Cases - 1971 term

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Case Docket No. Argued Decided Majority Authorsort icon Vote
Murel v. Baltimore City Criminal Court 70-5276 03/28/1972 06/19/1972 8-1
Sarno v. Illinois Crime Comm'n 70-7 01/11/1972 05/22/1972 5-2
Aikens v. California 68-5027 01/17/1972 06/07/1972 9-0
Younger v. Gilmore 70-9 10/14/1971 11/08/1971 7-0
Willis v. Prudential Insurance Company Of America 70-5344 02/28/1972 03/20/1972 4-4
Carter v. Stanton 70-5082 11/08/1971 04/03/1972 7-0
Rabe v. Washington 71-247 02/29/1972 03/20/1972 9-0
United States v. Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc. 70-72 01/12/1972 01/24/1972 3-3
Diffenderfer v. Central Baptist Church 70-47 12/06/1971 01/10/1972 6-1
Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Erie Lackawanna R. Co. 71-107 04/17/1972 05/15/1972 8-0
Richardson v. Wright 70-161 01/13/1972 02/24/1972 6-3
Duncan v. Tennessee 70-5122 01/13/1972 02/23/1972 6-3
Flower v. United States 71-1180 06/12/1972 6-2
Huffman v. Boersen 71-5097 04/19/1972 05/15/1972 9-0
Boyd v. Dutton 70-5075 02/22/1972 5-4
Iowa Beef Packers, Inc. v. Thompson 70-286 01/12/1972 02/29/1972 8-1
Vermont v. New York 50 ORIG 02/29/1972 04/24/1972 9-0
Combs v. United States 71-517 04/11/1972 06/26/1972 9-0
United States v. Louisiana 9 ORIG 12/14/1971 12/20/1971 7-0
Mcclanahan v. Morauer & Hartzell, Inc. 70-5097 10/21/1971 11/08/1971 6-1
Haines v. Kerner 70-5025 12/06/1971 01/13/1972 7-0
North Carolina v. Rice 70-77 10/12/1971 12/14/1971 6-1
Furman v. Georgia 69-5003 01/17/1972 06/29/1972 5-4
Wilwording v. Swenson 70-5308 12/14/1971 6-1
Grayned v. City Of Rockford 70-5106 01/19/1972 06/26/1972 8-1
In re Pappas 70-94 02/23/1972 06/29/1972
Branzburg v. Hayes 70-85 02/22/1972 06/29/1972
Aikens v. California (none)
Schneble v. Florida (none)
United States v. Caldwell 70-57 02/22/1972 06/29/1972
United States v. Marion 70-19 11/08/1971 12/20/1971 Byron R. White 7-0
Alexander v. Louisiana 70-5026 12/06/1971 04/03/1972 Byron R. White 7-0
Lego v. Twomey 70-5037 11/11/1971 01/12/1972 Byron R. White 4-3
Victory Carriers, Inc. v. Law 70-54 10/18/1971 12/13/1971 Byron R. White 5-2
Deepsouth Packing Co. v. Laitram Corp. 71-315 04/11/1972 05/30/1972 Byron R. White 5-4
FPC v. Florida Power & Light Co. 70-38 11/15/1971 01/12/1972 Byron R. White 4-2
NLRB v. Plasterers' Union 70-63 10/13/1971 12/06/1971 Byron R. White 7-0
Ftc v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co. 70-70 11/15/1971 03/01/1972 Byron R. White 7-0
Colten v. Kentucky 71-404 04/17/1972 06/12/1972 Byron R. White 7-2
United States v. Biswell 71-81 03/28/1972 05/15/1972 Byron R. White 8-1
Gravel v. United States 71-1017 04/19/1972 06/29/1972 Byron R. White 5-4
Bd. Of Regents v. New Left Education Project 70-55 12/06/1971 01/24/1972 Byron R. White 6-1
NLRB v. Burns Security Services 71-123 01/13/1972 05/15/1972 Byron R. White 9-0
Stanley v. Illinois 70-5014 10/19/1971 04/03/1972 Byron R. White 5-2
Lindsey v. Normet 70-5045 11/15/1971 02/23/1972 Byron R. White 5-2
Fein v. Selective Service System 70-58 10/12/1971 03/21/1972 Harry A. Blackmun 4-3
Flood v. Kuhn 71-32 03/20/1972 06/19/1972 Harry A. Blackmun 5-3
Schilb v. Kuebel 70-90 10/12/1971 12/20/1971 Harry A. Blackmun 4-3
NLRB v. Scrivener 70-267 01/12/1972 02/23/1972 Harry A. Blackmun 9-0
Swarb v. Lennox 70-6 11/09/1971 02/24/1972 Harry A. Blackmun 6-1