Justice Earl Warren

Voting and opinion record for Earl Warren in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1953 through 1968 Terms.

Served as Chief Justice during the period SCDB labels the Warren Court.

Court eras served in this data: Warren Court.

Majority opinions by issue area

“Same side” means both Justices were in the majority, or both in dissent, in decisions where both voted; pairs with fewer than 50 shared decisions are left out.

Majority opinions written (170)

• Utah Public Service Commission v. El Paso Natural Gas Co.
  395 U.S. 464Decided June 16, 19694–2Earl Warren
• Powell v. McCormack
  395 U.S. 486Decided June 16, 19697–1Earl Warren
• National Labor Relations Board v. Gissel Packing Co., Inc.
  395 U.S. 575Decided June 16, 19698–0Earl Warren
• Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Law held unconstitutional
  395 U.S. 621Decided June 16, 19695–3Earl Warren
• Jenkins v. Delaware
  395 U.S. 213Decided June 2, 19695–3Earl Warren
• United States v. an Article of Drug . . . Bacto-Unidisk . . . .
  394 U.S. 784Decided April 28, 19698–1Earl Warren
• McDonald v. Board of Election Commissioners of Chicago
  394 U.S. 802Decided April 28, 19699–0Earl Warren
• McCarthy v. United States
  394 U.S. 459Decided April 2, 19699–0Earl Warren
• Gregory v. City of Chicago
  394 U.S. 111Decided March 10, 19699–0Earl Warren
• Allen v. State Board of Elections
  393 U.S. 544Decided March 3, 19697–2Earl Warren
• Thorpe v. Housing Authority of the City of Durham
  393 U.S. 268Decided January 13, 19699–0Earl Warren
• United States v. Nardello
  393 U.S. 286Decided January 13, 19698–0Earl Warren
• King v. Smith
  392 U.S. 309Decided June 17, 19689–0Earl Warren
• Terry v. Ohio
  392 U.S. 1Decided June 10, 19688–1Earl Warren
• Sibron v. New York
  392 U.S. 40Decided June 10, 19688–1Earl Warren
• Flast v. Cohen
  392 U.S. 83Decided June 10, 19688–1Earl Warren
• United States v. O'Brien
  391 U.S. 367Decided May 27, 19687–1Earl Warren
• Peyton v. RoweAltered precedent
  391 U.S. 54Decided May 20, 19689–0Earl Warren
• Federal Trade Commission v. Fred Meyer, Inc.
  390 U.S. 341Decided March 18, 19686–2Earl Warren
• Poafpybitty v. Skelly Oil Co.
  390 U.S. 365Decided March 18, 19688–0Earl Warren
• Tcherepnin v. Knight
  389 U.S. 332Decided December 18, 19678–0Earl Warren
• United States v. RobelLaw held unconstitutional
  389 U.S. 258Decided December 11, 19676–2Earl Warren
• Will, U.S. District Judge v. United States
  389 U.S. 90Decided November 13, 19678–0Earl Warren
• Loving et Ux. v. VirginiaLaw held unconstitutional
  388 U.S. 1Decided June 12, 19679–0Earl Warren
• Washington v. TexasLaw held unconstitutional
  388 U.S. 14Decided June 12, 19679–0Earl Warren
• National Labor Relations Board v. Great Dane Trailers, Inc.
  388 U.S. 26Decided June 12, 19677–2Earl Warren
• Federal Trade Commission v. Universal-Rundle Corp.
  387 U.S. 244Decided May 29, 19679–0Earl Warren
• Fleischmann Distilling Corp. v. Maier Brewing Co.
  386 U.S. 714Decided May 8, 19678–1Earl Warren
• Pierson v. Ray
  386 U.S. 547Decided April 11, 19678–1Earl Warren
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Stidger et Ux.
  386 U.S. 287Decided March 20, 19676–3Earl Warren
• Klopfer v. North Carolina
  386 U.S. 213Decided March 13, 19679–0Earl Warren
• Lewis v. United States
  385 U.S. 206Decided December 12, 19668–1Earl Warren
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Errico
  385 U.S. 214Decided December 12, 19666–3Earl Warren
• Bond v. Floyd
  385 U.S. 116Decided December 5, 19669–0Earl Warren
• Johnson v. New Jersey
  384 U.S. 719Decided June 20, 19667–2Earl Warren
• Davis v. North Carolina
  384 U.S. 737Decided June 20, 19667–2Earl Warren
• Miranda v. ArizonaAltered precedent
  384 U.S. 436Decided June 13, 19665–4Earl Warren
• Amell v. United States
  384 U.S. 158Decided May 16, 19667–2Earl Warren
• Fribourg Navigation Co., Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  383 U.S. 272Decided March 7, 19666–3Earl Warren
• South Carolina v. Katzenbach
  383 U.S. 301Decided March 7, 19668–1Earl Warren
• Carnation Co. v. Pacific Westbound Conference
  383 U.S. 213Decided February 28, 19669–0Earl Warren
• Baxstrom v. HeroldLaw held unconstitutional
  383 U.S. 107Decided February 23, 19669–0Earl Warren
• International Union v. Scofield
  382 U.S. 205Decided December 20, 19659–0Earl Warren
• United States v. BrownAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  381 U.S. 437Decided June 7, 19655–4Earl Warren
• Federal Communications Commission v. Schreiber
  381 U.S. 279Decided May 24, 19659–0Earl Warren
• Zemel v. Rusk
  381 U.S. 1Decided May 3, 19656–3Earl Warren
• Harman v. ForsseniusLaw held unconstitutional
  380 U.S. 528Decided April 27, 19659–0Earl Warren
• American Oil Co. v. NeillLaw held unconstitutional
  380 U.S. 451Decided April 26, 19658–1Earl Warren
• Hanna v. Plumer
  380 U.S. 460Decided April 26, 19659–0Earl Warren
• Federal Trade Commission v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.
  380 U.S. 374Decided April 5, 19657–2Earl Warren
• Udall v. Tallman
  380 U.S. 1Decided March 1, 19657–0Earl Warren
• Singer v. United States
  380 U.S. 24Decided March 1, 19659–0Earl Warren
• Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
  379 U.S. 203Decided December 14, 19648–0Earl Warren
• Griffin v. Maryland
  378 U.S. 130Decided June 22, 19646–3Earl Warren
• Fallen v. United States
  378 U.S. 139Decided June 22, 19649–0Earl Warren
• Reynolds v. SimsLaw held unconstitutional
  377 U.S. 533Decided June 15, 19648–1Earl Warren
• Wmca, Inc. v. LomenzoLaw held unconstitutional
  377 U.S. 633Decided June 15, 19646–3Earl Warren
• Maryland Committee for Fair Representation v. TawesLaw held unconstitutional
  377 U.S. 656Decided June 15, 19647–2Earl Warren
• Davis v. MannLaw held unconstitutional
  377 U.S. 678Decided June 15, 19648–1Earl Warren
• Roman v. SincockLaw held unconstitutional
  377 U.S. 695Decided June 15, 19648–1Earl Warren
• Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of ColoradoLaw held unconstitutional
  377 U.S. 713Decided June 15, 19646–3Earl Warren
• Bruning v. United States
  376 U.S. 358Decided March 23, 19649–0Earl Warren
• Foti v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  375 U.S. 217Decided December 16, 19639–0Earl Warren
• Fahy v. Connecticut
  375 U.S. 85Decided December 2, 19635–4Earl Warren
• Yellin v. United States
  374 U.S. 109Decided June 17, 19635–4Earl Warren
• United States v. Muniz
  374 U.S. 150Decided June 17, 19638–0Earl Warren
• Shenker v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
  374 U.S. 1Decided June 10, 19636–3Earl Warren
• Sperry v. Florida ex Rel. Florida Bar
  373 U.S. 379Decided May 27, 19639–0Earl Warren
• Peterson v. City of GreenvilleLaw held unconstitutional
  373 U.S. 244Decided May 20, 19639–0Earl Warren
• Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham
  373 U.S. 262Decided May 20, 19638–1Earl Warren
• Lombard v. LouisianaLaw held unconstitutional
  373 U.S. 267Decided May 20, 19638–1Earl Warren
• Wright v. GeorgiaLaw held unconstitutional
  373 U.S. 284Decided May 20, 19639–0Earl Warren
• Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co. v. ReilyLaw held unconstitutional
  373 U.S. 64Decided May 13, 19637–2Earl Warren
• Townsend v. Sain
  372 U.S. 293Decided March 18, 19635–4Earl Warren
• New Jersey v. New York
  372 U.S. 1Decided February 18, 19639–0Earl Warren
• Gilbertville Trucking Co., Inc. v. United States
  371 U.S. 115Decided December 3, 19629–0Earl Warren
• Brown Shoe Co., Inc. v. United States
  370 U.S. 294Decided June 25, 19627–0Earl Warren
• Wood v. Georgia
  370 U.S. 375Decided June 25, 19625–2Earl Warren
• United States v. Wise
  370 U.S. 405Decided June 25, 19628–0Earl Warren
• Enochs v. Williams Packing & Navigation Co., Inc.
  370 U.S. 1Decided May 28, 19628–0Earl Warren
• Free v. BlandLaw held unconstitutional
  369 U.S. 663Decided May 21, 19627–0Earl Warren
• Hanover Bank v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  369 U.S. 672Decided May 21, 19627–0Earl Warren
• Coppedge v. United States
  369 U.S. 438Decided April 30, 19625–2Earl Warren
• Richards v. United States
  369 U.S. 1Decided February 26, 19629–0Earl Warren
• Federal Land Bank of Wichita v. Board of County Commissioners of Kiowa CountyLaw held unconstitutional
  368 U.S. 146Decided December 11, 19619–0Earl Warren
• Garner v. Louisiana
  368 U.S. 157Decided December 11, 19619–0Earl Warren
• Jarecki v. G. D. Searle & Co.
  367 U.S. 303Decided June 12, 19619–0Earl Warren
• Civil Aeronautics Board v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  367 U.S. 316Decided June 12, 19616–3Earl Warren
• McGowan v. Maryland
  366 U.S. 420Decided May 29, 19618–1Earl Warren
• Gallagher v. Crown Kosher Super Market of Massachusetts, Inc.
  366 U.S. 617Decided May 29, 19616–3Earl Warren
• Two Guys From Harrison-Allentown, Inc. v. McGinley
  366 U.S. 582Decided May 29, 19618–1Earl Warren
• Braunfeld v. Brown
  366 U.S. 599Decided May 29, 19615–4Earl Warren
• James v. United StatesAltered precedent
  366 U.S. 213Decided May 15, 19616–3Earl Warren
• Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes v. United States
  366 U.S. 169Decided May 1, 19618–1Earl Warren
• Federal Power Commission v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
  365 U.S. 1Decided January 23, 19616–3Earl Warren
• United States v. Mississippi Valley Generating Co.
  364 U.S. 520Decided January 9, 19616–3Earl Warren
• United States v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.
  364 U.S. 301Decided November 7, 19609–0Earl Warren
• American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. United States
  364 U.S. 1Decided June 27, 19609–0Earl Warren
• Hannah v. Larche
  363 U.S. 420Decided June 20, 19607–2Earl Warren
• Aquilino v. United States
  363 U.S. 509Decided June 20, 19607–2Earl Warren
• United States v. Durham Lumber Co.
  363 U.S. 522Decided June 20, 19607–2Earl Warren
• Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co.
  363 U.S. 528Decided June 20, 19607–2Earl Warren
• Federal Trade Commission v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
  363 U.S. 536Decided June 20, 19609–0Earl Warren
• United States v. Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit
  363 U.S. 194Decided June 13, 19608–0Earl Warren
• Flora v. United States
  362 U.S. 145Decided March 21, 19605–4Earl Warren
• Phillips Chemical Co. v. Dumas Independent School DistrictLaw held unconstitutional
  361 U.S. 376Decided February 23, 19609–0Earl Warren
• Arnold v. Ben Kanowsky, Inc.
  361 U.S. 388Decided February 23, 19608–1Earl Warren
• Blackburn v. Alabama
  361 U.S. 199Decided January 11, 19609–0Earl Warren
• Greene v. McElroy
  360 U.S. 474Decided June 29, 19598–1Earl Warren
• Spano v. New York
  360 U.S. 315Decided June 22, 19599–0Earl Warren
• Burns v. Ohio
  360 U.S. 252Decided June 15, 19596–2Earl Warren
• Napue v. Illinois
  360 U.S. 264Decided June 15, 19599–0Earl Warren
• Smith v. United States
  360 U.S. 1Decided June 8, 19596–3Earl Warren
• Dick v. New York Life Insurance Co.
  359 U.S. 437Decided May 18, 19596–2Earl Warren
• United States v. Isthmian Steamship Co.
  359 U.S. 314Decided April 27, 19599–0Earl Warren
• United States v. Radio Corporation of America
  358 U.S. 334Decided February 24, 19597–0Earl Warren
• Mitchell v. Lublin
  358 U.S. 207Decided January 12, 19597–2Earl Warren
• American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. Frisco Transportation Co.
  358 U.S. 133Decided December 15, 19587–1Earl Warren
• McAllister v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.
  357 U.S. 221Decided June 23, 19586–3Earl Warren
• Hanson v. Denckla
  357 U.S. 235Decided June 23, 19585–4Earl Warren
• Flora v. United States
  357 U.S. 63Decided June 16, 19588–1Earl Warren
• Sherman v. United States
  356 U.S. 369Decided May 19, 19589–0Earl Warren
• Masciale v. United States
  356 U.S. 386Decided May 19, 19585–4Earl Warren
• Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co. v. Smith
  356 U.S. 274Decided April 28, 19586–3Earl Warren
• Trop v. DullesLaw held unconstitutional
  356 U.S. 86Decided March 31, 19585–4Earl Warren
• Nishikawa v. Dulles
  356 U.S. 129Decided March 31, 19587–2Earl Warren
• Schaffer Transportation Co. v. United States
  355 U.S. 83Decided December 9, 19578–1Earl Warren
• Benanti v. United States
  355 U.S. 96Decided December 9, 19579–0Earl Warren
• Rathbun v. United States
  355 U.S. 107Decided December 9, 19577–2Earl Warren
• Carroll v. United States
  354 U.S. 394Decided June 24, 19579–0Earl Warren
• Watkins v. United States
  354 U.S. 178Decided June 17, 19576–1Earl Warren
• Sweezy v. New Hampshire
  354 U.S. 234Decided June 17, 19576–2Earl Warren
• Guss v. Utah Labor Relations Board
  353 U.S. 1Decided March 25, 19576–2Earl Warren
• Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America v. Fairlawn Meats, Inc.
  353 U.S. 20Decided March 25, 19576–2Earl Warren
• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon
  353 U.S. 26Decided March 25, 19576–2Earl Warren
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Indiana Railroad Co.
  353 U.S. 30Decided March 25, 19578–0Earl Warren
• Prince v. United States
  352 U.S. 322Decided February 25, 19577–1Earl Warren
• National Labor Relations Board v. Lion Oil Co.
  352 U.S. 282Decided January 22, 19576–2Earl Warren
• Fikes v. Alabama
  352 U.S. 191Decided January 14, 19576–3Earl Warren
• Nelson v. City of New York
  352 U.S. 103Decided December 10, 19568–1Earl Warren
• Mesarosh v. United States
  352 U.S. 1Decided November 5, 19565–3Earl Warren
• United States v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc.
  351 U.S. 305Decided June 11, 19566–3Earl Warren
• Covey v. Town of SomersLaw held unconstitutional
  351 U.S. 141Decided May 7, 19568–1Earl Warren
• United States v. Zucca
  351 U.S. 91Decided April 30, 19565–3Earl Warren
• Squire v. Capoeman et Ux.
  351 U.S. 1Decided April 23, 19567–1Earl Warren
• Pennsylvania v. Nelson
  350 U.S. 497Decided April 2, 19566–3Earl Warren
• Steiner v. Mitchell
  350 U.S. 247Decided January 30, 19569–0Earl Warren
• Mitchell v. King Packing Co.
  350 U.S. 260Decided January 30, 19569–0Earl Warren
• National Labor Relations Board v. Warren Company, Inc.
  350 U.S. 107Decided December 12, 19559–0Earl Warren
• Lawlor v. National Screen Service Corp.
  349 U.S. 322Decided June 6, 19558–0Earl Warren
• Peters v. Hobby
  349 U.S. 331Decided June 6, 19557–2Earl Warren
• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
  349 U.S. 294Decided May 31, 19559–0Earl Warren
• Quinn v. United States
  349 U.S. 155Decided May 23, 19558–1Earl Warren
• Emspak v. United States
  349 U.S. 190Decided May 23, 19556–3Earl Warren
• Bart v. United States
  349 U.S. 219Decided May 23, 19556–3Earl Warren
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Glenshaw Glass Co.
  348 U.S. 426Decided March 28, 19557–1Earl Warren
• General American Investors Co., Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  348 U.S. 434Decided March 28, 19558–0Earl Warren
• United States v. Shubert
  348 U.S. 222Decided January 31, 19558–0Earl Warren
• United States v. International Boxing Club of New York, Inc.
  348 U.S. 236Decided January 31, 19556–2Earl Warren
• Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. v. Elbert
  348 U.S. 48Decided December 6, 19548–0Earl Warren
• Chandler v. Warden Fretag
  348 U.S. 3Decided November 8, 19548–0Earl Warren
• United States v. Harriss
  347 U.S. 612Decided June 7, 19545–3Earl Warren
• Barber v. Gonzales
  347 U.S. 637Decided June 7, 19546–3Earl Warren
• Brown v. Board of Education of TopekaAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  347 U.S. 483Decided May 17, 19549–0Earl Warren
• Bolling v. SharpeLaw held unconstitutional
  347 U.S. 497Decided May 17, 19549–0Earl Warren
• Hernandez v. Texas
  347 U.S. 475Decided May 3, 19549–0Earl Warren
• Federal Communications Commission v. American Broadcasting Co., Inc.
  347 U.S. 284Decided April 5, 19548–0Earl Warren
• United States v. Binghamton Construction Co., Inc.
  347 U.S. 171Decided March 8, 19549–0Earl Warren
• Pereira v. United States
  347 U.S. 1Decided February 1, 19545–3Earl Warren
• Voris v. Eikel
  346 U.S. 328Decided November 9, 19539–0Earl Warren

Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 205)

• Lear, Inc. v. AdkinsAltered precedent
  395 U.S. 653Decided June 16, 19695–3John M. Harlan II
• Harrington v. California
  395 U.S. 250Decided June 2, 19695–3William O. Douglas
• Crane v. Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway Co.
  395 U.S. 164Decided May 26, 19695–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Frank v. United States
  395 U.S. 147Decided May 19, 19695–3Thurgood Marshall
• Street v. New YorkLaw held unconstitutional
  394 U.S. 576Decided April 21, 19695–4John M. Harlan II
• Shapiro v. ThompsonLaw held unconstitutional
  394 U.S. 618Decided April 21, 19696–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Skinner v. Louisiana
  393 U.S. 473Decided January 27, 19696–3Per curiam
• Williams v. RhodesLaw held unconstitutional
  393 U.S. 23Decided October 15, 19686–3Hugo L. Black
• Wainwright v. City of New Orleans
  392 U.S. 598Decided June 17, 19687–2Per curiam
• Miller v. California
  392 U.S. 616Decided June 17, 19685–4Per curiam
• Reading Co. v. Brown
  391 U.S. 471Decided June 3, 19686–2John M. Harlan II
• Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry v. United States
  391 U.S. 224Decided May 20, 19686–3Byron R. White
• First National Bank of Arizona v. Cities Service Co.
  391 U.S. 253Decided May 20, 19685–3Thurgood Marshall
• Hanner v. Demarcus et Ux.
  390 U.S. 736Decided April 29, 19686–3Per curiam
• Hopkins v. Cohen
  390 U.S. 530Decided April 2, 19685–3William O. Douglas
• Johnson v. Massachusetts
  390 U.S. 511Decided April 1, 19686–3Per curiam
• Marchetti v. United StatesAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  390 U.S. 39Decided January 29, 19687–1John M. Harlan II
• Grosso v. United StatesLaw held unconstitutional
  390 U.S. 62Decided January 29, 19687–1John M. Harlan II
• Haynes v. United StatesLaw held unconstitutional
  390 U.S. 85Decided January 29, 19688–1John M. Harlan II
• Walker v. City of Birmingham
  388 U.S. 307Decided June 12, 19675–4Potter Stewart
• Warden v. HaydenAltered precedent
  387 U.S. 294Decided May 29, 19676–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner
  387 U.S. 136Decided May 22, 19675–3John M. Harlan II
• Gardner v. Toilet Goods Association, Inc.
  387 U.S. 167Decided May 22, 19675–3John M. Harlan II
• McCray v. Illinois
  386 U.S. 300Decided March 20, 19675–4Potter Stewart
• Cooper v. California
  386 U.S. 58Decided February 20, 19675–4Hugo L. Black
• Spencer v. Texas
  385 U.S. 554Decided January 23, 19675–4John M. Harlan II
• Berenyi v. District Director
  385 U.S. 630Decided January 23, 19676–3Potter Stewart
• Time, Inc. v. Hill
  385 U.S. 374Decided January 9, 19675–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Fortson v. Morris
  385 U.S. 231Decided December 12, 19665–4Hugo L. Black
• Hoffa v. United States
  385 U.S. 293Decided December 12, 19664–3Potter Stewart

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