Supreme Court decisions of October Term 1982

The Court’s 1982 Term began in October 1982. These are the 166 decisions SCDB records for it, decided between October 18, 1982 and July 6, 1983, during the Burger Court.

← 1981 Term · 1983 Term →

Decided by one vote (31)

• Bowen v. United States Postal Service
  459 U.S. 212Decided January 11, 19835–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Marshall v. Lonberger
  459 U.S. 422Decided February 22, 19835–4William H. Rehnquist
• Hewitt v. Helms
  459 U.S. 460Decided February 22, 19835–4William H. Rehnquist
• Perry Education Association v. Perry Local Educators' Association
  460 U.S. 37Decided February 23, 19835–4Byron R. White
• Connecticut v. Johnson
  460 U.S. 73Decided February 23, 19835–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Dickerson v. New Banner Institute, Inc.
  460 U.S. 103Decided February 23, 19835–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Jefferson County Pharmaceutical Association, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories
  460 U.S. 150Decided February 23, 19835–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wyoming
  460 U.S. 226Decided March 2, 19835–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Florida v. Royer
  460 U.S. 491Decided March 23, 19835–4Byron R. White
• Washington v. United States
  460 U.S. 536Decided March 29, 19835–4William H. Rehnquist
• Anderson v. CelebrezzeLaw held unconstitutional
  460 U.S. 780Decided April 19, 19835–4John Paul Stevens
• Smith v. Wade
  461 U.S. 30Decided April 20, 19835–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• City of Los Angeles v. Lyons
  461 U.S. 95Decided April 20, 19835–4Byron R. White
• Connick v. Myers
  461 U.S. 138Decided April 20, 19835–4Byron R. White
• Hensley v. Eckerhart
  461 U.S. 424Decided May 16, 19835–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• United States v. Rodgers
  461 U.S. 677Decided May 31, 19835–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Watt v. Western Nuclear, Inc.
  462 U.S. 36Decided June 6, 19835–4Thurgood Marshall
• Planned Parenthood Association of Kansas City v. AshcroftLaw held unconstitutional
  462 U.S. 476Decided June 15, 19835–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Karcher v. DaggettLaw held unconstitutional
  462 U.S. 725Decided June 22, 19835–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Brown v. Thomson
  462 U.S. 835Decided June 22, 19835–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Oregon v. Bradshaw
  462 U.S. 1039Decided June 23, 19835–4William H. Rehnquist
• Solem v. Helm
  463 U.S. 277Decided June 28, 19835–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Public Service Commission of the State of New York v. Mid-Louisiana Gas Co.
  463 U.S. 319Decided June 28, 19835–4John Paul Stevens
• Jones v. United States
  463 U.S. 354Decided June 29, 19835–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Mueller v. Allen
  463 U.S. 388Decided June 29, 19835–4William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Sells Engineering, Inc.
  463 U.S. 418Decided June 30, 19835–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Guardians Association v. Civil Service Commission of the City of New York
  463 U.S. 582Decided July 1, 19835–4Byron R. White
• Ruckelshaus v. Sierra Club
  463 U.S. 680Decided July 1, 19835–4William H. Rehnquist
• United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America v. Scott
  463 U.S. 825Decided July 5, 19835–4Byron R. White
• California v. Ramos
  463 U.S. 992Decided July 6, 19835–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Arizona Governing Committee for Tax Deferred Annuity and Deferred Compensation Plans v. Norris
  463 U.S. 1073Decided July 6, 19835–4Per curiam

All decisions, in order

• California ex Rel. State Lands Commission v. United States
  459 U.S. 1Decided October 18, 19829–0
• Anderson v. Harless
  459 U.S. 4Decided November 1, 19826–3Per curiam
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Miranda
  459 U.S. 14Decided November 8, 19828–1Per curiam
• Landon v. Plasencia
  459 U.S. 21Decided November 15, 19828–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Wyrick v. Fields
  459 U.S. 42Decided November 29, 19828–1Per curiam
• Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co.
  459 U.S. 56Decided November 29, 19828–1Per curiam
• United States v. Security Industrial Bank
  459 U.S. 70Decided November 30, 19829–0William H. Rehnquist
• Gillette Co. v. Miner
  459 U.S. 86Decided December 6, 19829–0Per curiam
• Brown v. Socialist Workers '74 Campaign CommitteeLaw held unconstitutional
  459 U.S. 87Decided December 8, 19826–3Thurgood Marshall
• Larkin v. Grendel's Den, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  459 U.S. 116Decided December 13, 19828–1Warren E. Burger
• Burlington Northern Inc. v. United States
  459 U.S. 131Decided December 13, 19829–0Warren E. Burger
• Xerox Corp. v. County of Harris
  459 U.S. 145Decided December 13, 19828–1Warren E. Burger
• City of Port Arthur v. United States
  459 U.S. 159Decided December 13, 19826–3Byron R. White
• Colorado v. New Mexico
  459 U.S. 176Decided December 13, 19829–0Thurgood Marshall
• Federal Election Commission v. National Right to Work Committee
  459 U.S. 197Decided December 13, 19829–0William H. Rehnquist
• Bowen v. United States Postal Service
  459 U.S. 212Decided January 11, 19835–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Pillsbury Co. v. Conboy
  459 U.S. 248Decided January 11, 19837–2Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Director v. Perini North River Associates
  459 U.S. 297Decided January 11, 19838–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Shepard v. National Labor Relations Board
  459 U.S. 344Decided January 18, 19838–1William H. Rehnquist
• Missouri v. Hunter
  459 U.S. 359Decided January 19, 19837–2Warren E. Burger
• Herman & Maclean v. Huddleston
  459 U.S. 375Decided January 24, 19838–0Thurgood Marshall
• Memphis Bank & Trust Co. v. Garner
  459 U.S. 392Decided January 24, 19839–0Thurgood Marshall
• Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co.
  459 U.S. 400Decided January 24, 19839–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Marshall v. Lonberger
  459 U.S. 422Decided February 22, 19835–4William H. Rehnquist
• Hewitt v. Helms
  459 U.S. 460Decided February 22, 19835–4William H. Rehnquist
• Community Television of Southern California v. Gottfried
  459 U.S. 498Decided February 22, 19837–2John Paul Stevens
• Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of Carpenters
  459 U.S. 519Decided February 22, 19838–1John Paul Stevens
• South Dakota v. Neville
  459 U.S. 553Decided February 22, 19837–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.
  460 U.S. 1Decided February 23, 19836–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Perry Education Association v. Perry Local Educators' Association
  460 U.S. 37Decided February 23, 19835–4Byron R. White
• Connecticut v. Johnson
  460 U.S. 73Decided February 23, 19835–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Dickerson v. New Banner Institute, Inc.
  460 U.S. 103Decided February 23, 19835–4Harry A. Blackmun
• City of Lockhart v. United States
  460 U.S. 125Decided February 23, 19836–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Jefferson County Pharmaceutical Association, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories
  460 U.S. 150Decided February 23, 19835–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. United States
  460 U.S. 190Decided February 23, 19837–2Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• White v. Massachusetts Council of Construction Employers, Inc.
  460 U.S. 204Decided February 28, 19837–2William H. Rehnquist
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wyoming
  460 U.S. 226Decided March 2, 19835–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. Knotts
  460 U.S. 276Decided March 2, 19839–0William H. Rehnquist
• Block v. Neal
  460 U.S. 289Decided March 7, 19839–0Thurgood Marshall
• North Dakota v. United States
  460 U.S. 300Decided March 7, 19837–2Harry A. Blackmun
• Briscoe v. Lahue
  460 U.S. 325Decided March 7, 19836–3John Paul Stevens
• Hillsboro National Bank v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  460 U.S. 370Decided March 7, 19837–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Falls City Industries, Inc. v. Vanco Beverage, Inc.
  460 U.S. 428Decided March 22, 19839–0Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. Generix Drug Corp.
  460 U.S. 453Decided March 22, 19839–0John Paul Stevens
• District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman
  460 U.S. 462Decided March 23, 19838–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• Florida v. Royer
  460 U.S. 491Decided March 23, 19835–4Byron R. White
• Thurston Motor Lines, Inc. v. Jordan K. Rand, Ltd.
  460 U.S. 533Decided March 23, 19839–0Per curiam
• Washington v. United States
  460 U.S. 536Decided March 29, 19835–4William H. Rehnquist
• Illinois v. Abbott & Associates, Inc.
  460 U.S. 557Decided March 29, 19839–0John Paul Stevens
• Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co. v. Minnesota Commissioner of RevenueLaw held unconstitutional
  460 U.S. 575Decided March 29, 19838–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Arizona v. California
  460 U.S. 605Decided March 30, 19835–3Byron R. White
• Tuten v. United States
  460 U.S. 660Decided March 30, 19839–0Thurgood Marshall
• Local 926 v. Jones
  460 U.S. 669Decided April 4, 19836–3Byron R. White
• Metropolitan Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
  460 U.S. 693Decided April 4, 19839–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. Aikens
  460 U.S. 711Decided April 4, 19839–0William H. Rehnquist
• Kush v. Rutledge
  460 U.S. 719Decided April 4, 19839–0John Paul Stevens
• Texas v. Brown
  460 U.S. 730Decided April 19, 19839–0William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Rylander
  460 U.S. 752Decided April 19, 19838–1William H. Rehnquist
• Metropolitan Edison Co. v. People Against Nuclear Energy
  460 U.S. 766Decided April 19, 19839–0William H. Rehnquist
• Anderson v. CelebrezzeLaw held unconstitutional
  460 U.S. 780Decided April 19, 19835–4John Paul Stevens
• Bowsher v. Merck & Co., Inc.
  460 U.S. 824Decided April 19, 19837–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Morris v. Slappy
  461 U.S. 1Decided April 20, 19839–0Warren E. Burger
• Smith v. Wade
  461 U.S. 30Decided April 20, 19835–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• City of Los Angeles v. Lyons
  461 U.S. 95Decided April 20, 19835–4Byron R. White
• Connick v. Myers
  461 U.S. 138Decided April 20, 19835–4Byron R. White
• United States v. GraceLaw held unconstitutional
  461 U.S. 171Decided April 20, 19839–0Byron R. White
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
  461 U.S. 190Decided April 20, 19839–0Byron R. White
• Alabama v. Evans
  461 U.S. 230Decided April 22, 19837–2Per curiam
• Olim v. Wakinekona
  461 U.S. 238Decided April 26, 19836–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Jim McNeff, Inc. v. Todd
  461 U.S. 260Decided April 27, 19839–0Warren E. Burger
• Block v. North Dakota ex Rel. Board of University and School Lands
  461 U.S. 273Decided May 2, 19838–1Byron R. White
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Tufts
  461 U.S. 300Decided May 2, 19839–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Martinez v. Bynum
  461 U.S. 321Decided May 2, 19838–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Kolender v. LawsonLaw held unconstitutional
  461 U.S. 352Decided May 2, 19837–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. v. Arkansas Public Service Commission
  461 U.S. 375Decided May 16, 19837–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• American Paper Institute, Inc. v. American Electric Power Service Corp.
  461 U.S. 402Decided May 16, 19838–0Thurgood Marshall
• Hensley v. Eckerhart
  461 U.S. 424Decided May 16, 19835–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Heckler v. Campbell
  461 U.S. 458Decided May 16, 19838–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Boston Firefighters Union v. Boston Chapter
  461 U.S. 477Decided May 16, 19838–0Per curiam
• Verlinden Bv v. Central Bank of Nigeria
  461 U.S. 480Decided May 23, 19839–0Warren E. Burger
• United States v. Hasting
  461 U.S. 499Decided May 23, 19839–0Warren E. Burger
• Pallas Shipping Agency, Ltd. v. Duris
  461 U.S. 529Decided May 23, 19839–0Thurgood Marshall
• Regan v. Taxation With Representation of Washington
  461 U.S. 540Decided May 23, 19839–0William H. Rehnquist
• 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
• Cardwell v. Taylor
  461 U.S. 571Decided May 23, 19837–2Per curiam
• Bob Jones University v. United StatesAltered precedent
  461 U.S. 574Decided May 24, 19838–1Warren E. Burger
• Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co. v. Director
  461 U.S. 624Decided May 24, 19838–1Warren E. Burger
• General Motors Corp. v. Devex Corp.
  461 U.S. 648Decided May 24, 19839–0Thurgood Marshall
• Bearden v. Georgia
  461 U.S. 660Decided May 24, 19839–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Rodgers
  461 U.S. 677Decided May 31, 19835–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
  461 U.S. 731Decided May 31, 19839–0Byron R. White
• W. R. Grace & Co. v. Local Union 759
  461 U.S. 757Decided May 31, 19839–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Bell v. New Jersey
  461 U.S. 773Decided May 31, 19839–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Pickett v. BrownLaw held unconstitutional
  462 U.S. 1Decided June 6, 19839–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Federal Trade Commission v. Grolier Inc.
  462 U.S. 19Decided June 6, 19839–0Byron R. White
• Watt v. Western Nuclear, Inc.
  462 U.S. 36Decided June 6, 19835–4Thurgood Marshall
• United States v. Ptasynski
  462 U.S. 74Decided June 6, 19839–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
  462 U.S. 87Decided June 6, 19838–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Maggio v. Fulford
  462 U.S. 111Decided June 6, 19836–3Per curiam
• Bankamerica Corp. v. United States
  462 U.S. 122Decided June 8, 19835–3Warren E. Burger
• Delcostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
  462 U.S. 151Decided June 8, 19837–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Exxon Corp. v. Eagerton
  462 U.S. 176Decided June 8, 19839–0Thurgood Marshall
• United States v. Whiting Pools, Inc.
  462 U.S. 198Decided June 8, 19839–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Illinois v. Gates et Ux.Altered precedent
  462 U.S. 213Decided June 8, 19836–3William H. Rehnquist
• Chappell v. Wallace
  462 U.S. 296Decided June 13, 19839–0Warren E. Burger
• Haring v. Prosise
  462 U.S. 306Decided June 13, 19839–0Thurgood Marshall
• New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe
  462 U.S. 324Decided June 13, 19839–0Thurgood Marshall
• Crown v. Parker
  462 U.S. 345Decided June 13, 19839–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Bell v. United States
  462 U.S. 356Decided June 13, 19838–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Bush v. Lucas
  462 U.S. 367Decided June 13, 19839–0John Paul Stevens
• National Labor Relations Board v. Transportation Management Corp.
  462 U.S. 393Decided June 13, 19839–0Byron R. White
• Philko Aviation, Inc. v. Shacket et Ux.
  462 U.S. 406Decided June 15, 19839–0Byron R. White
• City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  462 U.S. 416Decided June 15, 19836–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Planned Parenthood Association of Kansas City v. AshcroftLaw held unconstitutional
  462 U.S. 476Decided June 15, 19835–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Simopoulos v. Virginia
  462 U.S. 506Decided June 15, 19838–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. Pfeifer
  462 U.S. 523Decided June 15, 19839–0John Paul Stevens
• Texas v. New Mexico
  462 U.S. 554Decided June 17, 19839–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. Villamonte-Marquez
  462 U.S. 579Decided June 17, 19836–3William H. Rehnquist
• First National City Bank v. Banco Para El Comercio Exterior de Cuba
  462 U.S. 611Decided June 17, 19836–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Florida v. Casal
  462 U.S. 637Decided June 17, 19839–0Per curiam
• Illinois v. Lafayette
  462 U.S. 640Decided June 20, 19839–0Warren E. Burger
• Chardon v. Fumero Soto
  462 U.S. 650Decided June 20, 19836–3John Paul Stevens
• Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  462 U.S. 669Decided June 20, 19837–2John Paul Stevens
• United States v. Place
  462 U.S. 696Decided June 20, 19839–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Karcher v. DaggettLaw held unconstitutional
  462 U.S. 725Decided June 22, 19835–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Mennonite Board of Missions v. AdamsLaw held unconstitutional
  462 U.S. 791Decided June 22, 19836–3Thurgood Marshall
• National Association of Greeting Card Publishers v. United States Postal Service
  462 U.S. 810Decided June 22, 19839–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Brown v. Thomson
  462 U.S. 835Decided June 22, 19835–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Zant v. Stephens
  462 U.S. 862Decided June 22, 19837–2John Paul Stevens
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. ChadhaLaw held unconstitutional
  462 U.S. 919Decided June 23, 19837–2Warren E. Burger
• Idaho ex Rel. Evans v. Oregon
  462 U.S. 1017Decided June 23, 19836–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Oregon v. Bradshaw
  462 U.S. 1039Decided June 23, 19835–4William H. Rehnquist
• Franchise Tax Board of California v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern California
  463 U.S. 1Decided June 24, 19839–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
  463 U.S. 29Decided June 24, 19839–0Byron R. White
• Bolger v. Youngs Drug Products Corp.Law held unconstitutional
  463 U.S. 60Decided June 24, 19838–0Thurgood Marshall
• Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  463 U.S. 85Decided June 24, 19839–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Nevada v. United States
  463 U.S. 110Decided June 24, 19839–0William H. Rehnquist
• Edward J. Debartolo Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
  463 U.S. 147Decided June 24, 19839–0John Paul Stevens
• Container Corporation of America v. Franchise Tax Board
  463 U.S. 159Decided June 27, 19835–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. Mitchell
  463 U.S. 206Decided June 27, 19836–3Thurgood Marshall
• City of Revere v. Massachusetts General Hospital
  463 U.S. 239Decided June 27, 19839–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Lehr v. Robertson
  463 U.S. 248Decided June 27, 19836–3John Paul Stevens
• Solem v. Helm
  463 U.S. 277Decided June 28, 19835–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Public Service Commission of the State of New York v. Mid-Louisiana Gas Co.
  463 U.S. 319Decided June 28, 19835–4John Paul Stevens
• Jones v. United States
  463 U.S. 354Decided June 29, 19835–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Mueller v. Allen
  463 U.S. 388Decided June 29, 19835–4William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Sells Engineering, Inc.
  463 U.S. 418Decided June 30, 19835–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. Baggot
  463 U.S. 476Decided June 30, 19838–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• Belknap, Inc. v. Hale
  463 U.S. 491Decided June 30, 19836–3Byron R. White
• Arizona v. San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona
  463 U.S. 545Decided July 1, 19836–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Guardians Association v. Civil Service Commission of the City of New York
  463 U.S. 582Decided July 1, 19835–4Byron R. White
• Dirks v. Securities and Exchange Commission
  463 U.S. 646Decided July 1, 19836–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Ruckelshaus v. Sierra Club
  463 U.S. 680Decided July 1, 19835–4William H. Rehnquist
• Rice v. Rehner
  463 U.S. 713Decided July 1, 19836–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Jones v. Barnes
  463 U.S. 745Decided July 5, 19837–2Warren E. Burger
• Illinois v. Andreas
  463 U.S. 765Decided July 5, 19836–3Warren E. Burger
• Marsh v. Chambers
  463 U.S. 783Decided July 5, 19836–3Warren E. Burger
• United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America v. Scott
  463 U.S. 825Decided July 5, 19835–4Byron R. White
• American Bank & Trust Co. v. Dallas County
  463 U.S. 855Decided July 5, 19836–2Harry A. Blackmun
• Barefoot v. Estelle
  463 U.S. 880Decided July 6, 19836–3Byron R. White
• Barclay v. Florida
  463 U.S. 939Decided July 6, 19836–3William H. Rehnquist
• 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
• Arizona Governing Committee for Tax Deferred Annuity and Deferred Compensation Plans v. Norris
  463 U.S. 1073Decided July 6, 19835–4Per curiam
• Illinois v. Batchelder
  463 U.S. 1112Decided July 6, 19836–3Per curiam
• California v. Beheler
  463 U.S. 1121Decided July 6, 19836–3Per curiam

← 1981 Term · 1983 Term →

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