| South Carolina v. Baker | Wrote a regular concurrence | Wednesday, April 20, 1988 | 7-1 |
| Employment Division v. Smith | Wrote the majority opinion | Wednesday, April 27, 1988 | 5-3 |
| Schweiker v. Chilicky | Wrote a regular concurrence | Friday, June 24, 1988 | 6-3 |
| Business Electronics v. Sharp Electronics | Wrote a dissent | Monday, May 2, 1988 | 6-2 |
| Doe v. United States | Wrote a dissent | Wednesday, June 22, 1988 | 8-1 |
| Lingle v. Norge Division Of Magic Chef, Inc. | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, June 6, 1988 | 9-0 |
| Gardebring v. Jenkins | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, April 19, 1988 | 5-3 |
| United States v. Fausto | Wrote a dissent | Monday, January 25, 1988 | 5-3 |
| United States v. Providence Journal Co. | Wrote a dissent | Monday, May 2, 1988 | 6-2 |
| Mccoy v. Court Of Appeals Of Wisconsin | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, June 6, 1988 | 5-3 |
| Yates v. Aiken | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, January 12, 1988 | 8-0 |
| Mullins Coal Co. v. Director, Owcp | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, December 14, 1987 | 6-2 |
| Boyle v. United Technologies Corp. | Wrote a dissent | Monday, June 27, 1988 | 5-4 |
| Thompson v. Oklahoma | Wrote the judgment of the Court | Wednesday, June 29, 1988 | 5-3 |
| Taylor v. Illinois | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, January 25, 1988 | 5-3 |
| Riley v. National Federation Of Blind | Wrote a regular concurrence | Wednesday, June 29, 1988 | 7-2 |
| Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp. | Wrote a regular concurrence | Friday, June 17, 1988 | 9-0 |
| Wheat v. United States | Wrote a dissent | Monday, May 23, 1988 | 5-4 |
| Fdic v. Mallen | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, May 31, 1988 | 9-0 |
| Franklin v. Lynaugh | Wrote a dissent | Wednesday, June 22, 1988 | 6-3 |
| Sheridan v. United States | Wrote the majority opinion | Friday, June 24, 1988 | 6-3 |
| Meyer v. Grant | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, June 6, 1988 | 9-0 |
| Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp. | Wrote the majority opinion | Friday, June 17, 1988 | 5-4 |
| Kadrmas v. Dickinson Public Schools | Wrote a dissent | Friday, June 24, 1988 | 5-4 |
| Regents Of Univ. Of Cal. v. Public Empl. Rel. Bd. | Wrote a dissent | Wednesday, April 20, 1988 | 6-2 |
| Murray v. United States | Wrote a dissent, joined Marshall's dissent | Monday, June 27, 1988 | 4-3 |
| Florida v. Long | Wrote a dissent | Wednesday, June 22, 1988 | 5-4 |
| Laborers Tr. Fund v. Advanced Lightweight Conc. | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, February 23, 1988 | 8-0 |
| Arizona v. Roberson | Wrote the majority opinion | Wednesday, June 15, 1988 | 6-2 |
| United States v. Taylor | Wrote a dissent | Friday, June 24, 1988 | 6-3 |
| Bowen v. Massachusetts | Wrote the majority opinion | Wednesday, June 29, 1988 | 6-3 |
| Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust | Wrote a special concurrence | Wednesday, June 29, 1988 | 8-0 |
| Johnson v. Mississippi | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, June 13, 1988 | 9-0 |
| EEOC v. Commercial Office Products Co. | Wrote a dissent | Monday, May 16, 1988 | 5-3 |
| Pinter v. Dahl | Wrote a dissent | Wednesday, June 15, 1988 | 7-1 |
| Mclaughlin v. Richland Shoe Co. | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, May 16, 1988 | 6-3 |
| United States v. Kozminski | Wrote a special concurrence | Wednesday, June 29, 1988 | 9-0 |
| St. Louis v. Praprotnik | Wrote a dissent | Wednesday, March 2, 1988 | 7-1 |
| Patterson v. Illinois | Wrote a dissent | Friday, June 24, 1988 | 5-4 |
| Mississippi Power v. Miss. Ex Rel. Moore | Wrote the majority opinion | Friday, June 24, 1988 | 6-3 |
| Patterson v. Mclean Credit Union | Wrote a dissent, joined Brennan's dissent | Thursday, June 15, 1989 | 5-4 |
| Ins v. Abudu | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, March 1, 1988 | 8-0 |
| Virginia v. American Booksellers Assn. | Wrote a special concurrence | Monday, January 25, 1988 | 8-0 |
| Frisby v. Schultz | Wrote a dissent | Monday, June 27, 1988 | 6-3 |
