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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
Will v. Calvert Fire Ins. Co.	Wrote a special concurrence	June 23, 1978	5-4
Foley v. Connelie	Wrote a special concurrence	March 22, 1978	6-3
Washington Rev. Dept. v. Stevedoring Assn.	Wrote the majority opinion	April 26, 1978	8-0
Greyhound Corp. v. Mt. Hood Stages, Inc.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 19, 1978	9-0
Franks v. Delaware	Wrote the majority opinion	June 26, 1978	7-2
Moorman Mfg. Co. v. Bair	Wrote a dissent, joined Powell's dissent	June 15, 1978	6-3
Sanabria v. United States	Wrote a dissent	June 14, 1978	7-2
Beth Israel Hospital v. NLRB	Wrote a special concurrence	June 22, 1978	9-0
Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Carpenters	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 15, 1978	6-3
In Re Primus	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 30, 1978	7-1
Commissioner v. Kowalski	Wrote a dissent	November 29, 1977	7-2
Frank Lyon Co. v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	April 18, 1978	7-2
Ballew v. Georgia	Wrote the judgment of the Court	March 21, 1978	9-0
National Broiler Marketing Assn. v. U.S.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 12, 1978	7-2
Baldwin v. Fish & Game Commission of Montana	Wrote the majority opinion	May 23, 1978	6-3
First Federal S. & L. v. Massachusetts Tax Comm'n	Wrote a dissent	June 15, 1978	8-1
Central Illinois Public Serv. Co. v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	February 28, 1978	9-0
Lafayette v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.	Wrote a dissent, joined Stewart's dissent	March 29, 1978	5-4
United States v. Lasalle National Bank	Wrote the majority opinion	June 19, 1978	5-4
Raymond Motor Transportation, Inc. v. Rice	Wrote a regular concurrence	February 21, 1978	8-0
Lockett v. Ohio	Wrote a special concurrence	July 3, 1978	7-1
Robertson v. Wegmann	Wrote a dissent	May 31, 1978	6-3
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke	Wrote a dissent, joined another dissent	June 26, 1978	5-4
United States v. John	Wrote the majority opinion	June 23, 1978	9-0
Crist v. Bretz	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 14, 1978	6-3
Browder v. Director, Ill. Dept. Of Corrections	Wrote a regular concurrence	January 10, 1978	9-0
SEC v. Sloan	Wrote a special concurrence	May 15, 1978	9-0
Bell v. Ohio	Wrote a special concurrence	July 3, 1978	7-1
Moore v. Illinois	Wrote a special concurrence	December 12, 1977	8-0
United States v. Sheffield Board Of Comm'rs	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 6, 1978	6-3
National Soc. Of Professional Engineers v. U.S.	Wrote a regular concurrence	April 25, 1978	8-0
Bordenkircher v. Hayes	Wrote a dissent	January 18, 1978	5-4
Board Of Curators, Univ. Of Mo. v. Horowitz	Wrote a dissent	March 1, 1978	6-3
United States v. Macdonald	Wrote the majority opinion	May 1, 1978	8-0
Los Angeles Dept. Of Water & Power v. Manhart	Wrote a regular concurrence	April 25, 1978	6-2
Exxon Corp. v. Governor of Maryland	Wrote a dissent	June 14, 1978	7-1
Citizens & Southern Nat. Bank v. Bougas	Wrote the majority opinion	November 8, 1977	9-0

Case

Decision

Decision Date

Vote

Will v. Calvert Fire Ins. Co.

Wrote a special concurrence

June 23, 1978

5-4

Foley v. Connelie

Wrote a special concurrence

March 22, 1978

6-3