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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
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

Case

Decision

Decision Date

Vote

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