| Case | Docket No. | Granted | Argued | Decided | Majority Author | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralston v. Robinson | 80-2049 | 10/05/1981 | 12/02/1981 | Thurgood Marshall | 6-3 | |
| NLRB v. Hendricks Cty. Rural Electric Corp. | 80-885 | 10/05/1981 | 12/02/1981 | William J. Brennan, Jr. | 5-4 | |
| Baldrige v. Shapiro | 80-1436 | 12/02/1981 | 02/24/1982 | Warren E. Burger | 9-0 | |
| Railway Labor Executives' Assn. v. Gibbons | 80-415 | 12/02/1981 | 03/02/1982 | William H. Rehnquist | 9-0 | |
| Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. | 78-1545 | 12/02/1981 | 02/24/1982 | Byron R. White | 8-0 |