Byron R. White | The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law

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
Codispoti v. Pennsylvania	Wrote the majority opinion	June 26, 1974	5-4
Spomer v. Littleton	Wrote the majority opinion	January 15, 1974	9-0
United States v. Edwards	Wrote the majority opinion	March 26, 1974	5-4
Steffel v. Thompson	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 19, 1974	9-0
Kahn v. Shevin	Wrote a dissent	April 24, 1974	6-3
United States v. Matlock	Wrote the majority opinion	February 20, 1974	6-3
Cass v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	May 28, 1974	8-1
O'shea v. Littleton	Wrote the majority opinion	January 15, 1974	6-3
American Party Of Texas v. White	Wrote the majority opinion	March 25, 1974	8-1
Milliken v. Bradley	Wrote a dissent, joined Marshall's dissent	July 25, 1974	5-4
Smith v. Goguen	Wrote a special concurrence	March 25, 1974	6-3
Storer v. Brown	Wrote the majority opinion	March 25, 1974	6-3
Central Tablet Mfg. Co. v. United States	Wrote a dissent	June 19, 1974	5-4
United States v. Giordano	Wrote the majority opinion	May 13, 1974	5-4
Mayor v. Educational Equality League	Wrote a dissent	March 25, 1974	5-4
Arnett v. Kennedy	Wrote a dissent	April 16, 1974	5-4
NLRB v. Bell Aerospace Co.	Wrote a dissent	April 23, 1974	5-4
Lefkowitz v. Turley	Wrote the majority opinion	November 19, 1973	9-0
Gertz v. Robert Welch Inc.	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 1974	5-4
Taylor v. Hayes	Wrote the majority opinion	June 26, 1974	8-1
Gilmore v. City Of Montgomery	Wrote a dissent	June 17, 1974	5-4
Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	May 13, 1974	5-4
United States v. Maze	Wrote a dissent, joined Burger's dissent	January 8, 1974	5-4
FPC v. Texaco Inc.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 10, 1974	8-0
United States v. Marine Bancorporation	Wrote a dissent	June 26, 1974	5-3
Oneida Indian Nation v. County Of Oneida	Wrote the majority opinion	January 21, 1974	9-0
Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co.	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 15, 1974	7-2
Florida Power & Light v. Electrical Workers	Wrote a dissent	June 24, 1974	5-4
Pittsburgh v. Alco Parking Corp.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 10, 1974	9-0
Wheeler v. Barrera	Wrote a special concurrence	June 10, 1974	8-1
Wolff v. Mcdonnell	Wrote the majority opinion	June 26, 1974	6-3
Washington Game Dept. v. Puyallup Tribe	Wrote a regular concurrence	November 19, 1973	9-0
Hagans v. Lavine	Wrote the majority opinion	March 25, 1974	6-3
NLRB v. Savair Mfg. Co.	Wrote a dissent	December 17, 1973	6-3
Zahn v. International Paper Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	December 17, 1973	6-3
United States v. Chavez	Wrote the majority opinion	May 13, 1974	5-4
Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 25, 1974	9-0
United States v. Connecticut National Bank	Wrote a dissent	June 26, 1974	5-4
Michigan v. Tucker	Wrote a special concurrence	June 10, 1974	8-1
Davis v. Alaska	Wrote a dissent	February 27, 1974	7-2

Case

Decision

Decision Date

Vote

Codispoti v. Pennsylvania

Wrote the majority opinion

June 26, 1974

5-4

Spomer v. Littleton

Wrote the majority opinion

January 15, 1974

9-0