Supreme Court decisions of October Term 1983

The Court’s 1983 Term began in October 1983. These are the 173 decisions SCDB records for it, decided between October 3, 1983 and July 5, 1984, during the Burger Court.

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Decided by one vote (30)

• Autry v. Estelle
  464 U.S. 1Decided October 3, 19835–4Per curiam
• Iron Arrow Honor Society v. Heckler
  464 U.S. 67Decided November 14, 19835–4Per curiam
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Engle et Ux.
  464 U.S. 206Decided January 10, 19845–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp.
  464 U.S. 238Decided January 11, 19845–4Byron R. White
• Michigan v. Clifford
  464 U.S. 287Decided January 11, 19845–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Secretary of the Interior v. California
  464 U.S. 312Decided January 11, 19845–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Woodard v. Hutchins
  464 U.S. 377Decided January 13, 19845–4Per curiam
• Sony Corporation of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.
  464 U.S. 417Decided January 17, 19845–4John Paul Stevens
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanAltered precedent
  465 U.S. 89Decided January 23, 19845–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Dixson v. United States
  465 U.S. 482Decided February 22, 19845–4Thurgood Marshall
• National Labor Relations Board v. Bildisco & Bildisco
  465 U.S. 513Decided February 22, 19845–4William H. Rehnquist
• Lynch v. Donnelly
  465 U.S. 668Decided March 5, 19845–4Warren E. Burger
• National Labor Relations Board v. City Disposal Systems, Inc.
  465 U.S. 822Decided March 21, 19845–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Pulliam v. Allen
  466 U.S. 522Decided May 14, 19845–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Hoover v. Ronwin
  466 U.S. 558Decided May 14, 19844–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Heckler v. Day
  467 U.S. 104Decided May 22, 19845–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• New York v. Uplinger
  467 U.S. 246Decided May 30, 19845–4Per curiam
• Interstate Commerce Commission v. American Trucking Associations, Inc.
  467 U.S. 354Decided June 5, 19845–4Thurgood Marshall
• New York v. Quarles
  467 U.S. 649Decided June 12, 19845–4William H. Rehnquist
• Secretary of State of Maryland v. Joseph H. Munson Co., Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  467 U.S. 947Decided June 26, 19845–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Reed v. Ross
  468 U.S. 1Decided June 27, 19845–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. Yermian
  468 U.S. 63Decided June 27, 19845–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Davis v. Scherer
  468 U.S. 183Decided June 28, 19845–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Regan v. Wald
  468 U.S. 222Decided June 28, 19845–4William H. Rehnquist
• Federal Communications Commission v. League of Women Voters of CaliforniaLaw held unconstitutional
  468 U.S. 364Decided July 2, 19845–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Brown v. Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union Local 54
  468 U.S. 491Decided July 2, 19844–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Hudson v. Palmer
  468 U.S. 517Decided July 3, 19845–4Warren E. Burger
• Regan v. Time, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  468 U.S. 641Decided July 3, 19845–4Byron R. White
• Segura v. United States
  468 U.S. 796Decided July 5, 19845–4Warren E. Burger
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Lopez-Mendoza
  468 U.S. 1032Decided July 5, 19845–4Sandra Day O'Connor

All decisions, in order

• Autry v. Estelle
  464 U.S. 1Decided October 3, 19835–4Per curiam
• Aloha Airlines, Inc. v. Director of Taxation of Hawaii
  464 U.S. 7Decided November 1, 19839–0Thurgood Marshall
• Russello v. United States
  464 U.S. 16Decided November 1, 19839–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia
  464 U.S. 30Decided November 1, 19838–0William H. Rehnquist
• Torres-Valencia v. United States
  464 U.S. 44Decided November 7, 19836–3Per curiam
• Maggio v. Williams
  464 U.S. 46Decided November 7, 19836–3Per curiam
• Iron Arrow Honor Society v. Heckler
  464 U.S. 67Decided November 14, 19835–4Per curiam
• Wainwright v. Goode
  464 U.S. 78Decided November 28, 19837–2Per curiam
• Bureau of Alcohol v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
  464 U.S. 89Decided November 29, 19839–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Sullivan v. Wainwright
  464 U.S. 109Decided November 29, 19837–2Per curiam
• Rushen v. Spain
  464 U.S. 114Decided December 12, 19836–3Per curiam
• United States v. Mendoza
  464 U.S. 154Decided January 10, 19849–0William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Stauffer Chemical Co.
  464 U.S. 165Decided January 10, 19849–0William H. Rehnquist
• 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
• Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp.
  464 U.S. 238Decided January 11, 19845–4Byron R. White
• Michigan v. Clifford
  464 U.S. 287Decided January 11, 19845–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Secretary of the Interior v. California
  464 U.S. 312Decided January 11, 19845–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Woodard v. Hutchins
  464 U.S. 377Decided January 13, 19845–4Per curiam
• Badaracco v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  464 U.S. 386Decided January 17, 19848–1Harry A. Blackmun
• Donovan v. Lone Steer, Inc.
  464 U.S. 408Decided January 17, 19849–0William H. Rehnquist
• Sony Corporation of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.
  464 U.S. 417Decided January 17, 19845–4John Paul Stevens
• Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of California
  464 U.S. 501Decided January 18, 19849–0Warren E. Burger
• Daily Income Fund, Inc. v. Fox
  464 U.S. 523Decided January 18, 19849–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. v. Greenwood
  464 U.S. 548Decided January 18, 19849–0William H. Rehnquist
• Southland Corp. v. Keating
  465 U.S. 1Decided January 23, 19846–3Warren E. Burger
• Pulley v. Harris
  465 U.S. 37Decided January 23, 19847–2Byron R. White
• Migra v. Warren City School District Board of Education
  465 U.S. 75Decided January 23, 19849–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanAltered precedent
  465 U.S. 89Decided January 23, 19845–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• McKaskle v. Wiggins
  465 U.S. 168Decided January 23, 19846–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Antone v. Dugger
  465 U.S. 200Decided January 25, 19847–2Per curiam
• United Building & Construction Trades Council of Camden County and Vicinity v. Mayor and Council of the City of Camden
  465 U.S. 208Decided February 21, 19848–1William H. Rehnquist
• McCain v. Lybrand
  465 U.S. 236Decided February 21, 19849–0John Paul Stevens
• 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
• Colorado v. Nunez
  465 U.S. 324Decided February 21, 19849–0Per curiam
• Dickman v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  465 U.S. 330Decided February 21, 19847–2Warren E. Burger
• United States v. One Assortment of 89 FirearmsAltered precedent
  465 U.S. 354Decided February 22, 19849–0Warren E. Burger
• South Carolina v. Regan
  465 U.S. 367Decided February 22, 19849–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Minnesota v. Murphy
  465 U.S. 420Decided February 22, 19846–3Byron R. White
• Solem v. Bartlett
  465 U.S. 463Decided February 22, 19849–0Thurgood Marshall
• Dixson v. United States
  465 U.S. 482Decided February 22, 19845–4Thurgood Marshall
• National Labor Relations Board v. Bildisco & Bildisco
  465 U.S. 513Decided February 22, 19845–4William H. Rehnquist
• Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Darrone
  465 U.S. 624Decided February 24, 19849–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Grove City College v. Bell
  465 U.S. 555Decided February 28, 19847–2Byron R. White
• United States v. Doe
  465 U.S. 605Decided February 28, 19846–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Solem v. Stumes
  465 U.S. 638Decided February 29, 19846–3Byron R. White
• Lynch v. Donnelly
  465 U.S. 668Decided March 5, 19845–4Warren E. Burger
• Heckler v. Mathews
  465 U.S. 728Decided March 5, 19849–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Monsanto Co. v. Spray-Rite Service Corp.
  465 U.S. 752Decided March 20, 19848–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.
  465 U.S. 770Decided March 20, 19849–0William H. Rehnquist
• Calder v. Jones
  465 U.S. 783Decided March 20, 19849–0William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Weber Aircraft Corp.
  465 U.S. 792Decided March 20, 19849–0John Paul Stevens
• United States v. Arthur Young & Co.
  465 U.S. 805Decided March 21, 19849–0Warren E. Burger
• National Labor Relations Board v. City Disposal Systems, Inc.
  465 U.S. 822Decided March 21, 19845–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Kosak v. United States
  465 U.S. 848Decided March 21, 19848–1Thurgood Marshall
• Heckler v. Edwards
  465 U.S. 870Decided March 21, 19849–0Thurgood Marshall
• Blum v. Stenson
  465 U.S. 886Decided March 21, 19849–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Koehler v. Engle
  466 U.S. 1Decided March 26, 19844–4
• Jefferson Parish Hospital District No. 2 v. Hyde
  466 U.S. 2Decided March 27, 19849–0John Paul Stevens
• Escambia County v. McMillan
  466 U.S. 48Decided March 27, 19848–1Per curiam
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Shell Oil Co.
  466 U.S. 54Decided April 2, 19849–0Thurgood Marshall
• Louisiana v. Mississippi
  466 U.S. 96Decided April 2, 19849–0Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. Jacobsen
  466 U.S. 109Decided April 2, 19847–2John Paul Stevens
• State of Arizona v. State of California
  466 U.S. 144Decided April 16, 19848–0
• Baldwin County Welcome Center v. Brown
  466 U.S. 147Decided April 16, 19846–3Per curiam
• Oliver v. United States
  466 U.S. 170Decided April 17, 19846–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Summa Corp. v. California ex Rel. State Lands Commission
  466 U.S. 198Decided April 17, 19848–0William H. Rehnquist
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Delgado
  466 U.S. 210Decided April 17, 19847–2William H. Rehnquist
• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Franklin Mint Corp.
  466 U.S. 243Decided April 17, 19848–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• McDonald v. City of West Branch
  466 U.S. 284Decided April 18, 19849–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Justices of Boston Municipal Court v. Lydon
  466 U.S. 294Decided April 18, 19849–0Byron R. White
• James v. Kentucky
  466 U.S. 341Decided April 18, 19847–1Byron R. White
• Limbach v. Hooven & Allison Co.Altered precedent
  466 U.S. 353Decided April 18, 19849–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Schneider Moving & Storage Co. v. Robbins
  466 U.S. 364Decided April 18, 19849–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Board of Education of Paris Union School District No. 95 v. Vail
  466 U.S. 377Decided April 23, 19844–4
• Capital Cities Media, Inc. v. Toole
  466 U.S. 378Decided April 23, 19849–0Per curiam
• Florida v. Meyers
  466 U.S. 380Decided April 23, 19846–3Per curiam
• Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. TullyLaw held unconstitutional
  466 U.S. 388Decided April 24, 19849–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S. A. v. Hall
  466 U.S. 408Decided April 24, 19848–1Harry A. Blackmun
• Palmore v. Sidoti
  466 U.S. 429Decided April 24, 19849–0Warren E. Burger
• Ellis v. Brotherhood of Railway
  466 U.S. 435Decided April 25, 19848–1Byron R. White
• Federal Communications Commission v. ITT World Communications, Inc.
  466 U.S. 463Decided April 30, 19849–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• United States v. Rodgers
  466 U.S. 475Decided April 30, 19849–0William H. Rehnquist
• Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.
  466 U.S. 485Decided April 30, 19846–3John Paul Stevens
• Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Vaughn
  466 U.S. 521Decided April 30, 19849–0Per curiam
• Pulliam v. Allen
  466 U.S. 522Decided May 14, 19845–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Hoover v. Ronwin
  466 U.S. 558Decided May 14, 19844–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Heckler v. Ringer
  466 U.S. 602Decided May 14, 19846–3William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Cronic
  466 U.S. 648Decided May 14, 19849–0John Paul Stevens
• Strickland v. Washington
  466 U.S. 668Decided May 14, 19848–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• National Labor Relations Board v. International Association of Bridge
  466 U.S. 720Decided May 14, 19848–1Per curiam
• Massachusetts v. Upton
  466 U.S. 727Decided May 14, 19847–2Per curiam
• Welsh v. Wisconsin
  466 U.S. 740Decided May 15, 19846–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Escondido Mutual Water Co. v. La Jolla Band of Mission Indians
  466 U.S. 765Decided May 15, 19849–0Byron R. White
• Members of the City Council of the City of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent
  466 U.S. 789Decided May 15, 19846–3John Paul Stevens
• Kirby Forest Industries, Inc. v. United States
  467 U.S. 1Decided May 21, 19849–0Thurgood Marshall
• Seattle Times Co. v. Rhinehart
  467 U.S. 20Decided May 21, 19849–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Waller v. Georgia
  467 U.S. 39Decided May 21, 19849–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Heckler v. Community Health Services of Crawford County, Inc.
  467 U.S. 51Decided May 21, 19849–0John Paul Stevens
• Hishon v. King & Spalding
  467 U.S. 69Decided May 22, 19849–0Warren E. Burger
• South-Central Timber Development, Inc. v. Wunnicke
  467 U.S. 82Decided May 22, 19846–2Byron R. White
• Heckler v. Day
  467 U.S. 104Decided May 22, 19845–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C.
  467 U.S. 138Decided May 29, 19847–2Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. Lorenzetti
  467 U.S. 167Decided May 29, 19849–0Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. Gouveia
  467 U.S. 180Decided May 29, 19848–1William H. Rehnquist
• Arizona v. Rumsey
  467 U.S. 203Decided May 29, 19847–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Bernal v. FainterLaw held unconstitutional
  467 U.S. 216Decided May 30, 19848–1Thurgood Marshall
• Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff
  467 U.S. 229Decided May 30, 19848–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• New York v. Uplinger
  467 U.S. 246Decided May 30, 19845–4Per curiam
• Schall v. Martin
  467 U.S. 253Decided June 4, 19846–3William H. Rehnquist
• 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
• Interstate Commerce Commission v. American Trucking Associations, Inc.
  467 U.S. 354Decided June 5, 19845–4Thurgood Marshall
• Aluminum Company of America v. Central Lincoln Peoples' Utility District
  467 U.S. 380Decided June 5, 19848–1Harry A. Blackmun
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Stevic
  467 U.S. 407Decided June 5, 19849–0John Paul Stevens
• Nix v. Williams
  467 U.S. 431Decided June 11, 19847–2Warren E. Burger
• Michigan Canners & Freezers Association, Inc. v. Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Board
  467 U.S. 461Decided June 11, 19849–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• California v. Trombetta
  467 U.S. 479Decided June 11, 19849–0Thurgood Marshall
• Ohio v. Johnson
  467 U.S. 493Decided June 11, 19846–3William H. Rehnquist
• Mabry v. Johnson
  467 U.S. 504Decided June 11, 19849–0John Paul Stevens
• Franchise Tax Board of California v. United States Postal Service
  467 U.S. 512Decided June 11, 19849–0John Paul Stevens
• Local No. 82 v. Crowley
  467 U.S. 526Decided June 12, 19848–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• Firefighters Local Union No. 1784 v. Stotts
  467 U.S. 561Decided June 12, 19846–3Byron R. White
• Hayfield Northern Railroad Co., Inc. v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.
  467 U.S. 622Decided June 12, 19849–0Thurgood Marshall
• Armco Inc. v. HardestyLaw held unconstitutional
  467 U.S. 638Decided June 12, 19848–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• New York v. Quarles
  467 U.S. 649Decided June 12, 19845–4William H. Rehnquist
• Capital Cities Cable, Inc. v. Crisp
  467 U.S. 691Decided June 18, 19849–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. R. A. Gray & Co.
  467 U.S. 717Decided June 18, 19849–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jerry T. O'Brien, Inc.
  467 U.S. 735Decided June 18, 19849–0Thurgood Marshall
• Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp.Altered precedent
  467 U.S. 752Decided June 19, 19845–3Warren E. Burger
• United States v. S. A. Empresa de Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense
  467 U.S. 797Decided June 19, 19849–0Warren E. Burger
• United States v. Morton
  467 U.S. 822Decided June 19, 19849–0John Paul Stevens
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
  467 U.S. 837Decided June 25, 19846–0John Paul Stevens
• Cooper v. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
  467 U.S. 867Decided June 25, 19848–0John Paul Stevens
• 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
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Johnson
  467 U.S. 925Decided June 26, 19846–3Thurgood Marshall
• Secretary of State of Maryland v. Joseph H. Munson Co., Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  467 U.S. 947Decided June 26, 19845–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Ruckelshaus v. Monsanto Co.
  467 U.S. 986Decided June 26, 19847–1Harry A. Blackmun
• Patton v. Yount
  467 U.S. 1025Decided June 26, 19846–2Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Reed v. Ross
  468 U.S. 1Decided June 27, 19845–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Thigpen v. Roberts
  468 U.S. 27Decided June 27, 19846–3Byron R. White
• Burnett v. Grattan
  468 U.S. 42Decided June 27, 19849–0Thurgood Marshall
• United States v. Yermian
  468 U.S. 63Decided June 27, 19845–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
  468 U.S. 85Decided June 27, 19847–2John Paul Stevens
• Securities Industry Association v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  468 U.S. 137Decided June 28, 19846–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Davis v. Scherer
  468 U.S. 183Decided June 28, 19845–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Securities Industry Association v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  468 U.S. 207Decided June 28, 19849–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Regan v. Wald
  468 U.S. 222Decided June 28, 19845–4William H. Rehnquist
• Bacchus Imports, Ltd. v. DiasLaw held unconstitutional
  468 U.S. 263Decided June 29, 19845–3Byron R. White
• Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence
  468 U.S. 288Decided June 29, 19847–2Byron R. White
• Richardson v. United States
  468 U.S. 317Decided June 29, 19847–2William H. Rehnquist
• Hobby v. United States
  468 U.S. 339Decided July 2, 19846–3Warren E. Burger
• Federal Communications Commission v. League of Women Voters of CaliforniaLaw held unconstitutional
  468 U.S. 364Decided July 2, 19845–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Berkemer v. McCarty
  468 U.S. 420Decided July 2, 19849–0Thurgood Marshall
• Spaziano v. Florida
  468 U.S. 447Decided July 2, 19846–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Brown v. Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union Local 54
  468 U.S. 491Decided July 2, 19844–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Hudson v. Palmer
  468 U.S. 517Decided July 3, 19845–4Warren E. Burger
• Wasman v. United States
  468 U.S. 559Decided July 3, 19849–0Warren E. Burger
• Block v. Rutherford
  468 U.S. 576Decided July 3, 19846–3Warren E. Burger
• Roberts v. United States Jaycees
  468 U.S. 609Decided July 3, 19847–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Regan v. Time, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  468 U.S. 641Decided July 3, 19845–4Byron R. White
• United States v. Karo
  468 U.S. 705Decided July 3, 19846–3Byron R. White
• Allen v. Wright
  468 U.S. 737Decided July 3, 19845–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Segura v. United States
  468 U.S. 796Decided July 5, 19845–4Warren E. Burger
• Selective Service System v. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group
  468 U.S. 841Decided July 5, 19846–2Warren E. Burger
• Irving Independent School District v. Tatro et Ux.
  468 U.S. 883Decided July 5, 19849–0Warren E. Burger
• United States v. Leon
  468 U.S. 897Decided July 5, 19846–3Byron R. White
• Massachusetts v. Sheppard
  468 U.S. 981Decided July 5, 19847–2Byron R. White
• Smith v. Robinson
  468 U.S. 992Decided July 5, 19846–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Lopez-Mendoza
  468 U.S. 1032Decided July 5, 19845–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Payne v. Virginia
  468 U.S. 1062Decided July 5, 19849–0Per curiam

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