Sandra Day O'Connor | The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law

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
Mesa v. California	Wrote the majority opinion	February 21, 1989	9-0
Duckworth v. Eagan	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 26, 1989	5-4
Stanford v. Kentucky	Wrote a special concurrence	June 26, 1989	5-4
Coit Independence Joint Venture v. Fslic	Wrote the majority opinion	March 21, 1989	9-0
Florida v. Riley	Wrote a special concurrence	January 23, 1989	5-4
Murray v. Giarratano	Wrote a regular concurrence, joined Kennedy's concurrence	June 23, 1989	5-4
Hoffman v. Connecticut Income Maint. Dept.	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 23, 1989	5-4
Michael H. v. Gerald D.	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 15, 1989	5-4
Allegheny v. ACLU	Wrote a regular concurrence	July 3, 1989	5-4
Goldberg v. Sweet	Wrote a special concurrence	January 10, 1989	9-0
Canton v. Harris	Wrote a dissent	February 28, 1989	6-3
Jett v. Dallas Independent School Dist.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 22, 1989	5-4
Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co.	Wrote a dissent, joined White's dissent, joined Scalia's dissent	June 15, 1989	5-4
Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	January 23, 1989	6-3
Texas Teachers Assn. v. Garland School Dist.	Wrote the majority opinion	March 28, 1989	9-0
South Carolina v. Gathers	Wrote a dissent	June 12, 1989	5-4
Mansell v. Mansell	Wrote a dissent	May 30, 1989	7-2
Webster v. Reproductive Health Services	Wrote a special concurrence	July 3, 1989	5-4
American Trucking Associations v. Smith	Wrote the judgment of the Court	June 4, 1990	5-4
Hernandez v. Commissioner	Wrote a dissent	June 5, 1989	5-2
Massachusetts v. Oakes	Wrote the judgment of the Court	June 21, 1989	6-3
Skinner v. Mid-America Pipeline Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	April 25, 1989	9-0
Sullivan v. Hudson	Wrote the majority opinion	June 12, 1989	5-4
Penson v. Ohio	Wrote a regular concurrence	November 29, 1988	8-1
Browning-Ferris Industries v. Kelco Disposal	Wrote a dissent	June 26, 1989	7-2
Twa, Inc. v. Flight Attendants	Wrote the majority opinion	February 28, 1989	6-3
Missouri v. Jenkins	Wrote a dissent	June 19, 1989	5-3
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch	Wrote the majority opinion	February 21, 1989	9-0
Bonito Boats, Inc. v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc.	Wrote the majority opinion	February 21, 1989	9-0
Harris v. Reed	Wrote a regular concurrence	February 22, 1989	8-1
Fort Wayne Books, Inc. v. Indiana	Wrote a regular concurrence	February 21, 1989	9-0
Penry v. Lynaugh	Wrote the majority opinion	June 26, 1989	5-4
United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.	Wrote a dissent	February 22, 1989	5-4
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins	Wrote a special concurrence	May 1, 1989	6-3
Teague v. Lane	Wrote the majority opinion	February 22, 1989	7-2

Case

Decision

Decision Date

Vote

Mesa v. California

Wrote the majority opinion

February 21, 1989

9-0

Duckworth v. Eagan

Wrote a regular concurrence

June 26, 1989

5-4