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Same-sex Marriage Deep Dive

On March 26 and 27, the Supreme Court heard two landmark same-sex marriage cases. Check out our deep dive on the topic to find out more about the cases and issues the Court will consider.

Case	Decision	Decision Date	Vote
Philpott v. Essex County Welfare Board	Wrote the majority opinion	January 10, 1973	9-0
Mcginnis v. Royster	Wrote a dissent	February 21, 1973	7-2
United States v. Chicago, B. &. Q. R. Co.	Wrote a dissent, joined Stewart's dissent	June 4, 1973	6-2
United States v. Scrap	Wrote a dissent	June 18, 1973	6-2
Gagnon v. Scarpelli	Wrote a dissent	May 14, 1973	8-1
Heller v. New York	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 1973	5-4
Morris v. Weinberger	Wrote a dissent	February 22, 1973	8-1
United States v. Russell	Wrote a dissent	April 24, 1973	5-4
Columbia Broadcasting v. Democratic Comm.	Wrote a special concurrence	May 29, 1973	7-2
Colgrove v. Battin	Wrote a dissent	June 21, 1973	5-4
City Of Kenosha v. Bruno	Wrote a special concurrence	June 11, 1973	9-0
Moor v. County Of Alameda	Wrote a dissent	May 14, 1973	8-1
Associated Enterprises, Inc. v. Toltec District	Wrote a dissent	March 20, 1973	6-3
Kern County Land Co. v. Occidental Corp.	Wrote a dissent	May 7, 1973	6-3
NLRB v. Textile Workers	Wrote the majority opinion	December 7, 1972	8-1
Lehnhausen v. Lake Shore Auto Parts Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	February 22, 1973	9-0
United States v. Enmons	Wrote a dissent	February 22, 1973	5-4
United States v. Jim	Wrote a dissent	November 20, 1972	8-1
Cupp v. Murphy	Wrote a dissent	May 29, 1973	7-2
Weinberger v. Hynson, Westcott & Dunning	Wrote the majority opinion	June 18, 1973	7-0
Atchison, T. & S. F. R. Co. v. Wichita Bd. Of Trade	Wrote a special concurrence	June 18, 1973	5-3
Usv Pharmaceutical Corp. v. Weinberger	Wrote the majority opinion	June 18, 1973	7-0
Gosa v. Mayden	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 1973	5-4
Tidewater Oil Co. v. United States	Wrote a dissent	December 6, 1972	6-3
Ricci v. Chicago Mercantile Exchange	Wrote a dissent, joined Marshall's dissent	January 9, 1973	5-4
Doe v. Mcmillan	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 29, 1973	5-4
Couch v. United States	Wrote a dissent	January 9, 1973	7-2
Ortwein v. Schwab	Wrote a dissent	March 5, 1973	5-4
Chaffin v. Stynchcombe	Wrote a dissent	May 21, 1973	5-4
Csc v. Letter Carriers	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 1973	6-3
Ohio v. Kentucky	Wrote a dissent	March 5, 1973	8-1
Paris Adult Theatre v. Slaton	Wrote a dissent	June 21, 1973	5-4
FPC v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division	Wrote the majority opinion	May 7, 1973	9-0
NLRB v. Boeing Co.	Wrote a dissent	May 21, 1973	6-3
Keyes v. School District No. 1	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 21, 1973	7-1
Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc.	Wrote a dissent	April 24, 1973	5-4
United States v. Florida East Coast R. Co.	Wrote a dissent	January 22, 1973	6-2
Trafficante v. Metropolitan Life Ins.	Wrote the majority opinion	December 7, 1972	9-0
Hurtado v. United States	Wrote a dissent	March 5, 1973	7-2
Barnes v. United States	Wrote a dissent	June 18, 1973	6-3
Kaplan v. California	Wrote a dissent	June 21, 1973	5-4
Ham v. South Carolina	Wrote a dissent	January 17, 1973	7-2
Tacon v. Arizona	Wrote a dissent	February 21, 1973	6-3
United States v. Dionisio	Wrote a dissent	January 22, 1973	6-3
United States v. Mara	Wrote a dissent	January 22, 1973	6-3
Epa v. Mink	Wrote a dissent	January 22, 1973	5-3
Weinberger v. Bentex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 18, 1973	7-0
Schneckloth v. Bustamonte	Wrote a dissent	May 29, 1973	6-3
NAACP v. New York	Wrote a dissent	June 21, 1973	6-2
U.S. Department of Agriculture v. Moreno	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 25, 1973	7-2
Wardius v. Oregon	Wrote a special concurrence	June 11, 1973	9-0
Roaden v. Kentucky	Wrote a special concurrence	June 25, 1973	9-0
Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	February 22, 1973	4-3
Alexander v. Virginia	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 1973	5-4
Michigan v. Payne	Wrote a dissent	May 21, 1973	6-3
Texas v. Louisiana	Wrote a dissent	March 20, 1973	8-1
United States v. Bishop	Wrote a dissent	May 29, 1973	8-1
Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones	Wrote a dissent	March 27, 1973	6-3
Ciba Corp. v. Weinberger	Wrote the majority opinion	June 18, 1973	7-0
United States v. Mississippi Tax Comm'n	Wrote a dissent	June 4, 1973	7-2
Employees v. Missouri Public Health Dept.	Wrote the majority opinion	April 18, 1973	8-1
Palmore v. United States	Wrote a dissent	April 24, 1973	8-1
U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture v. Murry	Wrote the majority opinion	June 25, 1973	5-4
Gottschalk v. Benson	Wrote the majority opinion	November 20, 1972	6-0
Askew v. American Waterways Operators, Inc.	Wrote the majority opinion	April 18, 1973	9-0
Bradley v. United States	Wrote a dissent	March 5, 1973	8-1
Broadrick v. Oklahoma	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 1973	5-4
United Air Lines v. Mahin	Wrote a dissent	March 5, 1973	6-3
City Of Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal	Wrote the majority opinion	May 14, 1973	5-4
Salyer Land Co. v. Tulare Water District	Wrote a dissent	March 20, 1973	6-3
Lemon v. Kurtzman	Wrote a dissent	April 2, 1973	5-3
Hughes Tool Co. v. Trans World Airlines	Wrote the majority opinion	January 10, 1973	6-2
Goldstein v. California	Wrote a dissent	June 18, 1973	5-4
Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Human Rel. Comm'n	Wrote a dissent, joined Stewart's dissent	June 21, 1973	5-4
United States v. Falstaff Brewing Corp.	Wrote a regular concurrence	February 28, 1973	5-2
California v. Larue	Wrote a dissent	December 5, 1972	6-3

Case

Decision

Decision Date

Vote

Philpott v. Essex County Welfare Board

Wrote the majority opinion

January 10, 1973

9-0

Mcginnis v. Royster

Wrote a dissent

February 21, 1973

7-2