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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
Board of Education of Westside Community Schools v. Mergens	Wrote a dissent	June 4, 1990	8-1
Yellow Freight System, Inc. v. Donnelly	Wrote the majority opinion	April 17, 1990	9-0
IRS v. FLRA	Wrote a special concurrence	April 17, 1990	7-2
Maislin Industries, US, Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc.	Wrote a dissent	June 21, 1990	7-2
Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Dept. of Health	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 1990	5-4
Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 27, 1990	6-3
Department of Labor v. Triplett	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 27, 1990	9-0
Commissioner, INS v. Jean	Wrote the majority opinion	June 4, 1990	9-0
Metro Broadcasting Inc. v. FCC	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 27, 1990	5-4
Collins v. Youngblood	Wrote a special concurrence	June 21, 1990	9-0
United States v. Montalvo-Murillo	Wrote a dissent	May 29, 1990	6-3
Northbrook National Ins. Co. v. Brewer	Wrote a dissent	November 7, 1989	8-1
Golden State Transit Corp. v. Los Angeles	Wrote the majority opinion	December 5, 1989	6-3
United States v. Eichman	Wrote a dissent	June 11, 1990	5-4
United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez	Wrote a special concurrence	February 28, 1990	6-3
Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz	Wrote a dissent	June 14, 1990	6-3
Holland v. Illinois	Wrote a dissent	January 22, 1990	5-4
John Doe Agency v. John Doe Corp.	Wrote a dissent	December 11, 1989	6-3
Howlett v. Rose	Wrote the majority opinion	June 11, 1990	9-0
Horton v. California	Wrote the majority opinion	June 4, 1990	7-2
Maryland v. Buie	Wrote a regular concurrence	February 28, 1990	7-2
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. v. The LTV Corp.	Wrote a dissent	June 18, 1990	8-1
Burnham v. Superior Court of Cal., County of Marin	Wrote a special concurrence	May 29, 1990	9-0
James v. Illinois	Wrote a regular concurrence	January 10, 1990	5-4
FTC v. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Assn.	Wrote the majority opinion	January 22, 1990	6-3
Teamsters v. Terry	Wrote a special concurrence	March 20, 1990	6-3
Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.	Wrote a dissent	June 11, 1990	8-1
Florida v. Wells	Wrote a special concurrence	April 18, 1990	9-0
Stewart v. Abend	Wrote a dissent	April 24, 1990	6-3
United States v. Munoz-Flores	Wrote a special concurrence	May 21, 1990	9-0
California v. American Stores Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	April 30, 1990	9-0
Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health	Wrote a special concurrence	June 25, 1990	6-3
Reves v. Ernst & Young	Wrote a regular concurrence	February 21, 1990	5-4
United States v. Dalm	Wrote a dissent	March 20, 1990	6-3
Breininger v. Sheet Metal Workers	Wrote a dissent	December 5, 1989	7-2
Office of Personnel Management v. Richmond	Wrote a special concurrence	June 11, 1990	7-2
Perpich v. Department of Defense	Wrote the majority opinion	June 11, 1990	9-0
Hodgson v. Minnesota	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 1990	5-4
Crandon v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	February 27, 1990	9-0
North Dakota v. United States	Wrote the judgment of the Court	May 21, 1990	5-4
Michigan v. Harvey	Wrote a dissent	March 5, 1990	5-4
Alabama v. White	Wrote a dissent	June 11, 1990	6-3
Minnesota v. Olson	Wrote a regular concurrence	April 18, 1990	7-2
Chesapeake & Ohio R. Co. v. Schwalb	Wrote a special concurrence	November 28, 1989	9-0
United States v. Ojeda Rios	Wrote a dissent	April 30, 1990	6-3
Peel v. Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Comm'n of Illinois	Wrote the judgment of the Court	June 4, 1990	5-4
Sullivan v. Stroop	Wrote a dissent	June 14, 1990	5-4
Walton v. Arizona	Wrote a dissent, joined Blackmun's dissent	June 27, 1990	5-4
Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 21, 1990	5-4
Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co.	Wrote a dissent	May 14, 1990	7-2
Citibank, N.A. v. Wells Fargo Asia Ltd.	Wrote a dissent	May 29, 1990	8-1
Washington v. Harper	Wrote a dissent	February 27, 1990	6-3
Sullivan v. Everhart	Wrote a dissent	February 21, 1990	5-4
Texaco, Inc. v. Hasbrouck	Wrote the majority opinion	June 14, 1990	9-0
FW/PBS, Inc. v. Dallas	Wrote a special concurrence	January 9, 1990	6-3

Case

Decision

Decision Date

Vote

Board of Education of Westside Community Schools v. Mergens

Wrote a dissent

June 4, 1990

8-1

Yellow Freight System, Inc. v. Donnelly

Wrote the majority opinion

April 17, 1990

9-0