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William O. Douglas

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Case	Decision	Decision Date	Vote
Berman v. Parker	Wrote the majority opinion	November 22, 1954	8-0
Peters v. Hobby	Wrote a special concurrence	June 6, 1955	7-2
Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma	Wrote the majority opinion	March 28, 1955	8-0
Clothing Workers v. Richman Bros.	Wrote a dissent, joined Warren's dissent	April 4, 1955	5-3

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