| New York v. Belton | Wrote the majority opinion | Wednesday, July 1, 1981 | 6-3 |
| American Textile Mfrs. Inst. v. Donovan | Wrote a dissent | Wednesday, June 17, 1981 | 5-3 |
| Minnick v. California Dept. Of Corrections | Wrote a dissent | Monday, June 1, 1981 | 8-1 |
| Flynt v. Ohio | Wrote a dissent | Monday, May 18, 1981 | 5-4 |
| Parratt v. Taylor | Wrote a regular concurrence | Monday, May 18, 1981 | 8-1 |
| Howe v. Smith | Wrote a special concurrence | Wednesday, June 17, 1981 | 9-0 |
| Anderson Bros. Ford v. Valencia | Wrote a dissent | Monday, June 8, 1981 | 5-4 |
| Monroe v. Standard Oil Co. | Wrote the majority opinion | Wednesday, June 17, 1981 | 5-4 |
| Lehman v. Nakshian | Wrote the majority opinion | Friday, June 26, 1981 | 5-4 |
| Allen v. Mccurry | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, December 9, 1980 | 6-3 |
| Robbins v. California | Wrote the judgment of the Court | Wednesday, July 1, 1981 | 6-3 |
| Delaware State College v. Ricks | Wrote a dissent | Monday, December 15, 1980 | 5-4 |
| United States v. Cortez | Wrote a special concurrence | Wednesday, January 21, 1981 | 9-0 |
| Ball v. James | Wrote the majority opinion | Wednesday, April 29, 1981 | 5-4 |
| Lassiter v. Department Of Social Services | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, June 1, 1981 | 5-4 |
| Donovan v. Dewey | Wrote a dissent | Wednesday, June 17, 1981 | 8-1 |
| Kirchberg v. Feenstra | Wrote a special concurrence | Monday, March 23, 1981 | 9-0 |
| Democratic Party of the United States. v. Wisconsin | Wrote the majority opinion | Wednesday, February 25, 1981 | 6-3 |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Mitchell | Wrote a special concurrence | Monday, April 20, 1981 | 9-0 |
| Carter v. Kentucky | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, March 9, 1981 | 8-1 |
| Michigan v. Summers | Wrote a dissent | Monday, June 22, 1981 | 6-3 |
| County Of Imperial v. Munoz | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, December 2, 1980 | 6-2 |
| EEOC v. Associated Dry Goods Corp. | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, January 26, 1981 | 6-1 |
| Mcdaniel v. Sanchez | Wrote a dissent | Monday, June 1, 1981 | 7-2 |
| United Mine Workers of America v. National Labor Relations Board | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, June 29, 1981 | 8-1 |
| Watkins v. Sowders | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, January 13, 1981 | 7-2 |
| Chandler v. Florida | Wrote a special concurrence | Monday, January 26, 1981 | 8-0 |
| University Of Texas v. Camenisch | Wrote the majority opinion | Wednesday, April 29, 1981 | 9-0 |
| Michael M. v. Superior Court of Sonoma County | Wrote a regular concurrence | Monday, March 23, 1981 | 5-4 |
| Watt v. Alaska | Wrote a dissent | Tuesday, April 21, 1981 | 6-3 |
| Hughes v. Rowe | Wrote a special concurrence | Monday, November 10, 1980 | 7-1 |
| Albernaz v. United States | Wrote a special concurrence | Monday, March 9, 1981 | 9-0 |
| H. A. Artists & Associates v. Actors' Equity Assn. | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, May 26, 1981 | 6-3 |
| California Medical Assn. v. Fec | Wrote a dissent from denial/dismissal | Friday, June 26, 1981 | 5-0 |
| Stone v. Graham | Wrote a dissent | Monday, November 17, 1980 | 5-2 |
| Estelle v. Smith | Wrote a special concurrence | Monday, May 18, 1981 | 9-0 |
| Montana v. United States | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, March 24, 1981 | 6-3 |
| Wood v. Georgia | Wrote a special concurrence | Wednesday, March 4, 1981 | 6-3 |
| United States v. Turkette | Wrote a dissent | Wednesday, June 17, 1981 | 8-1 |
