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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. 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

Case

Decision

Decision Date

Vote

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