Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Voting and opinion record for Sandra Day O'Connor in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1981 through 2005 Terms.

Court eras served in this data: Burger Court, Rehnquist Court, Roberts 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 (300)

• Kelly A. Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
  546 U.S. 320Decided January 18, 20069–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• James Lockhart v. United States
  546 U.S. 142Decided December 7, 20059–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Schaffer v. Weast
  546 U.S. 49Decided November 14, 20056–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Michael Donald Dodd v. United States
  545 U.S. 353Decided June 20, 20055–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Margaret Bradshaw v. John David Stumpf
  545 U.S. 175Decided June 13, 20059–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Linda Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
  544 U.S. 528Decided May 23, 20059–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Charles Russell Rhines v. Douglas Weber
  544 U.S. 269Decided March 30, 20059–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Roderick Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
  544 U.S. 167Decided March 29, 20055–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Garrison S. Johnson v. California
  543 U.S. 499Decided February 23, 20056–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• David Whitfield v. United States
  543 U.S. 209Decided January 11, 20059–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. James N. Kirby
  543 U.S. 14Decided November 9, 20049–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Yaser Esam Hamdi and Esam Fouad Hamdi as Next Friend of Yaser Esam Hamdi v. Donald H. Rumsfeld
  542 U.S. 507Decided June 28, 20048–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Robert James Tennard v. Doug Dretke
  542 U.S. 274Decided June 24, 20046–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• David L. Nelson v. Donal Campbell
  541 U.S. 637Decided May 24, 20049–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Doug Dretke v. Michael Wayne Haley
  541 U.S. 386Decided May 3, 20046–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• South Florida Water Management District v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians
  541 U.S. 95Decided March 23, 20049–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• John J. Fellers v. United States
  540 U.S. 519Decided January 26, 20049–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Securities and Exchange Commission v. Charles E. Edwards
  540 U.S. 389Decided January 13, 20049–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Georgia v. John Ashcroft
  539 U.S. 461Decided June 26, 20035–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Kevin Wiggins v. Sewall Smith
  539 U.S. 510Decided June 26, 20037–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Barbara Grutter v. Lee Bollinger
  539 U.S. 306Decided June 23, 20035–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Franchise Tax Board of California v. Gilbert P. Hyatt
  538 U.S. 488Decided April 23, 20039–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Virginia v. Barry Elton BlackLaw held unconstitutional
  538 U.S. 343Decided April 7, 20037–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• City of Cuyahoga Falls v. Buckeye Community Hope Foundation
  538 U.S. 188Decided March 25, 20039–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Gary Albert Ewing v. California
  538 U.S. 11Decided March 5, 20035–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Bill Lockyer v. Leandro Andrade
  538 U.S. 63Decided March 5, 20035–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Yellow Transportation, Inc. v. Michigan
  537 U.S. 36Decided November 5, 20029–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Be & K Construction Company v. National Labor Relations Board
  536 U.S. 516Decided June 24, 20029–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Robert J. Devlin v. Robert A. Scardelletti
  536 U.S. 1Decided June 10, 20026–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• City of Los Angeles v. Alameda Books, Inc.
  535 U.S. 425Decided May 13, 20025–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Tommy G. Thompson v. Western States Medical CenterLaw held unconstitutional
  535 U.S. 357Decided April 29, 20025–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Sandra L. Craft
  535 U.S. 274Decided April 17, 20026–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Lance Raygor and James Goodchild v. Regents of the University of Minnesota
  534 U.S. 533Decided February 27, 20026–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Toyota Motor Manufacturing v. Ella Williams
  534 U.S. 184Decided January 8, 20029–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States Postal Service v. Maria A. Gregory
  534 U.S. 1Decided November 13, 20019–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Lorillard Tobacco Company v. Thomas F. ReillyLaw held unconstitutional
  533 U.S. 525Decided June 28, 20015–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• George Duncan v. Sherman Walker
  533 U.S. 167Decided June 18, 20017–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• John Paul Penry v. Gary L. Johnson
  532 U.S. 782Decided June 4, 20016–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Wilbert K. Rogers v. Tennessee
  532 U.S. 451Decided May 14, 20015–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Earthy D. Daniels, Jr. v. United States
  532 U.S. 374Decided April 25, 20015–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Lackawanna County District Attorney v. Edward R. Coss, Jr.
  532 U.S. 394Decided April 25, 20015–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• James F. Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc., Etc.
  531 U.S. 438Decided February 21, 20019–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Mark Seling v. Andre Brigham Young
  531 U.S. 250Decided January 17, 20018–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• City of Indianapolis v. James EdmondLaw held unconstitutional
  531 U.S. 32Decided November 28, 20006–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Charles B. Miller v. Richard A. French
  530 U.S. 327Decided June 19, 20005–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Roger Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.
  530 U.S. 133Decided June 12, 20009–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Jenifer Troxel v. Tommie GranvilleLaw held unconstitutional
  530 U.S. 57Decided June 5, 20006–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Dedra Shanklin
  529 U.S. 344Decided April 17, 20007–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• City of Erie v. Pap's A. M.
  529 U.S. 277Decided March 29, 20006–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Food and Drug Administration v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
  529 U.S. 120Decided March 21, 20005–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Ernest C. Roe v. Lucio Flores-Ortega
  528 U.S. 470Decided February 23, 20006–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• J. Daniel Kimel, Jr. v. Florida Board of RegentsLaw held unconstitutional
  528 U.S. 62Decided January 11, 20005–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Karen Sutton and Kimberly Hinton v. United Air Lines, Inc.
  527 U.S. 471Decided June 22, 19997–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Vaughn L. Murphy v. United Parcel Service
  527 U.S. 516Decided June 22, 19997–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Carole Kolstad v. American Dental Association
  527 U.S. 526Decided June 22, 19995–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Bill Martin v. Everett Hadix
  527 U.S. 343Decided June 21, 19997–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• William D. O'Sullivan v. Darren Boerckel
  526 U.S. 838Decided June 7, 19996–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Aurelia Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education
  526 U.S. 629Decided May 24, 19995–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Minnesota v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa IndiansAltered precedent
  526 U.S. 172Decided March 24, 19995–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Department of Commerce v. United States House of Representatives
  525 U.S. 316Decided January 25, 19996–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Vicky M. Lopez v. Monterey County
  525 U.S. 266Decided January 20, 19998–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• El Al Israel Airlines, Ltd. v. Tsui Yuan Tseng
  525 U.S. 155Decided January 12, 19998–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Naomi Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild, Inc.
  525 U.S. 33Decided November 3, 19989–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Angel Jaime Monge v. California
  524 U.S. 721Decided June 26, 19985–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Eastern Enterprises v. Kenneth S. ApfelLaw held unconstitutional
  524 U.S. 498Decided June 25, 19985–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• National Endowment for the Arts v. Karen Finley
  524 U.S. 569Decided June 25, 19988–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Alida Star Gebser and Alida Jean McCullough v. Lago Vista Independent School District
  524 U.S. 274Decided June 22, 19985–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• California and State Lands Commission v. Deep Sea Research, Inc.
  523 U.S. 491Decided April 22, 19989–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Edward S. Cohen v. Hilda de La Cruz
  523 U.S. 213Decided March 24, 19989–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• South Dakota v. Yankton Sioux Tribe
  522 U.S. 329Decided January 26, 19989–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Christopher H. Lunding v. New York Tax Appeals TribunalLaw held unconstitutional
  522 U.S. 287Decided January 21, 19986–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• City of Chicago v. International College of Surgeons
  522 U.S. 156Decided December 15, 19977–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• State Oil Company v. Barkat U. Khan and Khan & Associates, Inc.Altered precedent
  522 U.S. 3Decided November 4, 19979–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Rachel Agostini v. Betty-Louise FeltonAltered precedent
  521 U.S. 203Decided June 23, 19975–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States of America v. State of Alaska
  521 U.S. 1Decided June 19, 19976–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Joseph Roger O'Dell v. J. D. Netherland
  521 U.S. 151Decided June 19, 19975–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Janet Reno v. Bossier Parish School Board
  520 U.S. 471Decided May 12, 19977–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Inter-Modal Rail Employees Association v. Atchison
  520 U.S. 510Decided May 12, 19979–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. Jill Brown
  520 U.S. 397Decided April 28, 19975–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Linda J. Blessing v. Cathy Freestone, Etc.
  520 U.S. 329Decided April 21, 19979–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Miguel Gonzales
  520 U.S. 1Decided March 3, 19977–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. v. Director
  519 U.S. 248Decided February 18, 19979–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Vicky M. Lopez v. Monterey County
  519 U.S. 9Decided November 6, 19969–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Bd. of County Comm'rs v. Umbehr
  518 U.S. 668Decided June 28, 19967–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Ray A. Lewis v. United States
  518 U.S. 322Decided June 24, 19967–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• James Griffin Lane v. Federico F. Pena
  518 U.S. 187Decided June 20, 19967–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• George W. Bush v. Al VeraLaw held unconstitutional
  517 U.S. 952Decided June 13, 19965–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Charles Quackenbush v. Allstate Insurance Company
  517 U.S. 706Decided June 3, 19969–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Alan Meghrig v. KFC Western, Inc.
  516 U.S. 479Decided March 19, 19969–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Robert F. Lundy
  516 U.S. 235Decided January 17, 19967–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Roland J. Bailey v. United States
  516 U.S. 137Decided December 6, 19959–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Joseph Libretti v. United States
  516 U.S. 29Decided November 7, 19958–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Hays
  515 U.S. 737Decided June 29, 19959–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Florida Bar v. Went for It, Inc.
  515 U.S. 618Decided June 21, 19955–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Chandris, Inc. v. Antonios Latsis
  515 U.S. 347Decided June 14, 19959–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Steven Kurt Witte v. United States
  515 U.S. 389Decided June 14, 19958–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Federico PenaAltered precedent
  515 U.S. 200Decided June 12, 19955–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Leslie Wilton, Etc. v. Seven Falls Company
  515 U.S. 277Decided June 12, 19958–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Curtiss-Wright Corporation v. Frank C. Schoonejongen
  514 U.S. 73Decided March 6, 19959–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Louise Harris v. Alabama
  513 U.S. 504Decided February 22, 19958–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Charles J. Reich v. Marcus E. CollinsLaw held unconstitutional
  513 U.S. 106Decided December 6, 19949–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Reshat Shabani
  513 U.S. 10Decided November 1, 19949–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Fredel Williamson v. United States
  512 U.S. 594Decided June 27, 19949–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Robert L. Davis v. United States
  512 U.S. 452Decided June 24, 19949–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Director v. Greenwich CollieriesAltered precedent
  512 U.S. 267Decided June 20, 19946–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Cynthia Waters v. Cheryl R. Churchill
  511 U.S. 661Decided May 31, 19947–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Pud No. 1 of Jefferson County and City of Tacoma v. Washington Department of Ecology
  511 U.S. 700Decided May 31, 19947–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Lenard Ray Beecham v. United States
  511 U.S. 368Decided May 16, 19949–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Clarence Victor v. Nebraska
  511 U.S. 1Decided March 22, 19947–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Paul Caspari v. Christopher Bohlen
  510 U.S. 383Decided February 23, 19948–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Robert Hagen v. Utah
  510 U.S. 399Decided February 23, 19947–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Thomas Schiro v. Robert Farley
  510 U.S. 222Decided January 19, 19947–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Florence County School District Four v. Shannon Carter
  510 U.S. 7Decided November 9, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Teresa Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.
  510 U.S. 17Decided November 9, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Ruth O. Shaw v. Janet Reno
  509 U.S. 630Decided June 28, 19935–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States Department of Justice v. Vincent James Landano
  508 U.S. 165Decided May 24, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• John Angus Smith v. United States
  508 U.S. 223Decided May 24, 19936–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Sac and Fox Nation
  508 U.S. 114Decided May 17, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Guy W. Olano, Jr.
  507 U.S. 725Decided April 26, 19936–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. California and California State Board of Equalization
  507 U.S. 746Decided April 26, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• State of Nebraska v. States of Wyoming and Colorado
  507 U.S. 584Decided April 20, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Hazen Paper Company v. Walter F. Biggins
  507 U.S. 604Decided April 20, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• A. J. Arave v. Thomas E. Creech
  507 U.S. 463Decided March 30, 19937–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• George Voinovich v. Barney Quilter
  507 U.S. 146Decided February 24, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Gloria Zafiro v. United States
  506 U.S. 534Decided January 25, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Al C. Parke v. Ricky Harold Raley
  506 U.S. 20Decided December 1, 19929–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Willie Lee Richmond v. Samuel A. Lewis
  506 U.S. 40Decided December 1, 19928–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Barbara Franklin v. Massachusetts
  505 U.S. 788Decided June 26, 19929–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• New York v. United StatesLaw held unconstitutional
  505 U.S. 144Decided June 19, 19926–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Mary Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Association
  505 U.S. 88Decided June 18, 19925–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• David Riggins v. Nevada
  504 U.S. 127Decided May 18, 19927–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Howard Wyatt v. Bill Cole and John Robbins
  504 U.S. 158Decided May 18, 19926–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• George F. Denton v. Mike Hernandez
  504 U.S. 25Decided May 4, 19927–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• John K. Yee v. City of Escondido
  503 U.S. 519Decided April 1, 19929–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• General Motors Corporation v. Evert Romein
  503 U.S. 181Decided March 9, 19929–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Joseph Williams v. United States
  503 U.S. 193Decided March 9, 19927–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Keith J. Hudson v. Jack McMillian
  503 U.S. 1Decided February 25, 19927–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• William Lewis Smith v. Wayne S. Barry
  502 U.S. 244Decided January 14, 19929–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Simon & Schuster, Inc. v. Members of the New York State Crime Victims BoardLaw held unconstitutional
  502 U.S. 105Decided December 10, 19918–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Rafeh-Rafie Ardestani v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  502 U.S. 129Decided December 10, 19916–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Barbara Hafer v. James C. Melo, Jr.
  502 U.S. 21Decided November 5, 19918–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Roger Keith Coleman v. Charles E. ThompsonAltered precedent
  501 U.S. 722Decided June 24, 19916–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Florida v. Bostick
  501 U.S. 429Decided June 20, 19916–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Ellis Gregory, Jr. and Anthony P. Nugent, Jr. v. John D. Ashcroft
  501 U.S. 452Decided June 20, 19917–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Zakhar Melkonyan v. Louis W. Sullivan
  501 U.S. 89Decided June 10, 19919–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Michigan v. Nolan K. Lucas
  500 U.S. 145Decided May 20, 19917–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Daniel Touby et Ux. v. United States
  500 U.S. 160Decided May 20, 19919–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• County of Riverside and Cois Byrd v. McLaughlin
  500 U.S. 44Decided May 13, 19915–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Leathers v. Medlock
  499 U.S. 439Decided April 16, 19917–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co., Inc.
  499 U.S. 340Decided March 27, 19919–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Business Guides, Inc. v. Chromatic Communications Enterprises, Inc. and Michael Shipp
  498 U.S. 533Decided February 26, 19915–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• McDermott International, Inc. v. Jon C. Wilander
  498 U.S. 337Decided February 19, 19919–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. R. Enterprises, Inc.
  498 U.S. 292Decided January 22, 19919–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Robert Lacy Parker v. Richard L. Dugger
  498 U.S. 308Decided January 22, 19915–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Ingersoll-Rand Company v. Perry McClendon
  498 U.S. 133Decided December 3, 19909–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• FMC Corporation v. Cynthia Ann Holliday
  498 U.S. 52Decided November 27, 19907–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Mercedel W. Miles v. Apex Marine Corporation
  498 U.S. 19Decided November 6, 19908–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Kokinda
  497 U.S. 720Decided June 27, 19905–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Lewis v. Jeffers
  497 U.S. 764Decided June 27, 19905–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Idaho v. Wright
  497 U.S. 805Decided June 27, 19905–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Maryland v. Craig
  497 U.S. 836Decided June 27, 19905–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corporation
  496 U.S. 384Decided June 11, 19908–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. Maurice Smith
  496 U.S. 167Decided June 4, 19905–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Board of Education of the Westside Community Schools, Etc. v. Bridget C. Mergens
  496 U.S. 226Decided June 4, 19908–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Davis et Ux. v. United States
  495 U.S. 472Decided May 21, 19909–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• California v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  495 U.S. 490Decided May 21, 19909–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. v. Feeney
  495 U.S. 299Decided April 30, 19909–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Stewart v. Abend
  495 U.S. 207Decided April 24, 19906–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. v. Bonjorno
  494 U.S. 827Decided April 17, 19905–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Baltimore City Department of Social Services v. Bouknight
  493 U.S. 549Decided February 20, 19907–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Tafflin v. Levitt
  493 U.S. 455Decided January 22, 19909–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Jimmy Swaggart Ministries v. Board of Equalization of California
  493 U.S. 378Decided January 17, 19909–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Fw/pbs, Inc. v. City of DallasLaw held unconstitutional
  493 U.S. 215Decided January 10, 19906–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Olaf A. Hallstrom v. Tillamook County
  493 U.S. 20Decided November 7, 19897–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Penry v. Lynaugh
  492 U.S. 302Decided June 26, 19895–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Jett v. Dallas Independent School District
  491 U.S. 701Decided June 22, 19895–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Massachusetts v. Oakes
  491 U.S. 576Decided June 21, 19896–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Sullivan v. Hudson
  490 U.S. 877Decided June 12, 19895–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Skinner v. Mid-America Pipeline Co.
  490 U.S. 212Decided April 25, 19899–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Texas State Teachers Association v. Garland Independent School District
  489 U.S. 782Decided March 28, 19899–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Coit Independence Joint Venture v. Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
  489 U.S. 561Decided March 21, 19899–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
  489 U.S. 426Decided February 28, 19896–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Teague v. Lane
  489 U.S. 288Decided February 22, 19897–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch
  489 U.S. 101Decided February 21, 19899–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Mesa v. California
  489 U.S. 121Decided February 21, 19899–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Bonito Boats, Inc. v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  489 U.S. 141Decided February 21, 19899–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson CompanyLaw held unconstitutional
  488 U.S. 469Decided January 23, 19896–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Kozminski
  487 U.S. 931Decided June 29, 19889–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust
  487 U.S. 977Decided June 29, 19888–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Frisby v. Schultz
  487 U.S. 474Decided June 27, 19886–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Schweiker v. Chilicky
  487 U.S. 412Decided June 24, 19886–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Kadrmas v. Dickinson Public Schools
  487 U.S. 450Decided June 24, 19885–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Schlunk
  486 U.S. 694Decided June 15, 19889–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Clark v. JeterLaw held unconstitutional
  486 U.S. 456Decided June 6, 19889–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Satterwhite v. Texas
  486 U.S. 249Decided May 31, 19888–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Chick Kam Choo v. Exxon Corp.
  486 U.S. 140Decided May 16, 19889–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Regents of the University of California v. Public Employment Relations Board
  485 U.S. 589Decided April 20, 19886–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Richard E. Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association
  485 U.S. 439Decided April 19, 19885–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Tulsa Professional Collection Services, Inc. v. Joanne PopeLaw held unconstitutional
  485 U.S. 478Decided April 19, 19888–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Michael Boos, J. Michael Waller and Bridget Brooker v. Marion S. Barry, Jr.Law held unconstitutional
  485 U.S. 312Decided March 22, 19885–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• City of St. Louis v. James H. Praprotnik
  485 U.S. 112Decided March 2, 19887–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Forrester v. White
  484 U.S. 219Decided January 12, 19888–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Karcher v. May
  484 U.S. 72Decided December 1, 19878–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Tanner v. United States
  483 U.S. 107Decided June 22, 19875–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Agency Holding Corp. v. Malley-Duff & Associates, Inc.
  483 U.S. 143Decided June 22, 19879–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Board of Airport Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles v. Jews for Jesus, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  482 U.S. 569Decided June 15, 19879–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• California v. Superior Court of California
  482 U.S. 400Decided June 9, 19877–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Miller v. FloridaLaw held unconstitutional
  482 U.S. 423Decided June 9, 19879–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Utah Division of State Lands v. United States
  482 U.S. 193Decided June 8, 19875–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Shearson/american Express Inc. v. McMahon
  482 U.S. 220Decided June 8, 19875–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Turner v. Safley
  482 U.S. 78Decided June 1, 19875–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Hodel v. IrvingLaw held unconstitutional
  481 U.S. 704Decided May 18, 19879–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Tison v. Arizona
  481 U.S. 137Decided April 21, 19875–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Pilot Life Insurance Co. v. Dedeaux
  481 U.S. 41Decided April 6, 19879–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Taylor
  481 U.S. 58Decided April 6, 19879–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• O'Connor v. Ortega
  480 U.S. 709Decided March 31, 19875–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• California Coastal Commission v. Granite Rock Co.
  480 U.S. 572Decided March 24, 19875–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Asahi Metal Industry Co., Ltd. v. Superior Court of California
  480 U.S. 102Decided February 24, 19879–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Board of Equalization of the State of South Dakota
  480 U.S. 123Decided February 24, 19879–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Wimberly v. Labor and Industrial Relations Commission of Missouri
  479 U.S. 511Decided January 21, 19878–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• North Carolina Department of Transportation v. Crest Street Community Council, Inc.
  479 U.S. 6Decided November 4, 19866–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Schor
  478 U.S. 833Decided July 7, 19867–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Randall v. Loftsgaarden
  478 U.S. 647Decided July 2, 19868–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Murray v. Carrier
  477 U.S. 478Decided June 26, 19867–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Smith v. Murray
  477 U.S. 527Decided June 26, 19865–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Offshore Logistics, Inc. v. Tallentire
  477 U.S. 207Decided June 23, 19865–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C.
  476 U.S. 877Decided June 16, 19866–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Lyng v. Payne
  476 U.S. 926Decided June 16, 19868–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Nantahala Power & Light Co. v. Thornburg
  476 U.S. 953Decided June 16, 19867–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Young v. Community Nutrition Institute
  476 U.S. 974Decided June 16, 19868–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Crane v. Kentucky
  476 U.S. 683Decided June 9, 19869–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Philadelphia Gear Corp.
  476 U.S. 426Decided May 27, 19866–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. HeppsLaw held unconstitutional
  475 U.S. 767Decided April 21, 19865–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Moran v. Burbine
  475 U.S. 412Decided March 10, 19866–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Whitley v. Albers
  475 U.S. 312Decided March 4, 19865–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• New York v. Class
  475 U.S. 106Decided February 25, 19865–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Heath v. Alabama
  474 U.S. 82Decided December 3, 19857–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Miller v. Fenton
  474 U.S. 104Decided December 3, 19858–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
  473 U.S. 788Decided July 2, 19854–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Thomas v. Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co.
  473 U.S. 568Decided July 1, 19859–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Albertini
  472 U.S. 675Decided June 24, 19856–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Richardson-Merrell Inc. v. Koller
  472 U.S. 424Decided June 17, 19858–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Superintendent v. Hill
  472 U.S. 445Decided June 17, 19856–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Maryland v. Macon
  472 U.S. 463Decided June 17, 19857–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Harper & Row v. Nation Enterprises
  471 U.S. 539Decided May 20, 19856–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Black v. Romano
  471 U.S. 606Decided May 20, 19858–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Bennett v. New Jersey
  470 U.S. 632Decided March 19, 19856–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Bennett v. Kentucky Department of Education
  470 U.S. 656Decided March 19, 19858–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Oregon v. Elstad
  470 U.S. 298Decided March 4, 19856–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  470 U.S. 373Decided March 4, 19857–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Air France v. Saks
  470 U.S. 392Decided March 4, 19858–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Johns
  469 U.S. 478Decided January 21, 19857–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Park 'n Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park and Fly, Inc.
  469 U.S. 189Decided January 8, 19858–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Hensley
  469 U.S. 221Decided January 8, 19859–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Lopez-Mendoza
  468 U.S. 1032Decided July 5, 19845–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Allen v. Wright
  468 U.S. 737Decided July 3, 19845–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Brown v. Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union Local 54
  468 U.S. 491Decided July 2, 19844–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Sure-Tan, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
  467 U.S. 883Decided June 25, 19847–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Tower v. Glover
  467 U.S. 914Decided June 25, 19849–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Colorado v. New Mexico
  467 U.S. 310Decided June 4, 19848–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Block v. Community Nutrition Institute
  467 U.S. 340Decided June 4, 19848–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff
  467 U.S. 229Decided May 30, 19848–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Arizona v. Rumsey
  467 U.S. 203Decided May 29, 19847–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Strickland v. Washington
  466 U.S. 668Decided May 14, 19848–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Franklin Mint Corp.
  466 U.S. 243Decided April 17, 19848–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Flanagan v. United States
  465 U.S. 259Decided February 21, 19849–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges v. Knight
  465 U.S. 271Decided February 21, 19846–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• McKaskle v. Wiggins
  465 U.S. 168Decided January 23, 19846–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Secretary of the Interior v. California
  464 U.S. 312Decided January 11, 19845–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Phinpathya
  464 U.S. 183Decided January 10, 19849–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Engle et Ux.
  464 U.S. 206Decided January 10, 19845–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• California v. Ramos
  463 U.S. 992Decided July 6, 19835–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Michigan v. LongAltered precedent
  463 U.S. 1032Decided July 6, 19836–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Rice v. Rehner
  463 U.S. 713Decided July 1, 19836–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Place
  462 U.S. 696Decided June 20, 19839–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• First National City Bank v. Banco Para El Comercio Exterior de Cuba
  462 U.S. 611Decided June 17, 19836–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
  462 U.S. 87Decided June 6, 19838–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Bell v. New Jersey
  461 U.S. 773Decided May 31, 19839–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Bearden v. Georgia
  461 U.S. 660Decided May 24, 19839–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Eight Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($ 8,850) in United States Currency
  461 U.S. 555Decided May 23, 19838–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Kolender v. LawsonLaw held unconstitutional
  461 U.S. 352Decided May 2, 19837–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Bowsher v. Merck & Co., Inc.
  460 U.S. 824Decided April 19, 19837–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co. v. Minnesota Commissioner of RevenueLaw held unconstitutional
  460 U.S. 575Decided March 29, 19838–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Hillsboro National Bank v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  460 U.S. 370Decided March 7, 19837–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• South Dakota v. Neville
  459 U.S. 553Decided February 22, 19837–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Director v. Perini North River Associates
  459 U.S. 297Decided January 11, 19838–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Landon v. Plasencia
  459 U.S. 21Decided November 15, 19828–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Mississippi University for Women v. HoganLaw held unconstitutional
  458 U.S. 718Decided July 1, 19825–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Ford Motor Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  458 U.S. 219Decided June 28, 19826–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• California v. Grace Brethren Church
  457 U.S. 393Decided June 18, 19827–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Hathorn v. Lovorn
  457 U.S. 255Decided June 15, 19828–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Tibbs v. Florida
  457 U.S. 31Decided June 7, 19825–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Inwood Laboratories, Inc. v. Ives Laboratories, Inc.
  456 U.S. 844Decided June 1, 19829–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Engle v. Isaac
  456 U.S. 107Decided April 5, 19827–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Frady
  456 U.S. 152Decided April 5, 19826–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• McElroy v. United States
  455 U.S. 642Decided March 23, 19828–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Bread Political Action Committee v. Federal Election Commission
  455 U.S. 577Decided March 8, 19829–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Rose v. Lundy
  455 U.S. 509Decided March 3, 19825–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Clark
  454 U.S. 555Decided January 13, 19829–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Watt v. Energy Action Educational Foundation
  454 U.S. 151Decided December 1, 19819–0Sandra Day O'Connor

Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 350)

• Thomas Van Orden v. Rick Perry
  545 U.S. 677Decided June 27, 20055–4William H. Rehnquist
• Susette Kelo v. City of New London
  545 U.S. 469Decided June 23, 20055–4John Paul Stevens
• Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Allapattah Services, Inc.
  545 U.S. 546Decided June 23, 20055–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Mid-Con Freight Systems, Inc. v. Michigan Public Service Commission
  545 U.S. 440Decided June 20, 20056–3Stephen G. Breyer
• Alberto R. Gonzales v. Angel McClary Raich
  545 U.S. 1Decided June 6, 20056–3John Paul Stevens
• Douglas Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd.
  545 U.S. 119Decided June 6, 20056–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Jose Ernesto Medellin v. Doug Dretke
  544 U.S. 660Decided May 23, 20055–4Per curiam
• Jennifer M. Granholm v. Eleanor HealdLaw held unconstitutional
  544 U.S. 460Decided May 16, 20055–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Reginald Shepard v. United States
  544 U.S. 13Decided March 7, 20055–3David H. Souter
• Donald P. Roper v. Christopher SimmonsAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  543 U.S. 551Decided March 1, 20055–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• John D. Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union
  542 U.S. 656Decided June 29, 20045–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Missouri v. Patrice Seibert.
  542 U.S. 600Decided June 28, 20045–4David H. Souter
• Ralph Howard Blakely, Jr. v. WashingtonLaw held unconstitutional
  542 U.S. 296Decided June 24, 20045–4Antonin Scalia
• Lee M. Till v. SCS Credit Corporation
  541 U.S. 465Decided May 17, 20045–4John Paul Stevens
• Olympic Airways v. Rubina Husain
  540 U.S. 644Decided February 24, 20046–2Clarence Thomas
• Nike, Inc. v. Marc Kasky
  539 U.S. 654Decided June 26, 20036–3Per curiam
• Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Lynn W. Bazzle
  539 U.S. 444Decided June 23, 20035–4Stephen G. Breyer
• Charles Thomas Sell v. United States
  539 U.S. 166Decided June 16, 20036–3Stephen G. Breyer
• National Park Hospitality Association v. Department of the Interior
  538 U.S. 803Decided May 27, 20037–2Clarence Thomas
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America v. Peter E. Walsh
  538 U.S. 644Decided May 19, 20036–3John Paul Stevens
• Beatrice Branch v. John Robert Smith
  538 U.S. 254Decided March 31, 20037–2Antonin Scalia
• Norfolk & Western Railway Company v. Freeman Ayers
  538 U.S. 135Decided March 10, 20035–4Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• United States v. Navajo Nation
  537 U.S. 488Decided March 4, 20036–3Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Jo Anne B. Barnhart v. Peabody Coal Company
  537 U.S. 149Decided January 15, 20036–3David H. Souter
• Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Lindsay Earls
  536 U.S. 822Decided June 27, 20025–4Clarence Thomas
• Timothy Stuart Ring v. ArizonaAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  536 U.S. 584Decided June 24, 20027–2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• City of Columbus v. Ours Garage and Wrecker Service, Inc.
  536 U.S. 424Decided June 20, 20027–2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Utah v. Donald L. Evans
  536 U.S. 452Decided June 20, 20025–4Stephen G. Breyer
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Abner Morgan, Jr.
  536 U.S. 101Decided June 10, 20025–4Clarence Thomas
• John D. Ashcroft v. the Free Speech CoalitionLaw held unconstitutional
  535 U.S. 234Decided April 16, 20026–3Anthony M. Kennedy

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