The Warren Court (1953–1968 Terms)

Decisions from the period when Earl Warren was Chief Justice, as grouped by the Supreme Court Database.

Justices who sat

Felix Frankfurter, Stanley F. Reed, Robert H. Jackson, Hugo L. Black, Harold H. Burton, William O. Douglas, Sherman Minton, Tom C. Clark, Earl Warren, John M. Harlan II, Charles E. Whittaker, William J. Brennan Jr., Potter Stewart, Byron R. White, Arthur J. Goldberg, Abe Fortas, Thurgood Marshall

Terms

1953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968

Decisions that altered precedent or struck down a law (189)

• Benton v. MarylandAltered precedent
  395 U.S. 784Decided June 23, 19696–2Thurgood Marshall
• Chimel v. CaliforniaAltered precedent
  395 U.S. 752Decided June 23, 19696–2Potter Stewart
• Cipriano v. City of HoumaLaw held unconstitutional
  395 U.S. 701Decided June 16, 19698–0Per curiam
• Lear, Inc. v. AdkinsAltered precedent
  395 U.S. 653Decided June 16, 19695–3John M. Harlan II
• Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Law held unconstitutional
  395 U.S. 621Decided June 16, 19695–3Earl Warren
• Brandenburg v. OhioAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  395 U.S. 444Decided June 9, 19698–0Per curiam
• Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay ViewLaw held unconstitutional
  395 U.S. 337Decided June 9, 19697–1William O. Douglas
• O'Callahan v. ParkerLaw held unconstitutional
  395 U.S. 258Decided June 2, 19695–3William O. Douglas
• Leary v. United StatesLaw held unconstitutional
  395 U.S. 6Decided May 19, 19698–0John M. Harlan II
• Moore v. OgilvieAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  394 U.S. 814Decided May 5, 19697–2William O. Douglas
• Shapiro v. ThompsonLaw held unconstitutional
  394 U.S. 618Decided April 21, 19696–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Street v. New YorkLaw held unconstitutional
  394 U.S. 576Decided April 21, 19695–4John M. Harlan II
• Stanley v. GeorgiaLaw held unconstitutional
  394 U.S. 557Decided April 7, 19699–0Thurgood Marshall
• Wells v. RockefellerLaw held unconstitutional
  394 U.S. 542Decided April 7, 19696–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Kirkpatrick v. PreislerLaw held unconstitutional
  394 U.S. 526Decided April 7, 19696–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Hunter v. EricksonLaw held unconstitutional
  393 U.S. 385Decided January 20, 19698–1Byron R. White
• Epperson v. ArkansasLaw held unconstitutional
  393 U.S. 97Decided November 17, 19689–0Abe Fortas
• Whyy, Inc. v. Borough of GlassboroLaw held unconstitutional
  393 U.S. 117Decided November 12, 19688–1Per curiam
• Williams v. RhodesLaw held unconstitutional
  393 U.S. 23Decided October 15, 19686–3Hugo L. Black
• Pope v. United StatesLaw held unconstitutional
  392 U.S. 651Decided June 17, 19687–2Per curiam
• Jones et Ux. v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.Altered precedent
  392 U.S. 409Decided June 17, 19687–2Potter Stewart
• Lee v. FloridaAltered precedent
  392 U.S. 378Decided June 17, 19686–3Potter Stewart
• Witherspoon v. IllinoisLaw held unconstitutional
  391 U.S. 510Decided June 3, 19686–3Potter Stewart
• Rabeck v. New YorkLaw held unconstitutional
  391 U.S. 462Decided May 27, 19688–1Per curiam
• Carafas v. LavalleeAltered precedent
  391 U.S. 234Decided May 20, 19688–0Abe Fortas
• Duncan v. LouisianaAltered precedent
  391 U.S. 145Decided May 20, 19687–2Byron R. White
• Bruton v. United StatesAltered precedent
  391 U.S. 123Decided May 20, 19686–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Glona v. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance Co.Law held unconstitutional
  391 U.S. 73Decided May 20, 19686–3William O. Douglas
• Levy v. Louisiana Through the Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans Board of AdministratorsLaw held unconstitutional
  391 U.S. 68Decided May 20, 19686–3William O. Douglas
• Peyton v. RoweAltered precedent
  391 U.S. 54Decided May 20, 19689–0Earl Warren
• Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. City of DallasLaw held unconstitutional
  390 U.S. 676Decided April 22, 19688–1Thurgood Marshall
• United States v. JacksonLaw held unconstitutional
  390 U.S. 570Decided April 8, 19686–2Potter Stewart
• Avery v. Midland CountyLaw held unconstitutional
  390 U.S. 474Decided April 1, 19685–3Byron R. White
• Lee v. WashingtonLaw held unconstitutional
  390 U.S. 333Decided March 11, 19689–0Per curiam
• Teitel Film Corp. v. CusackLaw held unconstitutional
  390 U.S. 139Decided January 29, 19689–0Per curiam
• Haynes v. United StatesLaw held unconstitutional
  390 U.S. 85Decided January 29, 19688–1John M. Harlan II
• Grosso v. United StatesLaw held unconstitutional
  390 U.S. 62Decided January 29, 19687–1John M. Harlan II
• Marchetti v. United StatesAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  390 U.S. 39Decided January 29, 19687–1John M. Harlan II
• Zschernig v. MillerLaw held unconstitutional
  389 U.S. 429Decided January 15, 19687–1William O. Douglas
• Katz v. United StatesAltered precedent
  389 U.S. 347Decided December 18, 19677–1Potter Stewart
• Rockefeller v. WellsLaw held unconstitutional
  389 U.S. 421Decided December 16, 19678–1Per curiam
• United States v. RobelLaw held unconstitutional
  389 U.S. 258Decided December 11, 19676–2Earl Warren
• Nash v. Florida Industrial CommissionLaw held unconstitutional
  389 U.S. 235Decided December 5, 19678–0Hugo L. Black
• Lucas v. RhodesLaw held unconstitutional
  389 U.S. 212Decided December 4, 19676–2Per curiam
• Whitehill v. ElkinsLaw held unconstitutional
  389 U.S. 54Decided November 16, 19676–3William O. Douglas
• Berger v. New YorkAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  388 U.S. 41Decided June 12, 19676–3Tom C. Clark
• Washington v. TexasLaw held unconstitutional
  388 U.S. 14Decided June 12, 19679–0Earl Warren
• Loving et Ux. v. VirginiaLaw held unconstitutional
  388 U.S. 1Decided June 12, 19679–0Earl Warren
• See v. City of SeattleLaw held unconstitutional
  387 U.S. 541Decided June 5, 19676–3Byron R. White
• Camara v. Municipal Court of the City and County of San FranciscoAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  387 U.S. 523Decided June 5, 19676–3Byron R. White

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