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1950-1959

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1980 Term

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

Alessi v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.
Did not participate

Allen v. Mccurry
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

Allstate Ins. Co. v. Hague
Voted with the majority, authored a judgment of the court

American Express Co. v. Koerner
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

American Textile Mfrs. Inst. v. Donovan
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Anderson Bros. Ford v. Valencia
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent

Arizona v. Manypenny
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Hall
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Ball v. James
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent

Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Beltran v. Myers
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' special concurrence

Board Of Govs., Frs v. Investment Company Inst.
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Bullington v. Missouri
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

CBS, Inc. v. FCC
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

California Medical Assn. v. Fec
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

California v. Sierra Club
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Carson v. American Brands, Inc.
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Carter v. Kentucky
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' concurrence

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

Chicago & N. W. Tr. Co. v. Kalo Brick & Tile
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Clayton v. Automobile Workers
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Commissioner v. Portland Cement Co. Of Utah
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Montana
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Reis
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Connecticut Board Of Pardons v. Dumschat
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

County Of Imperial v. Munoz
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

County Of Washington v. Gunther
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Cuyler v. Adams
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Dames & Moore v. Regan
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Delaware State College v. Ricks
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent

Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. August
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Democratic Party Of U.S. v. Wisconsin
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

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

Diamond v. Diehr
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent

Doe v. Delaware
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Donovan v. Dewey
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

EEOC v. Associated Dry Goods Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

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

Epa v. National Crushed Stone Assn.
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Estelle v. Smith
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

FCC v. WNCN Listeners Guild
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

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

Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Risjord
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

First National Maintenance Corp. v. NLRB
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Flynt v. Ohio
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent

Ftc v. Standard Oil Co. Of Cal.
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's special concurrence

Gulf Oil Co. v. Bernard
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

H. A. Artists & Associates v. Actors' Equity Assn.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

H. L. v. Matheson
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Haig v. Agee
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Heffron v. Int. Society for Krishna Consciousness
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Hodel v. Indiana
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Recl. Assn.
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

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

Hudson v. Louisiana
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Hughes v. Rowe
Voted with the majority

J. Truett Payne Co. v. Chrysler Motors Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's special concurrence

Jones v. Helms
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Kassell v. Consolidated Freightways Corp. of DL
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Kirchberg v. Feenstra
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Kissinger v. Halperin

Lassiter v. Department Of Social Services
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

Lehman v. Nakshian
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

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

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

Mccarty v. Mccarty
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent

Mcdaniel v. Sanchez
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Memphis v. Greene
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Metromedia, Inc. v. San Diego
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Michael M. v. Superior Court of Sonoma County
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Michigan v. Summers
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent

Middlesex Cty. Sewerage Auth. v. Sea Clammers
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Milwaukee v. Illinois
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co.
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Minnick v. California Dept. Of Corrections
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Monroe v. Standard Oil Co.
Voted with the minority, joined Burger's dissent

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

NLRB v. Amax Coal Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

National Gerimedical Hospital v. Blue Cross
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

New York State Liquor Authority v. Bellanca
Disagreed with grant

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

Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Parratt v. Taylor
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Pennhurst State School v. Halderman
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent

Plumbers & Pipefitters v. Plumbers & Pipefitters
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Director, Owcp
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Rhodes v. Chapman
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Robbins v. California
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's judgment of the court

Rodriguez v. Compass Shipping Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Rosales-Lopez v. United States
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent

Rosewell v. Lasalle National Bank
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Rostker v. Goldberg
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent, joined Marshall's dissent

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

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

San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. San Diego
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Schad v. Mount Ephraim
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Schweiker v. Gray Panthers
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent

Schweiker v. Wilson
Voted with the minority, joined Powell's dissent

Scindia Steam Navigation Co., v. De Los Santos
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

St. Martin Lutheran Church v. South Dakota
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Steadman v. SEC
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

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

Stone v. Graham
Voted with the majority

Sumner v. Mata
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Texas Dept. Of Community Affairs v. Burdine
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

Thomas v. Review Bd., Ind. Empl. Sec. Di
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

U.S. Postal Service v. Greenburgh Civic Assns.
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

U.S. Railroad Retirement Bd. v. Fritz
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Mitchell
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

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

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

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

United States v. Swank
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

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

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

Universities Research Assn. v. Coutu
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

University Of Texas v. Camenisch
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

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

Vincent v. Texas

Watkins v. Sowders
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Watt v. Alaska
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Weaver v. Graham
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Webb v. Webb
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's concurrence

Webb's Fabulous Pharmacies Inc. v. Beckwith
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Western & Southern L. I. Co. v. Bd. Of Equalization
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Wood v. Georgia
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent