Cases - 1978 term

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Case Docket No. Argued Decided Majority Author Vote
Addington v. Texas 77-5992 11/28/1978 04/30/1979 Warren E. Burger 8-0
Alexander v. U.S. Dept. Of HUD 77-874 12/05/1978 04/17/1979 Thurgood Marshall 9-0
Ambach v. Norwick 76-808 01/10/1979 04/17/1979 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 5-4
Andrus v. Sierra Club 78-625 04/18/1979 06/11/1979 William J. Brennan, Jr. 9-0
Arizona Public Service Co. v. Snead 77-1810 02/26/1979 04/18/1979 Potter Stewart 9-0
Arkansas v. Sanders 77-1497 02/27/1979 06/20/1979 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 7-2
Aronson v. Quick Point Pencil Co. 77-1413 12/06/1978 02/28/1979 Warren E. Burger 9-0
Babbitt v. Farm Workers 78-225 02/21/1979 06/05/1979 Byron R. White 7-2
Baker v. Mccollan 78-752 04/23/1979 06/26/1979 William H. Rehnquist 6-3
Barry v. Barchi 77-803 11/07/1978 06/25/1979 Byron R. White 9-0
Bell v. Wolfish 77-1829 01/16/1979 05/14/1979 William H. Rehnquist 6-3
Bellotti v. Baird 78-329 02/27/1979 07/02/1979 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 8-1
Board Of Governors v. First Lincolnwood Corp. 77-832 10/11/1978 12/11/1978 Thurgood Marshall 7-2
Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Cbs 77-1578 01/15/1979 04/17/1979 Byron R. White 8-1
Brown v. Felsen 78-58 02/21/1979 06/04/1979 Harry A. Blackmun 9-0
Brown v. Texas 77-6673 02/21/1979 06/25/1979 Warren E. Burger 9-0
Burch v. Louisiana 78-90 02/22/1979 04/17/1979 William H. Rehnquist 9-0
Burks v. Lasker 77-1724 01/17/1979 05/14/1979 William J. Brennan, Jr. 8-0
Butner v. United States 77-1410 11/27/1978 02/21/1979 John Paul Stevens 9-0
Caban v. Mohammed 77-6431 11/06/1978 04/24/1979 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 5-4
Califano v. Aznavorian 77-991 11/06/1978 12/11/1978 Potter Stewart 9-0
Califano v. Boles 78-808 04/25/1979 06/27/1979 William H. Rehnquist 5-4
Califano v. Westcott 78-437 04/16/1979 06/25/1979 Harry A. Blackmun 5-4
Califano v. Yamasaki 77-1511 03/19/1979 06/20/1979 Harry A. Blackmun 8-0
California v. Arizona 78 ORIG 01/09/1979 02/22/1979 Potter Stewart 9-0
Cannon v. University Of Chicago 77-926 01/09/1979 05/14/1979 John Paul Stevens 6-3
Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights Org. 77-719 10/02/1978 05/14/1979 John Paul Stevens 6-3
Chrysler Corp. v. Brown 77-922 11/08/1978 04/18/1979 William H. Rehnquist 9-0
Colautti v. Franklin 77-891 10/03/1978 01/09/1979 Harry A. Blackmun 6-3
Columbus Board Of Education v. Penick 78-610 04/24/1979 07/02/1979 Byron R. White 7-2
Corbitt v. New Jersey 77-5903 10/03/1978 12/11/1978 Byron R. White 6-3
County Of Los Angeles v. Davis 77-1553 12/05/1978 03/27/1979 William J. Brennan, Jr. 5-4
Dalia v. United States 77-1722 01/09/1979 04/18/1979 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 5-4
Davis v. Passman 78-5072 02/27/1979 06/05/1979 William J. Brennan, Jr. 5-4
Dayton Board Of Education v. Brinkman 78-627 04/24/1979 07/02/1979 Byron R. White 5-4
Delaware v. Prouse 77-1571 01/17/1979 03/27/1979 Byron R. White 8-1
Detroit Edison Co. v. NLRB 77-968 11/06/1978 03/05/1979 Potter Stewart 5-4
Director, Workers' Comp. Progs. v. Rasmussen 77-1465 11/28/1978 02/21/1979 William H. Rehnquist 8-0
Dougherty County Board of Education v. White 77-120 10/02/1978 11/28/1978 Thurgood Marshall 5-4
Douglas Oil Co. v. Petrol Stops Northwest 77-1547 12/05/1978 04/18/1979 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 6-3
Dunaway v. New York 78-5066 03/21/1979 06/05/1979 William J. Brennan, Jr. 6-2
Dunn v. United States 77-6949 03/28/1979 06/04/1979 Thurgood Marshall 8-0
Duren v. Missouri 77-6067 11/01/1978 01/09/1979 Byron R. White 8-1
Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale Transatl. 78-479 03/19/1979 06/27/1979 Byron R. White 5-3
Electrical Workers v. Foust 78-38 02/26/1979 05/29/1979 Thurgood Marshall 9-0
Fare v. Michael C. 78-334 02/27/1979 06/20/1979 Harry A. Blackmun 5-4
FCC v. Midwest Video Corp. 77-1575 01/10/1979 04/02/1979 Byron R. White 6-3
Federal Open Market Committee v. Merrill 77-1387 12/06/1978 06/27/1979 Harry A. Blackmun 7-2
Ferc v. Pennzoil Producing Co. 77-648 11/28/1978 01/16/1979 Byron R. White 7-0
FERC v. Shell Oil Co. 77-1652 01/15/1979 02/22/1979 4-4