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Opinions

1940-1949

1950-1959

1960-1969

1970-1979

1970-1979 Terms

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1971 Term

Adams v. Illinois
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Adams v. Williams
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent, joined Marshall's dissent

Affiliated Ute Citizens v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Aikens v. California
Voted with the majority

Alexander v. Louisiana
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Argersinger v. Hamlin
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion, joined Brennan's concurrence

Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Erie Lackawanna R. Co.
Voted with the majority

Barker v. Wingo
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Bd. Of Regents v. New Left Education Project
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Board Of Regents v. Roth
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent, joined Brennan's dissent

Boyd v. Dutton
Voted with the majority

Branzburg v. Hayes
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Britt v. North Carolina
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Brooks v. Tennessee
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Brunette Machine Wks. v. Kockum Industries
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Bullock v. Carter
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

California Transport v. Trucking Unlimited
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Caplin v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Co.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Carleson v. Remillard
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Carter v. Stanton
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Central Hardware Co. v. NLRB
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Chemical Workers v. Pittsburgh Glass
Voted with the minority

Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Cole v. Richardson
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Colten v. Kentucky
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Combs v. United States
Voted with the majority

Commissioner v. First Security Bank Of Utah
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

D. H. Overmyer Co. v. Frick Co.
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Deepsouth Packing Co. v. Laitram Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Diffenderfer v. Central Baptist Church
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Doe v. Bolton
Voted with the majority

Dukes v. Warden
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Duncan v. Tennessee
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent

Dunn v. Blumstein
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Eisenstadt v. Baird
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Evansville Airport v. Delta Airlines
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

FPC v. Florida Power & Light Co.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

FPC v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Fein v. Selective Service System
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

First Nat. City Bk. v. Banco Nacional De Cuba
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Flood v. Kuhn
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Flower v. United States
Voted with the majority

Ford Motor Co. v. United States
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Ftc v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co.
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Fuentes v. Shevin
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

Furman v. Georgia
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

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

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

Gooding v. Wilson
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Gravel v. United States
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent, joined Brennan's dissent

Grayned v. City Of Rockford
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Groppi v. Leslie
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's opinion

Grubbs v. General Electric Credit Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

Haines v. Kerner
Voted with the majority

Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent, joined Brennan's dissent

Healy v. James
Voted with the majority

Huffman v. Boersen
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Humphrey v. Cady
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Illinois v. City Of Milwaukee
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

In Re Griffiths

In re Pappas
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Iowa Beef Packers, Inc. v. Thompson
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

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

James v. Strange
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Jefferson v. Hackney
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

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

Kirby v. Illinois
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent

Kleindienst v. Mandel
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Laird v. Nelms
Did not participate

Laird v. Tatum
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Lake Carriers' Assn. v. Macmullan
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Lego v. Twomey
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent

Lindsey v. Normet
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Lloyd Corp. v. Tanner
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Loper v. Beto
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's judgment of the court

Love v. Pullman Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

Lynch v. Household Finance Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

Mancusi v. Stubbs
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Mayer v. City Of Chicago
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Mcclanahan v. Morauer & Hartzell, Inc.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Mcneil v. Director, Patuxent Institution
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Miller v. California
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Milton v. Wainwright
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent

Mitchum v. Foster
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

Moore v. Illinois
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Morrissey v. Brewer
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Murel v. Baltimore City Criminal Court
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

NLRB v. Burns Security Services
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

NLRB v. Nash-Finch Co.
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

NLRB v. Plasterers' Union
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

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

Nebraska v. Iowa
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Norfolk & Western R. Co. v. Nemitz
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

North Carolina v. Rice
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Operating Engineers v. Flair Builders, Inc.
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Papachristou v. City Of Jacksonville
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Parisi v. Davidson
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Pennsylvania v. New York
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Perry v. Sindermann
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent

Peters v. Kiff
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's judgment of the court

Picard v. Connor
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Pipefitters v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Police Dept. of Chicago v. Mosley
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

Port Of Portland v. United States
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's opinion

Rabe v. Washington
Voted with the majority

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

Reliance Electric Co. v. Emerson Electric Co.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Richardson v. Belcher
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Richardson v. Wright
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent, joined Brennan's dissent

Roe v. Wade
Voted with the majority

Roudebush v. Hartke
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

S & E Contractors, Inc. v. United States
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

SEC v. Medical Committee For Human Rights
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

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

Sarno v. Illinois Crime Comm'n
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Schilb v. Kuebel
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Schneble v. Florida
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent

Shadwick v. City Of Tampa
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Sierra Club v. Morton
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Smith v. Florida
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Socialist Labor Party v. Gilligan
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Stanley v. Illinois
Voted with the majority, joined White's opinion

Strait v. Laird
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Supt. Of Insurance v. Bankers Life & Cas. Co.
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Swarb v. Lennox
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Townsend v. Swank
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's opinion

Trbovich v. Mine Workers
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

United States v. 12 200-Ft. Reels Of Film
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

United States v. Allegheny-Ludlum Steel
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's opinion

United States v. Bass
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

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

United States v. Brewster
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent, joined White's dissent

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

United States v. Campos-Serrano
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

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

United States v. Louisiana
Voted with the majority

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

United States v. Midwest Video Corp.
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

United States v. Mississippi Chemical Corp.
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

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

United States v. Scotland Neck Bd. Of Educ.
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

United States v. Topco Associates
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's opinion

United States v. Tucker
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

United States v. U.S. District Court
Voted with the majority, authored a concurrence

Vermont v. New York
Voted with the majority

Victory Carriers, Inc. v. Law
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent

Washington v. General Motors Corp.
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion

Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's opinion

Wilwording v. Swenson
Voted with the majority

Wisconsin v. Yoder
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence

Wright v. Council Of City Of Emporia
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's opinion

Younger v. Gilmore
Voted with the majority

Zicarelli v. New Jersey Investigation Comm'n
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent