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William O. Douglas

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Case	Decision	Decision Date	Vote
Harris v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	December 6, 1965	5-4
Railway Clerks v. Florida E. C. R. Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	May 23, 1966	7-1
Evans v. Newton	Wrote the majority opinion	January 17, 1966	6-3
United States v. Standard Oil Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	May 23, 1966	6-3
Dennis v. United States	Wrote a dissent, joined Black's dissent	June 20, 1966	7-2
Memoirs v. Massachusetts	Wrote a special concurrence	March 21, 1966	6-3
Stevens v. Marks	Wrote the majority opinion	February 28, 1966	7-2
Schmerber v. California	Wrote a dissent, joined Black's dissent	June 20, 1966	5-4
Elfbrandt v. Russell	Wrote the majority opinion	April 18, 1966	5-4
Ginzburg v. United States	Wrote a dissent	March 21, 1966	5-4
Degregory v. New Hamp. Atty. Gen.	Wrote the majority opinion	April 4, 1966	6-3
Mills v. Alabama	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 23, 1966	9-0
United States v. Pabst Brewing Co.	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 13, 1966	9-0
Brenner v. Manson	Wrote a dissent	March 21, 1966	7-2
Engineers v. Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co.	Wrote a dissent	January 31, 1966	7-1
Cheff v. Schnackenberg	Wrote a dissent	June 6, 1966	6-2
Katzenbach v. Morgan	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 13, 1966	7-2
United States v. Grinnell Corp.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 13, 1966	6-3
Hicks v. District Of Columbia	Wrote a dissent	February 28, 1966	8-1
United Gas v. Callery Properties	Wrote the majority opinion	December 7, 1965	7-1
NAACP v. Overstreet	Wrote a dissent	April 27, 1966	5-4
Greenwood v. Peacock	Wrote a dissent	June 20, 1966	5-4
SEC v. New England Electric	Wrote the majority opinion	May 16, 1966	7-2
Western Pac. R. Co. v. United States	Wrote a dissent	December 7, 1965	8-1
Georgia v. Rachel	Wrote a special concurrence	June 20, 1966	9-0
Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections	Wrote the majority opinion	March 24, 1966	6-3
Time Inc. v. Hill	Wrote a regular concurrence, joined Black's concurrence	January 9, 1967	5-4
Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham	Wrote a special concurrence	November 15, 1965	9-0
Cardona v. Power	Wrote a dissent	June 13, 1966	7-2
United States v. Romano	Wrote a special concurrence	November 22, 1965	9-0
Swift & Co. v. Wickham	Wrote a dissent	November 22, 1965	6-3
Ashton v. Kentucky	Wrote the majority opinion	May 16, 1966	9-0
Mishkin v. New York	Wrote a dissent	March 21, 1966	6-3

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