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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.

Case	Decision	Decision Date	Vote
Escobedo v. Illinois	Wrote the majority opinion	June 22, 1964	5-4
Garrison v. Louisiana	Wrote a special concurrence	November 23, 1964	9-0
Ungar v. Sarafite	Wrote a dissent, joined Douglas' dissent	March 30, 1964	6-3
Tilton v. Missouri P. R. Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	February 17, 1964	9-0
Aguilar v. Texas	Wrote the majority opinion	June 15, 1964	6-3
Humphrey v. Moore	Wrote a dissent	January 6, 1964	5-4
Hardy v. United States	Wrote a regular concurrence	January 6, 1964	8-1
Greene v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	February 17, 1964	7-2
United States v. Continental Can Co.	Wrote a special concurrence	June 22, 1964	7-2
S. E. C. v. Capital Gains Bureau	Wrote the majority opinion	December 9, 1963	7-1
United States v. Welden	Wrote the majority opinion	April 20, 1964	7-2
Bouie v. City Of Columbia	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 22, 1964	6-3
United States v. Tateo	Wrote a dissent	June 8, 1964	6-3
United States v. Barnett	Wrote a dissent	April 6, 1964	5-4
Southern R. Co. v. North Carolina	Wrote a dissent	February 17, 1964	7-2
United States v. Stapf	Wrote the majority opinion	December 2, 1963	9-0
Van Dusen v. Barrack	Wrote the majority opinion	March 30, 1964	9-0
Mrvica v. Esperdy	Wrote a dissent	March 30, 1964	6-3
Brooks v. Missouri P. R. Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	February 17, 1964	9-0
General Motors v. Washington	Wrote a dissent	June 8, 1964	5-4
New York Times v. Sullivan	Wrote a special concurrence	March 9, 1964	9-0
Hudson Distributors v. Eli Lilly	Wrote the majority opinion	June 1, 1964	8-1
Bell v. Maryland	Wrote a regular concurrence, joined Douglas' concurrence	June 22, 1964	6-3
Barr v. City Of Columbia	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 22, 1964	9-0
Wright v. Rockefeller	Wrote a dissent, joined Douglas' dissent	February 17, 1964	7-2
Rabinowitz v. Kennedy	Wrote the majority opinion	March 30, 1964	9-0
Teamsters Union v. Morton	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 25, 1964	9-0
United States v. Ward Baking Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	March 9, 1964	9-0
Red Ball Motor Freight v. Shannon	Wrote a dissent	June 1, 1964	5-4
Murphy v. Waterfront Comm'n	Wrote the majority opinion	June 15, 1964	9-0
Aptheker v. Secretary Of State	Wrote the majority opinion	June 22, 1964	6-3

Case

Decision

Decision Date

Vote

Escobedo v. Illinois

Wrote the majority opinion

June 22, 1964

5-4

Garrison v. Louisiana

Wrote a special concurrence

November 23, 1964

9-0