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
Roberts v. Louisiana	Wrote a dissent	July 2, 1976	5-4
Roemer v. Maryland Public Works Bd.	Wrote a special concurrence	June 21, 1976	5-4
Fisher v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	April 21, 1976	8-0
Imbler v. Pachtman	Wrote a special concurrence	March 2, 1976	8-0
Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight	Wrote the majority opinion	March 3, 1976	6-2
Woodson v. North Carolina	Wrote a dissent	July 2, 1976	5-4
Stone v. Powell	Wrote a dissent	July 6, 1976	6-3
FPC v. Conway Corp.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 7, 1976	9-0
Montanye v. Haymes	Wrote the majority opinion	June 25, 1976	6-3
Time, Inc. v. Firestone	Wrote a special concurrence	March 2, 1976	6-2
New Hampshire v. Maine	Wrote a dissent	June 14, 1976	6-3
Washington v. Davis	Wrote the majority opinion	June 7, 1976	7-2
Alamo Land & Cattle Co. v. Arizona	Wrote a dissent	February 24, 1976	6-2
South Dakota v. Opperman	Wrote a dissent	July 6, 1976	5-4
Runyon v. McCrary	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 1976	7-2
Gregg v. Georgia	Wrote a special concurrence	July 2, 1976	7-2
Buffalo Forge Co. v. Steelworkers	Wrote the majority opinion	July 6, 1976	5-4
Bishop v. Wood	Wrote a dissent	June 10, 1976	5-4
Planned Parenthood Of Missouri v. Danforth	Wrote a dissent	July 1, 1976	5-4
Barrett v. United States	Wrote a regular concurrence	January 13, 1976	6-2
Hancock v. Train	Wrote the majority opinion	June 7, 1976	7-2
United States v. Gaddis	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 3, 1976	8-0
Nader v. Allegheny Airlines	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 7, 1976	9-0
Baxter v. Palmigiano	Wrote the majority opinion	April 20, 1976	6-2
Henderson v. Morgan	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 17, 1976	7-2
Nebraska Press Assoc. v. Stuart	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 30, 1976	9-0
Proffitt v. Florida	Wrote a special concurrence	July 2, 1976	7-2
Ristaino v. Ross	Wrote a special concurrence	March 3, 1976	6-2
Thermtron Products, Inc., v. Hermansdorfer	Wrote the majority opinion	January 20, 1976	5-3
Jurek v. Texas	Wrote a special concurrence	July 2, 1976	7-2
Buckley v. Valeo	Wrote a special concurrence	January 30, 1976	7-1
Serbian Orthodox Diocese v. Milivojevich	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 21, 1976	7-2
Michelin Tire Corporation v. Wages	Wrote a special concurrence	January 14, 1976	8-0
Lavine v. Milne	Wrote the majority opinion	March 3, 1976	8-0
United States v. Watson	Wrote the majority opinion	January 26, 1976	6-2
Commissioner v. Shapiro	Wrote the majority opinion	March 8, 1976	6-2
Michigan v. Mosley	Wrote a special concurrence	December 9, 1975	6-2
Epa v. State Water Resources Control Board	Wrote the majority opinion	June 7, 1976	7-2
Hudgens v. NLRB	Wrote a special concurrence	March 3, 1976	6-2
United States v. Santana	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 24, 1976	7-2

Case

Decision

Decision Date

Vote

Roberts v. Louisiana

Wrote a dissent

July 2, 1976

5-4

Roemer v. Maryland Public Works Bd.

Wrote a special concurrence

June 21, 1976

5-4