Cases - 1979 term

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Case Docket No. Argued Decided Majority Author Vote
Aaron v. SEC 79-66 02/25/1980 06/02/1980 Potter Stewart 6-3
Adams v. Texas 79-5175 03/24/1980 06/25/1980 Byron R. White 8-1
Agins v. Tiburon 79-602 04/15/1980 06/10/1980 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 9-0
American Export Lines, Inc. v. Alvez 79-1 02/26/1980 05/12/1980 William J. Brennan, Jr. 6-0
Andrus v. Allard 78-740 10/01/1979 11/27/1979 William J. Brennan, Jr. 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
Andrus v. Utah 78-1522 12/05/1979 05/19/1980 John Paul Stevens 5-4
Baldasar v. Illinois 77-6219 11/26/1979 04/22/1980 5-4
Beck v. Alabama 78-6621 02/20/1980 06/20/1980 John Paul Stevens 7-2
Bifulco v. United States 79-5010 02/27/1980 06/16/1980 Harry A. Blackmun 6-3
Bloomer v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. 78-1418 12/04/1979 03/03/1980 Thurgood Marshall 8-1
Board Of Education, New York City v. Harris 78-873 10/09/1979 11/28/1979 Harry A. Blackmun 6-3
Board Of Regents v. Tomanio 79-424 02/26/1980 05/19/1980 William H. Rehnquist 7-2
Boeing Co. v. Van Gemert 78-1327 12/03/1979 02/19/1980 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 8-0
Branti v. Finkel 78-1654 12/04/1979 03/31/1980 John Paul Stevens 6-3
Brown v. Glines 78-1006 11/06/1979 01/21/1980 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 5-3
Brown v. Louisiana 79-5364 03/25/1980 06/16/1980 William J. Brennan, Jr. 6-3
Bryant v. Yellen 79-421 03/25/1980 06/16/1980 Byron R. White 9-0
Busic v. United States 78-6020 02/27/1980 05/19/1980 William J. Brennan, Jr. 6-3
California Brewers Assn. v. Bryant 78-1548 11/27/1979 02/20/1980 Potter Stewart 4-3
California Liquor Dealers v. Midcal Aluminum 79-97 01/16/1980 03/03/1980 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 8-0
California v. Nevada 73 ORIG 04/14/1980 06/10/1980 William J. Brennan, Jr. 9-0
Carbon Fuel Co. v. Mine Workers 78-1183 11/05/1979 12/10/1979 William J. Brennan, Jr. 9-0
Carey v. Brown 79-703 04/15/1980 06/20/1980 William J. Brennan, Jr. 6-3
Carlson, v. Green 78-1261 01/07/1980 04/22/1980 William J. Brennan, Jr. 7-2
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission of... 79-565 03/17/1980 06/20/1980 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 8-1
Central Machinery Co. v. Arizona Tax Comm'n 78-1604 01/14/1980 06/27/1980 Thurgood Marshall 5-4
Chiarella v. United States 78-1202 11/05/1979 03/18/1980 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 6-3
City Of Rome v. United States 78-1840 10/10/1979 04/22/1980 Thurgood Marshall 6-3
Coffy v. Republic Steel Corp. 79-81 02/27/1980 06/10/1980 Thurgood Marshall 9-0
Committee For Public Education v. Regan 78-1369 11/27/1979 02/20/1980 Byron R. White 5-4
Consolidated Edison Co. v. Public Ser v. Comm'n 79-134 03/17/1980 06/20/1980 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 7-2
Consumer Product Safety Comm'n v. Gte Sylvania 79-521 04/14/1980 06/09/1980 William H. Rehnquist 9-0
Costle v. Pacific Legal Foundation 78-1472 12/05/1979 03/18/1980 Harry A. Blackmun 9-0
Crown Simpson Pulp Co. v. Costle 79-797 03/17/1980 9-0
Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. General Electric Co. 79-105 01/14/1980 04/22/1980 Warren E. Burger 9-0
Cuyler v. Sullivan 78-1832 02/20/1980 05/12/1980 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 8-1
Dawson Chemical Co. v. Rohm & Haas Co. 79-669 04/21/1980 06/27/1980 Harry A. Blackmun 5-4
Deposit Guaranty Nat. Bank v. Roper 78-904 10/02/1979 03/19/1980 Warren E. Burger 7-2
Diamond v. Chakrabarty 79-136 03/17/1980 06/16/1980 Warren E. Burger 5-4
Estes v. Metropolitan Branches, Dallas NAACP 78-253 10/29/1979 01/21/1980 5-3
Exxon Corp. v. Wisconsin Dept. Of Revenue 79-509 03/18/1980 06/10/1980 Thurgood Marshall 8-0
Ferri v. Ackerman 78-5981 10/02/1979 12/04/1979 John Paul Stevens 9-0
Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Milhollin 78-1487 12/04/1979 02/20/1980 William J. Brennan, Jr. 9-0
Forsham v. Harris 78-1118 10/31/1979 03/03/1980 William H. Rehnquist 7-2
Fullilove v. Klutznick 78-1007 11/27/1979 07/02/1980 Warren E. Burger 6-3
General Telephone Co. v. EEOC 79-488 03/25/1980 05/12/1980 Byron R. White 5-4
Godfrey v. Georgia 78-6899 02/20/1980 05/19/1980 Potter Stewart 6-3