Cases - 1970-1979 term

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Case Docket No. Argued Decided Majority Author Vote
A & P Tea Co. v. Cottrell 74-1148 12/01/1975 02/25/1976 William J. Brennan, Jr. 8-0
Aaron v. SEC 79-66 02/25/1980 06/02/1980 Potter Stewart 6-3
Abate v. Mundt 71 11/19/1970 06/07/1971 Thurgood Marshall 7-2
Abbott Labs. v. Portland Retail Druggists 74-1274 12/16/1975 03/24/1976 Harry A. Blackmun 6-2
Aberdeen & Rockfish R. Co. v. Scrap 73-1966 03/26/1975 06/24/1975 Byron R. White 7-1
Abney v. United States 75-6521 01/17/1977 06/09/1977 Warren E. Burger 9-0
Abood v. Detroit Board Of Education 75-1153 11/09/1976 05/23/1977 Potter Stewart 9-0
Adamo Wrecking Co. v. United States 76-911 10/11/1977 01/10/1978 William H. Rehnquist 5-4
Adams v. Illinois 70-5038 12/07/1971 03/06/1972 William J. Brennan, Jr. 5-2
Adams v. Texas 79-5175 03/24/1980 06/25/1980 Byron R. White 8-1
Adams v. Williams 70-283 04/10/1972 06/12/1972 William H. Rehnquist 6-3
Addington v. Texas 77-5992 11/28/1978 04/30/1979 Warren E. Burger 8-0
Affiliated Ute Citizens v. United States 70-78 10/18/1971 04/24/1972 Harry A. Blackmun 7-0
Agins v. Tiburon 79-602 04/15/1980 06/10/1980 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 9-0
Agosto v. Ins 76-1410 02/28/1978 06/06/1978 Thurgood Marshall 7-2
Aikens v. California 68-5027 01/17/1972 06/07/1972 9-0
Aikens v. California (none)
Air Pollution Variance Bd. v. Western Alfalfa 73-690 04/25/1974 05/20/1974 William O. Douglas 9-0
Alabama Power Co. v. Davis 76-451 04/25/1977 06/06/1977 Thurgood Marshall 9-0
Alamo Land & Cattle Co. v. Arizona 74-125 10/14/1975 02/24/1976 Harry A. Blackmun 6-2
Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody 74-389 04/14/1975 06/25/1975 Potter Stewart 7-1
Aldinger v. Howard 74-6521 03/24/1976 06/24/1976 William H. Rehnquist 6-3
Alexander v. Fioto 75-1704 03/01/1977 04/04/1977 John Paul Stevens 8-0
Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. 72-5847 11/05/1973 02/19/1974 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 9-0
Alexander v. Louisiana 70-5026 12/06/1971 04/03/1972 Byron R. White 7-0
Alexander v. U.S. Dept. Of HUD 77-874 12/05/1978 04/17/1979 Thurgood Marshall 9-0
Alexander v. Virginia 71-1315 10/19/1972 06/25/1973 5-4
Alfred Dunhill Of London, Inc. v. Cuba 73-1288 12/10/1974 05/24/1976 Byron R. White 5-4
Allee v. Medrano 72-1125 11/13/1973 05/20/1974 William O. Douglas 5-3
Allenberg Cotton Co. v. Pittman 73-628 10/17/1974 11/19/1974 William O. Douglas 8-1
Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus 77-747 04/25/1978 06/26/1978 Potter Stewart 5-3
Almeida-Sanchez v. United States 71-6278 03/19/1973 06/21/1973 Potter Stewart 5-4
Almota Farmers Elevator & Whse. Co. v. U.S. 71-951 10/18/1972 01/16/1973 Potter Stewart 5-4
Alyeska Pipeline Co. v. Wilderness Society 73-1977 01/22/1975 05/12/1975 Byron R. White 5-2
Ambach v. Norwick 76-808 01/10/1979 04/17/1979 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 5-4
American Broadcasting Cos. v. Writers Guild 76-1121 12/05/1977 06/21/1978 Byron R. White 5-4
American Export Lines, Inc. v. Alvez 79-1 02/26/1980 05/12/1980 William J. Brennan, Jr. 6-0
American Foreign S. S. Co. v. Matise 74-966 10/14/1975 12/16/1975 Thurgood Marshall 8-0
American Motorists Ins. Co. v. Starnes 74-1481 02/23/1976 05/19/1976 William J. Brennan, Jr. 9-0
American Party Of Texas v. White 72-887 11/05/1973 03/25/1974 Byron R. White 8-1
American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah 72-1195 11/12/1973 01/16/1974 Potter Stewart 9-0
American Radio Assn. v. Mobile S. S. Assn. 73-748 10/21/1974 12/17/1974 William H. Rehnquist 5-4
Anderson v. United States 73-346 03/19/1974 06/03/1974 Thurgood Marshall 7-2
Andresen v. Maryland 74-1646 02/25/1976 06/29/1976 Harry A. Blackmun 7-2
Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co. 71-300 03/22/1972 05/15/1972 William H. Rehnquist 7-1
Andrus v. Allard 78-740 10/01/1979 11/27/1979 William J. Brennan, Jr. 9-0
Andrus v. Charlestone Stone Products Co. 77-380 04/18/1978 05/31/1978 Thurgood Marshall 9-0
Andrus v. Glover Construction Co. 79-48 03/24/1980 05/27/1980 Potter Stewart 9-0
Andrus v. Idaho 79-260 02/25/1980 04/16/1980 Byron R. White 8-0
Andrus v. Shell Oil Co. 78-1815 01/15/1980 06/02/1980 Warren E. Burger 6-3
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