Same-sex Marriage Deep Dive

On March 26 and 27, the Supreme Court heard two landmark same-sex marriage cases. Check out our deep dive on the topic to find out more about the cases and issues the Court will consider.

View cases by issue

Cases - 1986 term

2010-2019
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
2000-2009
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
1990-1999
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
1980-1989
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980
1970-1979
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
- 1973
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
1960-1969
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
1950-1959
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
- 1950
1940-1949
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
- 1945
- 1944
- 1943
- 1942
- 1941
- 1940
1901-1939
- 1939
- 1938
- 1937
- 1936
- 1935
- 1934
- 1933
- 1932
- 1931
- 1930
- 1929
- 1927
- 1926
- 1925
- 1924
- 1922
- 1921
- 1919
- 1918
- 1917
- 1915
- 1914
- 1913
- 1910
- 1909
- 1907
- 1904
- 1903
- 1902
1851-1900
- 1900
- 1896
- 1895
- 1894
- 1893
- 1889
- 1887
- 1886
- 1885
- 1883
- 1882
- 1879
- 1878
- 1875
- 1874
- 1872
- 1870
- 1868
- 1867
- 1866
- 1865
- 1863
- 1862
- 1858
- 1856
- 1855
- 1851
1792-1850
- 1848
- 1847
- 1842
- 1841
- 1837
- 1836
- 1833
- 1832
- 1831
- 1829
- 1827
- 1824
- 1822
- 1821
- 1819
- 1818
- 1816
- 1812
- 1810
- 1803
- 1801
- 1798
- 1796
- 1793

View cases by issue

Cases

Decisions

Case	Docket No.	Argued	Decided	Majority Author	Vote
Kentucky v. Stincer	86-572	04/22/1987	06/19/1987	Harry A. Blackmun	6-3
Ricketts v. Adamson	86-6	04/01/1987	06/22/1987	Byron R. White	5-4
Cts Corp. v. Dynamics Corp. Of America	86-71	03/02/1987	04/21/1987	Lewis F. Powell, Jr.	6-3
New York v. Burger	86-80	02/23/1987	06/19/1987	Harry A. Blackmun	6-3
United States v. Salerno	86-87	01/21/1987	05/26/1987	William H. Rehnquist	6-3
Citicorp Industrial Credit, Inc. v. Brock	86-88	04/20/1987	06/22/1987	Thurgood Marshall	7-2
Rivera v. Minnich	86-98	03/25/1987	06/25/1987	John Paul Stevens	8-1