Justice Thurgood Marshall
Voting and opinion record for Thurgood Marshall in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1967 through 1990 Terms.
3,699decisions participated in
72%in the majority
1,024dissenting votes
322majority opinions written
Court eras served in this data: Warren Court, Burger Court, Rehnquist Court.
Majority opinions by issue area
Most often on the same side
| Justice | Same side | Cases together |
|---|---|---|
| Earl Warren | 93.0% | 242 |
| William J. Brennan Jr. | 92.4% | 3,482 |
| Abe Fortas | 91.1% | 190 |
| William O. Douglas | 79.8% | 1,133 |
| John Paul Stevens | 73.1% | 2,365 |
Least often on the same side
| Justice | Same side | Cases together |
|---|---|---|
| William H. Rehnquist | 50.2% | 3,040 |
| Antonin Scalia | 53.9% | 710 |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | 55.1% | 1,511 |
| Anthony M. Kennedy | 56.1% | 474 |
| Warren E. Burger | 58.5% | 2,680 |
“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 (322)
- William J. Burns v. United States
- Curtis Reed Johnson v. Home State Bank
- Exxon Corporation v. Central Gulf Lines, Inc.Altered precedent
- International Primate Protection League and Its Members v. Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund
- Jill S. Kamen v. Kemper Financial Services, Inc.
- Eastern Airlines, Inc. v. Floyd
- Cottage Savings Association v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- United States v. Centennial Savings Bank FSB (Resolution Trust Corporation
- Lynn Martin v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
- United States v. Marcus S. Smith
- Firstier Mortgage Company v. Investors Mortgage Insurance Company
- Raymond J. Moskal, Sr. v. United States
- Sisson v. Ruby
- Harry P. Begier, Jr., Etc. v. Internal Revenue Service
- Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare v. Davenport et Ux.
- United States v. Munoz-Flores
- Hughey v. United States
- National Labor Relations Board v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc.
- Austin v. Michigan State Chamber of Commerce
- Adams Fruit Co., Inc. v. Barrett
- John S. Lytle v. Household Manufacturing, Inc.
- Chauffeurs v. Terry
- McKoy v. North CarolinaLaw held unconstitutional
- Bob Reves v. Ernst & Young
- United States v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and Affiliates
- Northbrook National Insurance Company v. Larry W. Brewer
- United States Department of Justice v. Tax Analysts
- The Florida Star v. B. J. F.Law held unconstitutional
- Newman-Green, Inc. v. Alfonzo-Larrain
- Hernandez v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- Mead Corp. v. Tilley
- Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid
- Mansell v. Mansell
- Neitzke v. Williams
- Blanton v. City of North Las Vegas
- Eu v. San Francisco County Democratic Central CommitteeLaw held unconstitutional
- Sheet Metal Workers' International Assn. v. Lynn
- Owens v. Okure
- Goldberg v. Sweet
- Shell Oil Company v. Iowa Department of Revenue
- Torres v. Oakland Scavenger Co.
- Stewart Organization, Inc. v. Ricoh Corp.
- Van Cauwenberghe v. Biard
- Berkovitz v. United States
- Amadeo v. Zant
- Goodyear Atomic Corp. v. Miller
- Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Crenshaw
- Patrick v. Burget
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Commercial Office Products Co.
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation v. Mayacamas CorporationAltered precedent
- Arkansas Best Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- Carnegie-Mellon University v. Cohill
- Westfall v. Erwin et Ux.
- Thompson v. Thompson
- Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc.
- Rankin v. McPherson
- Puerto Rico v. BranstadAltered precedent
- Citicorp Industrial Credit, Inc. v. Brock
- Perry v. Thomas
- United States v. Mendoza-Lopez
- Rose v. Rose
- Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v. Oklahoma Tax Commission
- Arkansas Writers' Project, Inc. v. RaglandLaw held unconstitutional
- United States v. General Dynamics Corp.
- Brock v. Roadway Express, Inc.
- Federal Communications Commission v. Florida Power Corp.
- Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v. Woods
- Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. v. Laplante
- California Federal Savings & Loan Assn. v. Guerra
- West Virginia v. United States
- Tashjian v. Republican Party of ConnecticutLaw held unconstitutional
- Ford v. Wainwright
- International Union v. Brock
- United States v. American Bar Endowment
- United States v. Dion
- United States v. Hemme
- Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. v. New York State Liquor AuthorityLaw held unconstitutional
- Brock v. Pierce County
- United States v. American College of Physicians
- United States v. City of Fulton
- Holbrook v. Flynn
- Exxon Corp. v. Hunt
- Fisher v. City of Berkeley
- Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind
- Vasquez v. Hillery
- Thomas v. Arn
- Kentucky v. Graham
- Central States v. Central Transport, Inc.
- Johnson v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
- Caldwell v. Mississippi
- Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc.
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Weintraub
- United States v. Locke
- United States v. MillerAltered precedent
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Atchison
- Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd
- Ake v. Oklahoma
- Alexander v. Choate
- Tiffany Fine Arts, Inc. v. United States
- Berkemer v. McCarty
- Burnett v. Grattan
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Johnson
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jerry T. O'Brien, Inc.
- Hayfield Northern Railroad Co., Inc. v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.
- California v. Trombetta
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. American Trucking Associations, Inc.
- Bernal v. FainterLaw held unconstitutional
- Kirby Forest Industries, Inc. v. United States
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Shell Oil Co.
- Kosak v. United States
- Heckler v. Edwards
- Solem v. Bartlett
- Dixson v. United States
- Aloha Airlines, Inc. v. Director of Taxation of Hawaii
- United States v. Mitchell
- Bolger v. Youngs Drug Products Corp.Law held unconstitutional
- Mennonite Board of Missions v. AdamsLaw held unconstitutional
- Haring v. Prosise
- New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe
- Exxon Corp. v. Eagerton
- Watt v. Western Nuclear, Inc.
- General Motors Corp. v. Devex Corp.
- Pallas Shipping Agency, Ltd. v. Duris
- American Paper Institute, Inc. v. American Electric Power Service Corp.
- Tuten v. United States
- Block v. Neal
- Herman & Maclean v. Huddleston
- Memphis Bank & Trust Co. v. Garner
- Colorado v. New Mexico
- Brown v. Socialist Workers '74 Campaign CommitteeLaw held unconstitutional
- Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc. v. Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico
- Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan Catv Corp.Law held unconstitutional
- Jacksonville Bulk Terminals, Inc. v. International Longshoremen's Association
- Foremost Insurance Co. v. Richardson
- Taylor v. Alabama
- Patsy v. Board of Regents of the State of Florida
- United Steelworkers of America v. Sadlowski
- Blum v. BaconLaw held unconstitutional
- Summit Valley Industries, Inc. v. Local 112
- Woelke & Romero Framing, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
- Underwriters National Assurance Co. v. North Carolina Life & Accident & Health Insurance Guaranty Assn.
- Village of Hoffman Estates v. the Flipside
- Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe
- Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno
- Ralston v. Robinson
- Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Hall
- Commonwealth Edison Co. v. MontanaAltered precedent
- California Medical Association v. Federal Election Commission
- Donovan v. Dewey
- Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Association, Inc.
- Hodel v. Indiana
- Alessi v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.
- Steagald v. United States
- Kirchberg v. FeenstraLaw held unconstitutional
- Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. v. Kalo Brick & Tile Co.
- Weaver v. GrahamLaw held unconstitutional
- Fedorenko v. United States
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Risjord
- White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker
- Central Machinery Co. v. Arizona State Tax Commission
- National Labor Relations Board v. International Longshoremen's Assn.
- Coffy v. Republic Steel Corp.
- Exxon Corp. v. Department of Revenue of Wisconsin
- Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.
- Gomez v. Toledo
- Marshall v. Jerrico, Inc.
- City of Rome v. United States
- United States v. Mitchell
- GTE Sylvania, Inc. v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc.
- Bloomer v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
- United States v. Clark
- Rush v. Savchuk
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. McCombs
- United States v. Rutherford
- Dunn v. United States
- United States v. Batchelder
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Foust
- United States v. 564.54 Acres of Land
- Alexander v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
- United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc.
- Miller v. Youakim
- Montana v. United States
- Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers PartyLaw held unconstitutional
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. First Lincolnwood Corp.
- Dougherty County v. White
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. United States
- National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co.
- Sanabria v. United States
- Federal Communications Commission v. National Citizens Committee for Broadcasting
- Agosto v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
- Robertson v. Wegmann
- Andrus v. Charlestone Stone Products Co.
- United States v. Sotelo et Ux.
- Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez
- Kulko v. Superior Court of California in and for the City and County of San Francisco (Horn
- United States v. Culbert
- Lorillard v. Pons
- J. W. Bateson Co., Inc. v. United States ex Rel. Board of Trustees of the National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund
- Zablocki v. RedhailLaw held unconstitutional
- Quilloin v. Walcott et Vir
- Shaffer v. HeitnerAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
- Briscoe v. Bell
- Northeast Marine Terminal Co., Inc. v. Caputo
- United States v. Lovasco
- Scarborough v. United States
- Alabama Power Co. v. Davis
- Douglas v. Seacoast Products, Inc.
- Linmark Associates, Inc. v. Township of WillingboroLaw held unconstitutional
- Bounds v. Smith
- Jones v. Rath Packing Co.
- Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc.
- Estelle v. Gamble
- Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co.
- Union Electric Co. v. Environmental Protection Agency
- McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co.
- Flint Ridge Development Co. v. Scenic Rivers Association of Oklahoma
- Kleppe v. New Mexico
- Federal Energy Administration v. Algonquin SNG, Inc.
- Kerr v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- Oil v. Mobil Oil Corp.
- TSC Industries, Inc. v. Northway, Inc.
- Tennessee v. Dunlap
- City of Charlotte v. Local 660
- Train v. Colorado Public Interest Research Group, Inc.
- Hospital Building Co. v. Trustees of Rex Hospital
- Dann v. Johnston
- United States v. United Continental Tuna Corp.
- Laing v. United States
- American Foreign Steamship Co. v. Matise
- United States v. Hale
- Murphy v. Florida
- Fry v. United States
- Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Barbour
- Hill v. StoneLaw held unconstitutional
- Austin v. New HampshireLaw held unconstitutional
- United States v. Wilson
- Emporium Capwell Co. v. Western Addition Community Organization
- Harris County Commissioners Court v. Moore
- Foster v. Dravo Corp.
- Kelley v. Southern Pacific Co.
- Old Dominion Branch No. 496 v. Austin
- Corning Glass Works v. Brennan
- Anderson v. United States
- Howard Johnson Co., Inc. v. Detroit Local Joint Executive Board
- Bellis v. United States
- Cooper Stevedoring Co., Inc. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc.
- F. D. Rich Co., Inc. v. United States for the Use of Industrial Lumber Co., Inc.
- Pernell v. Southall Realty
- Granny Goose Foods, Inc. v. Brotherhood of Teamsters & Auto Truck Drivers
- Memorial Hospital v. Maricopa CountyLaw held unconstitutional
- Curtis v. Loether
- Bonelli Cattle Co. v. Arizona
- Espinoza et Vir v. Farah Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- Atchison v. Wichita Board of Trade
- Wardius v. OregonLaw held unconstitutional
- United States v. State Tax Commission of Mississippi
- United States v. Mason
- Moor v. County of Alameda
- Federal Maritime Commission v. Seatrain Lines, Inc.
- McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax CommissionLaw held unconstitutional
- Bradley v. United States
- Linda R. S. v. Richard D.
- Heublein, Inc. v. South Carolina Tax Commission
- Erlenbaugh v. United States
- Tidewater Oil Co. v. United States
- Police Department of the City of Chicago v. MosleyLaw held unconstitutional
- Grayned v. City of RockfordLaw held unconstitutional
- Peters v. Kiff
- McNeil v. Director
- Brunette Machine Works, Ltd. v. Kockum Industries, Inc.
- Caplin v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Co. of New York
- United States v. Topco Associates, Inc.
- Humphrey v. Cady
- Dunn v. BlumsteinAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
- United States v. Mississippi Chemical Corp.
- Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of California
- Trbovich v. United Mine Workers of America
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. Medical Committee for Human Rights
- United States v. Bass
- Britt v. North Carolina
- Hodgson v. Local Union 6799
- Abate v. Mundt
- United States v. Armour & Co.
- McGee v. United States
- Rewis v. United States
- Gillette v. United States
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe
- National Labor Relations Board v. Local 825
- Port of Boston Marine Terminal Assn. v. Rederiaktiebolaget Transatlantic
- Evans v. Cornman
- National Labor Relations Board v. Raytheon Co.
- Choctaw Nation v. Oklahoma
- Woodward v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- United States v. Hilton Hotels Corp.
- United States v. Key
- United States v. Estate of Donnelly
- United States v. Davis et Ux.
- Goldstein v. Cox
- National Labor Relations Board v. J. H. Rutter-Rex Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- Benton v. MarylandAltered precedent
- Willingham v. Morgan
- Jenkins v. McKeithen
- United States v. Estate of Grace
- Rodriquez v. United States
- McKart v. United States
- Frank v. United States
- Frazier v. Cupp
- United States v. Skelly Oil Co.
- Stanley v. GeorgiaLaw held unconstitutional
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. National Securities, Inc.
- United States v. Donruss Co.
- United States v. Concentrated Phosphate Export Assn., Inc.
- Powell v. Texas
- American Commercial Lines, Inc. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.
- Pickering v. Board of Education of Township High School District 205
- Sabbath v. United States
- First National Bank of Arizona v. Cities Service Co.
- Amalgamated Food Employees Union Local 590 v. Logan Valley Plaza, Inc.
- Barber v. Page
- Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. City of DallasLaw held unconstitutional
- Case-Swayne Co., Inc. v. Sunkist Growers, Inc.
- Mempa v. Rhay
Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 906)
- Pervis Tyrone Payne v. TennesseeAltered precedent
- Peretz v. United States
- Ronald Allen Harmelin v. Michigan
- Virginia Bankshares, Inc. v. Doris I. Sandberg
- Cohen v. Cowles Media Co.
- Roger Keith Coleman v. Charles E. ThompsonAltered precedent
- Edgar Blatchford v. Native Village of Noatak and Circle Village
- Eddie S. Ylst v. Owen Duane Nunnemaker
- Michael Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc.
- Edward Harold Schad, Jr. v. Arizona
- Florida v. Bostick
- Ellis Gregory, Jr. and Anthony P. Nugent, Jr. v. John D. Ashcroft
- Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority v. Citizens for the Abatement of Aircraft Noise, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
- Pearly L. Wilson v. Richard Seiter
- Louise Renne v. Bob Geary
- Paul McNeil v. Wisconsin
- Litton Financial Printing Division v. National Labor Relations Board
- Dawud Majid Mu'min v. Virginia
- Richard L. Chapman v. United States
- California v. Charles Steven AcevedoAltered precedent
- Dionisio Hernandez v. New York
- Irving Rust v. Sullivan
- Frederick A. Siegert v. H. Melvin Gilley
- Florida v. Luz Piedad Jimeno
- Michigan v. Nolan K. Lucas
- Robert D. Gilmer v. Interstate/johnson Lane Corporation
- County of Riverside and Cois Byrd v. McLaughlin
- California v. Hodari D.
- Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute et Vir
- Leathers v. Medlock
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Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error