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324 Liquor Corp. v. Duffy
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Agency Holding Corp. v. Malley-Duff & Assocs.
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Airport Commissioners v. Jews for Jesus
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Alaska Airlines, Inc. v. Brock
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. Scheiner
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Amoco Production Co. v. Gambell
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Anderson v. Creighton
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Ansonia Board Of Education v. Philbrook
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Arizona v. Hicks
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's opinion

Arizona v. Mauro
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Arkansas Writers' Project, Inc. v. Ragland
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Atchison T. & S. F. R. Co. v. Buell
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Board Of Pardons v. Allen
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Booth v. Maryland
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Bourjaily v. United States
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Bowen v. Gilliard
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Bowen v. Yuckert
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence

Brock v. Roadway Express, Inc.
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Buchanan v. Kentucky
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Burger v. Kemp
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Burke v. Barnes
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Burlington No. R. Co. v. Maintenance Employes
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Burlington No. R. Co. v. Okla. Tax Comm'n
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Burlington Northern R. Co. v. Woods
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

California Coastal Comm'n v. Granite Rock Co.
Voted with the minority, joined Powell's dissent

California Federal S. & L. Assn. v. Guerra
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

California v. Brown
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent

California v. Cabazon Band Of Mission Indians
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

California v. Rooney
Voted with the majority

California v. Superior Court Of California
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Cargill, Inc. v. Monfort Of Colorado, Inc.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Caterpillar Inc. v. Williams
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Cerbone v. Conway

Citicorp Industrial Credit, Inc. v. Brock
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Clarke v. Securities Industry Assn.
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Colorado v. Bertine
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Colorado v. Connelly
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Colorado v. Spring
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Commissioner Of Internal Revenue v. Fink
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Commissioner v. Groetzinger
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Connecticut v. Barrett
Disagreed with grant, authored a dissent from grant

Corporation Of Presiding Bishop v. Amos
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Cruz v. New York
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's opinion

Cts Corp. v. Dynamics Corp. Of America
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent

Edwards v. Aguillard
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Electrical Workers v. Hechler
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

FCC v. Florida Power Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Fall River Dyeing & Finishing Corp. v. NLRB
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Fec v. Massachusetts Citizens For Life, Inc.
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent

First Eng. Evan. Luth. Church v. Los Angeles
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. Coyne
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Frazier v. Heebe
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co.
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Granberry v. Greer
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Gray v. Mississippi
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Greer v. Miller
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Griffin v. Wisconsin
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent, authored a dissent

Griffith v. Kentucky
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Hewitt v. Helms
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Hilton v. Braunskill
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Hitchcock v. Dugger
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's opinion

Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Comm'n Of Fla.
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Hodel v. Irving
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Houston v. Hill
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Icc v. Locomotive Engineers
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Icc v. Texas
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Illinois v. Krull
Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent

Ins v. Cardoza-Fonseca
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

International Paper Co. v. Ouellette
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Iowa Mutual Ins. Co. v. Laplante
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Jersey Shore State Bank v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Johnson v. Transportation Agency
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Kelly v. Robinson
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Kentucky v. Stincer
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Keystone Bituminous Coal Assn. v. Debenedictis
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Kungys v. United States
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Lukhard v. Reed
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's judgment of the court

Lynaugh v. Petty

Martin v. Ohio
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Maryland v. Garrison
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

McCleskey v. Kemp
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent, joined Blackmun's dissent, authored a dissent

McNally v. United States
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Meese v. Keene
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Taylor
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Miller v. Florida
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Missouri v. Blair

Munro v. Socialist Workers Party
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

N.C. Dept. Of Transp. v. Crest St. Council
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

NLRB v. Electrical Workers
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

New York v. Burger
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Newton v. Rumery
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Nollan v. California Coastal Commission
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

O'Connor v. Ortega
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

O'connor v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's opinion

O'lone v. Estate Of Shabazz
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent

Pennsylvania v. Finley
Disagreed with grant, authored a dissent from grant

Pennsylvania v. Ritchie
Disagreed with grant, authored a dissent from grant

Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc.
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Perry v. Thomas
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Pilot Life Ins. Co. v. Dedeaux
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Pleasant Grove v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Pope v. Illinois
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Puerto Rico v. Branstad
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Durham County
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Rankin v. McPherson
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Ray v. United States
Voted with the majority

Richardson v. Marsh
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Ricketts v. Adamson
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent

Rivera v. Minnich
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Rock v. Arkansas
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Rockford Life Ins. Co. v. Ill. Dept. Of Re
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Rose v. Rose
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's special concurrence

Rotary Int. v. Rotary Club
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Saint Francis College v. Al-Khazraji
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

San Francisco Arts & Athletics v. US Olympic Committee
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

School Bd. Of Nassau County v. Arline
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Shaare Tefila Congregation v. Cobb
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Shearson/American Express Inc. v. Mcmahon
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Societe Nat. Ind. Aero. v. U.S. Dist. Court
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Solorio v. United States
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

South Dakota v. Dole
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Springfield v. Kibbe
Voted with the majority

Stringfellow v. Concerned Neighbors In Action
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Sumner v. Shuman
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Tanner v. United States
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Tashjian v. Republican Party Of Connecticut
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Texas v. New Mexico
Did not participate

Tison v. Arizona
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent

Tull v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's special concurrence

Turner v. Safley
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Tyler Pipe Industries v. Dept. Of Revenue
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

United States v. Cherokee Nation Of Okla.
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

United States v. Dunn
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

United States v. General Dynamics Corp.
Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent

United States v. Hohri
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

United States v. John Doe, Inc. I
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

United States v. Johnson
Voted with the minority, joined Scalia's dissent

United States v. Mendoza-Lopez
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

United States v. Merchant

United States v. Paradise
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

United States v. Salerno
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

United States v. Stanley
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent

Utah Div. Of State Lands v. United States
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent

Van Drasek v. Webb

Welch v. Texas Highways & Public Transp. Dept.
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent

West Virginia v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

West v. Conrail
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Western Air Lines v. Board Of Equalization
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Wimberly v. Labor & Industrial Rel. Comm'n
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Wright v. Roanoke Rede v. & Housing Auth.
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Young v. U.S. Ex Rel. Vuitton Et Fils S. A.
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion