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.

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Cases by Issue - Jurisdiction of Federal Courts

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Case	Docket No.	Argued	Decided	Majority Author	Vote
Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine	99-1331	11/29/2000	02/21/2001	Sandra Day O'Connor	9
Ruhrgas AG v. Marathon Oil Co.	98-470	03/22/1999	05/17/1999	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	9
Grupo Mexicano de Desarrollo v. Alliance Bond Fund	98-231	03/31/1999	06/17/1999	Antonin Scalia	5-4
United States v. Beggerly	97-731	04/27/1998	06/08/1998	William H. Rehnquist	9
Textron Lycoming v. United Automobile Workers	97-463	02/23/1998	05/18/1998	Antonin Scalia	9
Wisconsin Department of Corrections v. Schacht	97-461	04/20/1998	06/22/1998	Stephen G. Breyer	9
Lexecon, Inc. v. Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes and Lerach	96-1482	11/10/1997	03/03/1998	David H. Souter	9
California v. Deep Sea Research	96-1400	12/01/1997	04/22/1998	Sandra Day O'Connor	9
Arkansas v. Farm Credit Services	95-1918	04/21/1997	06/02/1997	Anthony M. Kennedy	9
Caterpillar Inc. v. Lewis	95-1263	11/12/1996	12/10/1996	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	9
Wilton v. Seven Falls Co.	94-562	03/27/1995	06/12/1995	Sandra Day O'Connor	8
Jerome B. Grubart Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock	93-762	10/12/1994	02/22/1995	David H. Souter	7
Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Company Of America	93-263	03/01/1994	05/16/1994	Antonin Scalia	9
Thunder Basin Coal Co. v. Reich, Secretary Of Labor	92-896	10/05/1993	01/19/1994	Harry A. Blackmun	9
Republic of Argentina v. Weltover, Inc.	91-763	04/01/1992	06/12/1992	Antonin Scalia	9
American National Red Cross v. S.G. and A.E.	91-594	03/03/1992	06/19/1992	David H. Souter	5-4
Wooddell v. International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers, Local 71	90-967	10/16/1991	12/04/1991	Byron R. White	8
Primate Protection League v. Tulane Ed. Fund	90-89	03/20/1991	05/20/1991	Thurgood Marshall	8
Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.	90-256	02/27/1991	06/06/1991	Byron R. White	5-4
Spallone v. United States	88-854	10/02/1989	01/10/1990	William H. Rehnquist	5-4
Hallstrom v. Tillamook County	88-42	10/04/1989	11/07/1989	Sandra Day O'Connor	7-2
Carden v. Arkoma Associates	88-1476	11/07/1989	02/27/1990	Antonin Scalia	5-4
Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc. v. Sperling	88-1203	10/02/1989	12/11/1989	Anthony M. Kennedy	7-2
Missouri v. Jenkins	88-1150	10/30/1989	04/18/1990	Byron R. White	5-4
Bowen v. Massachusetts	87-712	04/20/1988	06/29/1988	John Paul Stevens	6-3
Catholic Conf. v. Abortion Rights Mobilization	87-416	04/18/1988	06/20/1988	Anthony M. Kennedy	8-1
Fslic v. Ticktin	87-1865	02/27/1989	04/03/1989	John Paul Stevens	9
Burlington No. R. Co. v. Maintenance Employes	86-39	02/23/1987	04/28/1987	William J. Brennan, Jr.	9
Burlington No. R. Co. v. Okla. Tax Comm'n	86-337	03/25/1987	04/28/1987	Thurgood Marshall	9
Carnegie-Mellon Univ. v. Cohill	86-1021	11/10/1987	01/20/1988	Thurgood Marshall	5-3
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Taylor	85-686	01/21/1987	04/06/1987	Sandra Day O'Connor	9
Pa. Bureau Of Correction v. U.S. Marshals	84-489	10/15/1985	11/18/1985	Lewis F. Powell, Jr.	8-1
National Farmers Union Ins. Cos. v. Crow Tribe	84-320	04/16/1985	06/03/1985	John Paul Stevens	9
FCC v. ITT World Communications, Inc.	83-371	03/21/1984	04/30/1984	Lewis F. Powell, Jr.	9
Franchise Tax Bd. v. Laborers Vacation Trust	82-695	04/19/1983	06/24/1983	William J. Brennan, Jr.	9
Heckler v. Ringer	82-1772	02/27/1984	05/14/1984	William H. Rehnquist	6-3
California v. Grace Brethren Church	81-31	03/30/1982	06/18/1982	Sandra Day O'Connor	7-2
D.C. Court Of Appeals v. Feldman	81-1335	12/08/1982	03/23/1983	William J. Brennan, Jr.	8-1
Plumbers & Pipefitters v. Plumbers & Pipefitters	80-710	04/29/1981	06/22/1981	William J. Brennan, Jr.	6-3
Florida Dept. of State v. Treasure Salvors, Inc.	80-1348	01/20/1982	07/01/1982	John Paul Stevens	5-4
Harmon v. Brucker	80	01/14/1958	03/03/1958		8-1
Dept. Of Employment v. U.S.	78	11/15/1966	12/12/1966	Abe Fortas	9
Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights Org.	77-719	10/02/1978	05/14/1979	John Paul Stevens	6-3
Duke Power Co. v. Carolina En v. Study Group	77-262	03/20/1978	06/26/1978	Warren E. Burger	6-3
Douglas Oil Co. v. Petrol Stops Northwest	77-1547	12/05/1978	04/18/1979	Lewis F. Powell, Jr.	6-3
Jones v. Cunningham	77	12/03/1962	01/14/1963	Hugo L. Black	9
Guam v. Olsen	76-439	03/29/1977	05/23/1977	William J. Brennan, Jr.	5-4
Pasadena City Bd. Of Education v. Spangler	75-164	04/27/1976	06/28/1976	William H. Rehnquist	6-2
Mathews v. Weber	74-850	11/04/1975	01/14/1976	Warren E. Burger	8
Weinberger v. Salfi	74-214	03/19/1975	06/26/1975	William H. Rehnquist	6-3