| East Texas Motor Freight v. Rodriguez | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, May 31, 1977 | 9-0 |
| Nolde Bros., Inc. v. Bakery Workers | Wrote a dissent | Monday, March 7, 1977 | 7-2 |
| Mathews v. De Castro | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, December 13, 1976 | 9-0 |
| Craig v. Boren | Wrote a special concurrence | Monday, December 20, 1976 | 7-2 |
| Scarborough v. United States | Wrote a dissent | Monday, June 6, 1977 | 7-1 |
| Dothard v. Rawlinson | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, June 27, 1977 | 7-2 |
| NLRB v. Pipefitters | Wrote a dissent, joined Brennan's dissent | Tuesday, February 22, 1977 | 6-3 |
| Moore v. East Cleveland | Wrote a dissent | Tuesday, May 31, 1977 | 5-4 |
| Occidental Life Ins. Co. v. EEOC | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, June 20, 1977 | 7-2 |
| Madison Sch. Dist. v. Wisconsin Emp. Rel. Comm'n | Wrote a special concurrence | Wednesday, December 8, 1976 | 9-0 |
| Castaneda v. Partida | Wrote a dissent | Wednesday, March 23, 1977 | 5-4 |
| Splawn v. California | Wrote a dissent, joined Brennan's dissent, joined Stevens' dissent | Monday, June 6, 1977 | 5-4 |
| United Jewish Org. of Williamsburgh v. Carey | Wrote a special concurrence | Tuesday, March 1, 1977 | 7-1 |
| Smith v. Organization Of Foster Families | Wrote a special concurrence | Monday, June 13, 1977 | 9-0 |
| Don E. Williams Co. v. Commissioner | Wrote a dissent | Tuesday, February 22, 1977 | 7-2 |
| Brewer v. Williams | Wrote the majority opinion | Wednesday, March 23, 1977 | 5-4 |
| Abood v. Detroit Board Of Education | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, May 23, 1977 | 9-0 |
| Lockport v. Citizens For Community Action | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, March 7, 1977 | 9-0 |
| Connor v. Finch | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, May 31, 1977 | 7-1 |
| Bounds v. Smith | Wrote a dissent | Wednesday, April 27, 1977 | 6-3 |
| Blackledge v. Allison | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, May 2, 1977 | 8-0 |
| Hazelwood School District v. United States | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, June 27, 1977 | 8-1 |
| United Airlines, Inc. v. Mcdonald | Wrote the majority opinion | Monday, June 20, 1977 | 5-3 |
| Califano v. Sanders | Wrote a special concurrence | Wednesday, February 23, 1977 | 8-0 |
| Teamsters v. United States | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, May 31, 1977 | 7-2 |
| Juidice v. Vail | Wrote a dissent | Tuesday, March 22, 1977 | 6-3 |
| Codd v. Velger | Wrote a dissent | Tuesday, February 22, 1977 | 5-4 |
| Whalen v. Roe | Wrote a regular concurrence | Tuesday, February 22, 1977 | 9-0 |
| Tully v. Griffin, Inc. | Wrote the majority opinion | Tuesday, November 9, 1976 | 9-0 |
