Cases - 1972 term

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Case Docket No. Argued Decided Majority Author Vote
Alexander v. Virginia 71-1315 10/19/1972 06/25/1973 5-4
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
Askew v. American Waterways Operators, Inc. 71-1082 11/14/1972 04/18/1973 William O. Douglas 9-0
Associated Enterprises, Inc. v. Toltec District 71-1069 01/08/1973 03/20/1973 6-3
Atchison, T. & S. F. R. Co. v. Wichita Bd. Of Trade 72-214 02/28/1973 06/18/1973 Thurgood Marshall 5-3
Barnes v. United States 72-5443 03/20/1973 06/18/1973 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 6-3
Braden v. 30Th Judicial Circuit Court Of Ky. 71-6516 12/05/1972 02/28/1973 William J. Brennan, Jr. 6-3
Bradley v. United States 71-1304 01/08/1973 03/05/1973 Thurgood Marshall 8-1
Brennan v. Arnheim & Neely, Inc. 71-1598 01/16/1973 02/28/1973 Potter Stewart 8-1
Broadrick v. Oklahoma 71-1639 03/26/1973 06/25/1973 Byron R. White 5-4
Bronston v. United States 71-1011 11/15/1972 01/10/1973 Warren E. Burger 9-0
Brown v. Chote 71-1583 02/22/1973 05/07/1973 Warren E. Burger 9-0
Brown v. United States 71-6193 12/07/1972 04/17/1973 Warren E. Burger 9-0
Butz v. Glover Livestock Comm'n Co. 71-1545 02/27/1973 03/28/1973 William J. Brennan, Jr. 7-2
Cady v. Dombrowski 72-586 03/21/1973 06/21/1973 William H. Rehnquist 5-4
California v. Krivda 71-651 10/10/1972 10/24/1972 9-0
California v. Larue 71-36 10/10/1972 12/05/1972 William H. Rehnquist 6-3
Chaffin v. Stynchcombe 71-6732 02/22/1973 05/21/1973 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 5-4
Chambers v. Mississippi 71-5908 11/15/1972 02/21/1973 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 8-1
Ciba Corp. v. Weinberger 72-528 04/17/1973 06/18/1973 William O. Douglas 7-0
City Of Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal 71-1637 02/20/1973 05/14/1973 William O. Douglas 5-4
City Of Kenosha v. Bruno 72-658 04/18/1973 06/11/1973 William H. Rehnquist 9-0
Colgrove v. Battin 71-1442 01/17/1973 06/21/1973 William J. Brennan, Jr. 5-4
Columbia Broadcasting v. Democratic Comm. 71-863 10/16/1972 05/29/1973 Warren E. Burger 7-2
Committee For Public Education v. Nyquist 72-694 04/16/1973 06/25/1973 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 6-3
Couch v. United States 71-889 11/14/1972 01/09/1973 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 7-2
Csc v. Letter Carriers 72-634 03/26/1973 06/25/1973 Byron R. White 6-3
Cupp v. Murphy 72-212 03/20/1973 05/29/1973 Potter Stewart 7-2
Davis v. United States 71-6481 02/20/1973 04/17/1973 William H. Rehnquist 6-3
District Of Columbia v. Carter 71-564 11/06/1972 01/10/1973 William J. Brennan, Jr. 9-0
Doe v. Mcmillan 71-6356 12/13/1972 05/29/1973 Byron R. White 5-4
Employees v. Missouri Public Health Dept. 71-1021 01/15/1973 04/18/1973 William O. Douglas 8-1
Epa v. Mink 71-909 11/09/1972 01/22/1973 Byron R. White 5-3
Erlenbaugh v. United States 71-839 11/13/1972 12/12/1972 Thurgood Marshall 8-0
Evco v. Jones 71-857 11/08/1972 12/04/1972 9-0
Executive Jet Aviation v. City Of Cleveland 71-678 11/15/1972 12/18/1972 Potter Stewart 9-0
Fmc v. Seatrain Lines, Inc. 71-1647 03/21/1973 05/14/1973 Thurgood Marshall 9-0
Fontaine v. United States 71-6757 02/28/1973 04/02/1973 8-1
FPC v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division 72-486 03/27/1973 05/07/1973 William O. Douglas 9-0
Fri v. Sierra Club 72-804 04/18/1973 06/11/1973 4-4
Frontiero v. Richardson 71-1694 01/17/1973 05/14/1973 William J. Brennan, Jr. 8-1
Gaffney v. Cummings 71-1476 02/26/1973 06/18/1973 Byron R. White 6-3
Gagnon v. Scarpelli 71-1225 01/09/1973 05/14/1973 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 8-1
Georgia v. United States 72-75 02/21/1973 05/07/1973 Potter Stewart 6-3
Gibson v. Berryhill 71-653 01/09/1973 05/07/1973 Byron R. White 9-0
Gilligan v. Morgan 71-1553 03/19/1973 06/21/1973 Warren E. Burger 9-0
Goldstein v. California 71-1192 12/13/1972 06/18/1973 Warren E. Burger 5-4
Gomez v. Perez 71-575 12/06/1972 01/17/1973 7-0
Goosby v. Osser 71-6316 12/06/1972 01/17/1973 William J. Brennan, Jr. 9-0