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Opinions

1950-1959

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1970-1979

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1972 Term

Alexander v. Virginia
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Almeida-Sanchez v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

Almota Farmers Elevator & Whse. Co. v. U.S.
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

Askew v. American Waterways Operators, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

Associated Enterprises, Inc. v. Toltec District
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent

Atchison, T. & S. F. R. Co. v. Wichita Bd. Of Trade
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent

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

Braden v. 30Th Judicial Circuit Court Of Ky.
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Bradley v. United States
Voted with the majority, co-authored a special concurrence

Brennan v. Arnheim & Neely, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

Broadrick v. Oklahoma
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

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

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

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

Butz v. Glover Livestock Comm'n Co.
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Cady v. Dombrowski
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

California v. Krivda
Voted with the majority

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

Chaffin v. Stynchcombe
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent

Chambers v. Mississippi
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Ciba Corp. v. Weinberger
Did not participate

City Of Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

City Of Kenosha v. Bruno
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Colgrove v. Battin
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Columbia Broadcasting v. Democratic Comm.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Committee For Public Education v. Nyquist
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

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

Csc v. Letter Carriers
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent

Cupp v. Murphy
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Davis v. United States
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

District Of Columbia v. Carter
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Doe v. Mcmillan
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' concurrence

Employees v. Missouri Public Health Dept.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Epa v. Mink
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

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

Evco v. Jones
Voted with the majority

Executive Jet Aviation v. City Of Cleveland
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

FPC v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

Fmc v. Seatrain Lines, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Fontaine v. United States
Voted with the majority

Frontiero v. Richardson
Voted with the majority, authored a judgment of the court

Gaffney v. Cummings
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Gagnon v. Scarpelli
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

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

Gibson v. Berryhill
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's concurrence

Gilligan v. Morgan
Voted with the majority, co-authored a special concurrence

Goldstein v. California
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent, joined Marshall's dissent

Gomez v. Perez
Voted with the majority

Goosby v. Osser
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Gosa v. Mayden
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Gottschalk v. Benson
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

Gulf States Utilities Co. v. FPC
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Hall v. Cole
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Ham v. South Carolina
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Heller v. New York
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Hensley v. Municipal Court
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Heublein, Inc. v. South Carolina Tax Comm'n
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Hughes Tool Co. v. Trans World Airlines
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

Hunt v. Mcnair
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

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

Illinois v. Somerville
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent

Indiana Employment Division v. Burney
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Johnson v. New York State Education Dept.
Voted with the majority

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

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

Kern County Land Co. v. Occidental Corp.
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent

Keyes v. School District No. 1
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Lehnhausen v. Lake Shore Auto Parts Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

Lemon v. Kurtzman
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent

Levitt v. Committee For Public Education
Voted with the majority, co-authored a special concurrence

Linda R. S. v. Richard D.
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

Logue v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Machinists & Aerospace Workers v. NLRB
Voted with the majority

Mahan v. Howell
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Mattz v. Arnett
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Mcclanahan v. Arizona State Tax Comm'n
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Mcdonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Mcginnis v. Royster
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent

Michigan v. Ohio
Voted with the majority

Michigan v. Payne
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Moor v. County Of Alameda
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Morris v. Weinberger
Voted with the majority

Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

NAACP v. New York
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

NLRB v. Boeing Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

NLRB v. International Van Lines
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

NLRB v. Textile Workers
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

Neil v. Biggers
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

New Jersey Welfare Rights Org. v. Cahill
Voted with the majority

New York Dept. Of Social Services v. Dublino
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Norwood v. Harrison
Voted with the majority, concurred with Burger's opinion

O'brien v. Brown
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Ohio v. Kentucky
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Ortwein v. Schwab
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

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

Paris Adult Theatre v. Slaton
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Philpott v. Essex County Welfare Board
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Human Rel. Comm'n
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Preiser v. Rodriguez
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Ricci v. Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Roaden v. Kentucky
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Robinson v. Neil
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Rosario v. Rockefeller
Voted with the minority, joined Powell's dissent

Salyer Land Co. v. Tulare Water District
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent

San Antonio Independent School Dis. v. Rodriguez
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent, joined White's dissent

Schneckloth v. Bustamonte
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Sloan v. Lemon
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

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

Sugarman v. Dougall
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Swenson v. Stidham
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Tacon v. Arizona
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent

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

Tidewater Oil Co. v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Tillman v. Wheaton-Haven Recreation Assn.
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Tollett v. Henderson
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Tonasket v. Washington
Voted with the majority

Trafficante v. Metropolitan Life Ins.
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture v. Moreno
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture v. Murry
Voted with the majority, joined Douglas' opinion

Union Oil Co. v. The San Jacinto
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent

United Air Lines v. Mahin
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

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

United States v. Basye
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

United States v. Bishop
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

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

United States v. Chicago, B. &. Q. R. Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

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

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

United States v. Falstaff Brewing Corp.
Did not participate

United States v. Florida East Coast R. Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

United States v. Fuller
Voted with the minority, joined Powell's dissent

United States v. Glaxo Group Ltd.
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

United States v. Jim
Voted with the majority

United States v. Kras
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent, co-authored a dissent

United States v. Little Lake Misere Land Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

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

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

United States v. Mississippi Tax Comm'n
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

United States v. Nevada
Voted with the majority

United States v. Pennsylvania Chem. Corp.
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

United States v. Russell
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent, joined Stewart's dissent

United States v. Scrap
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's concurrence

Usv Pharmaceutical Corp. v. Weinberger
Did not participate

Vlandis v. Kline
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's concurrence

Ward v. Village Of Monroeville
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Wardius v. Oregon
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Weinberger v. Bentex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Did not participate

Weinberger v. Hynson, Westcott & Dunning
Did not participate

White v. Regester
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

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