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Opinions

1970-1979

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2000-2009

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1989 Term

Adams Fruit Co. v. Barrett
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Alabama v. White
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Astroline Communications v. Shurberg Broadcasting
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

BOE of Westside Community Schools v. Mergens
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Baltimore City Dept. of Social Servs. v. Bouknight
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Begier v. IRS
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Blystone v. Pennsylvania
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent

Boyde v. California
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Breininger v. Sheet Metal Workers
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Burnham v. Superior Court of Cal., County of Marin
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Butler v. McKellar
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent

Butterworth v. Smith
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

California v. American Stores Co.
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

California v. FERC
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Carden v. Arkoma Associates
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's opinion

Chesapeake & Ohio R. Co. v. Schwalb
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Citibank, N.A. v. Wells Fargo Asia Ltd.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Clemons v. Mississippi
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

Collins v. Youngblood
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Commissioner v. Indianapolis Power & Light Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Commissioner, INS v. Jean
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Crandon v. United States
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Dept. of Health
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Davis v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Department of Labor v. Triplett
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Dole v. United Steel Workers of America
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

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

Duro v. Reina
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's opinion

Eli Lilly & Co. v. Medtronic, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's opinion

Employment Division v. Smith
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's opinion

English v. General Electric Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

FTC v. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Assn.
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Ferens v. John Deere Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's opinion

Florida v. Wells
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Fort Stewart Schools v. FLRA
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's opinion

Franchise Tax Board Of California v. Alcan Aluminium
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

General Motors Corp. v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Georgia v. South Carolina
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Golden State Transit Corp. v. Los Angeles
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Grady v. Corbin
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Guidry v. Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Hallstrom v. Tillamook County
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Hodgson v. Minnesota
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc. v. Sperling
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's opinion

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

Horton v. California
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Howlett v. Rose
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

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

IRS v. FLRA
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Idaho v. Wright
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Illinois v. Perkins
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's opinion

Illinois v. Rodriguez
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

James v. Illinois
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

John Doe Agency v. John Doe Corp.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. v. Bonjorno
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Kansas v. Utilicorp United Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's opinion

Keller v. State Bar of California
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Kirkpatrick Co. v. Environmental Tectonics Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's opinion

Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's opinion

Lewis v. Jeffers
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

Lujan v. National Wildlife Federation
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

Lytle v. Household Mfg., Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Maislin Industries, US, Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Maryland v. Buie
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Maryland v. Craig
Voted with the minority, joined Scalia's dissent

McKoy v. North Carolina
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Metro Broadcasting Inc. v. FCC
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Michigan v. Harvey
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Milkovich v. Lorain Journal
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Minnesota v. Olson
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Missouri v. Jenkins
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

NLRB v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

New York v. Harris
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Ngiraingas v. Sanchez
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

North Dakota v. United States
Voted with the majority, authored a judgment of the court

Northbrook National Ins. Co. v. Brewer
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Office of Personnel Management v. Richmond
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Osborne v. Ohio
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent

Pavelic & LeFlore v. Marvel Entertainment
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's opinion

Peel v. Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Comm'n of Illinois
Voted with the majority, authored a judgment of the court

Pennsylvania Public Welfare Dept. v. Davenport
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Pennsylvania v. Muniz
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's special concurrence

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. v. The LTV Corp.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Perpich v. Department of Defense
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. v. Feeney
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's special concurrence

Portland Golf Club v. Commissioner
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Preseault v. ICC
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Reves v. Ernst & Young
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Saffle v. Parks
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent

Sawyer v. Smith
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Selvage v. Collins
Voted with the majority

Sisson v. Ruby
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

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

Steelworkers v. Rawson
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Stewart v. Abend
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Sullivan v. Everhart
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Sullivan v. Finkelstein
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Sullivan v. Stroop
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Sullivan v. Zebley
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Swaggart Ministries v. California Board of Equalization
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Tafflin v. Levitt
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Taylor v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Teamsters v. Terry
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Texaco, Inc. v. Hasbrouck
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

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

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

United States v. Energy Resource Co.
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

United States v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

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

United States v. Montalvo-Murillo
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

United States v. Munoz-Flores
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

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

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

United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

University of Pennsylvania v. EEOC
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Venegas v. Mitchell
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Walton v. Arizona
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent, authored a dissent

Washington v. Harper
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

White v. United States

Whitmore v. Arkansas
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Wilder v. Virginia Hospital Assoc.
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Yellow Freight System, Inc. v. Donnelly
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Zinermon v. Burch
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion