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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
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue v. Fink	Wrote the majority opinion	June 22, 1987	8-1
Stringfellow v. Concerned Neighbors In Action	Wrote the majority opinion	March 9, 1987	9-0
Welch v. Texas Highways & Public Transp. Dept.	Wrote the judgment of the Court	June 25, 1987	5-4
McCleskey v. Kemp	Wrote the majority opinion	April 22, 1987	5-4
Arizona v. Mauro	Wrote the majority opinion	May 4, 1987	5-4
FCC v. Florida Power Corp.	Wrote a regular concurrence	February 25, 1987	9-0
Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida	Wrote a special concurrence	February 25, 1987	8-1
324 Liquor Corp. v. Duffy	Wrote the majority opinion	January 13, 1987	7-2
United States v. Johnson	Wrote the majority opinion	May 18, 1987	5-4
Cts Corp. v. Dynamics Corp. Of America	Wrote the majority opinion	April 21, 1987	6-3
Houston v. Hill	Wrote a special concurrence	June 15, 1987	8-1
Pennsylvania v. Ritchie	Wrote the majority opinion	February 24, 1987	5-2
Ins v. Cardoza-Fonseca	Wrote a dissent	March 9, 1987	6-3
Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co.	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 19, 1987	6-3
Pleasant Grove v. United States	Wrote a dissent	January 21, 1987	6-3
Martin v. Ohio	Wrote a dissent	February 25, 1987	5-4
United States v. Hohri	Wrote the majority opinion	June 1, 1987	8-0
Bowen v. Yuckert	Wrote the majority opinion	June 8, 1987	6-3
San Francisco Arts & Athletics v. US Olympic Committee	Wrote the majority opinion	June 25, 1987	5-4
California Coastal Comm'n v. Granite Rock Co.	Wrote a dissent	March 24, 1987	5-4
Greer v. Miller	Wrote the majority opinion	June 26, 1987	6-3
Colorado v. Spring	Wrote the majority opinion	January 27, 1987	7-2
Lukhard v. Reed	Wrote a dissent	April 22, 1987	5-4
Rotary Int. v. Rotary Club	Wrote the majority opinion	May 4, 1987	7-0
Edwards v. Aguillard	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 19, 1987	7-2
Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc.	Wrote the majority opinion	April 6, 1987	9-0
Fall River Dyeing & Finishing Corp. v. NLRB	Wrote a dissent	June 1, 1987	6-3
Kelly v. Robinson	Wrote the majority opinion	November 12, 1986	7-2
Booth v. Maryland	Wrote the majority opinion	June 15, 1987	5-4
Arizona v. Hicks	Wrote a dissent, joined O'Connor's dissent	March 3, 1987	6-3
Rankin v. McPherson	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 24, 1987	5-4
Griffith v. Kentucky	Wrote a regular concurrence	January 13, 1987	6-3
Burger v. Kemp	Wrote a dissent, joined Blackmun's dissent	June 26, 1987	5-4
Gray v. Mississippi	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 18, 1987	5-4
International Paper Co. v. Ouellette	Wrote the majority opinion	January 21, 1987	5-4
Newton v. Rumery	Wrote the majority opinion	March 9, 1987	5-4
United States v. Paradise	Wrote a regular concurrence	February 25, 1987	5-4
Young v. U.S. Ex Rel. Vuitton Et Fils S. A.	Wrote a dissent	May 26, 1987	5-4

Case

Decision

Decision Date

Vote

Commissioner Of Internal Revenue v. Fink

Wrote the majority opinion

June 22, 1987

8-1

Stringfellow v. Concerned Neighbors In Action

Wrote the majority opinion

March 9, 1987

9-0