Cases - 1969 term

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Case Docket No. Argued Decided Majority Author Vote
Adickes v. Kress & Co. 79 11/12/1969 06/01/1970 John M. Harlan 5-2
Alexander v. Board Of Education 632 10/23/1969 10/29/1969 8-0
American Farm Lines v. Black Ball Freight Service 369 02/25/1970 04/20/1970 William O. Douglas 5-3
Anderson's-Black Rock v. Pavement Co. 45 11/10/1969 12/08/1969 William O. Douglas 7-0
Arkansas v. Tennessee 33 ORIG 01/19/1970 01/25/1970 8-0
Ashe v. Swenson 57 11/13/1969 04/06/1970 Potter Stewart 7-1
Atlantic C. L. R. Co. v. Engineers 477 03/02/1970 06/08/1970 Hugo L. Black 5-2
Bachellar v. Maryland 729 03/02/1970 04/20/1970 William J. Brennan, Jr. 8-0
Baird v. State Bar of Arizona 15 12/08/1969 02/23/1971 Hugo L. Black 5-4
Baldwin v. New York 188 12/09/1969 06/22/1970 Byron R. White 5-3
Barlow v. Collins 249 11/19/1969 03/03/1970 William O. Douglas 6-2
Boddie v. Connecticut 27 12/08/1969 03/02/1971 John M. Harlan 8-1
Boys Markets v. Clerks Union 768 04/21/1970 06/01/1970 William J. Brennan, Jr. 5-2
Brady v. U. S. 270 11/18/1969 05/04/1970 Byron R. White 8-0
Breen v. Selective Service Board 65 11/19/1969 01/26/1970 Hugo L. Black 8-0
Brockington v. Rhodes 31 10/22/1969 11/24/1969 8-0
Bryson v. United States 35 10/14/1969 12/08/1969 John M. Harlan 6-2
Byrne v. Karalexis 83 04/30/1970 02/23/1971 5-3
California v. Green 387 04/20/1970 06/23/1970 Byron R. White 7-1
Carter v. Jury Commission 30 10/21/1969 01/19/1970 Potter Stewart 7-1
Chambers v. Maroney 830 04/27/1970 06/22/1970 Byron R. White 7-1
Chandler v. Judicial Council 2 MISC 12/10/1969 06/01/1970 Warren E. Burger 5-2
Choctaw Nation v. Oklahoma 41 10/22/1969 04/27/1970 Thurgood Marshall 4-3
City Of Chicago v. United States 101 11/20/1969 12/09/1969 William O. Douglas 8-0
Coleman v. Alabama 72 11/18/1969 06/22/1970 William J. Brennan, Jr. 5-3
Colonnade Corp. v. United States 108 01/15/1970 02/25/1970 William O. Douglas 5-3
Conway v. Adult Authority 40 11/12/1969 12/08/1969 8-0
Czosek v. O'mara 234 01/13/1970 02/24/1970 Byron R. White 7-0
Dandridge v. Williams 131 12/09/1969 04/06/1970 Potter Stewart 5-3
Data Processing Service v. Camp 85 11/18/1969 03/03/1970 William O. Douglas 6-2
Debacker v. Brainard 15 10/13/1969 11/12/1969 6-2
Dickey v. Florida 728 01/21/1970 05/25/1970 Warren E. Burger 8-0
Dutton v. Evans 10 10/15/1969 12/15/1970 Potter Stewart 5-4
Dyson v. Stein 41 04/30/1970 02/23/1971 8-1
Evans v. Abney 60 11/12/1969 01/26/1970 Hugo L. Black 5-2
Evans v. Cornman 236 01/22/1970 06/15/1970 Thurgood Marshall 8-0
First National Bank v. Dickinson 19 10/16/1969 12/09/1969 Warren E. Burger 6-2
Goldberg v. Kelly 62 10/13/1969 03/23/1970 William J. Brennan, Jr. 5-3
Goldstein v. Cox 66 11/17/1969 01/26/1970 Thurgood Marshall 6-2
Greenbelt Pub. Assn. v. Bresler 413 02/24/1970 05/18/1970 Potter Stewart 8-0
Gunn v. University Committee 7 01/13/1969 06/29/1970 Potter Stewart 8-0
Gutknecht v. United States 71 11/20/1969 01/19/1970 William O. Douglas 8-0
Hadley v. Junior College District 37 11/10/1969 02/25/1970 Hugo L. Black 5-3
Hall v. Beals 39 10/14/1969 11/24/1969 6-2
Hellenic Lines v. Rhoditis 661 04/21/1970 06/08/1970 William O. Douglas 5-3
Hester v. Illinois 82 11/18/1969 04/27/1970 5-3
Hill v. California 51 01/19/1970 04/05/1971 Byron R. White 6-2
Illinois v. Allen 606 02/24/1970 03/31/1970 Hugo L. Black 8-0
In Re Spencer 513 04/28/1970 05/04/1970 4-4
In re Stolar 18 12/09/1969 02/23/1971 Hugo L. Black 5-4