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Alfred L. Snapp & Son, Inc. v. Puerto Rico
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

American Soc. Of M. E.'s v. Hydrolevel Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

American Tobacco Co. v. Patterson
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Arizona v. Maricopa County Medical Society
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Army & Air Force Exchange Service v. Sheehan
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Asarco Inc. v. Idaho State Tax Comm'n
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

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

Blue Shield Of Virginia v. Mccready
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Blum v. Bacon
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Blum v. Yaretsky
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Board Of Education v. Pico
Voted with the majority, authored a judgment of the court

Bread Political Action Committee v. Fec
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

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

Cabell v. Chavez-Salido
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

California Ex Rel. State Lands Comm'n v. U.S.
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

California v. Grace Brethren Church
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Charles D. Bonanno Linen Service v. NLRB
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Citizens Against Rent Control v. Berkeley
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

City Of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Clements v. Fashing
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Community Communications Co., v. Boulder
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Connecticut v. Teal
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Consolidated Freightways Corp. v. Kassel
Voted with the majority

Cory v. White
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Crawford v. Los Angeles Board Of Education
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's concurrence

Department Of State v. Washington Post Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

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

Donovan v. Richland County Assn.

Eddings v. Oklahoma
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Edgar v. Mite Corporation
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Engle v. Isaac
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Enmund v. Florida
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Taxation & Revenue Dept.
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Fair Assessment In Real Estate Assn. v. Mcnary
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Fbi v. Abramson
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

Fec v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Comm.
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Ferc v. Mississippi
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Fidelity Federal Sav. & Loan Assn. v. De La Cuesta
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Finley v. Murray

Finnegan v. Leu
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's concurrence

Florida Dept. of State v. Treasure Salvors, Inc.
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Ford Motor Co. v. EEOC
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

Foremost Insurance Co. v. Richardson
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

G. D. Searle & Co. v. Cohn
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

General Building Contractors Assn. v. Pa.
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

General Telephone Co. Of Southwest v. Falcon
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Greene v. Lindsey
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Harlow v. Fitzgerald
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion, authored a concurrence, co-authored a concurrence

Hathorn v. Lovorn
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Havens Realty Corp. v. Coleman
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Hendrick Hudson Dist. Bd. Of Ed. v. Rowley
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent

Herweg v. Ray
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Hopper v. Evans
Voted with the minority, co-authored a dissent

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

In Re R. M. J.
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Insurance Corp. v. Compagnie Des Bauxites
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Inwood Laboratories v. Ives Laboratories
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Jackson Transit Authority v. Transit Union
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Jacksonville Bulk Terminals v. Longshoremen
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Jewett v. Commissioner
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Kaiser Steel Corp. v. Mullins
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

Lane v. Williams
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Larson v. Valente
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Lehman v. Lycoming County Children's Services
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion, joined Blackmun's concurrence

Longshoremen v. Allied International, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan Catv Corp.
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent

Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co.
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Marine Bank v. Weaver
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

Mcelroy v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith v. Curran
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Middlesex Ethics Comm. v. Garden State Bar Assn.
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence, joined Marshall's special concurrence

Mills v. Habluetzel
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence

Mills v. Rogers
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Miss. Univ. for Women v. Hogan
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Murphy v. Hunt
Voted with the majority

NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

NLRB v. Hendricks Cty. Rural Electric Corp.
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

New England Power Co. v. New Hampshire
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

New York v. Ferber
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Nixon v. Fitzgerald
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent, joined Blackmun's dissent

North Haven Board Of Education v. Bell
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Northern Pipeline Const. v. Marathon Pipe Line
Voted with the majority, authored a judgment of the court

O'dell v. Espinoza

Oregon v. Kennedy
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence, joined Stevens' special concurrence

Patsy v. Florida Board Of Regents
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent

Plyler v. Doe
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Polk County v. Dodson
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Princeton University v. Schmid

Pullman-Standard v. Swint
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Railway Labor Executives' Assn. v. Gibbons
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's special concurrence

Ralston v. Robinson
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent

Ramah Navajo School Bd. v. Bureau Of Revenue
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Rendell-Baker v. Kohn
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Rice v. Norman Williams Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

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

Rodriguez v. Popular Democratic Party
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

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

Rose v. Lundy
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Santosky v. Kramer
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Schweiker v. Hogan
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Schweiker v. Mcclure
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Smith v. Phillips
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Southern Pac. Transp. Co. v. Commercial Metals
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Sporhase v. Nebraska Ex Rel. Douglas
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Steelworkers v. Sadlowski
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent

Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc. v. Avagliano
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

Summit Valley Industries, Inc. v. Carpenters
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Taylor v. Alabama
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Texaco, Inc. v. Short
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Tibbs v. Florida
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent

Toll v. Moreno
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Transportation Union v. Long Island R. Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

U.S. Ind./Fed. Sheet Metal, Inc. v. Director, Owcp
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Umwa Health & Retirement Funds v. Robinson
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' opinion

Underwriters Assur. Co. v. N.C. Guaranty Assn.
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Union Labor Life Ins. Co. v. Pireno
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

United States v. Valenzuela-Bernal
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

United States v. Vogel Fertilizer Co.
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Valley Forge CC v. Americans United
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Velde v. National Black Police Assn.
Voted with the majority

Washington v. Chrisman

Washington v. Seattle School District No. 1
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Watt v. Energy Action Educational Foundation
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's opinion

Weinberger v. Catholic Action Of Hawaii

Weinberger v. Romero-Barcelo
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Weinberger v. Rossi
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

White v. New Hampshire Dept. Of Empl. Sec.
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Widmar v. Vincent
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

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

Woelke & Romero Framing, Inc. v. NLRB
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Youngberg v. Romeo
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's concurrence

Zant v. Stephens
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Zobel v. Williams
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence