Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

1980-1989
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- 1985
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- 1981
- 1980
1970-1979
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- 1978
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- 1976
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- 1974
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- 1971
- 1970

Case	Decision	Decision Date	Vote
Rakas v. Illinois	Wrote a regular concurrence	December 5, 1978	5-4
New York Tel. Co. v. New York Labor Dept.	Wrote a dissent	March 21, 1979	6-3
Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. Lewis	Wrote a regular concurrence	November 13, 1979	5-4
Southeastern Community College v. Davis	Wrote the majority opinion	June 11, 1979	9-0
Friedman v. Rogers	Wrote the majority opinion	February 21, 1979	7-2
Fare v. Michael C.	Wrote a dissent	June 20, 1979	5-4
Davis v. Passman	Wrote a dissent, joined Burger's dissent	June 5, 1979	5-4
Douglas Oil Co. v. Petrol Stops Northwest	Wrote the majority opinion	April 18, 1979	6-3
P. C. Pfeiffer Co. v. Ford	Wrote the majority opinion	November 27, 1979	9-0
Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights Org.	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 14, 1979	6-3
Columbus Board Of Education v. Penick	Wrote a dissent, joined Rehnquist's dissent	July 2, 1979	7-2
NLRB v. Baptist Hospital, Inc.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 20, 1979	9-0
Jones v. Wolf	Wrote a dissent	July 2, 1979	5-4
Washington v. Fishing Vessel Assn.	Wrote a dissent	July 2, 1979	6-3
New Jersey v. Portash	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 20, 1979	7-2
Gladstone, Realtors v. Village Of Bellwood	Wrote the majority opinion	April 17, 1979	7-2
Cannon v. University Of Chicago	Wrote a dissent	May 14, 1979	6-3
Ford Motor Co. v. NLRB	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 14, 1979	9-0
Teamsters v. Daniel	Wrote the majority opinion	January 16, 1979	8-0
Ambach v. Norwick	Wrote the majority opinion	April 17, 1979	5-4
Bell v. Wolfish	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 14, 1979	6-3
Lalli v. Lalli	Wrote the judgment of the Court	December 11, 1978	5-4
Rose v. Mitchell	Wrote a dissent	July 2, 1979	7-2
Dayton Board Of Education v. Brinkman	Wrote a dissent, joined Rehnquist's dissent	July 2, 1979	5-4
Gannett Co. v. DePasquale	Wrote a regular concurrence	July 2, 1979	5-4
Ulster County Court v. Allen	Wrote a dissent	June 4, 1979	5-4
Orr v. Orr	Wrote a dissent	March 5, 1979	6-3
Parham v. Hughes	Wrote a special concurrence	April 24, 1979	5-4
Great American Federal Savings & Loan Association v. Novotny	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 11, 1979	6-3
New York Transit Authority v. Beazer	Wrote a special concurrence	March 21, 1979	6-3
Dalia v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	April 18, 1979	5-4
Greenholtz v. Nebraska Penal Inmates	Wrote a dissent	May 29, 1979	5-4
Herbert v. Lando	Wrote a regular concurrence	April 18, 1979	6-3
County Of Los Angeles v. Davis	Wrote a dissent	March 27, 1979	5-4
Scott v. Illinois	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 5, 1979	5-4
Bellotti v. Baird	Wrote the judgment of the Court	July 2, 1979	8-1
Dougherty County Board of Education v. White	Wrote a dissent	November 28, 1978	5-4
Arkansas v. Sanders	Wrote the majority opinion	June 20, 1979	7-2
Caban v. Mohammed	Wrote the majority opinion	April 24, 1979	5-4
Califano v. Westcott	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 1979	5-4
White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 27, 1980	6-3
United States v. Crews	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 25, 1980	8-0
United States v. Henry	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 16, 1980	6-3
Fullilove v. Klutznick	Wrote a regular concurrence	July 2, 1980	6-3
Reeves Inc. v. Stake	Wrote a dissent	June 19, 1980	5-4
NLRB v. Yeshiva University	Wrote the majority opinion	February 20, 1980	5-4
Deposit Guaranty Nat. Bank v. Roper	Wrote a dissent	March 19, 1980	7-2
Brown v. Louisiana	Wrote a special concurrence	June 16, 1980	6-3
Central Machinery Co. v. Arizona Tax Comm'n	Wrote a dissent, joined Stewart's dissent	June 27, 1980	5-4
Brown v. Glines	Wrote the majority opinion	January 21, 1980	5-3
California Liquor Dealers v. Midcal Aluminum	Wrote the majority opinion	March 3, 1980	8-0
Maher v. Gagne	Wrote a special concurrence	June 25, 1980	9-0
Ohio v. Kentucky	Wrote a dissent	January 21, 1980	6-3
Roberts v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	April 15, 1980	8-1
Maine v. Thiboutot	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 1980	6-3
Carlson, v. Green	Wrote a special concurrence	April 22, 1980	7-2
NLRB v. Retail Store Employees	Wrote the majority opinion	June 20, 1980	6-3
Chiarella v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	March 18, 1980	6-3
Navarro Savings Assn. v. Lee	Wrote the majority opinion	May 19, 1980	8-1
Estes v. Metropolitan Branches, Dallas NAACP	Wrote a dissent	January 21, 1980	5-3
Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper	Wrote the majority opinion	June 23, 1980	9-0
Jenkins v. Anderson	Wrote the majority opinion	June 10, 1980	7-2
United States v. Clark	Wrote a special concurrence	February 26, 1980	7-2
PruneYard Shopping Center v. Robins	Wrote a special concurrence	June 9, 1980	9-0
Cuyler v. Sullivan	Wrote the majority opinion	May 12, 1980	8-1
Consolidated Edison Co. v. Public Ser v. Comm'n	Wrote the majority opinion	June 20, 1980	7-2
Harrison v. Ppg Industries, Inc.	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 27, 1980	7-2
Boeing Co. v. Van Gemert	Wrote the majority opinion	February 19, 1980	8-0
Goldwater v. Carter	Wrote a regular concurrence	December 13, 1979	8-1
Agins v. Tiburon	Wrote the majority opinion	June 10, 1980	9-0
United States v. Raddatz	Wrote a dissent	June 23, 1980	5-4
Nachman Corp. v. Pension Benefit Guar. Corp.	Wrote a dissent, joined Stewart's dissent	May 12, 1980	5-4
City Of Rome v. United States	Wrote a dissent	April 22, 1980	6-3
Industrial Union Dept. v. Amer. Petroleum Inst.	Wrote a special concurrence	July 2, 1980	5-4
Baldasar v. Illinois	Wrote a dissent	April 22, 1980	5-4
Rummel v. Estelle	Wrote a dissent	March 18, 1980	5-4
United States v. Mendenhall	Wrote a special concurrence	May 27, 1980	5-4
United States v. Louisiana	Wrote a dissent	April 28, 1980	5-3
American Export Lines, Inc. v. Alvez	Wrote a special concurrence	May 12, 1980	6-0
Owen v. City Of Independence	Wrote a dissent	April 16, 1980	5-4
United States Parole Comm'n v. Geraghty	Wrote a dissent	March 19, 1980	5-4
Andrus v. Utah	Wrote a dissent	May 19, 1980	5-4
Branti v. Finkel	Wrote a dissent	March 31, 1980	6-3
Vitek v. Jones	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 25, 1980	5-4
United States v. Payner	Wrote the majority opinion	June 23, 1980	6-3
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission of New ...	Wrote the majority opinion	June 20, 1980	8-1
Iannelli v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	March 25, 1975	5-4
Ivan Allen Co. v. United States	Wrote a dissent	June 26, 1975	6-3
United States v. Ortiz	Wrote the majority opinion	June 30, 1975	9-0
Burns v. Alcala	Wrote the majority opinion	March 18, 1975	7-1
Cousins v. Wigoda	Wrote a dissent	January 15, 1975	8-1
North Georgia Finishing, Inc. v. Di-Chem, Inc.	Wrote a special concurrence	January 22, 1975	6-3
U.S. v. National Assn. Securities Dealers	Wrote the majority opinion	June 26, 1975	5-4
Mclucas v. Dechamplain	Wrote the majority opinion	April 15, 1975	9-0
Mullaney v. Wilbur	Wrote the majority opinion	June 9, 1975	9-0
Icc v. Oregon Pacific Industries, Inc.	Wrote a regular concurrence	February 19, 1975	9-0
Gulf Oil Corp. v. Copp Paving Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	December 16, 1974	7-2
Wood v. Strickland	Wrote a dissent	February 25, 1975	5-4
Goss v. Lopez	Wrote a dissent	January 22, 1975	5-4
Lefkowitz v. Newsome	Wrote a dissent	February 19, 1975	5-4
Alfred Dunhill Of London, Inc. v. Cuba	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 24, 1976	5-4
Connell Co. v. Plumbers & Steamfitters	Wrote the majority opinion	June 2, 1975	5-4
Bowen v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	June 30, 1975	5-4
Garment Workers v. Quality Mfg. Co.	Wrote a dissent	February 19, 1975	6-3
Middendorf v. Henry	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 24, 1976	5-3
Cox Broadcasting Corporation v. Cohn	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 3, 1975	8-0
Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville	Wrote the majority opinion	June 23, 1975	6-3
United States v. Nobles	Wrote the majority opinion	June 23, 1975	8-0
Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 19, 1975	8-0
Schlesinger, v. Councilman	Wrote the majority opinion	March 25, 1975	6-3
United States v. Brignoni-Ponce	Wrote the majority opinion	June 30, 1975	9-0
Brown v. Illinois	Wrote a special concurrence	June 26, 1975	9-0
Ellis v. Dyson	Wrote a dissent	May 19, 1975	6-3
Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 9, 1975	6-3
NLRB v. Weingarten, Inc.	Wrote a dissent	February 19, 1975	6-3
Fusari v. Steinberg	Wrote the majority opinion	January 14, 1975	9-0
United Housing Foundation, Inc. v. Forman	Wrote the majority opinion	June 16, 1975	6-3
Warth v. Seldin	Wrote the majority opinion	June 25, 1975	5-4
United States v. Robinson	Wrote a regular concurrence	December 11, 1973	6-3
Gateway Coal Co. v. Mine Workers	Wrote the majority opinion	January 8, 1974	8-1
Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. Gaudet	Wrote a dissent	January 21, 1974	5-4
California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz	Wrote a regular concurrence	April 1, 1974	6-3
United States v. Calandra	Wrote the majority opinion	January 8, 1974	6-3
Pell v. Procunier	Wrote a dissent	June 24, 1974	5-4
Shea v. Vialpando	Wrote the majority opinion	April 23, 1974	9-0
Lewis v. City Of New Orleans	Wrote a special concurrence	February 20, 1974	6-3
United States v. Richardson	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 25, 1974	5-4
Smith v. Goguen	Wrote the majority opinion	March 25, 1974	6-3
Saxbe v. Washington Post Co.	Wrote a dissent	June 24, 1974	5-4
Davis v. United States	Wrote a dissent	June 10, 1974	7-2
United States v. Giordano	Wrote a dissent	May 13, 1974	5-4
Mayor v. Educational Equality League	Wrote the majority opinion	March 25, 1974	5-4
Arnett v. Kennedy	Wrote a special concurrence	April 16, 1974	5-4
NLRB v. Bell Aerospace Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	April 23, 1974	5-4
Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin	Wrote the majority opinion	May 28, 1974	6-3
Gertz v. Robert Welch Inc.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 25, 1974	5-4
Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	February 19, 1974	9-0
Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 13, 1974	5-4
Procunier v. Martinez	Wrote the majority opinion	April 29, 1974	9-0
United States v. Marine Bancorporation	Wrote the majority opinion	June 26, 1974	5-3
Cardwell v. Lewis	Wrote a special concurrence	June 17, 1974	5-4
Dillard v. Industrial Comm'n	Wrote the majority opinion	May 15, 1974	8-1
Letter Carriers v. Austin	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 1974	6-3
Pittsburgh v. Alco Parking Corp.	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 10, 1974	9-0
Gustafson v. Florida	Wrote a regular concurrence	December 11, 1973	6-3
Communist Party Of Indiana v. Whitcomb	Wrote a special concurrence	January 9, 1974	9-0
Wheeler v. Barrera	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 10, 1974	8-1
Hagans v. Lavine	Wrote a dissent, joined Rehnquist's dissent	March 25, 1974	6-3
Cleveland Board Of Education v. LaFleur	Wrote a special concurrence	January 21, 1974	7-2
Gerstein v. Pugh	Wrote the majority opinion	February 18, 1975	9-0
United States v. Connecticut National Bank	Wrote the majority opinion	June 26, 1974	5-4
Bob Jones University v. Simon	Wrote the majority opinion	May 15, 1974	8-0
Bangor Punta Operations v. Bangor & A. R. Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 19, 1974	5-4
Commissioner v. "Americans United" Inc.	Wrote the majority opinion	May 15, 1974	7-1
Healy v. James	Wrote the majority opinion	June 26, 1972	9-0
Kastigar v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	May 22, 1972	5-2
Commissioner v. First Security Bank Of Utah	Wrote the majority opinion	March 21, 1972	6-3
Barker v. Wingo	Wrote the majority opinion	June 22, 1972	9-0
United States v. Byrum	Wrote the majority opinion	June 26, 1972	6-3
Zicarelli v. New Jersey Investigation Comm'n	Wrote the majority opinion	May 22, 1972	5-2
United States v. U.S. District Court	Wrote the majority opinion	June 19, 1972	8-0
First Nat. City Bk. v. Banco Nacional De Cuba	Wrote a special concurrence	June 7, 1972	5-4
James v. Strange	Wrote the majority opinion	June 12, 1972	9-0
Lake Carriers' Assn. v. Macmullan	Wrote a dissent	May 30, 1972	7-2
Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	April 24, 1972	8-1
Boyd v. Dutton	Wrote a dissent	February 22, 1972	5-4
Kirby v. Illinois	Wrote a special concurrence	June 7, 1972	5-4
Operating Engineers v. Flair Builders, Inc.	Wrote a dissent	May 30, 1972	7-2
Shadwick v. City Of Tampa	Wrote the majority opinion	June 19, 1972	9-0
Central Hardware Co. v. NLRB	Wrote the majority opinion	June 22, 1972	6-3
Pipefitters v. United States	Wrote a dissent	June 22, 1972	6-2
Furman v. Georgia	Wrote a dissent, joined Burger's dissent, joined Rehnquist's dissent	June 29, 1972	5-4
Lloyd Corp. v. Tanner	Wrote the majority opinion	June 22, 1972	5-4
Pennsylvania v. New York	Wrote a dissent	June 19, 1972	6-3
Argersinger v. Hamlin	Wrote a special concurrence	June 12, 1972	9-0
United States v. Donovan	Wrote the majority opinion	January 18, 1977	6-3
United States v. Ramsey	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 6, 1977	6-3
Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Corp.	Wrote the majority opinion	January 11, 1977	5-3
Wolman v. Walter	Wrote a special concurrence	June 24, 1977	7-2
Smith v. United States	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 23, 1977	5-4
Nixon v. Administrator Of General Services	Wrote a special concurrence	June 28, 1977	7-2
Steelworkers v. Usery	Wrote a dissent	January 12, 1977	6-3
Maher v. Roe	Wrote the majority opinion	June 20, 1977	6-3
Craig v. Boren	Wrote a regular concurrence	December 20, 1976	7-2
Farmer v. Carpenters	Wrote the majority opinion	March 7, 1977	9-0
Carey v. Population Services International	Wrote a special concurrence	June 9, 1977	7-2
Philadelphia v. New Jersey	Wrote a dissent	February 23, 1977	5-4
Beal v. Doe	Wrote the majority opinion	June 20, 1977	6-3
Hankerson v. North Carolina	Wrote a special concurrence	June 17, 1977	8-0
Marks v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	March 1, 1977	5-4
United States v. Consumer Life Ins. Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	April 26, 1977	7-2
Ingraham v. Wright	Wrote the majority opinion	April 19, 1977	5-4
Bates v. State Bar of Arizona	Wrote a dissent	June 27, 1977	5-4
Castaneda v. Partida	Wrote a dissent, joined Burger's dissent	March 23, 1977	5-4
Swain v. Pressley	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 22, 1977	9-0
Continental T. V., Inc. v. Gte Sylvania Inc.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 23, 1977	6-2
Brewer v. Williams	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 23, 1977	5-4
Abood v. Detroit Board Of Education	Wrote a special concurrence	May 23, 1977	9-0
Connor v. Finch	Wrote a dissent	May 31, 1977	7-1
Fiallo v. Bell	Wrote the majority opinion	April 26, 1977	6-3
Milliken v. Bradley	Wrote a special concurrence	June 27, 1977	9-0
Patterson v. New York	Wrote a dissent	June 17, 1977	5-3
Bounds v. Smith	Wrote a regular concurrence	April 27, 1977	6-3
Blackledge v. Allison	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 2, 1977	8-0
Morris v. Gressette	Wrote the majority opinion	June 20, 1977	6-3
Brown v. Ohio	Wrote the majority opinion	June 16, 1977	6-3
Shaffer v. Heitner	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 24, 1977	7-1
Trimble v. Gordon	Wrote the majority opinion	April 26, 1977	5-4
Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.	Wrote a dissent	June 28, 1977	5-4
Coker v. Georgia	Wrote a special concurrence	June 29, 1977	7-2
United Airlines, Inc. v. Mcdonald	Wrote a dissent	June 20, 1977	5-3
Lee v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	June 13, 1977	8-1
Nyquist v. Mauclet	Wrote a dissent	June 13, 1977	5-4
Zurcher v. The Stanford Daily	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 31, 1978	5-3
Adamo Wrecking Co. v. United States	Wrote a regular concurrence	January 10, 1978	5-4
Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div. v. Craft	Wrote the majority opinion	May 1, 1978	6-3
Carey v. Piphus	Wrote the majority opinion	March 21, 1978	8-0
FCC v. Pacifica Foundation	Wrote a special concurrence	July 3, 1978	5-4
Washington Rev. Dept. v. Stevedoring Assn.	Wrote a regular concurrence	April 26, 1978	8-0
Moorman Mfg. Co. v. Bair	Wrote a dissent	June 15, 1978	6-3
Wise v. Lipscomb	Wrote a special concurrence, joined Rehnquist's concurrence	June 22, 1978	6-3
St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Barry	Wrote the majority opinion	June 29, 1978	7-2
Fmc v. Pacific Maritime Assn.	Wrote a dissent	March 1, 1978	5-3
Beth Israel Hospital v. NLRB	Wrote a special concurrence	June 22, 1978	9-0
Monell v. New York City Dept. Of Social Services	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 6, 1978	7-2
Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Carpenters	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 15, 1978	6-3
In Re Primus	Wrote the majority opinion	May 30, 1978	7-1
Ballew v. Georgia	Wrote a special concurrence	March 21, 1978	9-0
Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.	Wrote the majority opinion	April 18, 1978	5-4
Malone v. White Motor Corp.	Wrote a dissent	April 3, 1978	4-3
Nashville Gas Co. v. Satty	Wrote a special concurrence	December 6, 1977	9-0
Central Illinois Public Serv. Co. v. United States	Wrote a regular concurrence, joined Brennan's concurrence	February 28, 1978	9-0
Holloway v. Arkansas	Wrote a dissent	April 3, 1978	6-3
Pinkus v. United States	Wrote a dissent	May 23, 1978	8-1
Taylor v. Kentucky	Wrote the majority opinion	May 30, 1978	7-2
Agosto v. Ins	Wrote a dissent	June 6, 1978	7-2
Stump v. Sparkman	Wrote a dissent, joined Stewart's dissent	March 28, 1978	5-3
Fulman v. United States	Wrote a dissent	February 22, 1978	7-1
Raymond Motor Transportation, Inc. v. Rice	Wrote the majority opinion	February 21, 1978	8-0
NLRB v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co.	Wrote a special concurrence	June 15, 1978	9-0
First National Bank Of Boston v. Bellotti	Wrote the majority opinion	April 26, 1978	5-4
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke	Wrote the judgment of the Court	June 26, 1978	5-4
Tva v. Hill	Wrote a dissent	June 15, 1978	6-3
Crist v. Bretz	Wrote a dissent	June 14, 1978	6-3
Browder v. Director, Ill. Dept. Of Corrections	Wrote the majority opinion	January 10, 1978	9-0
Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders	Wrote the majority opinion	June 19, 1978	9-0
Moore v. Illinois	Wrote the majority opinion	December 12, 1977	8-0
Eastex, Inc. v. NLRB	Wrote the majority opinion	June 22, 1978	7-2
Zablocki v. Redhail	Wrote a special concurrence	January 18, 1978	8-1
Pfizer Inc. v. India	Wrote a dissent, joined Burger's dissent	January 11, 1978	5-3
California v. Texas	Wrote a regular concurrence, joined Stewart's concurrence	June 22, 1978	9-0
United States v. United States Gypsum Co.	Wrote a special concurrence	June 29, 1978	7-1
United States v. Sheffield Board Of Comm'rs	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 6, 1978	6-3
Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn.	Wrote the majority opinion	May 30, 1978	8-0
Greene v. Massey	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 14, 1978	8-0
Bordenkircher v. Hayes	Wrote a dissent	January 18, 1978	5-4
Board Of Curators, Univ. Of Mo. v. Horowitz	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 1, 1978	6-3
U.S. Steel Corp. v. Multistate Tax Comm.	Wrote the majority opinion	February 21, 1978	7-2
Hutto v. Finney	Wrote a dissent	June 23, 1978	5-4
United States v. New Mexico	Wrote a dissent	July 3, 1978	5-4
Oil Workers v. Mobil Oil Corp.	Wrote a special concurrence	June 14, 1976	7-2
Imbler v. Pachtman	Wrote the majority opinion	March 2, 1976	8-0
Machinists v. Wisconsin Emp. Rel. Comm'n	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 25, 1976	6-3
Kelley v. Johnson	Wrote a regular concurrence	April 5, 1976	6-2
Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co.	Wrote a regular concurrence	July 1, 1976	6-2
Stone v. Powell	Wrote the majority opinion	July 6, 1976	6-3
Doyle v. Ohio	Wrote the majority opinion	June 17, 1976	6-3
Time, Inc. v. Firestone	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 2, 1976	6-2
Mathews v. Eldridge	Wrote the majority opinion	February 24, 1976	6-2
Eastlake v. Forest City Enterprises, Inc.	Wrote a dissent	June 21, 1976	6-3
South Dakota v. Opperman	Wrote a regular concurrence	July 6, 1976	5-4
Elrod v. Burns	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 1976	5-3
Runyon v. McCrary	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 25, 1976	7-2
United States v. Miller	Wrote the majority opinion	April 21, 1976	7-2
Singleton v. Wulff	Wrote a dissent	July 1, 1976	5-4
Greer v. Spock	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 24, 1976	6-2
Nader v. Allegheny Airlines	Wrote the majority opinion	June 7, 1976	9-0
Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder	Wrote the majority opinion	March 30, 1976	6-2
Goldberg v. United States	Wrote a special concurrence	March 30, 1976	9-0
Nebraska Press Assoc. v. Stuart	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 30, 1976	9-0
United States v. Martinez-Fuerte	Wrote the majority opinion	July 6, 1976	7-2
Proffitt v. Florida	Wrote the judgment of the Court	July 2, 1976	7-2
Ristaino v. Ross	Wrote the majority opinion	March 3, 1976	6-2
Hampton v. United States	Wrote a special concurrence	April 27, 1976	5-3
Foremost-Mckesson v. Provident Securities	Wrote the majority opinion	January 13, 1976	8-0
Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co.	Wrote a dissent	March 24, 1976	5-3
Garner v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	March 23, 1976	8-0
NAACP v. FPC	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 19, 1976	8-0
United States v. Hopkins	Wrote a dissent	June 24, 1976	8-1
Estelle v. Williams	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 3, 1976	6-2
United States v. Watson	Wrote a regular concurrence	January 26, 1976	6-2
Union Electric Co. v. Epa	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 25, 1976	9-0
Hughes v. Alexandria Scrap Corp.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 24, 1976	6-3
Simon v. Eastern Ky. Welfare Rights Org.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 1, 1976	8-0
Young v. American Mini Theatres	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 24, 1976	5-4
Ludwig v. Massachusetts	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 30, 1976	5-4
Hudgens v. NLRB	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 3, 1976	6-2
United States v. Moore	Wrote the majority opinion	December 9, 1975	8-0
Kleppe v. Sierra Club	Wrote the majority opinion	June 28, 1976	7-2
Johnson v. Louisiana	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 22, 1972	5-4
Apodaca v. Oregon	Wrote a special concurrence	May 22, 1972	5-4
Mcginnis v. Royster	Wrote the majority opinion	February 21, 1973	7-2
Gagnon v. Scarpelli	Wrote the majority opinion	May 14, 1973	8-1
Neil v. Biggers	Wrote the majority opinion	December 6, 1972	5-3
Almota Farmers Elevator & Whse. Co. v. U.S.	Wrote a regular concurrence	January 16, 1973	5-4
Colgrove v. Battin	Wrote a dissent, joined Douglas' dissent	June 21, 1973	5-4
Committee For Public Education v. Nyquist	Wrote the majority opinion	June 25, 1973	6-3
Sloan v. Lemon	Wrote the majority opinion	June 25, 1973	6-3
Cupp v. Murphy	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 29, 1973	7-2
Weinberger v. Hynson, Westcott & Dunning	Wrote a special concurrence	June 18, 1973	7-0
Chambers v. Mississippi	Wrote the majority opinion	February 21, 1973	8-1
Georgia v. United States	Wrote a dissent, joined White's dissent	May 7, 1973	6-3
Couch v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	January 9, 1973	7-2
Chaffin v. Stynchcombe	Wrote the majority opinion	May 21, 1973	5-4
In Re Griffiths	Wrote the majority opinion	June 25, 1973	7-2
San Antonio Independent School Dis. v. Rodriguez	Wrote the majority opinion	March 21, 1973	5-4
Almeida-Sanchez v. United States	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 21, 1973	5-4
White v. Weiser	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 18, 1973	9-0
Frontiero v. Richardson	Wrote a special concurrence	May 14, 1973	8-1
Keyes v. School District No. 1	Wrote a special concurrence	June 21, 1973	7-1
Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc.	Wrote a dissent	April 24, 1973	5-4
United States v. Basye	Wrote the majority opinion	February 27, 1973	8-1
Mcdonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green	Wrote the majority opinion	May 14, 1973	9-0
Barnes v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	June 18, 1973	6-3
Rosario v. Rockefeller	Wrote a dissent	March 21, 1973	5-4
Gulf States Utilities Co. v. FPC	Wrote a dissent	May 14, 1973	6-3
Schneckloth v. Bustamonte	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 29, 1973	6-3
New York Dept. Of Social Services v. Dublino	Wrote the majority opinion	June 21, 1973	7-2
Michigan v. Payne	Wrote the majority opinion	May 21, 1973	6-3
Hunt v. Mcnair	Wrote the majority opinion	June 25, 1973	6-3
United States v. Fuller	Wrote a dissent	January 16, 1973	5-4
Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Human Rel. Comm'n	Wrote the majority opinion	June 21, 1973	5-4

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