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Byron R. White

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Case	Decision	Decision Date	Vote
United States v. Marion	Wrote the majority opinion	December 20, 1971	7-0
Swarb v. Lennox	Wrote a regular concurrence	February 24, 1972	6-1
Alexander v. Louisiana	Wrote the majority opinion	April 3, 1972	7-0
Fuentes v. Shevin	Wrote a dissent	June 12, 1972	4-3
Lego v. Twomey	Wrote the majority opinion	January 12, 1972	4-3
NLRB v. Nash-Finch Co.	Wrote a dissent	December 6, 1971	5-2
Victory Carriers, Inc. v. Law	Wrote the majority opinion	December 13, 1971	5-2
Deepsouth Packing Co. v. Laitram Corp.	Wrote the majority opinion	May 30, 1972	5-4
FPC v. Florida Power & Light Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	January 12, 1972	4-2
Gelbard v. United States	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 26, 1972	5-4
Loper v. Beto	Wrote a special concurrence	March 22, 1972	5-4
Eisenstadt v. Baird	Wrote a special concurrence	March 22, 1972	6-1
The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.	Wrote a special concurrence	June 12, 1972	8-1
Doe v. Bolton	Wrote a dissent	January 22, 1973	7-2
Barker v. Wingo	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 22, 1972	9-0
United States v. Byrum	Wrote a dissent	June 26, 1972	6-3
NLRB v. Plasterers' Union	Wrote the majority opinion	December 6, 1971	7-0
United States v. U.S. District Court	Wrote a special concurrence	June 19, 1972	8-0
Roe v. Wade	Wrote a dissent	January 22, 1973	7-2
Wisconsin v. Yoder	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 15, 1972	7-0
Ftc v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	March 1, 1972	7-0
Colten v. Kentucky	Wrote the majority opinion	June 12, 1972	7-2
United States v. Biswell	Wrote the majority opinion	May 15, 1972	8-1
Boyd v. Dutton	Wrote a dissent	February 22, 1972	5-4
Gravel v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	June 29, 1972	5-4
Kirby v. Illinois	Wrote a dissent	June 7, 1972	5-4
Bd. Of Regents v. New Left Education Project	Wrote the majority opinion	January 24, 1972	6-1
United States v. Generes	Wrote a special concurrence	February 23, 1972	6-1
NLRB v. Burns Security Services	Wrote the majority opinion	May 15, 1972	9-0
Peters v. Kiff	Wrote a special concurrence	June 22, 1972	6-3
Furman v. Georgia	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 29, 1972	5-4
Stanley v. Illinois	Wrote the majority opinion	April 3, 1972	5-2
Lindsey v. Normet	Wrote the majority opinion	February 23, 1972	5-2
United States v. Brewster	Wrote a dissent	June 29, 1972	6-3

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