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Hugo L. Black

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Case	Decision	Decision Date	Vote
Gillespie v. U.S. Steel Corp.	Wrote the majority opinion	December 7, 1964	8-1
Henry v. Mississippi	Wrote a special concurrence	January 18, 1965	6-3
Cameron v. Johnson	Wrote a dissent	June 7, 1965	5-4
Plymouth Sedan v. Pennsylvania	Wrote a special concurrence	April 29, 1965	9-0
Griswold v. Connecticut	Wrote a dissent, joined Stewart's dissent	June 7, 1965	7-2
Cox v. Louisiana	Wrote a special concurrence	January 18, 1965	9-0
United States v. California	Wrote a dissent	May 17, 1965	5-2
Calhoon v. Harvey	Wrote the majority opinion	December 7, 1964	8-1
United States v. Gainey	Wrote a dissent	March 1, 1965	7-2
Holt v. Virginia	Wrote the majority opinion	May 17, 1965	8-1
Zemel v. Rusk	Wrote a dissent	May 3, 1965	6-3
El Paso v. Simmons	Wrote a dissent	January 18, 1965	8-1
Pointer v. Texas	Wrote the majority opinion	April 5, 1965	9-0
Schlagenhauf v. Holder	Wrote a special concurrence	November 23, 1964	8-1
American Committee v. Sacb	Wrote a dissent, joined Douglas' dissent	April 26, 1965	5-3
Farmer v. Arabian American Oil Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	December 14, 1964	7-2
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S.	Wrote a special concurrence	December 14, 1964	9-0
United States v. Mississippi	Wrote the majority opinion	March 8, 1965	9-0
Hamm v. Rock Hill	Wrote a dissent	December 14, 1964	5-4
Commissioner v. Noel Estate	Wrote the majority opinion	April 29, 1965	8-1
Whitney Bank v. New Orleans Bank	Wrote a dissent	January 18, 1965	7-2
Texas v. New Jersey	Wrote the majority opinion	February 1, 1965	8-1
Cox v. Louisiana	Wrote a dissent	January 18, 1965	5-4
Linkletter v. Walker	Wrote a dissent	June 7, 1965	7-2
Warren Trading Post v. Tax Comm'n	Wrote the majority opinion	April 29, 1965	9-0
Katzenbach v. McClung	Wrote a special concurrence	December 14, 1964	9-0
Republic Steel v. Maddox	Wrote a dissent	January 25, 1965	8-1
Brigade Veterans v. Sacb	Wrote a dissent, joined Douglas' dissent	April 26, 1965	5-3
Louisiana v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	March 8, 1965	9-0
Minnesota Mining v. N. J. Wood Co.	Wrote a dissent	May 24, 1965	5-2
Simons v. Miami Beach Nat. Bank	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 3, 1965	7-0

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