Supreme Court of the United States

Opinions of October Term 1959

The 134 opinions the Supreme Court issued in the term that opened in October 1959: 97 signed by a Justice and 37 per curiam.

Decided	Case	Opinion by	Citation	Cited
June 27, 1960	Camara v. United States.	Per curiam	364 U.S. 283 (1960)	–
June 27, 1960	Euziere v. United States	Per curiam	364 U.S. 282 (1960)	–
June 27, 1960	McCrary v. Indiana	Per curiam	364 U.S. 277 (1960)	–
June 27, 1960	Rios v. United States	Potter Stewart	364 U.S. 253 (1960)	586
June 27, 1960	Elkins et al. v. United States	Potter Stewart	364 U.S. 206 (1960)	2501
June 27, 1960	Wolfe et al. v. North Carolina	Potter Stewart	364 U.S. 177 (1960)	–
June 27, 1960	Sun Oil Co. v. Federal Power Commission	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	364 U.S. 170 (1960)	–
June 27, 1960	Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Co. v. Federal Power Commission	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	364 U.S. 137 (1960)	137
June 27, 1960	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Gillette Motor Transport, Inc.	John Marshall Harlan	364 U.S. 130 (1960)	253
June 27, 1960	Hertz Corporation (successor to J. Frank Connor, Inc.) v. United States	Tom C. Clark	364 U.S. 122 (1960)	106
June 27, 1960	Massey Motors, Inc., v. United States	Tom C. Clark	364 U.S. 92 (1960)	279
June 27, 1960	United States v. Cannelton Sewer Pipe Co.	Tom C. Clark	364 U.S. 76 (1960)	127
June 27, 1960	Gonzales v. United States	Tom C. Clark	364 U.S. 59 (1960)	–
June 27, 1960	United States v. Dege et Vir.	Felix Frankfurter	364 U.S. 51 (1960)	–
June 27, 1960	Armstrong et al. v. United States	Hugo Lafayette Black	364 U.S. 40 (1960)	1118
June 27, 1960	Continental Grain Co. v. Barge Fbl-585 et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	364 U.S. 19 (1960)	711
June 27, 1960	American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.	Earl Warren	364 U.S. 1 (1960)	–
June 20, 1960	Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc., v. United States et al.	Per curiam	364 U.S. 280 (1960)	–
June 20, 1960	Cory Corporation et al. v. Sauber	Per curiam	363 U.S. 709 (1960)	–
June 20, 1960	Hudson v. North Carolina	Potter Stewart	363 U.S. 697 (1960)	–
June 20, 1960	United States v. American-Foreign Steamship Corp. et al.	Potter Stewart	363 U.S. 685 (1960)	115
June 20, 1960	Schilling v. Rogers, Attorney General	John Marshall Harlan	363 U.S. 666 (1960)	316
June 20, 1960	Miner et al., Judges, U.S. District Court, v. Atlass	John Marshall Harlan	363 U.S. 641 (1960)	114
June 20, 1960	Flemming, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, v. Nestor	John Marshall Harlan	363 U.S. 603 (1960)	1508
June 20, 1960	United Steelworkers of America v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.	William Orville Douglas	363 U.S. 593 (1960)	4461
June 20, 1960	United Steelworkers of America v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.	William Orville Douglas	363 U.S. 574 (1960)	5791
June 20, 1960	United Steelworkers of America v. American Manufacturing Co.	William Orville Douglas	363 U.S. 564 (1960)	2750
June 20, 1960	Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Island Reserve, v. Egan, Governor of Alaska, et al.	Felix Frankfurter	363 U.S. 555 (1960)	–
June 20, 1960	Federal Trade Commission v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.	Earl Warren	363 U.S. 536 (1960)	189
June 20, 1960	Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers et al. v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co. et al.	Earl Warren	363 U.S. 528 (1960)	194
June 20, 1960	United States v. Durham Lumber Co. et al.	Earl Warren	363 U.S. 522 (1960)	140
June 20, 1960	Aquilino et al., Doing Business as Home Maintenance Co., et al. v. United States et al.	Earl Warren	363 U.S. 509 (1960)	894
June 20, 1960	Hannah et al. v. Larche et al.	Earl Warren	363 U.S. 420 (1960)	819
June 13, 1960	Kimm v. Rosenberg, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service	Per curiam	363 U.S. 405 (1960)	–
June 13, 1960	Parr et al. v. United States	Charles Evans Whittaker	363 U.S. 370 (1960)	363
June 13, 1960	Hoffman, U.S. District Judge, v. Blaski et al.	Charles Evans Whittaker	363 U.S. 335 (1960)	1026
June 13, 1960	United States v. Kaiser	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	363 U.S. 299 (1960)	160
June 13, 1960	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Duberstein et Ux.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	363 U.S. 278 (1960)	1566
June 13, 1960	Texas Gas Transmission Corp. et al. v. Shell Oil Co.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	363 U.S. 263 (1960)	102
June 13, 1960	United States v. Brosnan et al.	John Marshall Harlan	363 U.S. 237 (1960)	207
June 13, 1960	United States v. Grand River Dam Authority	William Orville Douglas	363 U.S. 229 (1960)	–
June 13, 1960	Clay v. Sun Insurance Office Limited	Felix Frankfurter	363 U.S. 207 (1960)	271
June 13, 1960	Pennsylvania Railroad Co. v. United States	Hugo Lafayette Black	363 U.S. 202 (1960)	–
June 13, 1960	United States v. Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit, Executor	Earl Warren	363 U.S. 194 (1960)	–
June 6, 1960	Douglas v. Green, Superintendent, Marion Correctional Institution	Per curiam	363 U.S. 192 (1960)	–
June 6, 1960	Kreshik et al. v. Saint Nicholas Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church of North America	Per curiam	363 U.S. 190 (1960)	135
June 6, 1960	Federal Trade Commission v. Henry Broch & Co.	William Orville Douglas	363 U.S. 166 (1960)	108
June 6, 1960	De Veau v. Braisted	Felix Frankfurter	363 U.S. 144 (1960)	494
May 31, 1960	United States v. Florida et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	363 U.S. 121 (1960)	–
May 31, 1960	United States v. Louisiana et al.	John Marshall Harlan	363 U.S. 1 (1960)	–
May 23, 1960	Rohr Aircraft Corp. v. County of San Diego et al.	Tom C. Clark	362 U.S. 628 (1960)	–
May 23, 1960	Levine v. United States	Felix Frankfurter	362 U.S. 610 (1960)	408
May 16, 1960	Local 24, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America, Afl-Cio, et al. v. Oliver et al.	Per curiam	362 U.S. 605 (1960)	–
May 16, 1960	Wilde v. Wyoming et al.	Per curiam	362 U.S. 607 (1960)	–
May 16, 1960	United States v. Alabama et al.	Per curiam	362 U.S. 602 (1960)	108
May 16, 1960	Needelman v. United States	Per curiam	362 U.S. 600 (1960)	–
May 16, 1960	Parker v. Ellis, General Manager, Texas Prison System	Per curiam	362 U.S. 574 (1960)	227
May 16, 1960	Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.	Potter Stewart	362 U.S. 539 (1960)	814
May 16, 1960	Wyatt v. United States	John Marshall Harlan	362 U.S. 525 (1960)	–
May 16, 1960	Schaffer et al. v. United States	Tom C. Clark	362 U.S. 511 (1960)	474
May 16, 1960	United States v. Republic Steel Corp. et al.	William Orville Douglas	362 U.S. 482 (1960)	243
May 2, 1960	Communications Workers of America, Afl-Cio, et al. v. National Labor Relations Board	Per curiam	362 U.S. 479 (1960)	100
May 2, 1960	Nostrand et al. v. Little et al.	Per curiam	362 U.S. 474 (1960)	–
May 2, 1960	Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association, Inc., v. United States	Hugo Lafayette Black	362 U.S. 458 (1960)	153
April 25, 1960	Phillips v. New York	Per curiam	362 U.S. 456 (1960)	–
April 25, 1960	Huron Portland Cement Co. v. City of Detroit et al.	Potter Stewart	362 U.S. 440 (1960)	626
April 25, 1960	Local Lodge No. 1424, International Association of Machinists, Afl-Cio, et al. v. National Labor Relations Board	John Marshall Harlan	362 U.S. 411 (1960)	400
April 25, 1960	New Hampshire Fire Insurance Co. v. Scanlon, District Director of Internal Revenue, et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	362 U.S. 404 (1960)	–
April 18, 1960	Dusky v. United States	Per curiam	362 U.S. 402 (1960)	3197
April 18, 1960	Ward v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.	Per curiam	362 U.S. 396 (1960)	–
April 18, 1960	Niukkanen, Alias Mackie, v. McAlexander, Acting District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service	Per curiam	362 U.S. 390 (1960)	–
April 18, 1960	Mackey, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, et al. v. Mendoza-Martinez	Per curiam	362 U.S. 384 (1960)	–
April 18, 1960	Miller Music Corp. v. Charles N. Daniels, Inc.	William Orville Douglas	362 U.S. 373 (1960)	–
April 18, 1960	Marine Cooks & Stewards, AFL, et al. v. Panama Steamship Co., Ltd., et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	362 U.S. 365 (1960)	154
April 18, 1960	Order of Railroad Telegraphers et al. v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.	Hugo Lafayette Black	362 U.S. 330 (1960)	210
April 4, 1960	Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. United States	Per curiam	362 U.S. 327 (1960)	–
April 4, 1960	Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. H. B. Zachry Co.	Felix Frankfurter	362 U.S. 310 (1960)	151
March 28, 1960	McGann v. United States	Per curiam	362 U.S. 309 (1960)	–
March 28, 1960	Tilghman v. Culver, Prison Custodian	Per curiam	362 U.S. 308 (1960)	–
March 28, 1960	Federal Trade Commission v. Travelers Health Association	Potter Stewart	362 U.S. 293 (1960)	–
March 28, 1960	National Labor Relations Board v. Drivers, Chauffeurs, Helpers, Local Union No. 639, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	362 U.S. 274 (1960)	173
March 28, 1960	Jones v. United States	Felix Frankfurter	362 U.S. 257 (1960)	4796
March 28, 1960	Abel, Alias Mark, Alias Collins, Alias Goldfus, v. United States	Felix Frankfurter	362 U.S. 217 (1960)	1485
March 21, 1960	Willis v. United States	Per curiam	362 U.S. 216 (1960)	–
March 21, 1960	McGann v. United States	Per curiam	362 U.S. 214 (1960)	–
March 21, 1960	Scripto, Inc., v. Carson, Sheriff, et al.	Tom C. Clark	362 U.S. 207 (1960)	186
March 21, 1960	Thompson v. City of Louisville et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	362 U.S. 199 (1960)	801
March 21, 1960	Flora v. United States	Earl Warren	362 U.S. 145 (1960)	797
March 7, 1960	Sublett v. Adams, Warden	Per curiam	362 U.S. 143 (1960)	–
March 7, 1960	Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation	Charles Evans Whittaker	362 U.S. 99 (1960)	277
March 7, 1960	Florida Lime and Avocado Growers, Inc., et al. v. Jacobsen, Director of the Department of Agriculture of California, et al.	Charles Evans Whittaker	362 U.S. 73 (1960)	196
March 7, 1960	Talley v. California	Hugo Lafayette Black	362 U.S. 60 (1960)	468
February 29, 1960	United States v. Thomas, Registrar of Voters of Washington Parish, Louisiana, et al.	Per curiam	362 U.S. 58 (1960)	–
February 29, 1960	United States v. Raines et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	362 U.S. 17 (1960)	–
February 29, 1960	United States v. Parke, Davis & Co.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	362 U.S. 29 (1960)	561
February 29, 1960	Nelson et al. v. County of Los Angeles et al.	Tom C. Clark	362 U.S. 1 (1960)	–
February 23, 1960	Petite v. United States	Per curiam	361 U.S. 529 (1960)	–
February 23, 1960	Bates et al. v. City of Little Rock et al.	Potter Stewart	361 U.S. 516 (1960)	775
February 23, 1960	National Labor Relations Board v. Insurance Agents' International Union, Afl-Cio	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	361 U.S. 477 (1960)	516
February 23, 1960	Lewis et al., Trustees, v. Benedict Coal Corp.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	361 U.S. 459 (1960)	303
February 23, 1960	United States v. Mersky et al.	Tom C. Clark	361 U.S. 431 (1960)	–
February 23, 1960	Forman v. United States	Tom C. Clark	361 U.S. 416 (1960)	239
February 23, 1960	National Labor Relations Board v. Deena Artware, Inc., et al.	William Orville Douglas	361 U.S. 398 (1960)	180
February 23, 1960	Arnold v. Ben Kanowsky, Inc.	Earl Warren	361 U.S. 388 (1960)	642
February 23, 1960	Phillips Chemical Co. v. Dumas Independent School District	Earl Warren	361 U.S. 376 (1960)	205
January 25, 1960	Superior Court of Washington for King County et al. v. Washington Ex Rel. Yellow CAB Service, Inc.	Per curiam	361 U.S. 373 (1960)	–
January 25, 1960	Local No. 8-6, Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, Afl-Cio, et al. v. Missouri	Potter Stewart	361 U.S. 363 (1960)	204
January 25, 1960	Davis v. Virginian Railway Co.	Tom C. Clark	361 U.S. 354 (1960)	–
January 18, 1960	Goett, Administratrix, v. Union Carbide Corp. et al.	Per curiam	361 U.S. 340 (1960)	–
January 18, 1960	United States v. Price	John Marshall Harlan	361 U.S. 304 (1960)	552
January 18, 1960	Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. Robert Demario Jewelry, Inc., et al.	John Marshall Harlan	361 U.S. 288 (1960)	515
January 18, 1960	Hess, Administrator, v. United States	Potter Stewart	361 U.S. 314 (1960)	163
January 18, 1960	McElroy, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. United States Ex Rel. Guagliardo	Tom C. Clark	361 U.S. 281 (1960)	117
January 18, 1960	Grisham v. Hagan, Warden	Tom C. Clark	361 U.S. 278 (1960)	–
January 18, 1960	Kinsella, Warden, v. United States Ex Rel. Singleton	Tom C. Clark	361 U.S. 234 (1960)	296
January 11, 1960	Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. Oregon Frozen Foods Co. et al.	Per curiam	361 U.S. 231 (1960)	–
January 11, 1960	United States v. Robinson et al.	Charles Evans Whittaker	361 U.S. 220 (1960)	2015
January 11, 1960	Stirone v. United States	Hugo Lafayette Black	361 U.S. 212 (1960)	2073
January 11, 1960	Blackburn v. Alabama	Earl Warren	361 U.S. 199 (1960)	1191
December 14, 1959	Public Service Commission of the State of New York v. Federal Power Commission et al.	Per curiam	361 U.S. 195 (1959)	–
December 14, 1959	Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co. v. United States et al.	Charles Evans Whittaker	361 U.S. 173 (1959)	107
December 14, 1959	Smith v. California	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	361 U.S. 147 (1959)	1258
December 14, 1959	Inman v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.	Tom C. Clark	361 U.S. 138 (1959)	130
December 14, 1959	Braen v. Pfeifer Oil Transportation Co., Inc.	William Orville Douglas	361 U.S. 129 (1959)	107
December 7, 1959	De Simone v. United States	Per curiam	361 U.S. 125 (1959)	–
December 7, 1959	West v. United States et al.	Tom C. Clark	361 U.S. 118 (1959)	230
November 23, 1959	J. Aron & Company, Inc., v. Mississippi Shipping Company, Inc.	Per curiam	361 U.S. 115 (1959)	–
November 23, 1959	Sentilles v. Inter-Caribbean Shipping Corp.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	361 U.S. 107 (1959)	187
November 23, 1959	Henry v. United States	William Orville Douglas	361 U.S. 98 (1959)	1968
November 16, 1959	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Acker	Charles Evans Whittaker	361 U.S. 87 (1959)	316
November 9, 1959	United States v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co.	William Orville Douglas	361 U.S. 78 (1959)	–
November 7, 1959	United Steelworkers of America v. United States et al.	Per curiam	361 U.S. 39 (1959)	–
October 19, 1959	Conner v. Butler et al.	Per curiam	361 U.S. 29 (1959)	–
October 19, 1959	Harris v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.	Per curiam	361 U.S. 15 (1959)	–

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Source: opinions from October Term 1959, the U.S. Reports (via govinfo.gov / supremecourt.gov), with authoring Justice and vote from the Supreme Court Database (Washington University) or the Court’s syllabus. Citation counts from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying.