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Opinions

1980-1989

1990-1999

2000-2009

1980-1989 Terms

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1989 Term

Adams Fruit Co. v. Barrett
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

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

Astroline Communications v. Shurberg Broadcasting
Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent, joined Kennedy's dissent

Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent, joined Kennedy's dissent

BOE of Westside Community Schools v. Mergens
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's special concurrence

Baltimore City Dept. of Social Servs. v. Bouknight
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Begier v. IRS
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

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

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

Breininger v. Sheet Metal Workers
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent

Burnham v. Superior Court of Cal., County of Marin
Voted with the majority, authored a judgment of the court

Butler v. McKellar
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Butterworth v. Smith
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

California v. American Stores Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

California v. FERC
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Carden v. Arkoma Associates
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Chesapeake & Ohio R. Co. v. Schwalb
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Citibank, N.A. v. Wells Fargo Asia Ltd.
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's opinion

Clemons v. Mississippi
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Collins v. Youngblood
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Commissioner v. Indianapolis Power & Light Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Commissioner, INS v. Jean
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

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

Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Dept. of Health
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

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

Department of Labor v. Triplett
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Dole v. United Steel Workers of America
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

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

Duro v. Reina
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's opinion

Eli Lilly & Co. v. Medtronic, Inc.
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Employment Division v. Smith
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

English v. General Electric Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

FTC v. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Assn.
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Ferens v. John Deere Co.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Florida v. Wells
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Fort Stewart Schools v. FLRA
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Franchise Tax Board Of California v. Alcan Aluminium
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

General Motors Corp. v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Georgia v. South Carolina
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Golden State Transit Corp. v. Los Angeles
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Grady v. Corbin
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Guidry v. Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Hallstrom v. Tillamook County
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Hodgson v. Minnesota
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence, joined Kennedy's special concurrence

Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc. v. Sperling
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Holland v. Illinois
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Horton v. California
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Howlett v. Rose
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

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

IRS v. FLRA
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Idaho v. Wright
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Illinois v. Perkins
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's opinion

Illinois v. Rodriguez
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

James v. Illinois
Voted with the minority, joined Kennedy's dissent

John Doe Agency v. John Doe Corp.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. v. Bonjorno
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Kansas v. Utilicorp United Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's opinion

Keller v. State Bar of California
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Kirkpatrick Co. v. Environmental Tectonics Corp.
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp.
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Lewis v. Jeffers
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Lujan v. National Wildlife Federation
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Lytle v. Household Mfg., Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence

Maislin Industries, US, Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc.
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Maryland v. Buie
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Maryland v. Craig
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

McKoy v. North Carolina
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Metro Broadcasting Inc. v. FCC
Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent, joined Kennedy's dissent

Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Michigan v. Harvey
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Milkovich v. Lorain Journal
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Minnesota v. Olson
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Missouri v. Jenkins
Voted with the minority, joined Kennedy's dissent

NLRB v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

New York v. Harris
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Ngiraingas v. Sanchez
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

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

Northbrook National Ins. Co. v. Brewer
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Office of Personnel Management v. Richmond
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's opinion

Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

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

Pavelic & LeFlore v. Marvel Entertainment
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Peel v. Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Comm'n of Illinois
Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent

Pennsylvania Public Welfare Dept. v. Davenport
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Pennsylvania v. Muniz
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. v. The LTV Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Perpich v. Department of Defense
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. v. Feeney
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Portland Golf Club v. Commissioner
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's special concurrence

Preseault v. ICC
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence

Reves v. Ernst & Young
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent

Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Saffle v. Parks
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's opinion

Sawyer v. Smith
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's opinion

Selvage v. Collins
Voted with the majority

Sisson v. Ruby
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

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

Steelworkers v. Rawson
Voted with the minority, joined Kennedy's dissent

Stewart v. Abend
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent

Sullivan v. Everhart
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Sullivan v. Finkelstein
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Sullivan v. Stroop
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Sullivan v. Zebley
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Swaggart Ministries v. California Board of Equalization
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Tafflin v. Levitt
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

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

Teamsters v. Terry
Voted with the minority, joined Kennedy's dissent

Texaco, Inc. v. Hasbrouck
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

United States v. Dalm
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's opinion

United States v. Eichman
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

United States v. Energy Resource Co.
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

United States v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

United States v. Kokinda
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's judgment of the court

United States v. Montalvo-Murillo
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's opinion

United States v. Munoz-Flores
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

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

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

United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

University of Pennsylvania v. EEOC
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Venegas v. Mitchell
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Walton v. Arizona
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Washington v. Harper
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's opinion

White v. United States

Whitmore v. Arkansas
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Wilder v. Virginia Hospital Assoc.
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent

Yellow Freight System, Inc. v. Donnelly
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Zinermon v. Burch
Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent