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1980-1989

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1986 Term

324 Liquor Corp. v. Duffy
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Agency Holding Corp. v. Malley-Duff & Assocs.
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Airport Commissioners v. Jews for Jesus
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Alaska Airlines, Inc. v. Brock
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. Scheiner
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Amoco Production Co. v. Gambell
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' special concurrence

Anderson v. Creighton
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Ansonia Board Of Education v. Philbrook
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Arizona v. Hicks
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Arizona v. Mauro
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Arkansas Writers' Project, Inc. v. Ragland
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Atchison T. & S. F. R. Co. v. Buell
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Board Of Pardons v. Allen
Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent

Booth v. Maryland
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent, authored a dissent

Bourjaily v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Bowen v. Gilliard
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Bowen v. Yuckert
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Brock v. Roadway Express, Inc.
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent

Buchanan v. Kentucky
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Burger v. Kemp
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Burke v. Barnes
Did not participate

Burlington No. R. Co. v. Maintenance Employes
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Burlington No. R. Co. v. Okla. Tax Comm'n
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Burlington Northern R. Co. v. Woods
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

California Coastal Comm'n v. Granite Rock Co.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

California Federal S. & L. Assn. v. Guerra
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

California v. Brown
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

California v. Cabazon Band Of Mission Indians
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent

California v. Rooney
Voted with the majority

California v. Superior Court Of California
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Cargill, Inc. v. Monfort Of Colorado, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Caterpillar Inc. v. Williams
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Cerbone v. Conway

Citicorp Industrial Credit, Inc. v. Brock
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Clarke v. Securities Industry Assn.
Did not participate

Colorado v. Bertine
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Colorado v. Connelly
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Colorado v. Spring
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Commissioner Of Internal Revenue v. Fink
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Commissioner v. Groetzinger
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent

Connecticut v. Barrett
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Corporation Of Presiding Bishop v. Amos
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Cruz v. New York
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Cts Corp. v. Dynamics Corp. Of America
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Edwards v. Aguillard
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Electrical Workers v. Hechler
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

FCC v. Florida Power Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Fall River Dyeing & Finishing Corp. v. NLRB
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Fec v. Massachusetts Citizens For Life, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

First Eng. Evan. Luth. Church v. Los Angeles
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. Coyne
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent

Frazier v. Heebe
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent

Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's concurrence

Granberry v. Greer
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Gray v. Mississippi
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Greer v. Miller
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Griffin v. Wisconsin
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Griffith v. Kentucky
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Hewitt v. Helms
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Hilton v. Braunskill
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Hitchcock v. Dugger
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Comm'n Of Fla.
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Hodel v. Irving
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Houston v. Hill
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's special concurrence, authored a special concurrence

Icc v. Locomotive Engineers
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Icc v. Texas
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Illinois v. Krull
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Ins v. Cardoza-Fonseca
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

International Paper Co. v. Ouellette
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Iowa Mutual Ins. Co. v. Laplante
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Jersey Shore State Bank v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Johnson v. Transportation Agency
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Kelly v. Robinson
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Kentucky v. Stincer
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Keystone Bituminous Coal Assn. v. Debenedictis
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent

Kungys v. United States
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Lukhard v. Reed
Voted with the majority, authored a judgment of the court

Lynaugh v. Petty

Martin v. Ohio
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Maryland v. Garrison
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

McCleskey v. Kemp
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

McNally v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Meese v. Keene
Did not participate

Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Taylor
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Miller v. Florida
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Missouri v. Blair

Munro v. Socialist Workers Party
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

N.C. Dept. Of Transp. v. Crest St. Council
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

NLRB v. Electrical Workers
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

New York v. Burger
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Newton v. Rumery
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Nollan v. California Coastal Commission
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

O'Connor v. Ortega
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

O'connor v. United States
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

O'lone v. Estate Of Shabazz
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Pennsylvania v. Finley
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Pennsylvania v. Ritchie
Disagreed with grant, joined Stevens' dissent from grant

Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc.
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Perry v. Thomas
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Pilot Life Ins. Co. v. Dedeaux
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Pleasant Grove v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Pope v. Illinois
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Puerto Rico v. Branstad
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Durham County
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Rankin v. McPherson
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Ray v. United States
Voted with the majority

Richardson v. Marsh
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Ricketts v. Adamson
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Rivera v. Minnich
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Rock v. Arkansas
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent

Rockford Life Ins. Co. v. Ill. Dept. Of Re
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Rose v. Rose
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Rotary Int. v. Rotary Club
Voted with the majority, concurred with Powell's opinion

Saint Francis College v. Al-Khazraji
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

San Francisco Arts & Athletics v. US Olympic Committee
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

School Bd. Of Nassau County v. Arline
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent

Shaare Tefila Congregation v. Cobb
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Shearson/American Express Inc. v. Mcmahon
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Societe Nat. Ind. Aero. v. U.S. Dist. Court
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Solorio v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

South Dakota v. Dole
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Springfield v. Kibbe
Voted with the majority

Stringfellow v. Concerned Neighbors In Action
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Sumner v. Shuman
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent

Tanner v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Tashjian v. Republican Party Of Connecticut
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent, authored a dissent

Texas v. New Mexico
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Tison v. Arizona
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Tull v. United States
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Turner v. Safley
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Tyler Pipe Industries v. Dept. Of Revenue
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

United States v. Cherokee Nation Of Okla.
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

United States v. Dunn
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

United States v. General Dynamics Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

United States v. Hohri
Did not participate

United States v. John Doe, Inc. I
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

United States v. Johnson
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

United States v. Mendoza-Lopez
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

United States v. Merchant

United States v. Paradise
Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent

United States v. Salerno
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

United States v. Stanley
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Utah Div. Of State Lands v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Van Drasek v. Webb

Welch v. Texas Highways & Public Transp. Dept.
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

West Virginia v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

West v. Conrail
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Western Air Lines v. Board Of Equalization
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Wimberly v. Labor & Industrial Rel. Comm'n
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Wright v. Roanoke Rede v. & Housing Auth.
Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent

Young v. U.S. Ex Rel. Vuitton Et Fils S. A.
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence