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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
Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood	Wrote a regular concurrence	April 18, 2007	5-4
Bowles v. Russell	Wrote the majority opinion	June 14, 2007	5-4
Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy Corporation	Wrote a regular concurrence	April 2, 2007	9-0
Carey v. Musladin	Wrote the majority opinion	December 11, 2006	9-0
United States v. Atlantic Research Corp.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 11, 2007	9-0
Limtiaco v. Camacho	Wrote the majority opinion	March 27, 2007	5-4
Philip Morris USA v. Williams	Wrote a dissent, joined Ginsburg's dissent	February 20, 2007	5-4
Gonzales v. Carhart	Wrote a regular concurrence	April 18, 2007	5-4
Wilkie v. Robbins	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 25, 2007	7-2
MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc.	Wrote a dissent	January 9, 2007	8-1
Morse v. Frederick	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 25, 2007	5-4
The Permanent Mission of India v. City of New York	Wrote the majority opinion	June 14, 2007	7-2
United Haulers Association v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management ...	Wrote a special concurrence	April 30, 2007	6-3
James v. United States	Wrote a dissent	April 18, 2007	5-4
Weyerhaeuser Company v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Company, Inc.	Wrote the majority opinion	February 20, 2007	9-0
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 28, 2007	5-4
Credit Suisse First Boston Ltd. v. Billing	Wrote a dissent	June 18, 2007	7-1
Panetti v. Quarterman	Wrote a dissent	June 28, 2007	5-4
Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 28, 2007	5-4
Global Crossing Telecommunications v. Metrophones Telecommunications	Wrote a dissent	April 17, 2007	7-2
Safeco Insurance Company of America, et al. v. Charles Burr	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 4, 2007	9-0
Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association v. Brentwood Academy	Wrote a special concurrence	June 21, 2007	9-0
Lopez v. Gonzales	Wrote a dissent	December 5, 2006	8-1
Lawrence v. Florida	Wrote the majority opinion	February 20, 2007	5-4
Schriro v. Landrigan	Wrote the majority opinion	May 14, 2007	5-4
Montana v. Wyoming and North Dakota	Wrote the majority opinion	May 2, 2011	7-1

Case

Decision

Decision Date

Vote

Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood

Wrote a regular concurrence

April 18, 2007

5-4

Bowles v. Russell

Wrote the majority opinion

June 14, 2007

5-4