| Harmelin v. Michigan | Wrote a dissent | Thursday, June 27, 1991 | 5-4 |
| Dennis v. Higgins | Wrote the majority opinion | Wednesday, February 20, 1991 | 7-2 |
| United States v. Gaubert | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, March 26, 1991 | 9-0 |
| Renne v. Geary | Wrote a dissent | Monday, June 17, 1991 | 6-3 |
| Cohen v. Cowles Media Co. | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, June 24, 1991 | 5-4 |
| Connecticut v. Doehr | Wrote the majority opinion | Thursday, June 6, 1991 | 9-0 |
| Coleman v. Thompson | Wrote a regular concurrence | Monday, June 24, 1991 | 6-3 |
| Barnes v. Glen Theatre Inc. | Wrote a dissent | Friday, June 21, 1991 | 5-4 |
| Wisconsin Public Intervenor v. Mortier | Wrote the majority opinion | Friday, June 21, 1991 | 9-0 |
| Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp. | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, May 13, 1991 | 7-2 |
| Burns v. Reed | Wrote the majority opinion | Thursday, May 30, 1991 | 9-0 |
| California v. Acevedo | Wrote a dissent | Thursday, May 30, 1991 | 6-3 |
| Arizona v. Fulminante | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, March 26, 1991 | 5-4 |
| Ylst v. Nunnemaker | Wrote a regular concurrence | Monday, June 24, 1991 | 6-3 |
| Mobil Oil Exploration v. United Distribution | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, January 8, 1991 | 8-0 |
| Cheek v. United States | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, January 8, 1991 | 6-2 |
| Parker v. Dugger | Wrote a dissent | Tuesday, January 22, 1991 | 5-4 |
| Gregory v. Ashcroft | Wrote a special concurrence | Thursday, June 20, 1991 | 7-2 |
| James M. Beam Distilling Co. v. Georgia | Wrote a special concurrence | Thursday, June 20, 1991 | 6-3 |
| Chambers v. Nasco, Inc. | Wrote the majority opinion | Thursday, June 6, 1991 | 5-4 |
| Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc. | Wrote a dissent | Thursday, June 20, 1991 | 7-2 |
| Wilson v. Seiter | Wrote a dissent | Monday, June 17, 1991 | 5-4 |
| Oklahoma v. New Mexico | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, June 17, 1991 | 5-4 |
| Farrey v. Sanderfoot | Wrote the majority opinion | Thursday, May 23, 1991 | 9-0 |
| Automobile Workers v. Johnson Controls, Inc. | Wrote a special concurrence | Wednesday, March 20, 1991 | 9-0 |
| Irwin v. Veterans Administration | Wrote a special concurrence | Monday, December 3, 1990 | 7-1 |
| Schad v. Arizona | Wrote a dissent | Friday, June 21, 1991 | 5-4 |
| Airports Auth. v. Citizens For Noise Abatement | Wrote a dissent | Monday, June 17, 1991 | 6-3 |
| Mccormick v. United States | Wrote the majority opinion | Thursday, May 23, 1991 | 6-3 |
