can the supreme court be overruled
A list of U.S. Supreme Court cases overruled before the year 1932 was given by Justice Brandeis in his. dissenting opinion in Burnet, which is quoted below, beginning at page 13. A list of U.S. Supreme Court cases overruled during 1971-91 was given in Payne, which is quoted below, beginning at page 20. The following list of U.S. Supreme Court cases is arranged chronologically by date of the. original case, which was later overruled. some famous cases overruled before 1960. Swift v. Tyson, 41 U.S. 1 (1842), overruled by Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, 58 S.Ct.