Supreme Court decisions of October Term 1956

The Court’s 1956 Term began in October 1956. These are the 127 decisions SCDB records for it, decided between October 10, 1956 and July 11, 1957, during the Warren Court.

← 1955 Term · 1957 Term →

Decided by one vote (17)

• Thompson v. Coastal Oil Co.
  352 U.S. 862Decided October 15, 19565–4Per curiam
• Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co. v. United States
  352 U.S. 128Decided December 10, 19565–4William O. Douglas
• Delli Paoli v. United States
  352 U.S. 232Decided January 14, 19575–4Harold H. Burton
• La Buy v. Howes Leather Co., Inc.
  352 U.S. 249Decided January 14, 19575–4Tom C. Clark
• In re Groban
  352 U.S. 330Decided February 25, 19575–4Stanley F. Reed
• Pollard v. United States
  352 U.S. 354Decided February 25, 19575–4Stanley F. Reed
• Nilva v. United States
  352 U.S. 385Decided February 25, 19575–4Harold H. Burton
• United States v. Ohio Power Co.
  353 U.S. 98Decided April 1, 19574–3Per curiam
• Deen v. Gulf
  353 U.S. 925Decided April 8, 19575–4Per curiam
• Office Employes International Union v. National Labor Relations Board
  353 U.S. 313Decided May 6, 19575–4Tom C. Clark
• Baltimore & Ohio Railway Co. v. Jackson
  353 U.S. 325Decided May 13, 19575–4Tom C. Clark
• Arnold v. Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Co.
  353 U.S. 360Decided May 13, 19575–4Per curiam
• Jackson v. Taylor
  353 U.S. 569Decided June 3, 19575–4Tom C. Clark
• Fowler v. Wilkinson
  353 U.S. 583Decided June 3, 19575–4Tom C. Clark
• Smith v. Sperling
  354 U.S. 91Decided June 10, 19575–4William O. Douglas
• Kingsley Books, Inc. v. Brown
  354 U.S. 436Decided June 24, 19575–4Felix Frankfurter
• McBride v. Toledo Terminal Railroad Co.
  354 U.S. 517Decided June 24, 19575–4Per curiam

All decisions, in order

• Mesarosh v. United States.
  352 U.S. 862Decided October 10, 19566–3Per curiam
• Thompson v. Coastal Oil Co.
  352 U.S. 862Decided October 15, 19565–4Per curiam
• Mesarosh v. United States
  352 U.S. 1Decided November 5, 19565–3Earl Warren
• Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association v. Parnell
  352 U.S. 29Decided November 13, 19567–2Felix Frankfurter
• Holophane Co., Inc. v. United States.
  352 U.S. 903Decided November 13, 19568–0Per curiam
• Brownell v. Chase National Bank of New York
  352 U.S. 36Decided November 19, 19567–0William O. Douglas
• United States v. Bergh
  352 U.S. 40Decided November 19, 19565–3Tom C. Clark
• United States v. Western Pacific Railroad Co.
  352 U.S. 59Decided December 3, 19566–1John M. Harlan II
• United States v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
  352 U.S. 77Decided December 3, 19566–1John M. Harlan II
• Putnam et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  352 U.S. 82Decided December 3, 19568–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• Nelson v. City of New York
  352 U.S. 103Decided December 10, 19568–1Earl Warren
• Walker v. City of HutchinsonLaw held unconstitutional
  352 U.S. 112Decided December 10, 19566–2Hugo L. Black
• Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co. v. United States
  352 U.S. 128Decided December 10, 19565–4William O. Douglas
• Leedom v. International Union of Mine
  352 U.S. 145Decided December 10, 19569–0William O. Douglas
• Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America v. National Labor Relations Board
  352 U.S. 153Decided December 10, 19569–0William O. Douglas
• United States v. Interstate Commerce Commission
  352 U.S. 158Decided December 17, 19566–2Stanley F. Reed
• Brownell v. Tom We Shung
  352 U.S. 180Decided December 17, 19569–0Tom C. Clark
• Leslie Miller, Inc. v. Arkansas
  352 U.S. 187Decided December 17, 19569–0Per curiam
• Fikes v. Alabama
  352 U.S. 191Decided January 14, 19576–3Earl Warren
• United States v. Plesha
  352 U.S. 202Decided January 14, 19576–3Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Howard
  352 U.S. 212Decided January 14, 19579–0Stanley F. Reed
• Leiter Minerals, Inc. v. United States
  352 U.S. 220Decided January 14, 19578–1Felix Frankfurter
• Delli Paoli v. United States
  352 U.S. 232Decided January 14, 19575–4Harold H. Burton
• La Buy v. Howes Leather Co., Inc.
  352 U.S. 249Decided January 14, 19575–4Tom C. Clark
• Soriano v. United States
  352 U.S. 270Decided January 14, 19576–3Tom C. Clark
• Jaffke v. Dunham
  352 U.S. 280Decided January 14, 19579–0Per curiam
• United States v. Schneer's Atlanta, Inc.
  352 U.S. 978Decided January 21, 19579–0Per curiam
• National Labor Relations Board v. Lion Oil Co.
  352 U.S. 282Decided January 22, 19576–2Earl Warren
• 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
• Rayonier Incorporated v. United States
  352 U.S. 315Decided January 28, 19577–2Hugo L. Black
• Gold v. United States
  352 U.S. 985Decided January 28, 19576–3Per curiam
• Prince v. United States
  352 U.S. 322Decided February 25, 19577–1Earl Warren
• In re Groban
  352 U.S. 330Decided February 25, 19575–4Stanley F. Reed
• Pollard v. United States
  352 U.S. 354Decided February 25, 19575–4Stanley F. Reed
• Senko v. Lacrosse Dredging Corp.
  352 U.S. 370Decided February 25, 19576–3Stanley F. Reed
• Butler v. MichiganLaw held unconstitutional
  352 U.S. 380Decided February 25, 19579–0Felix Frankfurter
• Nilva v. United States
  352 U.S. 385Decided February 25, 19575–4Harold H. Burton
• United States v. Turley
  352 U.S. 407Decided February 25, 19576–3Harold H. Burton
• Federal Trade Commission v. National Lead Co.
  352 U.S. 419Decided February 25, 19579–0Tom C. Clark
• Breithaupt v. Abram
  352 U.S. 432Decided February 25, 19576–3Tom C. Clark
• Radovich v. National Football League
  352 U.S. 445Decided February 25, 19576–3Tom C. Clark
• United States Gypsum Co. v. National Gypsum Co.
  352 U.S. 457Decided February 25, 19575–3John M. Harlan II
• Pennsylvania Railroad Co. v. Rychlik
  352 U.S. 480Decided February 25, 19578–0John M. Harlan II
• Rogers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.
  352 U.S. 500Decided February 25, 19576–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Webb v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.
  352 U.S. 512Decided February 25, 19576–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Herdman v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
  352 U.S. 518Decided February 25, 19578–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.
  352 U.S. 521Decided February 25, 19575–3William O. Douglas
• Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board.
  352 U.S. 1020Decided February 28, 19578–0Per curiam
• Johnson v. United States
  352 U.S. 565Decided March 4, 19578–0Per curiam
• United States v. American Freightways Co.
  352 U.S. 1020Decided March 4, 19574–4
• United States v. International Union United Automobile
  352 U.S. 567Decided March 11, 19575–3Felix Frankfurter
• Ceballos v. Shaughnessy
  352 U.S. 599Decided March 11, 19578–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Mitchell v. Bekins Van & Storage Co.
  352 U.S. 1027Decided March 11, 19576–2Per curiam
• Lasky et Vir v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
  352 U.S. 1027Decided March 11, 19577–1Per curiam
• Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri Railway Co. v. Amarillo-Borger Express, Inc.
  352 U.S. 1028Decided March 11, 19576–2Per curiam
• 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
• Peak v. United States
  353 U.S. 43Decided March 25, 19575–3William O. Douglas
• Roviaro v. United States
  353 U.S. 53Decided March 25, 19576–1Harold H. Burton
• United States ex Rel. Hintopoulos et Ux. v. Shaughnessy
  353 U.S. 72Decided March 25, 19576–2John M. Harlan II
• Haynes et Ux. v. United States
  353 U.S. 81Decided April 1, 19576–2Hugo L. Black
• National Labor Relations Board v. Truck Drivers Local Union No. 449
  353 U.S. 87Decided April 1, 19578–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. Ohio Power Co.
  353 U.S. 98Decided April 1, 19574–3Per curiam
• United States v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
  353 U.S. 112Decided April 8, 19575–3William O. Douglas
• Benz v. Compania Naviera Hidalgo, S. A.
  353 U.S. 138Decided April 8, 19577–1Tom C. Clark
• Deen v. Gulf
  353 U.S. 925Decided April 8, 19575–4Per curiam
• Thomson v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.
  353 U.S. 926Decided April 8, 19576–3Per curiam
• Alleghany Corporation v. Breswick & Co.
  353 U.S. 151Decided April 22, 19575–3Felix Frankfurter
• Automobile Club of Michigan v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  353 U.S. 180Decided April 22, 19575–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. Witkovich
  353 U.S. 194Decided April 29, 19576–2Felix Frankfurter
• United States for the Benefit of Sherman v. Carter
  353 U.S. 210Decided April 29, 19578–0Harold H. Burton
• Fourco Glass Co. v. Transmirra Products Corp.
  353 U.S. 222Decided April 29, 19578–1Charles E. Whittaker
• Pennsylvania v. Board of Directors of City Trusts of the City of Philadelphia
  353 U.S. 230Decided April 29, 19579–0Per curiam
• 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
• Office Employes International Union v. National Labor Relations Board
  353 U.S. 313Decided May 6, 19575–4Tom C. Clark
• Civil Aeronautics Board v. Hermann
  353 U.S. 322Decided May 6, 19579–0Per curiam
• Baltimore & Ohio Railway Co. v. Jackson
  353 U.S. 325Decided May 13, 19575–4Tom C. Clark
• Kremen v. United States
  353 U.S. 346Decided May 13, 19576–2Per curiam
• Arnold v. Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Co.
  353 U.S. 360Decided May 13, 19575–4Per curiam
• Government and Civic Employees Organizing Committee v. Windsor
  353 U.S. 364Decided May 13, 19578–0Per curiam
• Securities and Exchange Commission v. Louisiana Public Service Commission
  353 U.S. 368Decided May 13, 19578–0Per curiam
• Achilli v. United States
  353 U.S. 373Decided May 27, 19577–2Felix Frankfurter
• Libson Shops, Inc. v. Koehler
  353 U.S. 382Decided May 27, 19577–1Harold H. Burton
• Grunewald v. United States
  353 U.S. 391Decided May 27, 19579–0John M. Harlan II
• Rabang v. Boyd
  353 U.S. 427Decided May 27, 19578–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• General Electric Co. v. Local 205
  353 U.S. 547Decided June 2, 19577–1William O. Douglas
• Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
  353 U.S. 436Decided June 3, 19576–3William O. Douglas
• Textile Workers Union of America v. Lincoln Mills of Alabama
  353 U.S. 448Decided June 3, 19577–1William O. Douglas
• Goodall-Sanford, Inc. v. United Textile Workers of America, A. F. L. Local 1802
  353 U.S. 550Decided June 3, 19577–1William O. Douglas
• California v. Taylor
  353 U.S. 553Decided June 3, 19578–0Harold H. Burton
• Jackson v. Taylor
  353 U.S. 569Decided June 3, 19575–4Tom C. Clark
• Fowler v. Wilkinson
  353 U.S. 583Decided June 3, 19575–4Tom C. Clark
• United States v. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
  353 U.S. 586Decided June 3, 19574–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Jencks v. United States
  353 U.S. 657Decided June 3, 19577–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• Lehmann v. United States ex Rel. Carson or Carasaniti
  353 U.S. 685Decided June 3, 19577–2Charles E. Whittaker
• Mulcahey v. Catalanotte
  353 U.S. 692Decided June 3, 19577–2Charles E. Whittaker
• Reid v. CovertAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  354 U.S. 1Decided June 10, 19576–2Hugo L. Black
• Smith v. Sperling
  354 U.S. 91Decided June 10, 19575–4William O. Douglas
• Swanson v. Traer
  354 U.S. 114Decided June 10, 19579–0William O. Douglas
• Curcio v. United States
  354 U.S. 118Decided June 10, 19579–0Harold H. Burton
• British Transport Commission v. United States
  354 U.S. 129Decided June 10, 19576–3Tom C. Clark
• Lake Tankers Corp. v. Henn
  354 U.S. 147Decided June 10, 19575–3Tom C. Clark
• Chessman v. Teets
  354 U.S. 156Decided June 10, 19575–3John M. Harlan II
• 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
• United States v. Korpan
  354 U.S. 271Decided June 17, 19578–1Hugo L. Black
• Theard v. United States
  354 U.S. 278Decided June 17, 19578–0Felix Frankfurter
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Vogt, Inc.
  354 U.S. 284Decided June 17, 19575–3Felix Frankfurter
• Yates v. United States
  354 U.S. 298Decided June 17, 19576–1John M. Harlan II
• United States v. Calamaro
  354 U.S. 351Decided June 17, 19577–1John M. Harlan II
• Service v. Dulles
  354 U.S. 363Decided June 17, 19578–0John M. Harlan II
• West Point Wholesale Grocery Co. v. City of OpelikaLaw held unconstitutional
  354 U.S. 390Decided June 17, 19578–1John M. Harlan II
• Blackburn v. Alabama
  354 U.S. 393Decided June 17, 19576–3Per curiam
• Carroll v. United States
  354 U.S. 394Decided June 24, 19579–0Earl Warren
• Vanderbilt v. VanderbiltAltered precedent
  354 U.S. 416Decided June 24, 19576–2Hugo L. Black
• Kingsley Books, Inc. v. Brown
  354 U.S. 436Decided June 24, 19575–4Felix Frankfurter
• Mallory v. United States
  354 U.S. 449Decided June 24, 19579–0Felix Frankfurter
• Morey v. DoudLaw held unconstitutional
  354 U.S. 457Decided June 24, 19576–3Harold H. Burton
• Roth v. United States
  354 U.S. 476Decided June 24, 19576–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. Louisiana
  354 U.S. 515Decided June 24, 19577–0Per curiam
• Farley v. United States
  354 U.S. 521Decided June 24, 19577–2Per curiam
• McBride v. Toledo Terminal Railroad Co.
  354 U.S. 517Decided June 24, 19575–4Per curiam
• Wilson v. Girard
  354 U.S. 524Decided July 11, 19578–0Per curiam

← 1955 Term · 1957 Term →

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