| July 7, 1986 | Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Schor et al. | Sandra Day O'Connor | 478 U.S. 833 (1986) | 991 |
| July 7, 1986 | Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson et al., as Next Friends and Guardians of Thompson et al. | John Paul Stevens | 478 U.S. 804 (1986) | 2209 |
| July 7, 1986 | University of Tennessee et al. v. Elliott | Byron Raymond White | 478 U.S. 788 (1986) | 1063 |
| July 7, 1986 | Bowsher, Comptroller General of the United States v. Synar, Member of Congress, et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 478 U.S. 714 (1986) | 839 |
| July 7, 1986 | Arcara, District Attorney of Erie County v. Cloud Books, Inc., Dba Village Book & News Store, et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 478 U.S. 697 (1986) | 341 |
| July 7, 1986 | Bethel School District No. 403 et al. v. Fraser, a Minor, et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 478 U.S. 675 (1986) | 857 |
| July 7, 1986 | Papasan, Superintendent of Education, et al. v. Allain, Governor of Mississippi, et al. | Byron Raymond White | 478 U.S. 265 (1986) | 9423 |
| July 2, 1986 | Randall et al. v. Loftsgaarden et al. | Sandra Day O'Connor | 478 U.S. 647 (1986) | 320 |
| July 2, 1986 | Baker et al. v. General Motors Corp. et al. | John Paul Stevens | 478 U.S. 621 (1986) | – |
| July 2, 1986 | United States v. James et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 478 U.S. 597 (1986) | 371 |
| July 2, 1986 | Rose, Warden v. Clark | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 478 U.S. 570 (1986) | 2431 |
| July 2, 1986 | Pennsylvania et al. v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air et al. | Byron Raymond White | 478 U.S. 546 (1986) | 1746 |
| July 2, 1986 | Local Number 93, International Association of Firefighters, Afl-Cio, C. L. C. v. City of Cleveland et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 478 U.S. 501 (1986) | 850 |
| July 2, 1986 | Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association et al. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 478 U.S. 421 (1986) | 724 |
| July 1, 1986 | Bazemore et al. v. Friday et al. | Per curiam | 478 U.S. 385 (1986) | 677 |
| July 1, 1986 | Allen v. Illinois | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 478 U.S. 364 (1986) | 533 |
| July 1, 1986 | Posadas De Puerto RICO Associates, Dba Condado Holiday Inn v. Tourism Company of Puerto RICO et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 478 U.S. 328 (1986) | 420 |
| July 1, 1986 | Library of Congress et al. v. Shaw | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 478 U.S. 310 (1986) | 871 |
| June 30, 1986 | Allen v. Hardy et al. | Per curiam | 478 U.S. 255 (1986) | 521 |
| June 30, 1986 | Acosta v. Louisiana Department of Health and Human Resources et al. | Per curiam | 478 U.S. 251 (1986) | – |
| June 30, 1986 | Japan Whaling Association et al. v. American Cetacean Society et al. | Byron Raymond White | 478 U.S. 221 (1986) | 688 |
| June 30, 1986 | Bowers, Attorney General of Georgia v. Hardwick et al. | Byron Raymond White | 478 U.S. 186 (1986) | 953 |
| June 30, 1986 | Davis et al. v. Bandemer et al. | Byron Raymond White | 478 U.S. 109 (1986) | 371 |
| June 30, 1986 | Thornburg, Attorney General of North Carolina, et al. v. Gingles et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 478 U.S. 30 (1986) | 1221 |
| June 30, 1986 | Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of California for the County of Riverside | Warren Earl Burger | 478 U.S. 1 (1986) | 1326 |
| June 27, 1986 | New Mexico v. Earnest | Per curiam | 477 U.S. 648 (1986) | – |
| June 27, 1986 | Lyng, Secretary of Agriculture v. Castillo et al. | John Paul Stevens | 477 U.S. 635 (1986) | 228 |
| June 27, 1986 | Ohio Civil Rights Commission et al. v. Dayton Christian Schools, Inc., et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 477 U.S. 619 (1986) | 887 |
| June 27, 1986 | United States Department of Transportation et al. v. Paralyzed Veterans of America et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 477 U.S. 597 (1986) | 224 |
| June 27, 1986 | City of Riverside et al. v. Rivera et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 477 U.S. 561 (1986) | 1221 |
| June 26, 1986 | United States Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms v. Galioto | Warren Earl Burger | 477 U.S. 556 (1986) | – |
| June 26, 1986 | Smith v. Murray, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections | Sandra Day O'Connor | 477 U.S. 527 (1986) | 1683 |
| June 26, 1986 | Murray, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections v. Carrier | Sandra Day O'Connor | 477 U.S. 478 (1986) | 7499 |
| June 26, 1986 | Kuhlmann, Superintendent, Sullivan Correctional Facility v. Wilson | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 477 U.S. 436 (1986) | 1205 |
| June 26, 1986 | Ford v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections | Thurgood Marshall | 477 U.S. 399 (1986) | 1525 |
| June 26, 1986 | Kimmelman, Attorney General of New Jersey, et al. v. Morrison | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 477 U.S. 365 (1986) | 3502 |
| June 25, 1986 | Macdonald, Sommer & Frates v. County of Yolo et al. | John Paul Stevens | 477 U.S. 340 (1986) | 565 |
| June 25, 1986 | Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 477 U.S. 317 (1986) | 119442 |
| June 25, 1986 | Memphis Community School District et al. v. Stachura | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 477 U.S. 299 (1986) | 1171 |
| June 25, 1986 | International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, et al. v. Brock, Secretary of Labor | Thurgood Marshall | 477 U.S. 274 (1986) | 487 |
| June 25, 1986 | Anderson et al. v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., et al. | Byron Raymond White | 477 U.S. 242 (1986) | 135235 |
| June 24, 1986 | Maine v. Taylor et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 477 U.S. 131 (1986) | 702 |
| June 23, 1986 | Offshore Logistics, Inc., et al. v. Tallentire et al. | Sandra Day O'Connor | 477 U.S. 207 (1986) | 525 |
| June 23, 1986 | Darden v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 477 U.S. 168 (1986) | 4161 |
| June 23, 1986 | Atkins, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare v. Rivera et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 477 U.S. 154 (1986) | 182 |
| June 23, 1986 | United States v. American Bar Endowment et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 477 U.S. 105 (1986) | 194 |
| June 19, 1986 | McMillan et al. v. Pennsylvania | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 477 U.S. 79 (1986) | 1908 |
| June 19, 1986 | Meritor Savings Bank, Fsb v. Vinson et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 477 U.S. 57 (1986) | 5248 |
| June 19, 1986 | Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Public Agencies Opposed to Social Security Entrapment et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 477 U.S. 41 (1986) | 248 |
| June 18, 1986 | Schiavone et al. v. Fortune, Aka Time, Inc. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 477 U.S. 21 (1986) | 857 |
| June 18, 1986 | Wardair Canada Inc. v. Florida Department of Revenue | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 477 U.S. 1 (1986) | 458 |
| June 16, 1986 | Young, Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration v. Community Nutrition Institute et al. | Sandra Day O'Connor | 476 U.S. 974 (1986) | 224 |
| June 16, 1986 | Nantahala Power & Light Co. et al. v. Thornburg, Attorney General of North Carolina, et al. | Sandra Day O'Connor | 476 U.S. 953 (1986) | 252 |
| June 16, 1986 | Lyng, Secretary of Agriculture, et al. v. Payne et al. | Sandra Day O'Connor | 476 U.S. 926 (1986) | 401 |
| June 16, 1986 | Attorney General of New York v. Soto-Lopez et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 476 U.S. 898 (1986) | 341 |
| June 16, 1986 | Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C., et al. | Sandra Day O'Connor | 476 U.S. 877 (1986) | 243 |
| June 16, 1986 | East River Steamship Corp. et al. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 476 U.S. 858 (1986) | 1227 |
| June 11, 1986 | Reed v. Campbell, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Ricker | John Paul Stevens | 476 U.S. 852 (1986) | – |
| June 11, 1986 | United States v. Mottaz | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 476 U.S. 834 (1986) | 324 |
| June 11, 1986 | Thornburgh, Governor of Pennsylvania, et al. v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 476 U.S. 747 (1986) | 526 |
| June 11, 1986 | United States v. Dion | Thurgood Marshall | 476 U.S. 734 (1986) | 199 |
| June 11, 1986 | Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Roy et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 476 U.S. 693 (1986) | 399 |
| June 9, 1986 | Crane v. Kentucky | Sandra Day O'Connor | 476 U.S. 683 (1986) | 2651 |
| June 9, 1986 | Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Michigan Academy of Family Physicians et al. | John Paul Stevens | 476 U.S. 667 (1986) | 958 |
| June 9, 1986 | Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. American Hospital Association et al. | John Paul Stevens | 476 U.S. 610 (1986) | 282 |
| June 3, 1986 | United States v. Hughes Properties, Inc. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 476 U.S. 593 (1986) | 124 |
| June 3, 1986 | Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. v. New York State Liquor Authority | Thurgood Marshall | 476 U.S. 573 (1986) | 661 |
| June 3, 1986 | United States et al. v. Hemme et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 476 U.S. 558 (1986) | – |
| June 3, 1986 | Lee v. Illinois | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 476 U.S. 530 (1986) | 1066 |
| June 2, 1986 | South Carolina et al. v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc. | John Paul Stevens | 476 U.S. 498 (1986) | 171 |
| June 2, 1986 | City of Los Angeles et al. v. Preferred Communications, Inc. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 476 U.S. 488 (1986) | 179 |
| June 2, 1986 | Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. City of New York et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 476 U.S. 467 (1986) | 2998 |
| June 2, 1986 | Federal Trade Commission v. Indiana Federation of Dentists | Byron Raymond White | 476 U.S. 447 (1986) | 614 |
| May 27, 1986 | Public Service Commission of Maryland v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland | Per curiam | 476 U.S. 445 (1986) | – |
| May 27, 1986 | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Philadelphia Gear Corp. | Sandra Day O'Connor | 476 U.S. 426 (1986) | 151 |
| May 27, 1986 | Square D Co. et al. v. Niagara Frontier Tariff Bureau, Inc., et al. | John Paul Stevens | 476 U.S. 409 (1986) | 339 |
| May 27, 1986 | International Longshoremen'S Association, Afl-Cio v. Davis | Byron Raymond White | 476 U.S. 380 (1986) | 384 |
| May 27, 1986 | Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Federal Communications Commission et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 476 U.S. 355 (1986) | 914 |
| May 19, 1986 | Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Owens et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 476 U.S. 340 (1986) | – |
| May 19, 1986 | Henderson et al. v. United States | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 476 U.S. 321 (1986) | 558 |
| May 19, 1986 | Wygant et al. v. Jackson Board of Education et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 476 U.S. 267 (1986) | 802 |
| May 19, 1986 | Brock, Secretary of Labor v. Pierce County | Thurgood Marshall | 476 U.S. 253 (1986) | 393 |
| May 19, 1986 | Dow Chemical Co. v. United States, by and Through Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency | Warren Earl Burger | 476 U.S. 227 (1986) | 341 |
| May 19, 1986 | California v. Ciraolo | Warren Earl Burger | 476 U.S. 207 (1986) | 1253 |
| May 5, 1986 | Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections v. McCree | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 476 U.S. 162 (1986) | 1649 |
| May 5, 1986 | Poland v. Arizona | Byron Raymond White | 476 U.S. 147 (1986) | 338 |
| May 5, 1986 | Smalis et al. v. Pennsylvania | Byron Raymond White | 476 U.S. 140 (1986) | 328 |
| April 30, 1986 | Batson v. Kentucky | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 476 U.S. 79 (1986) | 16401 |
| April 30, 1986 | Diamond et al. v. Charles et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 476 U.S. 54 (1986) | 1118 |
| April 30, 1986 | Turner v. Murray, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections | Byron Raymond White | 476 U.S. 28 (1986) | 533 |
| April 29, 1986 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Federal Labor Relations Authority et al. | Per curiam | 476 U.S. 19 (1986) | – |
| April 29, 1986 | McLaughlin v. United States | John Paul Stevens | 476 U.S. 16 (1986) | 192 |
| April 29, 1986 | Skipper v. South Carolina | Byron Raymond White | 476 U.S. 1 (1986) | 1534 |
| April 22, 1986 | New York v. P.j. Video, Inc., Dba Network Video, et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 475 U.S. 868 (1986) | 198 |
| April 22, 1986 | Sorenson v. Secretary of the Treasury et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 475 U.S. 851 (1986) | 355 |
| April 22, 1986 | United States v. American College of Physicians | Thurgood Marshall | 475 U.S. 834 (1986) | 103 |
| April 22, 1986 | Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Lavoie et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 475 U.S. 813 (1986) | 705 |
| April 21, 1986 | Dennison Manufacturing Co. v. Panduit Corp. | Per curiam | 475 U.S. 809 (1986) | – |
| April 21, 1986 | City of Los Angeles et al. v. Heller | Per curiam | 475 U.S. 796 (1986) | 2104 |
| April 21, 1986 | United States v. Quinn | Per curiam | 475 U.S. 791 (1986) | – |
| April 21, 1986 | Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., et al. v. Hepps et al. | Sandra Day O'Connor | 475 U.S. 767 (1986) | 858 |
| April 21, 1986 | Evans, Governor of Idaho, et al. v. Jeff D. et al., Minors, by and Through Their Next Friend, Johnson, et al. | John Paul Stevens | 475 U.S. 717 (1986) | 504 |
| April 21, 1986 | Icicle Seafoods, Inc. v. Worthington et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 475 U.S. 709 (1986) | 479 |
| April 7, 1986 | Delaware v. Van Arsdall | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 475 U.S. 673 (1986) | 7102 |
| April 7, 1986 | United States v. City of Fulton et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 475 U.S. 657 (1986) | – |
| April 7, 1986 | At&t Technologies, Inc. v. Communications Workers of America et al. | Byron Raymond White | 475 U.S. 643 (1986) | 4474 |
| April 1, 1986 | Michigan v. Jackson | John Paul Stevens | 475 U.S. 625 (1986) | 1418 |
| April 1, 1986 | Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 475 U.S. 608 (1986) | 227 |
| March 25, 1986 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd, et al. v. Zenith Radio Corp. et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 475 U.S. 574 (1986) | 58760 |
| March 25, 1986 | Holbrook, Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution, et al. v. Flynn | Thurgood Marshall | 475 U.S. 560 (1986) | 1122 |
| March 25, 1986 | Paulussen v. Herion | Per curiam | 475 U.S. 557 (1986) | – |
| March 25, 1986 | Bender et al. v. Williamsport Area School District et al. | John Paul Stevens | 475 U.S. 534 (1986) | 2256 |
| March 25, 1986 | Goldman v. Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 475 U.S. 503 (1986) | 421 |
| March 25, 1986 | Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 475 U.S. 469 (1986) | 6061 |
| March 10, 1986 | Moran, Superintendent, Rhode Island Department of Corrections v. Burbine | Sandra Day O'Connor | 475 U.S. 412 (1986) | 3339 |
| March 10, 1986 | United States v. Inadi | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 475 U.S. 387 (1986) | 682 |
| March 10, 1986 | Exxon Corp. et al. v. Hunt, Administrator of New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund, et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 475 U.S. 355 (1986) | 171 |
| March 5, 1986 | Malley et al. v. Briggs et al. | Byron Raymond White | 475 U.S. 335 (1986) | 6748 |
| March 4, 1986 | Whitley, Individually and as Assistant Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, et al. v. Albers | Sandra Day O'Connor | 475 U.S. 312 (1986) | 6155 |
| February 26, 1986 | Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1, Aft, Afl-Cio, et al. v. Hudson et al. | John Paul Stevens | 475 U.S. 292 (1986) | 498 |
| February 26, 1986 | Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations et al. v. Gould Inc. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 475 U.S. 282 (1986) | 333 |
| February 26, 1986 | Fisher et al. v. City of Berkeley, California, et al. | Thurgood Marshall | 475 U.S. 260 (1986) | 203 |
| February 26, 1986 | Morris, Superintendent, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility v. Mathews | Byron Raymond White | 475 U.S. 237 (1986) | 145 |
| February 26, 1986 | Connolly et al., Trustees of the Operating Engineers Pension Trust v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation et al. | Byron Raymond White | 475 U.S. 211 (1986) | 681 |
| February 26, 1986 | National Labor Relations Board v. Financial Institution Employees of America, Local 1182, Chartered by United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, Afl-Cio, et al. | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 475 U.S. 192 (1986) | 113 |
| February 26, 1986 | Nix, Warden v. Whiteside | Warren Earl Burger | 475 U.S. 157 (1986) | 983 |
| February 26, 1986 | Texas v. McCullough | Warren Earl Burger | 475 U.S. 134 (1986) | 534 |
| February 25, 1986 | United States v. Koecher | Per curiam | 475 U.S. 133 (1986) | – |
| February 25, 1986 | New York v. Class | Sandra Day O'Connor | 475 U.S. 106 (1986) | 728 |
| February 25, 1986 | United States v. Maine et al. | John Paul Stevens | 475 U.S. 89 (1986) | – |
| February 25, 1986 | United States v. Mechanik et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 475 U.S. 66 (1986) | 987 |
| February 25, 1986 | City of Renton et al. v. Playtime Theatres, Inc., et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 475 U.S. 41 (1986) | 1818 |
| February 25, 1986 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of California et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 475 U.S. 1 (1986) | 408 |
| January 27, 1986 | Parsons Steel, Inc., et al. v. First Alabama Bank et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 474 U.S. 518 (1986) | 420 |
| January 27, 1986 | Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 474 U.S. 494 (1986) | 763 |
| January 27, 1986 | Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind | Thurgood Marshall | 474 U.S. 481 (1986) | 288 |
| January 27, 1986 | United States v. Lane et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 474 U.S. 438 (1986) | 1201 |
| January 22, 1986 | Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. v. State Oil and Gas Board of Mississippi et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 474 U.S. 409 (1986) | – |
| January 22, 1986 | Cabana, Superintendent, Mississippi State Penitentiary, et al. v. Bullock | Byron Raymond White | 474 U.S. 376 (1986) | 536 |
| January 22, 1986 | Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. Dimension Financial Corp. et al. | Warren Earl Burger | 474 U.S. 361 (1986) | 444 |
| January 21, 1986 | Davidson v. Cannon et al. | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 474 U.S. 344 (1986) | 1806 |
| January 21, 1986 | Daniels v. Williams | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 474 U.S. 327 (1986) | 7676 |
| January 21, 1986 | United States v. Loud Hawk et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 474 U.S. 302 (1986) | 786 |
| January 14, 1986 | Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections v. Greenfield | John Paul Stevens | 474 U.S. 284 (1986) | 752 |
| January 14, 1986 | Vasquez, Warden v. Hillery | Thurgood Marshall | 474 U.S. 254 (1986) | 1638 |
| January 14, 1986 | United States v. Von Neumann | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 474 U.S. 242 (1986) | 116 |
| December 16, 1985 | United States v. Rojas-Contreras | Warren Earl Burger | 474 U.S. 231 (1985) | 177 |
| December 12, 1985 | Regents of the University of Michigan v. Ewing | John Paul Stevens | 474 U.S. 214 (1985) | 1052 |
| December 10, 1985 | Cleavinger et al. v. Saxner et al. | Harry Andrew Blackmun | 474 U.S. 193 (1985) | 1070 |
| December 10, 1985 | Maine v. Moulton | William Joseph Brennan Jr. | 474 U.S. 159 (1985) | 1260 |
| December 4, 1985 | Thomas v. Arn, Superintendent, Ohio Reformatory for Women | Thurgood Marshall | 474 U.S. 140 (1985) | 28671 |
| December 4, 1985 | United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc., et al. | Byron Raymond White | 474 U.S. 121 (1985) | 729 |
| December 3, 1985 | Lake Coal Co., Inc. v. Roberts & Schaefer Co. | Per curiam | 474 U.S. 120 (1985) | – |
| December 3, 1985 | Miller v. Fenton, Superintendent, Rahway State Prison, et al. | Sandra Day O'Connor | 474 U.S. 104 (1985) | 1743 |
| December 3, 1985 | Heath v. Alabama | Sandra Day O'Connor | 474 U.S. 82 (1985) | 631 |
| December 3, 1985 | Green et al. v. Mansour, Director, Michigan Department of Social Services | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 474 U.S. 64 (1985) | 1617 |
| November 18, 1985 | Hill v. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction | William Hubbs Rehnquist | 474 U.S. 52 (1985) | 11299 |
| November 18, 1985 | Pennsylvania Bureau of Correction v. United States Marshals Service et al. | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. | 474 U.S. 34 (1985) | 344 |
| November 12, 1985 | Pennsylvania v. Goldhammer | Per curiam | 474 U.S. 28 (1985) | 153 |
| November 4, 1985 | Lanier v. South Carolina | Per curiam | 474 U.S. 25 (1985) | – |
| November 4, 1985 | Delaware v. Fensterer | Per curiam | 474 U.S. 15 (1985) | 1786 |
| November 4, 1985 | California State Board of Equalization et al. v. Chemehuevi Indian Tribe | Per curiam | 474 U.S. 9 (1985) | 117 |
| November 4, 1985 | Cuyahoga Valley Railway Co. v. United Transportation Union et al. | Per curiam | 474 U.S. 3 (1985) | 106 |