Justice Hugo L. Black

Voting and opinion record for Hugo L. Black in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1946 through 1970 Terms (data begins with the 1946 Term).

Court eras served in this data: Vinson Court, Warren Court, Burger 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 (311)

• Palmer v. Thompson
  403 U.S. 217Decided June 14, 19715–4Hugo L. Black
• Astrup v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  402 U.S. 509Decided May 24, 19719–0Hugo L. Black
• James v. Valtierra
  402 U.S. 137Decided April 26, 19715–3Hugo L. Black
• Rosenberg v. Yee Chien Woo
  402 U.S. 49Decided April 21, 19715–4Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Vuitch
  402 U.S. 62Decided April 21, 19715–4Hugo L. Black
• United Transportation Union v. State Bar of Michigan
  401 U.S. 576Decided April 5, 19715–3Hugo L. Black
• Labine v. Vincent
  401 U.S. 532Decided March 29, 19715–4Hugo L. Black
• Baird v. State Bar of Arizona
  401 U.S. 1Decided February 23, 19715–4Hugo L. Black
• In re Stolar
  401 U.S. 23Decided February 23, 19715–4Hugo L. Black
• Younger v. Harris
  401 U.S. 37Decided February 23, 19718–1Hugo L. Black
• Samuels v. Mackell
  401 U.S. 66Decided February 23, 19719–0Hugo L. Black
• Boyle v. Landry
  401 U.S. 77Decided February 23, 19718–1Hugo L. Black
• Perez v. Ledesma
  401 U.S. 82Decided February 23, 19715–4Hugo L. Black
• Oregon v. MitchellLaw held unconstitutional
  400 U.S. 112Decided December 21, 19705–4Hugo L. Black
• Welsh v. United States
  398 U.S. 333Decided June 15, 19705–3Hugo L. Black
• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
  398 U.S. 281Decided June 8, 19705–2Hugo L. Black
• Schacht v. United StatesLaw held unconstitutional
  398 U.S. 58Decided May 25, 19708–0Hugo L. Black
• Illinois v. Allen
  397 U.S. 337Decided March 31, 19708–0Hugo L. Black
• H. K. Porter Co., Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
  397 U.S. 99Decided March 2, 19704–2Hugo L. Black
• Toussie v. United States
  397 U.S. 112Decided March 2, 19705–3Hugo L. Black
• Hadley v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas CityLaw held unconstitutional
  397 U.S. 50Decided February 25, 19705–3Hugo L. Black
• Evans v. Abney
  396 U.S. 435Decided January 26, 19705–2Hugo L. Black
• Breen v. Selective Service Local Board No. 16
  396 U.S. 460Decided January 26, 19708–0Hugo L. Black
• Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad Co. v. United Transportation Union
  396 U.S. 142Decided December 9, 19696–2Hugo L. Black
• Perkins v. Standard Oil Co. of California
  395 U.S. 642Decided June 16, 19695–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Montgomery County Board of Education
  395 U.S. 225Decided June 2, 19698–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. King
  395 U.S. 1Decided May 19, 19698–0Hugo L. Black
• Fortner Enterprises, Inc. v. United States Steel Corp.
  394 U.S. 495Decided April 7, 19695–4Hugo L. Black
• Orozco v. Texas
  394 U.S. 324Decided March 25, 19696–2Hugo L. Black
• Snyder v. Harris
  394 U.S. 332Decided March 25, 19697–2Hugo L. Black
• Glover v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.
  393 U.S. 324Decided January 14, 19699–0Hugo L. Black
• Federal Trade Commission v. Texaco Inc.
  393 U.S. 223Decided December 16, 19688–1Hugo L. Black
• Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen v. Chicago
  393 U.S. 129Decided November 18, 19687–1Hugo L. Black
• Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.
  393 U.S. 145Decided November 18, 19686–3Hugo L. Black
• Williams v. RhodesLaw held unconstitutional
  393 U.S. 23Decided October 15, 19686–3Hugo L. Black
• First Agricultural National Bank of Berkshire County v. State Tax Commission
  392 U.S. 339Decided June 17, 19685–3Hugo L. Black
• Perma Life Mufflers, Inc. v. International Parts Corp.
  392 U.S. 134Decided June 10, 19687–2Hugo L. Black
• Mathis v. United States
  391 U.S. 1Decided May 6, 19685–3Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Coleman
  390 U.S. 599Decided April 22, 19688–0Hugo L. Black
• Stern v. South Chester Tube Co.
  390 U.S. 606Decided April 22, 19689–0Hugo L. Black
• Edwards v. Pacific Fruit Express Co.
  390 U.S. 538Decided April 8, 19689–0Hugo L. Black
• Federal Maritime Commission v. Aktiebolaget Svenska Amerika Linien
  390 U.S. 238Decided March 6, 19688–0Hugo L. Black
• National Labor Relations Board v. United Insurance Co. of America
  390 U.S. 254Decided March 6, 19687–0Hugo L. Black
• Hardin v. Kentucky Utilities Co.
  390 U.S. 1Decided January 16, 19686–1Hugo L. Black
• Hughes v. Washington
  389 U.S. 290Decided December 11, 19678–0Hugo L. Black
• United Mine Workers of America v. Illinois State Bar Association
  389 U.S. 217Decided December 5, 19678–1Hugo L. Black
• Nash v. Florida Industrial CommissionLaw held unconstitutional
  389 U.S. 235Decided December 5, 19678–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Louisiana
  389 U.S. 155Decided December 4, 19676–1Hugo L. Black
• Afroyim v. RuskAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  387 U.S. 253Decided May 29, 19675–4Hugo L. Black
• Waldron v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.
  386 U.S. 724Decided May 8, 19675–4Hugo L. Black
• Jackson v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  386 U.S. 731Decided May 8, 19677–2Hugo L. Black
• Railroad Transfer Service, Inc. v. City of Chicago
  386 U.S. 351Decided March 27, 19678–1Hugo L. Black
• Chapman v. California
  386 U.S. 18Decided February 20, 19678–1Hugo L. Black
• Cooper v. California
  386 U.S. 58Decided February 20, 19675–4Hugo L. Black
• Fortson v. Morris
  385 U.S. 231Decided December 12, 19665–4Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Acme Process Equipment Co.
  385 U.S. 138Decided December 5, 19669–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Demko
  385 U.S. 149Decided December 5, 19667–2Hugo L. Black
• Transportation-Communication Employees Union v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
  385 U.S. 157Decided December 5, 19667–2Hugo L. Black
• Adderley v. Florida
  385 U.S. 39Decided November 14, 19665–4Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Pabst Brewing Co.
  384 U.S. 546Decided June 13, 19669–0Hugo L. Black
• Federal Trade Commission v. Brown Shoe Co., Inc.
  384 U.S. 316Decided June 6, 19669–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Von's Grocery Co.
  384 U.S. 270Decided May 31, 19666–2Hugo L. Black
• Mills v. AlabamaLaw held unconstitutional
  384 U.S. 214Decided May 23, 19669–0Hugo L. Black
• Brookhart v. Janis
  384 U.S. 1Decided April 18, 19668–1Hugo L. Black
• Surowitz v. Hilton Hotels Corp.
  383 U.S. 363Decided March 7, 19667–0Hugo L. Black
• Accardi v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
  383 U.S. 225Decided February 28, 19668–0Hugo L. Black
• Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Chicago
  382 U.S. 423Decided January 31, 19667–1Hugo L. Black
• Giaccio v. PennsylvaniaLaw held unconstitutional
  382 U.S. 399Decided January 19, 19669–0Hugo L. Black
• Hazeltine Research, Inc. v. Brenner
  382 U.S. 252Decided December 8, 19659–0Hugo L. Black
• Gunther v. San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Co.
  382 U.S. 257Decided December 8, 19659–0Hugo L. Black
• Holt v. Virginia
  381 U.S. 131Decided May 17, 19658–1Hugo L. Black
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Estate of Noel
  380 U.S. 678Decided April 29, 19658–1Hugo L. Black
• Warren Trading Post Co. v. Arizona Tax Commission
  380 U.S. 685Decided April 29, 19659–0Hugo L. Black
• Pointer v. TexasAltered precedent
  380 U.S. 400Decided April 5, 19659–0Hugo L. Black
• Louisiana v. United StatesLaw held unconstitutional
  380 U.S. 145Decided March 8, 19659–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Mississippi
  380 U.S. 128Decided March 8, 19659–0Hugo L. Black
• Texas v. New Jersey
  379 U.S. 674Decided February 1, 19658–1Hugo L. Black
• Farmer v. Arabian American Oil Co.
  379 U.S. 227Decided December 14, 19647–2Hugo L. Black
• Calhoon v. Harvey
  379 U.S. 134Decided December 7, 19648–1Hugo L. Black
• Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.
  379 U.S. 148Decided December 7, 19648–1Hugo L. Black
• Barr v. City of Columbia
  378 U.S. 146Decided June 22, 19649–0Hugo L. Black
• Robinson v. Florida
  378 U.S. 153Decided June 22, 19649–0Hugo L. Black
• Donovan v. City of Dallas
  377 U.S. 408Decided June 8, 19646–3Hugo L. Black
• Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
  377 U.S. 218Decided May 25, 19647–2Hugo L. Black
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia ex Rel. Virginia State Bar
  377 U.S. 1Decided April 20, 19646–2Hugo L. Black
• Preston v. United States
  376 U.S. 364Decided March 23, 19649–0Hugo L. Black
• Humble Pipe Line Co. v. Waggonner
  376 U.S. 369Decided March 23, 19649–0Hugo L. Black
• Sears v. Stiffel CompanyLaw held unconstitutional
  376 U.S. 225Decided March 9, 19649–0Hugo L. Black
• Compco Corporation v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc.
  376 U.S. 234Decided March 9, 19649–0Hugo L. Black
• Wesberry v. SandersAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  376 U.S. 1Decided February 17, 19646–3Hugo L. Black
• Wright v. Rockefeller
  376 U.S. 52Decided February 17, 19647–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Behrens
  375 U.S. 162Decided December 9, 19639–0Hugo L. Black
• Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co.
  374 U.S. 16Decided June 10, 19638–1Hugo L. Black
• Arizona v. California
  373 U.S. 546Decided June 3, 19635–3Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Braverman
  373 U.S. 405Decided May 27, 19639–0Hugo L. Black
• Reed v. the Yaka
  373 U.S. 410Decided May 27, 19637–2Hugo L. Black
• Colorado Anti-Discrimination Commission v. Continental Air Lines, Inc.
  372 U.S. 714Decided April 22, 19639–0Hugo L. Black
• Ferguson v. SkrupaAltered precedent
  372 U.S. 726Decided April 22, 19639–0Hugo L. Black
• Gideon v. WainwrightAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  372 U.S. 335Decided March 18, 19639–0Hugo L. Black
• Jones v. Cunningham
  371 U.S. 236Decided January 14, 19639–0Hugo L. Black
• Ford v. Ford
  371 U.S. 187Decided December 10, 19629–0Hugo L. Black
• Pearlman v. Reliance Insurance Co.
  371 U.S. 132Decided December 3, 19628–1Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Sampson
  371 U.S. 75Decided November 19, 19628–1Hugo L. Black
• Engel v. Vitale
  370 U.S. 421Decided June 25, 19626–1Hugo L. Black
• In re McConnell
  370 U.S. 230Decided June 18, 19625–2Hugo L. Black
• Sinclair Refining Co. v. Atkinson
  370 U.S. 195Decided June 18, 19625–3Hugo L. Black
• National Labor Relations Board v. Washington Aluminum Co.
  370 U.S. 9Decided May 28, 19627–0Hugo L. Black
• Goldlawr, Inc. v. Heiman
  369 U.S. 463Decided April 30, 19625–2Hugo L. Black
• Dairy Queen, Inc. v. Wood, U.S. District Judge
  369 U.S. 469Decided April 30, 19627–0Hugo L. Black
• Simonson v. Granquist
  369 U.S. 38Decided March 5, 19627–2Hugo L. Black
• Blau v. Lehman
  368 U.S. 403Decided January 22, 19626–2Hugo L. Black
• Seymour v. Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary
  368 U.S. 351Decided January 15, 19629–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Union Central Life Insurance Co.
  368 U.S. 291Decided December 18, 19618–1Hugo L. Black
• Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Pennsylvania
  368 U.S. 71Decided December 4, 19619–0Hugo L. Black
• Still v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
  368 U.S. 35Decided November 13, 19618–1Hugo L. Black
• Torcaso v. WatkinsLaw held unconstitutional
  367 U.S. 488Decided June 19, 19619–0Hugo L. Black
• Horton v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
  367 U.S. 348Decided June 12, 19615–4Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Oregon
  366 U.S. 643Decided May 29, 19617–2Hugo L. Black
• H. K. Porter Co., Inc. v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.
  366 U.S. 272Decided May 22, 19619–0Hugo L. Black
• Eli Lilly & Co. v. Sav-On-Drugs, Inc.
  366 U.S. 276Decided May 22, 19615–4Hugo L. Black
• Kolovrat v. Oregon
  366 U.S. 187Decided May 1, 19619–0Hugo L. Black
• Stewart v. United States
  366 U.S. 1Decided April 24, 19615–4Hugo L. Black
• Laurens Federal Savings & Loan Assn. v. South Carolina Tax Commission
  365 U.S. 517Decided March 20, 19619–0Hugo L. Black
• Reynolds v. Cochran
  365 U.S. 525Decided March 20, 19619–0Hugo L. Black
• Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.
  365 U.S. 127Decided February 20, 19619–0Hugo L. Black
• National Labor Relations Board v. Radio and Television Broadcast Engineers Union
  364 U.S. 573Decided January 9, 19619–0Hugo L. Black
• Small Business Administration v. McClellan
  364 U.S. 446Decided December 5, 19608–1Hugo L. Black
• Boynton v. Virginia
  364 U.S. 454Decided December 5, 19607–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Hougham
  364 U.S. 310Decided November 7, 19607–2Hugo L. Black
• Continental Grain Co. v. Barge Fbl-585
  364 U.S. 19Decided June 27, 19607–2Hugo L. Black
• Armstrong v. United States
  364 U.S. 40Decided June 27, 19606–3Hugo L. Black
• Pennsylvania Railroad Co. v. United States
  363 U.S. 202Decided June 13, 19609–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Florida
  363 U.S. 121Decided May 31, 19606–1Hugo L. Black
• Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association, Inc. v. United States
  362 U.S. 458Decided May 2, 19609–0Hugo L. Black
• New Hampshire Fire Insurance Co. v. Scanlon
  362 U.S. 404Decided April 25, 19609–0Hugo L. Black
• Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.
  362 U.S. 330Decided April 18, 19605–4Hugo L. Black
• Marine Cooks & Stewards v. Panama Steamship Co., Ltd.
  362 U.S. 365Decided April 18, 19608–1Hugo L. Black
• Thompson v. City of Louisville
  362 U.S. 199Decided March 21, 19609–0Hugo L. Black
• Talley v. CaliforniaLaw held unconstitutional
  362 U.S. 60Decided March 7, 19606–3Hugo L. Black
• Stirone v. United States
  361 U.S. 212Decided January 11, 19609–0Hugo L. Black
• Farmers Educational & Cooperative Union of America v. Wday, Inc.
  360 U.S. 525Decided June 29, 19595–4Hugo L. Black
• United States v. 93.970 Acres of Land
  360 U.S. 328Decided June 22, 19599–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Atlantic Refining Co.
  360 U.S. 19Decided June 8, 19596–1Hugo L. Black
• Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. Westover, U.S. District Judge
  359 U.S. 500Decided May 25, 19595–3Hugo L. Black
• Scull v. Virginia ex Rel. Committee on Law Reform and Racial Activities
  359 U.S. 344Decided May 4, 19599–0Hugo L. Black
• Plumbers v. County of Door
  359 U.S. 354Decided May 4, 19599–0Hugo L. Black
• Glus v. Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal
  359 U.S. 231Decided April 20, 19599–0Hugo L. Black
• Klor's, Inc. v. Broadway-Hale Stores, Inc.
  359 U.S. 207Decided April 6, 19599–0Hugo L. Black
• Williams et Ux. v. Lee
  358 U.S. 217Decided January 12, 19599–0Hugo L. Black
• Hawkins v. United States
  358 U.S. 74Decided November 24, 19589–0Hugo L. Black
• City of Chicago v. AtchisonLaw held unconstitutional
  357 U.S. 77Decided June 16, 19586–3Hugo L. Black
• Eubanks v. Louisiana
  356 U.S. 584Decided May 26, 19589–0Hugo L. Black
• Rainwater v. United States
  356 U.S. 590Decided May 26, 19589–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. McNinch
  356 U.S. 595Decided May 26, 19588–1Hugo L. Black
• Kovacs v. Brewer
  356 U.S. 604Decided May 26, 19588–1Hugo L. Black
• Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United States
  356 U.S. 1Decided March 10, 19585–3Hugo L. Black
• United States v. City of Detroit
  355 U.S. 466Decided March 3, 19587–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Township of Muskegon
  355 U.S. 484Decided March 3, 19587–2Hugo L. Black
• City of Detroit v. Murray Corporation of America
  355 U.S. 489Decided March 3, 19585–4Hugo L. Black
• Green v. United States
  355 U.S. 184Decided December 16, 19575–4Hugo L. Black
• McGee v. International Life Insurance Co.
  355 U.S. 220Decided December 16, 19578–0Hugo L. Black
• Conleyv. Gibson
  355 U.S. 41Decided November 18, 19579–0Hugo L. Black
• Vanderbilt v. VanderbiltAltered precedent
  354 U.S. 416Decided June 24, 19576–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Korpan
  354 U.S. 271Decided June 17, 19578–1Hugo L. Black
• Reid v. CovertAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  354 U.S. 1Decided June 10, 19576–2Hugo L. Black
• Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of New Mexico
  353 U.S. 232Decided May 6, 19578–0Hugo L. Black
• Konigsberg v. State Bar of California
  353 U.S. 252Decided May 6, 19575–3Hugo L. Black
• Haynes et Ux. v. United States
  353 U.S. 81Decided April 1, 19576–2Hugo L. Black
• Rayonier Incorporated v. United States
  352 U.S. 315Decided January 28, 19577–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Allen-Bradley Co.
  352 U.S. 306Decided January 22, 19579–0Hugo L. Black
• National Lead Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  352 U.S. 313Decided January 22, 19579–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Plesha
  352 U.S. 202Decided January 14, 19576–3Hugo L. Black
• Walker v. City of HutchinsonLaw held unconstitutional
  352 U.S. 112Decided December 10, 19566–2Hugo L. Black
• Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co. v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
  351 U.S. 321Decided June 11, 19567–2Hugo L. Black
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Lobue
  351 U.S. 243Decided May 28, 19567–2Hugo L. Black
• National Labor Relations Board v. Truitt Manufacturing Co.
  351 U.S. 149Decided May 7, 19566–3Hugo L. Black
• Griffin v. IllinoisLaw held unconstitutional
  351 U.S. 12Decided April 23, 19565–4Hugo L. Black
• Schulz v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
  350 U.S. 523Decided April 9, 19565–4Hugo L. Black
• Cammer v. United States
  350 U.S. 399Decided March 12, 19568–0Hugo L. Black
• Costello v. United States
  350 U.S. 359Decided March 5, 19567–0Hugo L. Black
• Pennsylvania ex Rel. Herman v. Claudy
  350 U.S. 116Decided January 9, 19569–0Hugo L. Black
• United States ex Rel. Toth v. QuarlesLaw held unconstitutional
  350 U.S. 11Decided November 7, 19556–3Hugo L. Black
• Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corporation
  349 U.S. 85Decided May 16, 19555–3Hugo L. Black
• Boston Metals Co. v. the Winding Gulf
  349 U.S. 122Decided May 16, 19556–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Nielson
  349 U.S. 129Decided May 16, 19556–2Hugo L. Black
• In re Murchison
  349 U.S. 133Decided May 16, 19556–3Hugo L. Black
• Shaughnessy v. Pedreiro
  349 U.S. 48Decided April 25, 19556–3Hugo L. Black
• United States v. California Eastern Line, Inc.
  348 U.S. 351Decided March 7, 19557–1Hugo L. Black
• Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
  348 U.S. 310Decided February 28, 19556–2Hugo L. Black
• Castle v. Hayes Freight Lines, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  348 U.S. 61Decided December 6, 19548–0Hugo L. Black
• Watson et Ux. v. Employers Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd.
  348 U.S. 66Decided December 6, 19548–0Hugo L. Black
• Leyra v. Denno
  347 U.S. 556Decided June 1, 19545–3Hugo L. Black
• Adams v. Maryland
  347 U.S. 179Decided March 8, 19549–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Employing Plasterers Association of Chicago
  347 U.S. 186Decided March 8, 19547–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Employing Lathers Association of Chicago and Vicinity
  347 U.S. 198Decided March 8, 19547–2Hugo L. Black
• Madruga v. Superior Court of California
  346 U.S. 556Decided January 18, 19547–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Lindsay
  346 U.S. 568Decided January 18, 19548–1Hugo L. Black
• Howell Chevrolet Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
  346 U.S. 482Decided December 14, 19538–1Hugo L. Black
• Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn
  346 U.S. 406Decided December 7, 19536–3Hugo L. Black
• Lober v. United States
  346 U.S. 335Decided November 9, 19537–2Hugo L. Black
• Terry v. Adams
  345 U.S. 461Decided May 4, 19538–1Hugo L. Black
• Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. v. United States
  345 U.S. 146Decided March 16, 19536–2Hugo L. Black
• Alstate Construction Co. v. Durkin
  345 U.S. 13Decided March 9, 19537–2Hugo L. Black
• Thomas v. Hempt Brothers
  345 U.S. 19Decided March 9, 19537–2Hugo L. Black
• City of New York v. New York
  344 U.S. 293Decided January 12, 19539–0Hugo L. Black
• Lloyd A. Fry Roofing Co. v. Wood
  344 U.S. 157Decided December 8, 19525–4Hugo L. Black
• Alison v. United States
  344 U.S. 167Decided December 8, 19527–2Hugo L. Black
• Johnson v. New York
  344 U.S. 48Decided November 17, 19525–4Hugo L. Black
• Arrowsmith v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  344 U.S. 6Decided November 10, 19526–3Hugo L. Black
• Sanford v. Kepner
  344 U.S. 13Decided November 10, 19529–0Hugo L. Black
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Howard
  343 U.S. 768Decided June 9, 19526–3Hugo L. Black
• Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer
  343 U.S. 579Decided June 2, 19526–3Hugo L. Black
• Pennsylvania Water & Power Co. v. Federal Power Commission
  343 U.S. 414Decided May 26, 19526–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co.
  343 U.S. 236Decided April 21, 19527–2Hugo L. Black
• Kaufman v. Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles et Commerciales, S. A.
  343 U.S. 156Decided April 7, 19525–3Hugo L. Black
• Frisbie v. Collins
  342 U.S. 519Decided March 10, 19529–0Hugo L. Black
• First National Bank of Chicago v. United Air Lines, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  342 U.S. 396Decided March 3, 19527–2Hugo L. Black
• Hughes v. United States
  342 U.S. 353Decided February 4, 19527–0Hugo L. Black
• Dice v. Akron
  342 U.S. 359Decided February 4, 19529–0Hugo L. Black
• Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp.
  342 U.S. 282Decided January 14, 19527–2Hugo L. Black
• Palmer v. Ashe
  342 U.S. 134Decided December 11, 19515–4Hugo L. Black
• Timken Roller Bearing Co. v. United States
  341 U.S. 593Decided June 4, 19515–2Hugo L. Black
• Hughes v. FetterLaw held unconstitutional
  341 U.S. 609Decided June 4, 19515–4Hugo L. Black
• Radio Corporation of America v. United States
  341 U.S. 412Decided May 28, 19519–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Pewee Coal Co., Inc.
  341 U.S. 114Decided April 30, 19515–4Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Allied Oil Corp.
  341 U.S. 1Decided April 9, 19517–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Lewis
  340 U.S. 590Decided March 26, 19518–1Hugo L. Black
• Blau v. United States
  340 U.S. 332Decided January 15, 19516–2Hugo L. Black
• Dowd v. United States ex Rel. Cook
  340 U.S. 206Decided January 2, 19519–0Hugo L. Black
• Kiefer-Stewart Co. v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.
  340 U.S. 211Decided January 2, 19519–0Hugo L. Black
• Blau v. United States
  340 U.S. 159Decided December 11, 19508–0Hugo L. Black
• Standard Oil Company of New Jersey v. United States
  340 U.S. 54Decided November 27, 19506–3Hugo L. Black
• Libby v. United States
  340 U.S. 71Decided November 27, 19506–3Hugo L. Black
• Travelers Health Association v. Virginia ex Rel. State Corporation Commission
  339 U.S. 643Decided June 5, 19505–4Hugo L. Black
• Capitol Greyhound Lines v. Brice
  339 U.S. 542Decided May 15, 19506–2Hugo L. Black
• Slocum v. Delaware
  339 U.S. 239Decided April 10, 19507–1Hugo L. Black
• Order of Railway Conductors of America v. Southern Railway Co.
  339 U.S. 255Decided April 10, 19507–1Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Commodities Trading Corp.
  339 U.S. 121Decided March 27, 19506–2Hugo L. Black
• District of Columbia v. Little
  339 U.S. 1Decided February 20, 19506–2Hugo L. Black
• Solesbee v. Balkcom
  339 U.S. 9Decided February 20, 19507–1Hugo L. Black
• Civil Aeronautics Board v. State Airlines, Inc.
  338 U.S. 572Decided February 6, 19506–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Cumberland Public Service Co.
  338 U.S. 451Decided January 9, 19508–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Moorman
  338 U.S. 457Decided January 9, 19508–0Hugo L. Black
• Federal Power Commission v. East Ohio Gas Co.
  338 U.S. 464Decided January 9, 19505–2Hugo L. Black
• Brown v. Western Railway of Alabama
  338 U.S. 294Decided November 21, 19496–2Hugo L. Black
• Reilly v. Pinkus
  338 U.S. 269Decided November 14, 19498–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Interstate Commerce Commission
  337 U.S. 426Decided June 20, 19496–3Hugo L. Black
• Williams v. New York
  337 U.S. 241Decided June 6, 19497–2Hugo L. Black
• United States ex Rel. Johnson v. Shaughnessy
  336 U.S. 806Decided May 9, 19496–3Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Wallace & Tiernan Co.
  336 U.S. 793Decided May 2, 19499–0Hugo L. Black
• Wade v. Hunter
  336 U.S. 684Decided April 25, 19496–3Hugo L. Black
• Humphrey v. Smith
  336 U.S. 695Decided April 25, 19496–3Hugo L. Black
• Giboney v. Empire Storage & Ice Co.
  336 U.S. 490Decided April 4, 19499–0Hugo L. Black
• Krulewitch v. United States
  336 U.S. 440Decided March 28, 19498–1Hugo L. Black
• United States ex Rel. Hirshberg v. Cooke
  336 U.S. 210Decided February 28, 19499–0Hugo L. Black
• Wilkerson v. McCarthy
  336 U.S. 53Decided January 31, 19497–2Hugo L. Black
• Klapprott v. United States
  335 U.S. 601Decided January 17, 19496–3Hugo L. Black
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Estate of ChurchAltered precedent
  335 U.S. 632Decided January 17, 19496–3Hugo L. Black
• Estate of Spiegel v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  335 U.S. 701Decided January 17, 19496–3Hugo L. Black
• Coray v. Southern Pacific Co.
  335 U.S. 520Decided January 3, 19499–0Hugo L. Black
• Lincoln Federal Labor Union v. Northwestern Iron & Metal Co.Altered precedent
  335 U.S. 525Decided January 3, 19499–0Hugo L. Black
• American Federation of Labor v. American Sash & Door Co.
  335 U.S. 538Decided January 3, 19498–1Hugo L. Black
• Upshaw v. United States
  335 U.S. 410Decided December 13, 19485–4Hugo L. Black
• Adkins v. E. I. Dupont de Nemours & Co., Inc. United States
  335 U.S. 331Decided November 22, 19489–0Hugo L. Black
• Mandel Brothers, Inc. v. Wallace
  335 U.S. 291Decided November 8, 19489–0Hugo L. Black
• Takahashi v. Fish and Game CommissionLaw held unconstitutional
  334 U.S. 410Decided June 7, 19487–2Hugo L. Black
• Phyle v. Duffy
  334 U.S. 431Decided June 7, 19489–0Hugo L. Black
• Paterno v. Lyons
  334 U.S. 314Decided June 1, 19488–1Hugo L. Black
• Hilton v. Sullivan
  334 U.S. 323Decided June 1, 19489–0Hugo L. Black
• Federal Trade Commission v. Morton Salt Co.
  334 U.S. 37Decided May 3, 19487–2Hugo L. Black
• Federal Trade Commission v. Cement Institute
  333 U.S. 683Decided April 26, 19486–1Hugo L. Black
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. South Texas Lumber Co.
  333 U.S. 496Decided March 29, 19487–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
  333 U.S. 169Decided March 8, 19488–1Hugo L. Black
• Donaldson v. Read Magazine, Inc.
  333 U.S. 178Decided March 8, 19487–2Hugo L. Black
• Cole v. Arkansas
  333 U.S. 196Decided March 8, 19489–0Hugo L. Black
• Illinois ex Rel. McCollum v. Board of Education of School District No. 71
  333 U.S. 203Decided March 8, 19488–1Hugo L. Black
• In re Oliver
  333 U.S. 257Decided March 8, 19487–2Hugo L. Black
• Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co. v. Daniel
  333 U.S. 118Decided February 16, 19489–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Sullivan
  332 U.S. 689Decided January 19, 19486–3Hugo L. Black
• Von Moltke v. Gillies
  332 U.S. 708Decided January 19, 19486–3Hugo L. Black
• Globe Liquor Co., Inc. v. San Roman
  332 U.S. 571Decided January 5, 19489–0Hugo L. Black
• Patton v. Mississippi
  332 U.S. 463Decided December 8, 19479–0Hugo L. Black
• Rodgers v. United States
  332 U.S. 371Decided November 10, 19477–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Petrillo
  332 U.S. 1Decided June 23, 19475–3Hugo L. Black
• United States v. CaliforniaLaw held unconstitutional
  332 U.S. 19Decided June 23, 19476–2Hugo L. Black
• Cope v. Anderson
  331 U.S. 461Decided June 2, 19478–0Hugo L. Black
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Munter
  331 U.S. 210Decided May 5, 19479–0Hugo L. Black
• McCullough v. Kammerer Corporation
  331 U.S. 96Decided April 28, 19479–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Ogilvie Hardware Co., Inc.
  330 U.S. 709Decided April 7, 19477–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Lem Hoy
  330 U.S. 724Decided April 7, 19479–0Hugo L. Black
• Kotch v. Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners for the Port of New Orleans
  330 U.S. 552Decided March 31, 19475–4Hugo L. Black
• Interstate Commerce Commission v. Mechling
  330 U.S. 567Decided March 31, 19477–2Hugo L. Black
• Testa v. Katt
  330 U.S. 386Decided March 10, 19479–0Hugo L. Black
• Cone v. West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co.
  330 U.S. 212Decided March 3, 19479–0Hugo L. Black
• Walling v. Nashville
  330 U.S. 158Decided February 17, 19479–0Hugo L. Black
• Bozza v. United States
  330 U.S. 160Decided February 17, 19479–0Hugo L. Black
• Confederated Bands of Ute Indians v. United States
  330 U.S. 169Decided February 17, 19476–3Hugo L. Black
• Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing
  330 U.S. 1Decided February 10, 19475–4Hugo L. Black
• Krug v. Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Co.
  329 U.S. 591Decided February 3, 19479–0Hugo L. Black
• Albrecht v. United States
  329 U.S. 599Decided February 3, 19477–2Hugo L. Black
• Parker v. Fleming
  329 U.S. 531Decided January 20, 19476–3Hugo L. Black
• Patterson v. Lamb
  329 U.S. 539Decided January 20, 19479–0Hugo L. Black
• Jesionowski v. Boston & Maine Railroad
  329 U.S. 452Decided January 13, 19476–3Hugo L. Black
• Edward Katzinger Co. v. Chicago Metallic Manufacturing Co.
  329 U.S. 394Decided January 6, 19475–4Hugo L. Black
• Macgregor v. Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.Altered precedent
  329 U.S. 402Decided January 6, 19475–4Hugo L. Black
• International Harvester Co. v. Evatt
  329 U.S. 416Decided January 6, 19479–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Seatrain Lines, Inc.
  329 U.S. 424Decided January 6, 19479–0Hugo L. Black
• Steele v. General Mills, Inc.
  329 U.S. 433Decided January 6, 19479–0Hugo L. Black
• Vanston Bondholders Protective Committee v. Green
  329 U.S. 156Decided December 9, 19468–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Howard P. Foley Co., Inc.
  329 U.S. 64Decided November 25, 19466–3Hugo L. Black
• Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co. v. WalkerAltered precedent
  329 U.S. 1Decided November 18, 19468–1Hugo L. Black

Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 664)

• Tilton v. RichardsonLaw held unconstitutional
  403 U.S. 672Decided June 28, 19715–4Warren E. Burger
• Coolidge v. New Hampshire
  403 U.S. 443Decided June 21, 19715–4Potter Stewart
• Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics
  403 U.S. 388Decided June 21, 19716–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• McKeiver v. Pennsylvania
  403 U.S. 528Decided June 21, 19716–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Cohen v. California
  403 U.S. 15Decided June 7, 19715–4John M. Harlan II
• Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. United Transportation Union
  402 U.S. 570Decided June 1, 19715–4John M. Harlan II
• Coates v. City of CincinnatiLaw held unconstitutional
  402 U.S. 611Decided June 1, 19715–4Potter Stewart
• California v. Byers
  402 U.S. 424Decided May 17, 19715–4Warren E. Burger
• United States v. Reidel
  402 U.S. 351Decided May 3, 19717–2Byron R. White
• United States v. Thirty-Seven (37) Photographs (Luros
  402 U.S. 363Decided May 3, 19716–3Byron R. White
• Richardson v. Perales
  402 U.S. 389Decided May 3, 19716–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Mackey v. United States
  401 U.S. 667Decided April 5, 19717–2Byron R. White
• Rogers v. Bellei
  401 U.S. 815Decided April 5, 19715–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Whiteley v. Warden
  401 U.S. 560Decided March 29, 19716–3John M. Harlan II
• United States v. Randall
  401 U.S. 513Decided March 24, 19715–4William O. Douglas
• Boddie v. ConnecticutLaw held unconstitutional
  401 U.S. 371Decided March 2, 19718–1John M. Harlan II
• Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe
  401 U.S. 402Decided March 2, 19716–2Thurgood Marshall
• Harris v. New York
  401 U.S. 222Decided February 24, 19715–4Warren E. Burger
• Monitor Patriot Co. v. Roy
  401 U.S. 265Decided February 24, 19717–2Potter Stewart
• Ocala Star-Banner Co. v. Damron
  401 U.S. 295Decided February 24, 19717–2Potter Stewart
• Ramsey v. United Mine Workers of America
  401 U.S. 302Decided February 24, 19715–4Byron R. White
• Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, Inc. v. Wadmond
  401 U.S. 154Decided February 23, 19715–4Potter Stewart
• Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.
  400 U.S. 494Decided January 25, 19715–4Potter Stewart
• Groppi v. WisconsinLaw held unconstitutional
  400 U.S. 505Decided January 25, 19718–1Potter Stewart
• Piccirillo v. New York
  400 U.S. 548Decided January 25, 19715–4Per curiam
• Wisconsin v. ConstantineauLaw held unconstitutional
  400 U.S. 433Decided January 19, 19716–3William O. Douglas
• Perkins v. Matthews
  400 U.S. 379Decided January 14, 19718–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• Dutton v. Evans
  400 U.S. 74Decided December 15, 19705–4Potter Stewart
• New York v. United States
  399 U.S. 392Decided June 29, 19704–2Potter Stewart
• Vale v. Louisiana
  399 U.S. 30Decided June 22, 19706–2Potter Stewart

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