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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
Ward v. Village Of Monroeville	Wrote the majority opinion	November 14, 1972	7-2
Cady v. Dombrowski	Wrote a dissent	June 21, 1973	5-4
Heller v. New York	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 1973	5-4
Neil v. Biggers	Wrote a dissent	December 6, 1972	5-3
Gaffney v. Cummings	Wrote a dissent	June 18, 1973	6-3
Columbia Broadcasting v. Democratic Comm.	Wrote a dissent	May 29, 1973	7-2
Mahan v. Howell	Wrote a dissent	February 21, 1973	5-3
Colgrove v. Battin	Wrote the majority opinion	June 21, 1973	5-4
City Of Kenosha v. Bruno	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 11, 1973	9-0
Keeble v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	May 29, 1973	6-3
Cupp v. Murphy	Wrote a dissent	May 29, 1973	7-2
Hall v. Cole	Wrote the majority opinion	May 21, 1973	6-2
District Of Columbia v. Carter	Wrote the majority opinion	January 10, 1973	9-0
Couch v. United States	Wrote a regular concurrence	January 9, 1973	7-2
Ortwein v. Schwab	Wrote a dissent	March 5, 1973	5-4
Butz v. Glover Livestock Comm'n Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	March 28, 1973	7-2
San Antonio Independent School Dis. v. Rodriguez	Wrote a dissent, joined White's dissent	March 21, 1973	5-4
Paris Adult Theatre v. Slaton	Wrote a dissent	June 21, 1973	5-4
United States v. Pennsylvania Chem. Corp.	Wrote the majority opinion	May 14, 1973	6-3
Frontiero v. Richardson	Wrote the judgment of the Court	May 14, 1973	8-1
Keyes v. School District No. 1	Wrote the majority opinion	June 21, 1973	7-1
Preiser v. Rodriguez	Wrote a dissent	May 7, 1973	6-3
Hurtado v. United States	Wrote a dissent	March 5, 1973	7-2
Barnes v. United States	Wrote a dissent	June 18, 1973	6-3
Kaplan v. California	Wrote a dissent	June 21, 1973	5-4
United States v. Ash	Wrote a dissent	June 21, 1973	6-3
United States v. Dionisio	Wrote a dissent	January 22, 1973	6-3
United States v. Mara	Wrote a dissent	January 22, 1973	6-3
Epa v. Mink	Wrote a dissent	January 22, 1973	5-3
White v. Regester	Wrote a dissent	June 18, 1973	6-3
Schneckloth v. Bustamonte	Wrote a dissent	May 29, 1973	6-3
NAACP v. New York	Wrote a dissent	June 21, 1973	6-2
U.S. Department of Agriculture v. Moreno	Wrote the majority opinion	June 25, 1973	7-2
Roaden v. Kentucky	Wrote a special concurrence	June 25, 1973	9-0
Alexander v. Virginia	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 1973	5-4
Hensley v. Municipal Court	Wrote the majority opinion	April 18, 1973	6-3
Employees v. Missouri Public Health Dept.	Wrote a dissent	April 18, 1973	8-1
Hunt v. Mcnair	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 1973	6-3
Broadrick v. Oklahoma	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 1973	5-4
Robinson v. Neil	Wrote a regular concurrence	January 16, 1973	9-0
Goosby v. Osser	Wrote the majority opinion	January 17, 1973	9-0
Braden v. 30Th Judicial Circuit Court Of Ky.	Wrote the majority opinion	February 28, 1973	6-3
California v. Larue	Wrote a dissent	December 5, 1972	6-3

Case

Decision

Decision Date

Vote

Ward v. Village Of Monroeville

Wrote the majority opinion

November 14, 1972

7-2

Cady v. Dombrowski

Wrote a dissent

June 21, 1973

5-4