Cases - 1961 term

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Case Docket No. Argued Decided Majority Author Vote
A. & G. Stevedores v. Ellerman Lines 282 02/20/1962 04/02/1962 William O. Douglas 6-2
Atkinson v. Sinclair Refining Co. 440 04/18/1962 06/18/1962 Byron R. White 8-0
Bailey v. Patterson 643 02/26/1962 9-0
Beck v. Washington 40 11/14/1961 05/14/1962 Tom C. Clark 4-3
Benz v. New York State Thruway 234 02/28/1962 03/19/1962 7-1
Blau v. Lehman 66 12/12/1961 01/22/1962 Hugo L. Black 6-2
Brown Shoe Co. v. United States 4 12/06/1961 06/25/1962 Earl Warren 7-0
Calbeck v. Travelers Insurance Co. 532 04/23/1962 06/04/1962 William J. Brennan, Jr. 6-2
California v. Fed. Power Comm'n 187 03/01/1962 04/30/1962 William O. Douglas 5-2
Campbell v. Hussey 42 11/14/1961 12/18/1961 William O. Douglas 6-3
Carnley v. Cochran 158 02/20/1962 04/30/1962 William J. Brennan, Jr. 7-0
Central R. Co. v. Pennsylvania 400 03/20/1962 06/25/1962 John M. Harlan 7-0
Chewning v. Cunningham 63 12/04/1961 02/19/1962 William O. Douglas 9-0
Commissioner v. Bilder 384 03/29/1962 04/30/1962 John M. Harlan 6-1
Continental Co. v. Union Carbide 304 04/16/1962 06/25/1962 Byron R. White 8-0
Coppedge v. United States 157 12/12/1961 04/30/1962 Earl Warren 5-2
Cramp v. Bd. Of Public Instruction 72 10/16/1961 12/11/1961 Potter Stewart 9-0
Dairy Queen v. Wood 244 02/19/1962 04/30/1962 Hugo L. Black 7-0
Dibella v. United States 21 01/16/1962 03/19/1962 Felix Frankfurter 8-0
Dowd Box Co. v. Courtney 33 11/07/1961 02/19/1962 Potter Stewart 9-0
Drake Bakeries v. Bakery Workers 598 04/18/1962 06/18/1962 Byron R. White 7-1
Engel v. Vitale 468 04/03/1962 06/25/1962 Hugo L. Black 6-1
Enochs v. Williams Packing Co. 493 04/18/1962 05/28/1962 Earl Warren 8-0
Fed. Land Bank v. Kiowa County 25 10/16/1961 12/11/1961 Earl Warren 9-0
Federal Trade Comm'n v. Broch & Co. 74 11/16/1961 01/15/1962 William J. Brennan, Jr. 6-3
Fong Foo v. United States 64 01/16/1962 03/19/1962 7-1
Free v. Bland 205 03/21/1962 05/21/1962 Earl Warren 7-0
Gallegos v. Colorado 475 04/09/1962 06/04/1962 William O. Douglas 4-3
Garner v. Louisiana 26 10/18/1961 12/11/1961 Earl Warren 9-0
Gibson v. Florida Legis. Investigation Comm. 6 12/05/1961 03/25/1963
Gilbert v. United States 478 04/10/1962 06/25/1962 John M. Harlan 4-3
Glidden Company v. Zdanok 242 02/21/1962 06/25/1962 John M. Harlan 5-2
Goldblatt v. Hempstead 78 01/15/1962 05/14/1962 Tom C. Clark 7-0
Goldlawr, Inc. v. Heiman 101 03/19/1962 04/30/1962 Hugo L. Black 5-2
Griggs v. Allegheny County 81 01/16/1962 03/05/1962 William O. Douglas 7-2
Grumman v. United States 436 04/19/1962 06/18/1962 5-2
Guzman v. Pichirilo 358 03/27/1962 05/21/1962 Tom C. Clark 6-1
Halliburton Oil Well Co. v. Reily 24 03/26/1962 05/13/1963 Earl Warren 7-2
Hamilton v. Alabama 32 10/17/1961 11/13/1961 William O. Douglas 9-0
Hanover Bank v. Commissioner 224 02/27/1962 05/21/1962 Earl Warren 7-0
Hill v. United States 68 12/05/1961 01/22/1962 Potter Stewart 5-4
Hodges v. United States 58 11/13/1961 12/04/1961 6-3
Hoyt v. Florida 31 10/19/1961 11/20/1961 John M. Harlan 9-0
Hutcheson v. United States 46 11/06/1961 05/14/1962 John M. Harlan 4-2
I. C. C. v. J-T Transport Co. 17 10/17/1961 12/04/1961 William O. Douglas 6-3
Idlewild Liquor Corp. v. Epstein 138 02/28/1962 06/25/1962 6-0
In Re Green 312 04/09/1962 05/21/1962 William O. Douglas 7-0
In Re Mcconnell 498 04/10/1962 06/18/1962 Hugo L. Black 5-2
In Re Zipkin 288 03/28/1962 04/02/1962 6-2
Kake Village v. Egan 3 12/14/1961 03/05/1962 Felix Frankfurter 8-1