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Aaron v. SEC
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

Adams v. Texas
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Agins v. Tiburon
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

American Export Lines, Inc. v. Alvez
Voted with the majority, authored a judgment of the court

Andrus v. Allard
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Andrus v. Glover Construction Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

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

Andrus v. Shell Oil Co.
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent

Andrus v. Utah
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Baldasar v. Illinois
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's concurrence, joined Marshall's concurrence

Beck v. Alabama
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

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

Bloomer v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Board Of Education, New York City v. Harris
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

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

Boeing Co. v. Van Gemert
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Branti v. Finkel
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Brown v. Glines
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent, joined Stewart's dissent

Brown v. Louisiana
Voted with the majority, authored a judgment of the court

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

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

California Brewers Assn. v. Bryant
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

California Liquor Dealers v. Midcal Aluminum
Did not participate

California v. Nevada
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Carbon Fuel Co. v. Mine Workers
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Carey v. Brown
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Carlson, v. Green
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Central Hudson Gas & Elec. v. Public Ser v. Comm'n
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence, joined Blackmun's special concurrence, joined Stevens' special concurrence

Central Machinery Co. v. Arizona Tax Comm'n
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

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

City Of Rome v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Coffy v. Republic Steel Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Committee For Public Education v. Regan
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

Consolidated Edison Co. v. Public Ser v. Comm'n
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Consumer Product Safety Comm'n v. Gte Sylvania
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Costle v. Pacific Legal Foundation
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Crown Simpson Pulp Co. v. Costle

Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. General Electric Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

Cuyler v. Sullivan
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Dawson Chemical Co. v. Rohm & Haas Co.
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent

Deposit Guaranty Nat. Bank v. Roper
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

Diamond v. Chakrabarty
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Estes v. Metropolitan Branches, Dallas NAACP
Voted with the majority

Exxon Corp. v. Wisconsin Dept. Of Revenue
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Ferri v. Ackerman
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Milhollin
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Forsham v. Harris
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Fullilove v. Klutznick
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's special concurrence

General Telephone Co. v. EEOC
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Godfrey v. Georgia
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's special concurrence

Goldwater v. Carter
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Gomez v. Toledo
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Gte Sylvania, Inc. v. Consumers Union
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Harris v. McRae
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Harrison v. Ppg Industries, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

Hatzlachh Supply Co. v. United States
Voted with the majority

Hicks v. Oklahoma
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

Idaho Ex Rel. Evans v. Oregon
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Illinois v. Vitale
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent

Industrial Union Dept. v. Amer. Petroleum Inst.
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Jenkins v. Anderson
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Kaiser Aetna v. United States
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

Kissinger v. Reporters Committee
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Lewis v. Bt Investment Managers, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

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

Maher v. Gagne
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Maine v. Thiboutot
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Marshall v. Jerrico, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Martinez v. California
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Massachusetts v. Meehan

Mclain v. Real Estate Bd. Of New Orleans
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

Mobil Oil Corp. v. Commissioner Of Taxes
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Mohasco Corp. v. Silver
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

NLRB v. Longshoremen
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

NLRB v. Retail Store Employees
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

NLRB v. Yeshiva University
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Nachman Corp. v. Pension Benefit Guar. Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Navarro Savings Assn. v. Lee
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

New York Gaslight Club, Inc. v. Carey
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Norfolk & Western R. Co. v. Liepelt
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

O'bannon v. Town Court Nursing Center
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

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

Ohio v. Roberts
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Owen v. City Of Independence
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

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

PruneYard Shopping Center v. Robins
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Rawlings v. Kentucky
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Reeves Inc. v. Stake
Voted with the minority, joined Powell's dissent

Rhode Island v. Innis
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Richmond Newspapers Inc. v. Virginia
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

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

Rummel v. Estelle
Voted with the minority, joined Powell's dissent

Rush v. Savchuk
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Schaumburg v. Citizens For Better Environ.
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Seatrain Shipbuilding Corp. v. Shell Oil Co
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Secretary Of Navy v. Huff
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Snepp v. United States
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent

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

Sun Ship, Inc. v. Pennsylvania
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Supreme Court Of Va. v. Consumers Union
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Texas v. New Mexico
Voted with the majority

Thomas v. Washington Gas Light Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' judgment of the court

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

United States Parole Comm'n v. Geraghty
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

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

United States v. Bailey
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

United States v. Kubrick
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent

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

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

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

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

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

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

United States v. Sioux Nation Of Indians
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

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

Vance v. Terrazas
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Vance v. Universal Amusement Co.
Voted with the majority

Vaughn v. Vermilion Corp.
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

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

Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

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

Washington v. Confederated Tribes
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Wengler v. Druggists Mutual Ins. Co.
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

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

Whirlpool Corp. v. Marshall
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

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

World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Ybarra v. Illinois
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion