This is a list of all United States Supreme Court cases from volume 481 of the United States Reports:
| Case name | Citation | Date decided |
|---|---|---|
| Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc. | 481 U.S. 1 | 1987 |
| West v. Conrail | 481 U.S. 35 | 1987 |
| Pilot Life Ins. Co. v. Dedeaux | 481 U.S. 41 | 1987 |
| Metro. Life Ins. Co. v. Taylor | 481 U.S. 58 | 1987 |
| CTS Corp. v. Dynamics Corp. | 481 U.S. 69 | 1987 |
| United States v. John Doe, Inc. I | 481 U.S. 102 | 1987 |
| Granberry v. Greer | 481 U.S. 129 | 1987 |
| Tison v. Arizona | 481 U.S. 137 | 1987 |
| Cruz v. New York | 481 U.S. 186 | 1987 |
| Richardson v. Marsh | 481 U.S. 200 | 1987 |
| Ark. Writers' Project, Inc. v. Ragland | 481 U.S. 221 | 1987 |
| United States v. Gen. Dynamics Corp. | 481 U.S. 239 | 1987 |
| Brock v. Roadway Express, Inc. | 481 U.S. 252 | 1987 |
| McCleskey v. Kemp | 481 U.S. 279 | 1987 |
| Lukhard v. Reed | 481 U.S. 368 | 1987 |
| Hitchcock v. Dugger | 481 U.S. 393 | 1987 |
| Montana v. Hall | 481 U.S. 400 | 1987 |
| Tull v. United States | 481 U.S. 412 | 1987 |
| Burlington N.R. Co. v. Maintenance of Way Employees | 481 U.S. 429 | 1987 |
| Burlington N.R. Co. v. Okla. Tax Comm'n | 481 U.S. 454 | 1987 |
| Meese v. Keene | 481 U.S. 465 | 1987 |
| Pope v. Illinois | 481 U.S. 497 | 1987 |
| Arizona v. Mauro | 481 U.S. 520 | 1987 |
| Bd. of Directors v. Rotary Club | 481 U.S. 537 | 1987 |
| Pennsylvania v. Finley | 481 U.S. 551 | 1987 |
| NLRB v. Electrical Workers | 481 U.S. 573 | 1987 |
| Saint Francis Coll. v. Al-Khazraji | 481 U.S. 604 | 1987 |
| Shaare Tefila Congregation v. Cobb | 481 U.S. 615 | 1987 |
| Rose v. Rose | 481 U.S. 619 | 1987 |
| Gray v. Mississippi | 481 U.S. 648 | 1987 |
| United States v. Johnson | 481 U.S. 681 | 1987 |
| Hodel v. Irving | 481 U.S. 704 | 1987 |
| Pension Benefit Guar. Corp. v. Yahn & McDonnell, Inc. | 481 U.S. 735 | 1987 |
| Ray v. United States | 481 U.S. 736 | 1987 |
| van Drasek v. Webb | 481 U.S. 738 | 1987 |
| United States v. Salerno | 481 U.S. 739 | 1987 |
| Hilton v. Braunskill | 481 U.S. 770 | 1987 |
| Young v. United States ex rel. Vuitton et Fils S.A. | 481 U.S. 787 | 1987 |
| United States v. Mendoza-Lopez | 481 U.S. 828 | 1987 |
| Electrical Workers v. Hechler | 481 U.S. 851 | 1987 |
| Postal Serv. v. Letter Carriers | 481 U.S. 1301 | 1987 |