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1950-1959

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1971 Term

Adams v. Illinois
Voted with the majority, authored a judgment of the court

Adams v. Williams
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Affiliated Ute Citizens v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Aikens v. California
Voted with the majority

Alexander v. Louisiana
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Argersinger v. Hamlin
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Erie Lackawanna R. Co.
Voted with the majority

Barker v. Wingo
Voted with the majority, joined White's concurrence

Bd. Of Regents v. New Left Education Project
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Board Of Regents v. Roth
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Boyd v. Dutton
Voted with the majority

Branzburg v. Hayes
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent

Britt v. North Carolina
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent

Brooks v. Tennessee
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Brunette Machine Wks. v. Kockum Industries
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Bullock v. Carter
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

California Transport v. Trucking Unlimited
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's special concurrence

Caplin v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Co.
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent

Carleson v. Remillard
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

Carter v. Stanton
Voted with the majority

Central Hardware Co. v. NLRB
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Chemical Workers v. Pittsburgh Glass
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

Cole v. Richardson
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Colten v. Kentucky
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Combs v. United States
Voted with the majority

Commissioner v. First Security Bank Of Utah
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

D. H. Overmyer Co. v. Frick Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Deepsouth Packing Co. v. Laitram Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Diffenderfer v. Central Baptist Church
Voted with the majority

Doe v. Bolton
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Dukes v. Warden
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Duncan v. Tennessee
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Dunn v. Blumstein
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Eisenstadt v. Baird
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Evansville Airport v. Delta Airlines
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

FPC v. Florida Power & Light Co.
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

FPC v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Fein v. Selective Service System
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

First Nat. City Bk. v. Banco Nacional De Cuba
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Flood v. Kuhn
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent, joined Marshall's dissent

Flower v. United States
Voted with the majority

Ford Motor Co. v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

Ftc v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co.
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Fuentes v. Shevin
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

Furman v. Georgia
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Gelbard v. United States
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Giglio v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

Gooding v. Wilson
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Gravel v. United States
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Grayned v. City Of Rockford
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Groppi v. Leslie
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

Grubbs v. General Electric Credit Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Haines v. Kerner
Voted with the majority

Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Healy v. James
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Huffman v. Boersen
Voted with the majority

Humphrey v. Cady
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Illinois v. City Of Milwaukee
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

In Re Griffiths

In re Pappas
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent

Iowa Beef Packers, Inc. v. Thompson
Voted with the majority

Jackson v. Indiana
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

James v. Strange
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Jefferson v. Hackney
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent, joined Marshall's dissent

Kastigar v. United States
Did not participate

Kirby v. Illinois
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Kleindienst v. Mandel
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Laird v. Nelms
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent

Laird v. Tatum
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Lake Carriers' Assn. v. Macmullan
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Lego v. Twomey
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Lindsey v. Normet
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Lloyd Corp. v. Tanner
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Loper v. Beto
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's judgment of the court

Love v. Pullman Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

Lynch v. Household Finance Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

Mancusi v. Stubbs
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Mayer v. City Of Chicago
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Mcclanahan v. Morauer & Hartzell, Inc.
Voted with the majority

Mcneil v. Director, Patuxent Institution
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Miller v. California
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Milton v. Wainwright
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent

Mitchum v. Foster
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

Moore v. Illinois
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis
Voted with the minority

Morrissey v. Brewer
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Murel v. Baltimore City Criminal Court
Voted with the majority

NLRB v. Burns Security Services
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's concurrence

NLRB v. Nash-Finch Co.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

NLRB v. Plasterers' Union
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

NLRB v. Scrivener
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Nebraska v. Iowa
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Norfolk & Western R. Co. v. Nemitz
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

North Carolina v. Rice
Voted with the majority

Operating Engineers v. Flair Builders, Inc.
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Papachristou v. City Of Jacksonville
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

Parisi v. Davidson
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

Pennsylvania v. New York
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Perry v. Sindermann
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Peters v. Kiff
Voted with the majority, joined White's special concurrence

Picard v. Connor
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Pipefitters v. United States
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Police Dept. of Chicago v. Mosley
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Port Of Portland v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Rabe v. Washington
Voted with the majority

Reed v. Reed
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

Reliance Electric Co. v. Emerson Electric Co.
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent

Richardson v. Belcher
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Richardson v. Wright
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Roe v. Wade
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Roudebush v. Hartke
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent

S & E Contractors, Inc. v. United States
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

SEC v. Medical Committee For Human Rights
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Santobello v. New York
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Sarno v. Illinois Crime Comm'n
Did not participate

Schilb v. Kuebel
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent

Schneble v. Florida
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Shadwick v. City Of Tampa
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Sierra Club v. Morton
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Smith v. Florida
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

Socialist Labor Party v. Gilligan
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent

Stanley v. Illinois
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Strait v. Laird
Voted with the minority, co-authored a dissent

Supt. Of Insurance v. Bankers Life & Cas. Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

Swarb v. Lennox
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

Townsend v. Swank
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Trbovich v. Mine Workers
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

United States v. 12 200-Ft. Reels Of Film
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

United States v. Allegheny-Ludlum Steel
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

United States v. Bass
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

United States v. Biswell
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

United States v. Brewster
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent, joined White's dissent

United States v. Byrum
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent

United States v. Campos-Serrano
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

United States v. Generes
Voted with the majority, joined White's special concurrence

United States v. Louisiana
Voted with the majority

United States v. Marion
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' special concurrence

United States v. Midwest Video Corp.
Voted with the majority, authored a judgment of the court

United States v. Mississippi Chemical Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

United States v. Orito
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

United States v. Scotland Neck Bd. Of Educ.
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

United States v. Topco Associates
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

United States v. Tucker
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

United States v. U.S. District Court
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Vermont v. New York
Voted with the majority

Victory Carriers, Inc. v. Law
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent

Washington v. General Motors Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Wilwording v. Swenson
Voted with the majority

Wisconsin v. Yoder
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's concurrence, joined White's concurrence

Wright v. Council Of City Of Emporia
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

Younger v. Gilmore
Voted with the majority

Zicarelli v. New Jersey Investigation Comm'n
Did not participate