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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
Brady v. Maryland	Wrote a dissent	May 13, 1963	7-2
Gray v. Sanders	Wrote a dissent	March 18, 1963	8-1
Federal Trade Comm'n v. Sun Oil Co.	Wrote a dissent	January 14, 1963	7-2
Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham	Wrote a dissent	May 20, 1963	8-1
Shotwell Mfg. Co. v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	January 14, 1963	6-3
Reed v. The Yaka	Wrote a dissent	May 27, 1963	7-2
Bantam Books, Inc. v. Sullivan	Wrote a dissent	February 18, 1963	8-1
Jacobellis v. Ohio	Wrote a dissent	June 22, 1964	6-3
Fitzgerald v. United States Lines	Wrote a dissent	June 10, 1963	8-1
Arizona v. California	Wrote a dissent	June 3, 1963	5-3
I. C. C. v. New York, N. H. & H. R. Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	April 22, 1963	9-0
Plumbers' Union v. Borden	Wrote the majority opinion	June 3, 1963	6-2
Northern Gas Co. v. Kansas Comm'n	Wrote a dissent	February 18, 1963	5-3
Ferguson v. Skrupa	Wrote a special concurrence	April 22, 1963	9-0
Peterson v. City Of Greenville	Wrote a special concurrence	May 20, 1963	9-0
Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio R. Co.	Wrote a dissent	February 18, 1963	6-3
Gober v. City Of Birmingham	Wrote a dissent	May 20, 1963	8-1
Dixilyn Corp. v. Crescent Co.	Wrote a regular concurrence	April 15, 1963	9-0
United States v. Loew's Inc.	Wrote a dissent	November 5, 1962	7-2
Fay v. Noia	Wrote a dissent	March 18, 1963	6-3
United States v. Bianchi & Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 3, 1963	7-2
Cleary v. Bolger	Wrote the majority opinion	January 14, 1963	6-3
Wolf v. Weinstein	Wrote a dissent	April 15, 1963	7-2
Braunstein v. Commissioner	Wrote the majority opinion	June 10, 1963	8-1
U.S. v. Philadelphia Nat. Bank	Wrote a dissent	June 17, 1963	6-2
United States v. Singer Mfg. Co.	Wrote a dissent	June 17, 1963	8-1
Gutierrez v. Waterman S. S. Corp.	Wrote a dissent	May 13, 1963	8-1
Ker v. California	Wrote a special concurrence	June 10, 1963	9-0
Railway Clerks v. Allen	Wrote a special concurrence	May 13, 1963	8-0
Willner v. Committee On Character	Wrote a dissent	May 13, 1963	7-2
Avent v. North Carolina	Wrote a dissent	May 20, 1963	8-1
Sherbert v. Verner	Wrote a dissent	June 17, 1963	7-2
Basham v. Pennsylvania R. Co.	Wrote a dissent	April 15, 1963	8-1
Griffin v. Maryland	Wrote a dissent	June 22, 1964	6-3
Sanders v. United States	Wrote a dissent	April 29, 1963	7-2
Hewitt-Robins v. Freight-Ways	Wrote a dissent	November 19, 1962	6-3
Gideon v. Wainwright	Wrote a special concurrence	March 18, 1963	9-0
Lopez v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	May 27, 1963	6-3
Mcneese v. Board Of Education	Wrote a dissent	June 3, 1963	8-1
Iron Workers v. Perko	Wrote the majority opinion	June 3, 1963	6-2
Construction Laborers v. Curry	Wrote a special concurrence	January 21, 1963	9-0
Boesche v. Udall	Wrote the majority opinion	May 27, 1963	9-0
United States v. Gilmore	Wrote the majority opinion	February 18, 1963	7-2
Labor Board v. Erie Resistor Corp.	Wrote a special concurrence	May 13, 1963	9-0
Lombard v. Louisiana	Wrote a dissent	May 20, 1963	8-1
Foman v. Davis	Wrote a special concurrence	December 3, 1962	9-0
Lane v. Brown	Wrote a special concurrence	March 18, 1963	9-0
Douglas v. California	Wrote a dissent	March 18, 1963	6-3
Wisconsin v. Fed. Power Comm'n.	Wrote the majority opinion	May 20, 1963	5-4

Case

Decision

Decision Date

Vote

Wrote a dissent

7-2

Wrote a dissent

8-1