S. 85 (1982) | 427 |
| June 14, 1982 | Zobel et Ux. v. Williams, Commissioner of Revenue of Alaska, et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 457 U.S. 55 (1982) | 462 |
| June 7, 1982 | Johnson et al. v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago et al. | Per curiam | 457 U.S. 52 (1982) | – |
| June 7, 1982 | Tibbs v. Florida | Sandra Day O'Connor | 457 U.S. 31 (1982) | 3796 |
| June 7, 1982 | Jackson Transit Authority et al. v. Local Division 1285, Amalgamated Transit Union, Afl-Cio-Clc | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 457 U.S. 15 (1982) | 178 |
| June 7, 1982 | Rodriguez et al. v. Popular Democratic Party et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 457 U.S. 1 (1982) | 301 |
| June 1, 1982 | Inwood Laboratories, Inc., et al. v. Ives Laboratories, Inc. | Sandra Day O'Connor | 456 U.S. 844 (1982) | 1327 |
| June 1, 1982 | United States v. Ross | John Paul Stevens | 456 U.S. 798 (1982) | 3985 |
| June 1, 1982 | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission et al. v. Mississippi et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 456 U.S. 742 (1982) | 446 |
| June 1, 1982 | Army and Air Force Exchange Service v. Sheehan | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 456 U.S. 728 (1982) | 236 |
| June 1, 1982 | Summit Valley Industries, Inc. v. Local 112, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America | Thurgood Marshall | 456 U.S. 717 (1982) | 155 |
| June 1, 1982 | Insurance Corporation of Ireland, Ltd., et al. v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De Guinee | Byron Raymond White | 456 U.S. 694 (1982) | 3488 |
| May 24, 1982 | Oregon v. Kennedy | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 456 U.S. 667 (1982) | 2097 |
| May 24, 1982 | Woelke & Romero Framing, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 456 U.S. 645 (1982) | 418 |
| May 24, 1982 | Federal Bureau of Investigation et al. v. Abramson | Byron Raymond White | 456 U.S. 615 (1982) | 788 |
| May 24, 1982 | Hopper, Corrections Commissioner, et al. v. Evans | Warren Earl Burger | 456 U.S. 605 (1982) | 715 |
| May 17, 1982 | Finley, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois v. Murray | Per curiam | 456 U.S. 604 (1982) | – |
| May 17, 1982 | United States Department of State et al. v. Washington Post Co. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 456 U.S. 595 (1982) | 791 |
| May 17, 1982 | American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 456 U.S. 556 (1982) | 451 |
| May 17, 1982 | North Haven Board of Education et al. v. Bell, Secretary of Education, et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 456 U.S. 512 (1982) | 553 |
| May 17, 1982 | Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp. | Byron Raymond White | 456 U.S. 461 (1982) | 2347 |
| May 17, 1982 | Greene et al. v. Lindsey et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 456 U.S. 444 (1982) | 396 |
| May 17, 1982 | Finnegan et al. v. Leu et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 456 U.S. 431 (1982) | 334 |
| May 4, 1982 | O'Dell et al. v. Espinoza, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Espinoza and as Guardian, et al. | Per curiam | 456 U.S. 430 (1982) | – |
| May 3, 1982 | Zant, Warden v. Stephens | Per curiam | 456 U.S. 410 (1982) | – |
| May 3, 1982 | Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Curran et al. | John Paul Stevens | 456 U.S. 353 (1982) | 759 |
| April 27, 1982 | Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Commercial Metals Co. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 456 U.S. 336 (1982) | 186 |
| April 27, 1982 | Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Romero-Barcelo et al. | Byron Raymond White | 456 U.S. 305 (1982) | 1831 |
| April 27, 1982 | Pullman-Standard, a Division of Pullman, Inc. v. Swint et al. | Byron Raymond White | 456 U.S. 273 (1982) | 2420 |
| April 21, 1982 | Larson, Commissioner of Securities, Minnesota Department of Commerce, et al. v. Valente et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 456 U.S. 228 (1982) | 826 |
| April 20, 1982 | International Longshoremen'S Association, Afl-Cio, et al. v. Allied International, Inc. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 456 U.S. 212 (1982) | 107 |
| April 20, 1982 | United States v. Erika, Inc. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 456 U.S. 201 (1982) | 266 |
| April 20, 1982 | Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. McClure et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 456 U.S. 188 (1982) | 463 |
| April 5, 1982 | United States v. Frady | Sandra Day O'Connor | 456 U.S. 152 (1982) | 5791 |
| April 5, 1982 | Engle, Correctional Superintendent v. Isaac | Sandra Day O'Connor | 456 U.S. 107 (1982) | 3714 |
| April 5, 1982 | Mills v. Habluetzel | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 456 U.S. 91 (1982) | 349 |
| April 5, 1982 | American Tobacco Co. et al. v. Patterson et al. | Byron Raymond White | 456 U.S. 63 (1982) | 841 |
| April 5, 1982 | Brown v. Hartlage | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 456 U.S. 45 (1982) | 266 |
| April 1, 1982 | Upham et al. v. Seamon et al. | Per curiam | 456 U.S. 37 (1982) | 215 |
| March 31, 1982 | Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Rossi et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 456 U.S. 25 (1982) | 223 |
| March 31, 1982 | United States v. Macdonald | Warren Earl Burger | 456 U.S. 1 (1982) | 917 |
| March 24, 1982 | Santosky et al. v. Kramer, Commissioner, Ulster County Department of Social Services, et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 455 U.S. 745 (1982) | 9761 |
| March 24, 1982 | United States v. New Mexico et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 455 U.S. 720 (1982) | 272 |
| March 24, 1982 | Underwriters National Assurance Co. v. North Carolina Life & Accident & Health Insurance Guaranty Assn. et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 455 U.S. 691 (1982) | 391 |
| March 24, 1982 | United Transportation Union v. Long Island Rail Road Co. et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 455 U.S. 678 (1982) | 135 |
| March 23, 1982 | McElroy v. United States | Sandra Day O'Connor | 455 U.S. 642 (1982) | – |
| March 23, 1982 | Lane, Corrections Director v. Williams et al. | John Paul Stevens | 455 U.S. 624 (1982) | 490 |
| March 23, 1982 | U.S. Industries/federal Sheet Metal, Inc., et al., v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, et al. | John Paul Stevens | 455 U.S. 608 (1982) | – |
| March 22, 1982 | Fletcher, Superintendent, Bell County Forestry Camp v. Weir | Per curiam | 455 U.S. 603 (1982) | 749 |
| March 22, 1982 | Sumner, Warden v. Mata | Per curiam | 455 U.S. 591 (1982) | 691 |
| March 22, 1982 | Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections v. Torna | Per curiam | 455 U.S. 586 (1982) | 561 |
| March 8, 1982 | Bread Political Action Committee et al. v. Federal Election Commission et al. | Sandra Day O'Connor | 455 U.S. 577 (1982) | 200 |
| March 8, 1982 | United Mine Workers of America Health & Retirement Funds et al. v. Robinson et al. | John Paul Stevens | 455 U.S. 562 (1982) | 200 |
| March 8, 1982 | Marine Bank v. Weaver et Ux. | Warren Earl Burger | 455 U.S. 551 (1982) | 331 |
| March 3, 1982 | Rose, Warden v. Lundy | Sandra Day O'Connor | 455 U.S. 509 (1982) | 5808 |
| March 2, 1982 | Village of Hoffman Estates et al. v. the Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc. | Thurgood Marshall | 455 U.S. 489 (1982) | 3694 |
| March 2, 1982 | Murphy, District Judge, Fourth Judicial District of Nebraska, Douglas County v. Hunt | Per curiam | 455 U.S. 478 (1982) | 1805 |
| March 2, 1982 | Railway Labor Executives' Assn. v. Gibbons, Trustee, et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 455 U.S. 457 (1982) | 115 |
| March 2, 1982 | White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment Security et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 455 U.S. 445 (1982) | 1321 |
| February 24, 1982 | Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 455 U.S. 422 (1982) | 2744 |
| February 24, 1982 | G.d. Searle & Co. v. Cohn et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 455 U.S. 404 (1982) | 112 |
| February 24, 1982 | Zipes et al. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Byron Raymond White | 455 U.S. 385 (1982) | 2939 |
| February 24, 1982 | Havens Realty Corp. et al. v. Coleman et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 455 U.S. 363 (1982) | 1974 |
| February 24, 1982 | Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce, et al. v. Shapiro, Essex County Executive | Warren Earl Burger | 455 U.S. 345 (1982) | 185 |
| February 24, 1982 | New England Power Co. v. New Hampshire et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 455 U.S. 331 (1982) | 208 |
| February 23, 1982 | Consolidated Freightways Corporation of Delaware v. Kassel et al. | Per curiam | 455 U.S. 329 (1982) | – |
| February 23, 1982 | Jewett et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue | John Paul Stevens | 455 U.S. 305 (1982) | 111 |
| February 23, 1982 | City of Mesquite v. Aladdin'S Castle, Inc. | John Paul Stevens | 455 U.S. 283 (1982) | 1119 |
| February 23, 1982 | Herweg et Vir v. Ray, Governor of Iowa, et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 455 U.S. 265 (1982) | 116 |
| February 23, 1982 | United States v. Lee | Warren Earl Burger | 455 U.S. 252 (1982) | 834 |
| February 22, 1982 | Tully et al. v. Mobil Oil Corp. et al. | Per curiam | 455 U.S. 245 (1982) | – |
| January 25, 1982 | Smith, Correctional Superintendent v. Phillips | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 455 U.S. 209 (1982) | 3512 |
| January 25, 1982 | In Re R. M. J. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 455 U.S. 191 (1982) | 400 |
| January 25, 1982 | Merrion et al., Dba Merrion & Bayless, et al. v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 455 U.S. 130 (1982) | 568 |
| January 19, 1982 | Eddings v. Oklahoma | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 455 U.S. 104 (1982) | 3271 |
| January 13, 1982 | Princeton University et al. v. Schmid | Per curiam | 455 U.S. 100 (1982) | 218 |
| January 13, 1982 | Kaiser Steel Corp. v. Mullins et al. | Byron Raymond White | 455 U.S. 72 (1982) | 394 |
| January 13, 1982 | Community Communications Co., Inc. v. City of Boulder, Colorado, et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 455 U.S. 40 (1982) | 379 |
| January 13, 1982 | United States v. Vogel Fertilizer Co. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 455 U.S. 16 (1982) | 382 |
| January 13, 1982 | Washington v. Chrisman | Warren Earl Burger | 455 U.S. 1 (1982) | 382 |
| January 13, 1982 | United States v. Clark et al. | Sandra Day O'Connor | 454 U.S. 555 (1982) | 113 |
| January 12, 1982 | Texaco, Inc., et al. v. Short et al. | John Paul Stevens | 454 U.S. 516 (1982) | 543 |
| January 12, 1982 | Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc., et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 454 U.S. 464 (1982) | 4651 |
| January 12, 1982 | Cabell, Acting Chief Probation Officer of Los Angeles County, et al. v. Chavez-Salido et al. | Byron Raymond White | 454 U.S. 432 (1982) | 117 |
| January 11, 1982 | Charles D. Bonanno Linen Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board et al. | Byron Raymond White | 454 U.S. 404 (1982) | 175 |
| January 11, 1982 | Blanding et al. v. Dubose et al. | Per curiam | 454 U.S. 393 (1982) | – |
| January 11, 1982 | Donovan, Secretary of Labor, et al. v. Richland County Association for Retarded Citizens | Per curiam | 454 U.S. 389 (1982) | – |
| January 11, 1982 | Hutto, Director, Virginia State Department of Corrections, et al. v. Davis | Per curiam | 454 U.S. 370 (1982) | 815 |
| January 11, 1982 | Boag v. Macdougall, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections | Per curiam | 454 U.S. 364 (1982) | 1631 |
| January 11, 1982 | Central Trust Co., Rochester, N. Y. v. Official Creditors' Committee of Geiger Enterprises, Inc., et al. | Per curiam | 454 U.S. 354 (1982) | 102 |
| December 14, 1981 | Polk County et al. v. Dodson | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 454 U.S. 312 (1981) | 4924 |
| December 14, 1981 | Citizens Against Rent Control/coalition for Fair Housing et al. v. City of Berkeley, California, et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 454 U.S. 290 (1981) | 388 |
| December 8, 1981 | Widmar et al. v. Vincent et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 454 U.S. 263 (1981) | 1319 |
| December 8, 1981 | Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, Personal Representative of the Estates of Fehilly et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 454 U.S. 235 (1981) | 4581 |
| December 4, 1981 | Harris, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facility v. Rivera | Per curiam | 454 U.S. 339 (1981) | 429 |
| December 2, 1981 | Ralston, Warden v. Robinson | Thurgood Marshall | 454 U.S. 201 (1981) | – |
| December 2, 1981 | National Labor Relations Board v. Hendricks County Rural Electric Membership Corp. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 454 U.S. 170 (1981) | 117 |
| December 1, 1981 | Watt, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Energy Action Educational Foundation et al. | Sandra Day O'Connor | 454 U.S. 151 (1981) | 276 |
| December 1, 1981 | Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Catholic Action of Hawaii/peace Education Project et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 454 U.S. 139 (1981) | 138 |
| December 1, 1981 | Fair Assessment in Real Estate Association, Inc., et al. v. McNary et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 454 U.S. 100 (1981) | 712 |
| November 30, 1981 | California Ex Rel. Cooper, City Attorney of Santa Ana, California v. Mitchell Brothers' Santa Ana Theater et al. | Per curiam | 454 U.S. 90 (1981) | – |
| November 16, 1981 | Leeke, Director of South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. v. Timmerman et al. | Per curiam | 454 U.S. 83 (1981) | 523 |
| November 10, 1981 | Ridgway et al. v. Ridgway et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 454 U.S. 46 (1981) | 255 |
| November 10, 1981 | Federal Election Commission v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee et al. | Byron Raymond White | 454 U.S. 27 (1981) | 770 |
| November 9, 1981 | Jago, Former Superintendent, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, et al. v. Van Curen | Per curiam | 454 U.S. 14 (1981) | 282 |
| November 2, 1981 | Chardon, Secretary of Public Education of Puerto RICO, et al. v. Fernandez et al. | Per curiam | 454 U.S. 6 (1981) | 659 |
| October 19, 1981 | Duckworth, Warden v. Serrano | Per curiam | 454 U.S. 1 (1981) | 674 |