| Zurcher v. The Stanford Daily | Wrote a regular concurrence | Wednesday, May 31, 1978 | 5-3 |
| Adamo Wrecking Co. v. United States | Wrote a regular concurrence | Tuesday, January 10, 1978 | 5-4 |
| Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div. v. Craft | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, May 1, 1978 | 6-3 |
| Carey v. Piphus | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, March 21, 1978 | 8-0 |
| FCC v. Pacifica Foundation | Wrote a special concurrence | Monday, July 3, 1978 | 5-4 |
| Washington Rev. Dept. v. Stevedoring Assn. | Wrote a regular concurrence | Wednesday, April 26, 1978 | 8-0 |
| Moorman Mfg. Co. v. Bair | Wrote a dissent | Thursday, June 15, 1978 | 6-3 |
| Wise v. Lipscomb | Wrote a special concurrence, joined Rehnquist's concurrence | Thursday, June 22, 1978 | 6-3 |
| St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Barry | Wrote the majority opinion | Thursday, June 29, 1978 | 7-2 |
| Fmc v. Pacific Maritime Assn. | Wrote a dissent | Wednesday, March 1, 1978 | 5-3 |
| Beth Israel Hospital v. NLRB | Wrote a special concurrence | Thursday, June 22, 1978 | 9-0 |
| Monell v. New York City Dept. Of Social Services | Wrote a regular concurrence | Tuesday, June 6, 1978 | 7-2 |
| Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Carpenters | Wrote a regular concurrence | Monday, May 15, 1978 | 6-3 |
| In Re Primus | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, May 30, 1978 | 7-1 |
| Ballew v. Georgia | Wrote a special concurrence | Tuesday, March 21, 1978 | 9-0 |
| Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc. | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, April 18, 1978 | 5-4 |
| Malone v. White Motor Corp. | Wrote a dissent | Monday, April 3, 1978 | 4-3 |
| Nashville Gas Co. v. Satty | Wrote a special concurrence | Tuesday, December 6, 1977 | 9-0 |
| Central Illinois Public Serv. Co. v. United States | Wrote a regular concurrence, joined Brennan's concurrence | Tuesday, February 28, 1978 | 9-0 |
| Holloway v. Arkansas | Wrote a dissent | Monday, April 3, 1978 | 6-3 |
| Pinkus v. United States | Wrote a dissent | Tuesday, May 23, 1978 | 8-1 |
| Taylor v. Kentucky | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, May 30, 1978 | 7-2 |
| Agosto v. Ins | Wrote a dissent | Tuesday, June 6, 1978 | 7-2 |
| Stump v. Sparkman | Wrote a dissent, joined Stewart's dissent | Tuesday, March 28, 1978 | 5-3 |
| Fulman v. United States | Wrote a dissent | Wednesday, February 22, 1978 | 7-1 |
| Raymond Motor Transportation, Inc. v. Rice | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, February 21, 1978 | 8-0 |
| NLRB v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co. | Wrote a special concurrence | Thursday, June 15, 1978 | 9-0 |
| First National Bank Of Boston v. Bellotti | Wrote the majority opinion | Wednesday, April 26, 1978 | 5-4 |
| Regents of the University of California v. Bakke | Wrote the judgment of the Court | Monday, June 26, 1978 | 5-4 |
| Tva v. Hill | Wrote a dissent | Thursday, June 15, 1978 | 6-3 |
| Crist v. Bretz | Wrote a dissent | Wednesday, June 14, 1978 | 6-3 |
| Browder v. Director, Ill. Dept. Of Corrections | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, January 10, 1978 | 9-0 |
| Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, June 19, 1978 | 9-0 |
| Moore v. Illinois | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, December 12, 1977 | 8-0 |
| Eastex, Inc. v. NLRB | Wrote the majority opinion | Thursday, June 22, 1978 | 7-2 |
| Zablocki v. Redhail | Wrote a special concurrence | Wednesday, January 18, 1978 | 8-1 |
| Pfizer Inc. v. India | Wrote a dissent, joined Burger's dissent | Wednesday, January 11, 1978 | 5-3 |
| California v. Texas | Wrote a regular concurrence, joined Stewart's concurrence | Thursday, June 22, 1978 | 9-0 |
| United States v. United States Gypsum Co. | Wrote a special concurrence | Thursday, June 29, 1978 | 7-1 |
| United States v. Sheffield Board Of Comm'rs | Wrote a regular concurrence | Monday, March 6, 1978 | 6-3 |
| Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn. | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, May 30, 1978 | 8-0 |
| Greene v. Massey | Wrote a regular concurrence | Wednesday, June 14, 1978 | 8-0 |
| Bordenkircher v. Hayes | Wrote a dissent | Wednesday, January 18, 1978 | 5-4 |
| Board Of Curators, Univ. Of Mo. v. Horowitz | Wrote a regular concurrence | Wednesday, March 1, 1978 | 6-3 |
| U.S. Steel Corp. v. Multistate Tax Comm. | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, February 21, 1978 | 7-2 |
| Hutto v. Finney | Wrote a dissent | Friday, June 23, 1978 | 5-4 |
| United States v. New Mexico | Wrote a dissent | Monday, July 3, 1978 | 5-4 |