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
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue v. Fink	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 22, 1987	8-1
Welch v. Texas Highways & Public Transp. Dept.	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 25, 1987	5-4
Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. Coyne	Wrote a dissent	June 1, 1987	5-4
California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians	Wrote the majority opinion	February 25, 1987	6-3
Western Air Lines v. Board Of Equalization	Wrote a regular concurrence	February 24, 1987	9-0
Cruz v. New York	Wrote a dissent	April 21, 1987	5-4
McNally v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	June 24, 1987	7-2
Ricketts v. Adamson	Wrote the majority opinion	June 22, 1987	5-4
California Federal S. & L. Assn. v. Guerra	Wrote a dissent	January 13, 1987	6-3
California v. Rooney	Wrote a dissent	June 23, 1987	6-3
Brock v. Roadway Express, Inc.	Wrote a dissent	April 22, 1987	6-3
Cts Corp. v. Dynamics Corp. Of America	Wrote a dissent	April 21, 1987	6-3
Corporation of Presiding Bishop v. Amos	Wrote the majority opinion	June 24, 1987	9-0
Amoco Production Co. v. Gambell	Wrote the majority opinion	March 24, 1987	9-0
Kungys v. United States	Wrote a dissent	May 2, 1988	6-2
United States v. Dunn	Wrote the majority opinion	March 3, 1987	7-2
Commissioner v. Groetzinger	Wrote a dissent	February 24, 1987	6-3
Johnson v. Transportation Agency	Wrote a dissent, joined Scalia's dissent	March 24, 1987	6-3
Texas v. New Mexico	Wrote the majority opinion	June 8, 1987	8-0
Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 19, 1987	6-3
Pleasant Grove v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	January 21, 1987	6-3
Airport Commissioners v. Jews for Jesus	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 15, 1987	9-0
Martin v. Ohio	Wrote the majority opinion	February 25, 1987	5-4
Shaare Tefila Congregation v. Cobb	Wrote the majority opinion	May 18, 1987	9-0
Clarke v. Securities Industry Assn.	Wrote the majority opinion	January 14, 1987	8-0
Utah Div. Of State Lands v. United States	Wrote a dissent	June 8, 1987	5-4
Edwards v. Aguillard	Wrote a special concurrence	June 19, 1987	7-2
Saint Francis College v. Al-Khazraji	Wrote the majority opinion	May 18, 1987	9-0
Pope v. Illinois	Wrote the majority opinion	May 4, 1987	5-4
Sumner v. Shuman	Wrote a dissent	June 22, 1987	6-3
Booth v. Maryland	Wrote a dissent, joined Scalia's dissent	June 15, 1987	5-4
Arizona v. Hicks	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 3, 1987	6-3
Griffith v. Kentucky	Wrote a dissent	January 13, 1987	6-3
NLRB v. Electrical Workers	Wrote a dissent	May 18, 1987	6-3
Rose v. Rose	Wrote a dissent	May 18, 1987	8-1
Fec v. Massachusetts Citizens For Life, Inc.	Wrote a dissent, joined Rehnquist's dissent	December 15, 1986	5-4
United States v. Paradise	Wrote a dissent	February 25, 1987	5-4
Munro v. Socialist Workers Party	Wrote the majority opinion	December 10, 1986	7-2
Wright v. Roanoke Rede v. & Housing Auth.	Wrote the majority opinion	January 14, 1987	5-4
Young v. U.S. Ex Rel. Vuitton Et Fils S. A.	Wrote a dissent	May 26, 1987	5-4

Case

Decision

Decision Date

Vote

Commissioner Of Internal Revenue v. Fink

Wrote a regular concurrence

June 22, 1987

8-1

Welch v. Texas Highways & Public Transp. Dept.

Wrote a regular concurrence

June 25, 1987

5-4