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William O. Douglas

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Case	Decision	Decision Date	Vote
Wilbur-Ellis Co. v. Kuther	Wrote the majority opinion	June 8, 1964	8-1
United States v. First Nat. Bank	Wrote the majority opinion	April 6, 1964	7-2
Garrison v. Louisiana	Wrote a special concurrence, joined Black's concurrence	November 23, 1964	9-0
Ungar v. Sarafite	Wrote a dissent, joined Goldberg's dissent	March 30, 1964	6-3
Humphrey v. Moore	Wrote a dissent	January 6, 1964	5-4
Hardy v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	January 6, 1964	8-1
Clay v. Sun Ins. Office, Ltd.	Wrote the majority opinion	May 18, 1964	9-0
England v. Medical Examiners	Wrote a special concurrence	January 13, 1964	8-1
Robinson v. Florida	Wrote a special concurrence	June 22, 1964	9-0
Missouri P. R. Co. v. Elmore & Stahl	Wrote a dissent	May 4, 1964	7-2
Carey v. Westinghouse Corp.	Wrote the majority opinion	January 6, 1964	6-2
United States v. Merz	Wrote the majority opinion	February 24, 1964	9-0
United States v. Welden	Wrote a dissent, joined Black's dissent	April 20, 1964	7-2
Bouie v. City Of Columbia	Wrote a special concurrence	June 22, 1964	6-3
Dennis v. Denver & Rio Grande R. Co.	Wrote a dissent	December 9, 1963	7-2
Simpson v. Union Oil Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	April 20, 1964	5-3
Bell v. Maryland	Wrote a regular concurrence, joined Goldberg's concurrence	June 22, 1964	6-3
Barr v. City Of Columbia	Wrote a special concurrence	June 22, 1964	9-0
Federal Power Comm'n v. Texaco	Wrote the majority opinion	April 20, 1964	8-1
Wright v. Rockefeller	Wrote a dissent, joined Goldberg's dissent	February 17, 1964	7-2
Gotthilf v. Sills	Wrote a dissent	November 18, 1963	6-3
Schneider v. Rusk	Wrote the majority opinion	May 18, 1964	5-3
United States v. Penn-Olin Co.	Wrote a special concurrence	June 22, 1964	7-2
Chamberlin v. Public Instruction Bd.	Wrote a special concurrence	June 1, 1964	8-0
United States v. El Paso Gas Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	April 6, 1964	7-1
United States v. Alcoa	Wrote the majority opinion	June 1, 1964	6-3
Malloy v. Hogan	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 15, 1964	5-4
Rugendorf v. United States	Wrote a dissent	March 30, 1964	5-4
Aptheker v. Secretary Of State	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 22, 1964	6-3

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