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.

David H. Souter

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Case	Decision	Decision Date	Vote
Bowles v. Russell	Wrote a dissent	June 14, 2007	5-4
Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy Corporation	Wrote the majority opinion	April 2, 2007	9-0
Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 2007	5-4
Carey v. Musladin	Wrote a special concurrence	December 11, 2006	9-0
Limtiaco v. Camacho	Wrote a dissent	March 27, 2007	5-4
Brendlin v. California	Wrote the majority opinion	June 18, 2007	9-0
Smith v. Texas	Wrote a regular concurrence	April 25, 2007	5-4
Rita v. United States	Wrote a dissent	June 21, 2007	8-1
Wilkie v. Robbins	Wrote the majority opinion	June 25, 2007	7-2
EC Term of Years Trust v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	April 30, 2007	9-0
Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 2007	5-4
Osborn v. Haley	Wrote a special concurrence	January 22, 2007	7-2
Bell Atlantic Corporation v. Twombly	Wrote the majority opinion	May 21, 2007	7-2
Safeco Insurance Company of America, et al. v. Charles Burr	Wrote the majority opinion	June 4, 2007	9-0
Lopez v. Gonzales	Wrote the majority opinion	December 5, 2006	8-1
Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Sorrell	Wrote a regular concurrence	January 10, 2007	9-0
Zuni Public School District v. U.S. Department of Education	Wrote a dissent, joined Scalia's dissent	April 17, 2007	5-4

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