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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
Fein v. Selective Service System	Wrote a dissent	March 21, 1972	4-3
Dunn v. Blumstein	Wrote the majority opinion	March 21, 1972	6-1
Flood v. Kuhn	Wrote a dissent	June 19, 1972	5-3
Schilb v. Kuebel	Wrote a regular concurrence	December 20, 1971	4-3
Perry v. Sindermann	Wrote a dissent	June 29, 1972	5-3
United States v. Bass	Wrote the majority opinion	December 20, 1971	5-2
Brunette Machine Wks. v. Kockum Industries	Wrote the majority opinion	June 7, 1972	9-0
Sarno v. Illinois Crime Comm'n	Wrote a dissent	May 22, 1972	5-2
United States v. Topco Associates	Wrote the majority opinion	March 29, 1972	6-1
Adams v. Williams	Wrote a dissent, joined Douglas' dissent	June 12, 1972	6-3
Kleindienst v. Mandel	Wrote a dissent	June 29, 1972	6-3
Grayned v. City Of Rockford	Wrote the majority opinion	June 26, 1972	9-0
Mancusi v. Stubbs	Wrote a dissent	June 26, 1972	7-2
Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	March 1, 1972	5-2
Trbovich v. Mine Workers	Wrote the majority opinion	January 17, 1972	6-1
Mcneil v. Director, Patuxent Institution	Wrote the majority opinion	June 19, 1972	9-0
Jefferson v. Hackney	Wrote a dissent	May 30, 1972	5-4
Caplin v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	May 22, 1972	5-4
Cole v. Richardson	Wrote a dissent	April 18, 1972	4-3
Police Dept. of Chicago v. Mosley	Wrote the majority opinion	June 26, 1972	9-0
SEC v. Medical Committee For Human Rights	Wrote the majority opinion	January 10, 1972	6-1
Schneble v. Florida	Wrote a dissent	March 21, 1972	6-3
Kastigar v. United States	Wrote a dissent	May 22, 1972	5-2
Commissioner v. First Security Bank Of Utah	Wrote a dissent	March 21, 1972	6-3
Zicarelli v. New Jersey Investigation Comm'n	Wrote a dissent	May 22, 1972	5-2
United States v. Mississippi Chemical Corp.	Wrote the majority opinion	March 6, 1972	8-0
Colten v. Kentucky	Wrote a dissent	June 12, 1972	7-2
Board of Regents v. Roth	Wrote a dissent	June 29, 1972	5-3
Moore v. Illinois	Wrote a dissent	June 29, 1972	5-4
Richardson v. Belcher	Wrote a dissent	November 22, 1971	4-3
United States v. Generes	Wrote a regular concurrence	February 23, 1972	6-1
Dukes v. Warden	Wrote a dissent	May 15, 1972	7-2
Santobello v. New York	Wrote a dissent	December 20, 1971	4-3
Central Hardware Co. v. NLRB	Wrote a dissent	June 22, 1972	6-3
Peters v. Kiff	Wrote the judgment of the Court	June 22, 1972	6-3
Humphrey v. Cady	Wrote the majority opinion	March 22, 1972	7-0
Britt v. North Carolina	Wrote the majority opinion	December 13, 1971	5-2
Furman v. Georgia	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 29, 1972	5-4
Lloyd Corp. v. Tanner	Wrote a dissent	June 22, 1972	5-4

Case

Decision

Decision Date

Vote

Fein v. Selective Service System

Wrote a dissent

March 21, 1972

4-3

Dunn v. Blumstein

Wrote the majority opinion

March 21, 1972

6-1