Supreme Court of the United States

Opinions of October Term 1963

The 180 opinions the Supreme Court issued in the term that opened in October 1963: 111 signed by a Justice and 69 per curiam.

Decided	Case	Opinion by	Citation	Cited
June 22, 1964	Ruark v. Colorado	Per curiam	378 U.S. 585 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	Etchieson v. Texas	Per curiam	378 U.S. 589 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	Smith v. Crouse, Warden	Per curiam	378 U.S. 584 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	Lathan v. New York	Per curiam	378 U.S. 566 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	McLeod v. Ohio.	Per curiam	378 U.S. 582 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	Marshall et al. v. Hare, Secretary of State of Michigan, et al.	Per curiam	378 U.S. 561 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	Grove Press, Inc., v. Gerstein, State Attorney, et al.	Per curiam	378 U.S. 577 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	Green et al. v. Virginia	Per curiam	378 U.S. 550 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	Germano et al. v. Kerner, Governor of Illinois, et al.	Per curiam	378 U.S. 560 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	Tralins v. Gerstein, State Attorney	Per curiam	378 U.S. 576 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	Swann v. Adams, Secretary of State of Florida, et al.	Per curiam	378 U.S. 553 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	Drews et al. v. Maryland	Per curiam	378 U.S. 547 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	Cooper v. Pate, Warden	Per curiam	378 U.S. 546 (1964)	478
June 22, 1964	Leonard v. United States	Per curiam	378 U.S. 544 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	Williams, Treasurer of Oklahoma, et al. v. Moss et al.	Per curiam	378 U.S. 558 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	Meyers, Secretary of State of Washington, v. Thigpen et al.	Per curiam	378 U.S. 554 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	Aldrich v. Aldrich et al.	Per curiam	378 U.S. 540 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	Dresner et al. v. City of Tallahassee.	Per curiam	378 U.S. 539 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	Berman v. United States	Per curiam	378 U.S. 530 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	Aptheker et al. v. Secretary of State	Arthur Joseph Goldberg	378 U.S. 500 (1964)	709
June 22, 1964	Escobedo v. Illinois	Arthur Joseph Goldberg	378 U.S. 478 (1964)	5250
June 22, 1964	United States v. Continental Can Co. et al.	Byron Raymond White	378 U.S. 441 (1964)	208
June 22, 1964	Jackson v. Denno, Warden	Byron Raymond White	378 U.S. 368 (1964)	6121
June 22, 1964	Bouie et al. v. City of Columbia	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	378 U.S. 347 (1964)	1779
June 22, 1964	Bell et al. v. Maryland	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	378 U.S. 226 (1964)	326
June 22, 1964	A Quantity of Copies of Books et al. v. Kansas	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	378 U.S. 205 (1964)	503
June 22, 1964	Jacobellis v. Ohio	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	378 U.S. 184 (1964)	1335
June 22, 1964	United States v. Penn-Olin Chemical Co. et al.	Tom C. Clark	378 U.S. 158 (1964)	138
June 22, 1964	Robinson et al. v. Florida	Hugo Lafayette Black	378 U.S. 153 (1964)	–
June 22, 1964	Barr et al. v. City of Columbia	Hugo Lafayette Black	378 U.S. 146 (1964)	123
June 22, 1964	Fallen v. United States	Earl Warren	378 U.S. 139 (1964)	244
June 22, 1964	Griffin et al. v. Maryland	Earl Warren	378 U.S. 130 (1964)	221
June 15, 1964	Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for California et al. v. Ammex Warehouse Co. of San Ysidro, Inc., et al.	Per curiam	378 U.S. 124 (1964)	–
June 15, 1964	Aguilar v. Texas	Arthur Joseph Goldberg	378 U.S. 108 (1964)	7289
June 15, 1964	United States et al. v. Boyd, Commissioner	Byron Raymond White	378 U.S. 39 (1964)	133
June 15, 1964	Murphy et al. v. Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor	Arthur Joseph Goldberg	378 U.S. 52 (1964)	1503
June 15, 1964	Malloy v. Hogan, Sheriff	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	378 U.S. 1 (1964)	3675
June 15, 1964	Lucas et al. v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of Colorado et al.	Earl Warren	377 U.S. 713 (1964)	467
June 15, 1964	Roman, Clerk of the Peace, et al. v. Sincock et al.	Earl Warren	377 U.S. 695 (1964)	317
June 15, 1964	Davis, Secretary, State Board of Elections, et al. v. Mann et al.	Earl Warren	377 U.S. 678 (1964)	266
June 15, 1964	Maryland Committee for Fair Representation et al. v. Tawes, Governor of Maryland, et al.	Earl Warren	377 U.S. 656 (1964)	273
June 15, 1964	Wmca, Inc., et al. v. Lomenzo, Secretary of State of New York, et al.	Earl Warren	377 U.S. 633 (1964)	211
June 15, 1964	Reynolds, Judge, et al. v. Sims et al.	Earl Warren	377 U.S. 533 (1964)	3703
June 8, 1964	Aro Manufacturing Co., Inc., et al. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co., Inc.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	377 U.S. 476 (1964)	418
June 8, 1964	United States v. Tateo	John Marshall Harlan	377 U.S. 463 (1964)	864
June 8, 1964	General Motors Corp. v. Washington et al.	Tom C. Clark	377 U.S. 436 (1964)	272
June 8, 1964	J. I. Case Co. et al. v. Borak	Tom C. Clark	377 U.S. 426 (1964)	1399
June 8, 1964	Wilbur-Ellis Co. et al. v. Kuther	William Orville Douglas	377 U.S. 422 (1964)	–
June 8, 1964	Donovan et al. v. City of Dallas et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	377 U.S. 408 (1964)	365
June 1, 1964	Meeks v. Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co.	Per curiam	377 U.S. 405 (1964)	–
June 1, 1964	Chamberlin et al. v. Dade County Board of Public Instruction et al.	Per curiam	377 U.S. 402 (1964)	–
June 1, 1964	Marder v. Massachusetts	Per curiam	377 U.S. 407 (1964)	–
June 1, 1964	Hudson Distributors, Inc., v. Eli Lilly & Co.	Arthur Joseph Goldberg	377 U.S. 386 (1964)	–
June 1, 1964	Baggett et al. v. Bullitt et al.	Byron Raymond White	377 U.S. 360 (1964)	1188
June 1, 1964	United States v. Vermont et al.	Potter Stewart	377 U.S. 351 (1964)	161
June 1, 1964	Department of Revenue v. James B. Beam Distilling Co.	Potter Stewart	377 U.S. 341 (1964)	–
June 1, 1964	Hostetter et al. v. Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp.	Potter Stewart	377 U.S. 324 (1964)	296
June 1, 1964	Red Ball Motor Freight, Inc., et al. v. Shannon et al., Doing Business as E. & R. Shannon	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	377 U.S. 311 (1964)	–
June 1, 1964	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Flowers, Attorney General	John Marshall Harlan	377 U.S. 288 (1964)	361
June 1, 1964	United States v. Aluminum Co. of America et al.	William Orville Douglas	377 U.S. 271 (1964)	128
May 25, 1964	Nagelberg v. United States	Per curiam	377 U.S. 266 (1964)	–
May 25, 1964	Calhoun et al. v. Latimer et al.	Per curiam	377 U.S. 263 (1964)	–
May 25, 1964	Local 20, Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Union v. Morton, Doing Business as Lester Morton Trucking Co.	Potter Stewart	377 U.S. 252 (1964)	326
May 25, 1964	Massachusetts Trustees of Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates v. United States	John Marshall Harlan	377 U.S. 235 (1964)	128
May 25, 1964	Griffin et al. v. County School Board of Prince Edward County et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	377 U.S. 218 (1964)	741
May 18, 1964	Massiah v. United States	Potter Stewart	377 U.S. 201 (1964)	3189
May 18, 1964	Parden et al. v. Terminal Railway of the Alabama State Docks Department et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	377 U.S. 184 (1964)	644
May 18, 1964	Clay v. Sun Insurance Office, Ltd.	William Orville Douglas	377 U.S. 179 (1964)	118
May 18, 1964	Schneider v. Rusk, Secretary of State	William Orville Douglas	377 U.S. 163 (1964)	271
May 4, 1964	United States v. Continental Oil Co.	Per curiam	377 U.S. 161 (1964)	–
May 4, 1964	Clinton v. Virginia	Per curiam	377 U.S. 158 (1964)	–
May 4, 1964	Willis Shaw Frozen Express, Inc., v. United States et al.	Per curiam	377 U.S. 159 (1964)	–
May 4, 1964	Mercer v. Theriot	Per curiam	377 U.S. 152 (1964)	–
May 4, 1964	Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v. Elmore & Stahl	Potter Stewart	377 U.S. 134 (1964)	412
May 4, 1964	Coleman v. Alabama	Tom C. Clark	377 U.S. 129 (1964)	–
April 27, 1964	Hattiesburg Building & Trades Council et al. v. Broome, Doing Business as Broome Construction & Maintenance Co., et al.	Per curiam	377 U.S. 126 (1964)	–
April 20, 1964	United States v. Welden	Arthur Joseph Goldberg	377 U.S. 95 (1964)	125
April 20, 1964	National Labor Relations Board v. Fruit & Vegetable Packers & Warehousemen, Local 760, et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	377 U.S. 58 (1964)	340
April 20, 1964	National Labor Relations Board v. Servette, Inc.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	377 U.S. 46 (1964)	–
April 20, 1964	Federal Power Commission v. Texaco Inc. et al.	William Orville Douglas	377 U.S. 33 (1964)	214
April 20, 1964	Simpson v. Union Oil Co. of California	William Orville Douglas	377 U.S. 13 (1964)	363
April 20, 1964	Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia Ex Rel. Virginia State Bar	Hugo Lafayette Black	377 U.S. 1 (1964)	396
April 6, 1964	Publishers' Association of New York City v. New York Mailers' Union Number Six	Per curiam	376 U.S. 775 (1964)	–
April 6, 1964	Henry et al. v. City of Rock Hill	Per curiam	376 U.S. 776 (1964)	–
April 6, 1964	Arnold et al. v. North Carolina	Per curiam	376 U.S. 773 (1964)	103
April 6, 1964	United States v. Barnett et al.	Tom C. Clark	376 U.S. 681 (1964)	198
April 6, 1964	United States v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. et al.	William Orville Douglas	376 U.S. 651 (1964)	451
April 6, 1964	United States v. First National Bank & Trust Co. of Lexington et al.	William Orville Douglas	376 U.S. 665 (1964)	–
March 30, 1964	Hamilton v. Alabama	Per curiam	376 U.S. 650 (1964)	–
March 30, 1964	Van Dusen, U.S. District Judge, et al. v. Barrack, Administratrix, et al.	Arthur Joseph Goldberg	376 U.S. 612 (1964)	3077
March 30, 1964	Rabinowitz et al. v. Kennedy, Attorney General	Arthur Joseph Goldberg	376 U.S. 605 (1964)	–
March 30, 1964	Ungar v. Sarafite, Judge of the Court of General Sessions of the County of New York	Byron Raymond White	376 U.S. 575 (1964)	1845
March 30, 1964	Mrvica v. Esperdy, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service	John Marshall Harlan	376 U.S. 560 (1964)	–
March 30, 1964	John Wiley & Sons, Inc., v. Livingston, President of District 65, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Afl-Cio	John Marshall Harlan	376 U.S. 543 (1964)	2000
March 30, 1964	Rugendorf v. United States	Tom C. Clark	376 U.S. 528 (1964)	725
March 30, 1964	Federal Power Commission v. Hunt et al.	Tom C. Clark	376 U.S. 515 (1964)	–
March 23, 1964	Jackson et al. v. United States	Byron Raymond White	376 U.S. 503 (1964)	135
March 23, 1964	United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio, et al. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.	Byron Raymond White	376 U.S. 492 (1964)	115
March 23, 1964	Stoner v. California	Potter Stewart	376 U.S. 483 (1964)	1576
March 23, 1964	Boire, Regional Director, Twelfth Region, National Labor Relations Board, v. Greyhound Corporation	Potter Stewart	376 U.S. 473 (1964)	576
March 23, 1964	Banco Nacional De Cuba v. Sabbatino, Receiver, et al.	John Marshall Harlan	376 U.S. 398 (1964)	984
March 23, 1964	United States et al. v. J. B. Montgomery, Inc.	Tom C. Clark	376 U.S. 389 (1964)	–
March 23, 1964	A. L. Mechling Barge Lines, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.	Tom C. Clark	376 U.S. 375 (1964)	–
March 23, 1964	Humble Pipe Line Co. v. Waggonner, Sheriff	Hugo Lafayette Black	376 U.S. 369 (1964)	–
March 23, 1964	Preston v. United States	Hugo Lafayette Black	376 U.S. 364 (1964)	1905
March 23, 1964	Bruning v. United States	Earl Warren	376 U.S. 358 (1964)	324
March 9, 1964	Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham.	Per curiam	376 U.S. 339 (1964)	–
March 9, 1964	Michaels Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. United States	Per curiam	376 U.S. 356 (1964)	–
March 9, 1964	Smith v. Pennsylvania	Per curiam	376 U.S. 354 (1964)	–
March 9, 1964	Arceneaux v. Louisiana	Per curiam	376 U.S. 336 (1964)	–
March 9, 1964	United States v. Ward Baking Co. et al.	Arthur Joseph Goldberg	376 U.S. 327 (1964)	–
March 9, 1964	Italia Societa Per Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co., Inc.	Byron Raymond White	376 U.S. 315 (1964)	381
March 9, 1964	Yiatchos v. Yiatchos, Executrix, et al.	Byron Raymond White	376 U.S. 306 (1964)	–
March 9, 1964	New York Times Co. v. Sullivan	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	376 U.S. 254 (1964)	8531
March 9, 1964	Local Union No. 721, United Packinghouse, Food & Allied Workers, Afl-Cio, v. Needham Packing Co., Doing Business as Sioux City Dressed Beef	John Marshall Harlan	376 U.S. 247 (1964)	–
March 9, 1964	Platt, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.	Tom C. Clark	376 U.S. 240 (1964)	256
March 9, 1964	Compco Corporation v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc.	Hugo Lafayette Black	376 U.S. 234 (1964)	468
March 9, 1964	Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Company	Hugo Lafayette Black	376 U.S. 225 (1964)	664
March 2, 1964	Kreznar et al. v. United States.	Per curiam	376 U.S. 221 (1964)	–
March 2, 1964	Martin, Secretary of State of Texas, et al. v. Bush et al.	Per curiam	376 U.S. 222 (1964)	–
March 2, 1964	Federal Power Commission v. Southern California Edison Co. et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	376 U.S. 205 (1964)	134
February 24, 1964	Diamond v. Louisiana.	Per curiam	376 U.S. 201 (1964)	–
February 24, 1964	Wolfsohn, Executrix, v. Hankin et al.	Per curiam	376 U.S. 203 (1964)	–
February 24, 1964	United States v. Merz et al.	William Orville Douglas	376 U.S. 192 (1964)	179
February 17, 1964	City of New Orleans et al. v. Barthe et al.	Per curiam	376 U.S. 189 (1964)	–
February 17, 1964	Brooks v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.	Arthur Joseph Goldberg	376 U.S. 182 (1964)	–
February 17, 1964	Tilton et al. v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.	Arthur Joseph Goldberg	376 U.S. 169 (1964)	125
February 17, 1964	Greene v. United States	Arthur Joseph Goldberg	376 U.S. 149 (1964)	325
February 17, 1964	Costello v. Immigration and Naturalization Service	Potter Stewart	376 U.S. 120 (1964)	119
February 17, 1964	Southern Railway Co. v. North Carolina et al.	Potter Stewart	376 U.S. 93 (1964)	–
February 17, 1964	United States v. Wiesenfeld Warehouse Co.	Potter Stewart	376 U.S. 86 (1964)	–
February 17, 1964	United States v. Healy et al.	John Marshall Harlan	376 U.S. 75 (1964)	295
February 17, 1964	Wright et al. v. Rockefeller, Governor of New York, et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	376 U.S. 52 (1964)	276
February 17, 1964	Wesberry et al. v. Sanders, Governor of Georgia, et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	376 U.S. 1 (1964)	1150
January 20, 1964	Reisman et al., Doing Business as Trammell, Rand & Nathan, v. Caplin et al.	Tom C. Clark	375 U.S. 440 (1964)	582
January 13, 1964	England et al. v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	375 U.S. 411 (1964)	1211
January 13, 1964	National Labor Relations Board v. Exchange Parts Co.	John Marshall Harlan	375 U.S. 405 (1964)	300
January 13, 1964	Anderson et al. v. Martin	Tom C. Clark	375 U.S. 399 (1964)	154
January 6, 1964	Griffin et al. v. County School Board of Prince Edward County et al.	Per curiam	375 U.S. 391 (1964)	–
January 6, 1964	Thompson v. Immigration and Naturalization Service	Per curiam	375 U.S. 384 (1964)	403
January 6, 1964	Polar Ice Cream & Creamery Co. v. Andrews et al., Constituting the Florida Milk Commission, et al.	Byron Raymond White	375 U.S. 361 (1964)	–
January 6, 1964	Humphrey et al. v. Moore et al.	Byron Raymond White	375 U.S. 335 (1964)	930
January 6, 1964	National Equipment Rental, Ltd., v. Szukhent et al.	Potter Stewart	375 U.S. 311 (1964)	569
January 6, 1964	Liner et al. v. Jafco, Inc., et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	375 U.S. 301 (1964)	340
January 6, 1964	Hardy v. United States	William Orville Douglas	375 U.S. 277 (1964)	335
January 6, 1964	Carey, President of the International Union of Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers, Afl-Cio, v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.	William Orville Douglas	375 U.S. 261 (1964)	518
December 16, 1963	Fields et al. v. City of Fairfield.	Per curiam	375 U.S. 248 (1963)	–
December 16, 1963	Eichel v. New York Central Railroad Co.	Per curiam	375 U.S. 253 (1963)	281
December 16, 1963	Aldrich v. Aldrich et al.	Per curiam	375 U.S. 249 (1963)	–
December 16, 1963	Meyer v. United States	Tom C. Clark	375 U.S. 233 (1963)	177
December 16, 1963	Foti v. Immigration and Naturalization Service	Earl Warren	375 U.S. 217 (1963)	382
December 9, 1963	Dennis v. Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co.	Per curiam	375 U.S. 208 (1963)	–
December 9, 1963	Securities and Exchange Commission v. Capital Gains Research Bureau, Inc., et al.	Arthur Joseph Goldberg	375 U.S. 180 (1963)	780
December 9, 1963	Corey v. United States	Potter Stewart	375 U.S. 169 (1963)	130
December 9, 1963	United States v. Behrens	Hugo Lafayette Black	375 U.S. 162 (1963)	173
December 2, 1963	Meeker et Ux. v. Ambassador Oil Corp.	Per curiam	375 U.S. 160 (1963)	–
December 2, 1963	Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Co. et al. v. United States et al.	Per curiam	375 U.S. 150 (1963)	–
December 2, 1963	Dresner et al. v. City of Tallahassee	Per curiam	375 U.S. 136 (1963)	–
December 2, 1963	United States v. Stapf et al., Executors and Trustees	Arthur Joseph Goldberg	375 U.S. 118 (1963)	139
December 2, 1963	Durfee et Ux. v. Duke	Potter Stewart	375 U.S. 106 (1963)	677
December 2, 1963	Retail Clerks International Association, Local 1625, Afl-Cio, et al. v. Schermerhorn et al.	William Orville Douglas	375 U.S. 96 (1963)	466
December 2, 1963	Fahy v. Connecticut	Earl Warren	375 U.S. 85 (1963)	1743
November 18, 1963	Gotthilf v. Sills et al.	Per curiam	375 U.S. 79 (1963)	–
November 12, 1963	Parsons, United States District Judge, v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.	Per curiam	375 U.S. 71 (1963)	102
November 12, 1963	United States v. Zacks et Ux.	John Marshall Harlan	375 U.S. 59 (1963)	–
October 28, 1963	Bartone v. United States	Per curiam	375 U.S. 52 (1963)	145
October 21, 1963	Banks v. Wainwright, Corrections Director	Per curiam	375 U.S. 51 (1963)	–
October 21, 1963	Crews v. Wainwright, Corrections Director	Per curiam	375 U.S. 50 (1963)	–
October 21, 1963	Evola v. United States	Per curiam	375 U.S. 32 (1963)	–
October 21, 1963	Shenandoah Valley Broadcasting, Inc., et al. v. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers	Per curiam	375 U.S. 39 (1963)	–
October 21, 1963	Tipton v. Socony Mobil Oil Co., Inc.	Per curiam	375 U.S. 34 (1963)	126
October 21, 1963	Panico v. United States	Per curiam	375 U.S. 29 (1963)	–
October 14, 1963	Barnes v. North Carolina	Per curiam	375 U.S. 28 (1963)	–
October 14, 1963	Tabb v. California	Per curiam	375 U.S. 27 (1963)	–
October 14, 1963	Herrear v. Heinze, Warden	Per curiam	375 U.S. 26 (1963)	–
October 14, 1963	Daegele v. Kansas	Per curiam	375 U.S. 1 (1963)	–
October 14, 1963	Ausbie v. California	Per curiam	375 U.S. 24 (1963)	–
October 14, 1963	Shockey v. Illinois	Per curiam	375 U.S. 22 (1963)	–
October 14, 1963	Pickelsimer v. Wainwright, Corrections Director	Per curiam	375 U.S. 2 (1963)	167
October 14, 1963	Newsome v. North Carolina	Per curiam	375 U.S. 21 (1963)	–

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Source: opinions from October Term 1963, 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.