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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
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

Case

Decision

Decision Date

Vote

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