Supreme Court of the United States

Opinions of October Term 1968

The 138 opinions the Supreme Court issued in the term that opened in October 1968: 99 signed by a Justice and 39 per curiam.

Decided	Case	Opinion by	Citation	Cited
June 23, 1969	Moya et Ux. v. Debaca, Dba Debaca & Co. Credit & Collection Agency, et al.	Per curiam	395 U.S. 825 (1969)	–
June 23, 1969	Shipley v. California	Per curiam	395 U.S. 818 (1969)	145
June 23, 1969	Von Cleef et al. v. New Jersey	Per curiam	395 U.S. 814 (1969)	–
June 23, 1969	Benton v. Maryland	Thurgood Marshall	395 U.S. 784 (1969)	4063
June 23, 1969	Chimel v. California	Potter Stewart	395 U.S. 752 (1969)	6512
June 23, 1969	North Carolina et al. v. Pearce	Potter Stewart	395 U.S. 711 (1969)	7763
June 16, 1969	Banks v. California	Per curiam	395 U.S. 708 (1969)	–
June 16, 1969	Cipriano v. City of Houma et al.	Per curiam	395 U.S. 701 (1969)	709
June 16, 1969	Noyd v. Bond et al.	John Marshall Harlan	395 U.S. 683 (1969)	231
June 16, 1969	Lear, Inc. v. Adkins	John Marshall Harlan	395 U.S. 653 (1969)	551
June 16, 1969	Perkins v. Standard Oil Co. of California	Hugo Lafayette Black	395 U.S. 642 (1969)	190
June 16, 1969	Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15 et al.	Earl Warren	395 U.S. 621 (1969)	1031
June 16, 1969	National Labor Relations Board v. Gissel Packing Co., Inc., et al.	Earl Warren	395 U.S. 575 (1969)	1586
June 16, 1969	Powell et al. v. McCormack, Speaker of the House of Representatives, et al.	Earl Warren	395 U.S. 486 (1969)	3053
June 16, 1969	Utah Public Service Commission v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. et al.	Earl Warren	395 U.S. 464 (1969)	–
June 9, 1969	Williams v. Oklahoma City et al.	Per curiam	395 U.S. 458 (1969)	143
June 9, 1969	Brandenburg v. Ohio	Per curiam	395 U.S. 444 (1969)	1379
June 9, 1969	Jenkins v. McKeithen, Governor of Louisiana, et al.	Thurgood Marshall	395 U.S. 411 (1969)	2928
June 9, 1969	Willingham, Warden, et al. v. Morgan	Thurgood Marshall	395 U.S. 402 (1969)	653
June 9, 1969	Red Lion Broadcasting Co., Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.	Byron Raymond White	395 U.S. 367 (1969)	1826
June 9, 1969	Rodrigue et al. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. et al.	Byron Raymond White	395 U.S. 352 (1969)	492
June 9, 1969	Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay View et al.	William Orville Douglas	395 U.S. 337 (1969)	1797
June 2, 1969	Rodriquez v. United States	Thurgood Marshall	395 U.S. 327 (1969)	453
June 2, 1969	United States v. Estate of Grace et al.	Thurgood Marshall	395 U.S. 316 (1969)	131
June 2, 1969	Daniel et al. v. Paul	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	395 U.S. 298 (1969)	174
June 2, 1969	Gaston County, North Carolina v. United States	John Marshall Harlan	395 U.S. 285 (1969)	104
June 2, 1969	O'Callahan v. Parker, Warden	William Orville Douglas	395 U.S. 258 (1969)	626
June 2, 1969	Harrington v. California	William Orville Douglas	395 U.S. 250 (1969)	2732
June 2, 1969	Boykin v. Alabama	William Orville Douglas	395 U.S. 238 (1969)	12640
June 2, 1969	United States v. Montgomery County Board of Education et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	395 U.S. 225 (1969)	193
June 2, 1969	Jenkins v. Delaware	Earl Warren	395 U.S. 213 (1969)	222
May 26, 1969	Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen et al. v. O'Connell et al.	Per curiam	395 U.S. 210 (1969)	–
May 26, 1969	Mattiello v. Connecticut.	Per curiam	395 U.S. 209 (1969)	–
May 26, 1969	Perez v. California.	Per curiam	395 U.S. 208 (1969)	–
May 26, 1969	McKart v. United States	Thurgood Marshall	395 U.S. 185 (1969)	1832
May 26, 1969	Sullivan, Tax Commissioner of Connecticut, et al. v. United States et al.	Potter Stewart	395 U.S. 169 (1969)	–
May 26, 1969	Crane v. Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway Co.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	395 U.S. 164 (1969)	170
May 19, 1969	Frank v. United States	Thurgood Marshall	395 U.S. 147 (1969)	306
May 19, 1969	Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc., et al.	Byron Raymond White	395 U.S. 100 (1969)	2097
May 19, 1969	National Board of Young Men'S Christian Assns. et al. v. United States	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	395 U.S. 85 (1969)	–
May 19, 1969	Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Stanisic	John Marshall Harlan	395 U.S. 62 (1969)	–
May 19, 1969	United States v. Covington	John Marshall Harlan	395 U.S. 57 (1969)	193
May 19, 1969	Leary v. United States	John Marshall Harlan	395 U.S. 6 (1969)	1672
May 19, 1969	United States v. King	Hugo Lafayette Black	395 U.S. 1 (1969)	1604
May 5, 1969	Montgomery, Director, California Department of Social Welfare, et al. v. Burns et al.	Per curiam	394 U.S. 848 (1969)	–
May 5, 1969	Robinson et al. v. Johnson et al.	Per curiam	394 U.S. 847 (1969)	–
May 5, 1969	Halliday v. United States	Per curiam	394 U.S. 831 (1969)	553
May 5, 1969	Kramer v. Caribbean Mills, Inc.	John Marshall Harlan	394 U.S. 823 (1969)	260
May 5, 1969	Moore et al. v. Ogilvie, Governor of Illinois, et al.	William Orville Douglas	394 U.S. 814 (1969)	714
April 28, 1969	McDonald et al. v. Board of Election Commissioners of Chicago et al.	Earl Warren	394 U.S. 802 (1969)	896
April 28, 1969	United States v. an Article of Drug . . . Bacto-Unidisk . . . .	Earl Warren	394 U.S. 784 (1969)	196
April 23, 1969	National Labor Relations Board v. Wyman-Gordon Co.	Abe Fortas	394 U.S. 759 (1969)	789
April 23, 1969	Bingler, District Director of Internal Revenue v. Johnson et al.	Potter Stewart	394 U.S. 741 (1969)	669
April 22, 1969	Frazier v. Cupp, Warden	Thurgood Marshall	394 U.S. 731 (1969)	1468
April 22, 1969	Davis v. Mississippi	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	394 U.S. 721 (1969)	1385
April 21, 1969	Watts v. United States	Per curiam	394 U.S. 705 (1969)	977
April 21, 1969	Norfolk Monument Co., Inc. v. Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Inc., et al.	Per curiam	394 U.S. 700 (1969)	–
April 21, 1969	United States v. Skelly Oil Co.	Thurgood Marshall	394 U.S. 678 (1969)	259
April 21, 1969	Shapiro, Commissioner of Welfare of Connecticut v. Thompson	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	394 U.S. 618 (1969)	3119
April 21, 1969	Street v. New York	John Marshall Harlan	394 U.S. 576 (1969)	632
April 7, 1969	Rollerson v. United States	Per curiam	394 U.S. 575 (1969)	–
April 7, 1969	Stanley v. Georgia	Thurgood Marshall	394 U.S. 557 (1969)	1725
April 7, 1969	Wells v. Rockefeller, Governor of New York, et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	394 U.S. 542 (1969)	185
April 7, 1969	Kirkpatrick, Secretary of State of Missouri, et al. v. Preisler et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	394 U.S. 526 (1969)	404
April 7, 1969	Fortner Enterprises, Inc. v. United States Steel Corp. et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	394 U.S. 495 (1969)	546
April 2, 1969	Gregg v. United States	Byron Raymond White	394 U.S. 489 (1969)	204
April 2, 1969	Boulden v. Holman, Warden	Potter Stewart	394 U.S. 478 (1969)	477
April 2, 1969	McCarthy v. United States	Earl Warren	394 U.S. 459 (1969)	3200
April 1, 1969	Foster v. California	Abe Fortas	394 U.S. 440 (1969)	1048
April 1, 1969	Cardinale v. Louisiana	Byron Raymond White	394 U.S. 437 (1969)	–
April 1, 1969	Scofield et al. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.	Byron Raymond White	394 U.S. 423 (1969)	191
April 1, 1969	Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. v. Burnside Shipping Co., Ltd.	Potter Stewart	394 U.S. 404 (1969)	198
March 25, 1969	In Re Herndon	Per curiam	394 U.S. 399 (1969)	–
March 25, 1969	Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen et al. v. Jacksonville Terminal Co.	John Marshall Harlan	394 U.S. 369 (1969)	492
March 25, 1969	Hadnott et al. v. Amos, Secretary of State of Alabama, et al.	William Orville Douglas	394 U.S. 358 (1969)	–
March 25, 1969	Snyder v. Harris et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	394 U.S. 332 (1969)	955
March 25, 1969	Orozco v. Texas	Hugo Lafayette Black	394 U.S. 324 (1969)	661
March 24, 1969	Taglianetti v. United States	Per curiam	394 U.S. 316 (1969)	194
March 24, 1969	Giordano v. United States	Per curiam	394 U.S. 310 (1969)	284
March 24, 1969	Harris, U.S. District Judge (walker, Real Party in Interest) v. Nelson, Warden	Abe Fortas	394 U.S. 286 (1969)	955
March 24, 1969	Kaiser v. New York	Potter Stewart	394 U.S. 280 (1969)	–
March 24, 1969	Desist et al. v. United States	Potter Stewart	394 U.S. 244 (1969)	1237
March 24, 1969	Kaufman v. United States	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	394 U.S. 217 (1969)	532
March 10, 1969	Alderman et al. v. United States	Byron Raymond White	394 U.S. 165 (1969)	2470
March 10, 1969	Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham	Potter Stewart	394 U.S. 147 (1969)	1269
March 10, 1969	Citizen Publishing Co. et al. v. United States	William Orville Douglas	394 U.S. 131 (1969)	159
March 10, 1969	Gregory et al. v. City of Chicago	Earl Warren	394 U.S. 111 (1969)	391
March 3, 1969	Golden, Acting District Attorney of Kings County v. Zwickler	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	394 U.S. 103 (1969)	1203
March 3, 1969	Bokulich et al. v. Jury Commission of Greene County et al.	Per curiam	394 U.S. 97 (1969)	–
March 3, 1969	Black Unity League of Kentucky et al. v. Miller et al.	Per curiam	394 U.S. 100 (1969)	–
March 3, 1969	Utah v. United States	Per curiam	394 U.S. 89 (1969)	–
March 3, 1969	United States v. Louisiana et al. (louisiana Boundary Case)	Potter Stewart	394 U.S. 11 (1969)	111
March 3, 1969	United States v. Louisiana et al. (texas Boundary Case)	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	394 U.S. 1 (1969)	–
March 3, 1969	Allen et al. v. State Board of Elections et al.	Earl Warren	393 U.S. 544 (1969)	887
February 25, 1969	Dunbar-Stanley Studios, Inc. v. Alabama	Abe Fortas	393 U.S. 537 (1969)	–
February 24, 1969	Tinker et al. v. Des Moines Independent Community School District et al.	Abe Fortas	393 U.S. 503 (1969)	3241
February 24, 1969	Johnson v. Avery, Commissioner of Correction, et al.	Abe Fortas	393 U.S. 483 (1969)	1359
January 27, 1969	Skinner et al. v. Louisiana	Per curiam	393 U.S. 473 (1969)	–
January 27, 1969	Securities and Exchange Commission v. National Securities, Inc., et al.	Thurgood Marshall	393 U.S. 453 (1969)	764
January 27, 1969	Presbyterian Church in the United States et al. v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Memorial Presbyterian Church et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	393 U.S. 440 (1969)	850
January 27, 1969	Spinelli v. United States	John Marshall Harlan	393 U.S. 410 (1969)	6223
January 20, 1969	Alabama State Teachers Assn. et al. v. Alabama Public School and College Authority et al.	Per curiam	393 U.S. 400 (1969)	–
January 20, 1969	Gorun et al. v. Fall et al.	Per curiam	393 U.S. 398 (1969)	–
January 20, 1969	Hunter v. Erickson, Mayor of Akron, et al.	Byron Raymond White	393 U.S. 385 (1969)	355
January 20, 1969	Smith v. Hooey, Judge	Potter Stewart	393 U.S. 374 (1969)	1132
January 20, 1969	Gardner v. California	William Orville Douglas	393 U.S. 367 (1969)	157
January 15, 1969	National Labor Relations Board v. Strong, Dba Strong Roofing & Insulating Co.	Byron Raymond White	393 U.S. 357 (1969)	173
January 14, 1969	United States v. Augenblick et al.	William Orville Douglas	393 U.S. 348 (1969)	547
January 14, 1969	United States v. Container Corporation of America et al.	William Orville Douglas	393 U.S. 333 (1969)	219
January 14, 1969	Glover et al. v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	393 U.S. 324 (1969)	448
January 13, 1969	Berger v. California	Per curiam	393 U.S. 314 (1969)	346
January 13, 1969	United States v. Donruss Co.	Thurgood Marshall	393 U.S. 297 (1969)	116
January 13, 1969	United States v. Nardello et al.	Earl Warren	393 U.S. 286 (1969)	229
January 13, 1969	Thorpe v. Housing Authority of the City of Durham	Earl Warren	393 U.S. 268 (1969)	1076
December 16, 1968	Clark, Attorney General, et al. v. Gabriel	Per curiam	393 U.S. 256 (1968)	174
December 16, 1968	Johnson v. Bennett, Warden	Per curiam	393 U.S. 253 (1968)	–
December 16, 1968	Oestereich v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 11, Cheyenne, Wyoming, et al.	William Orville Douglas	393 U.S. 233 (1968)	498
December 16, 1968	Federal Trade Commission v. Texaco Inc. et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	393 U.S. 223 (1968)	–
December 9, 1968	Palmieri v. Florida	Per curiam	393 U.S. 218 (1968)	–
November 25, 1968	United States v. Concentrated Phosphate Export Assn., Inc., et al.	Thurgood Marshall	393 U.S. 199 (1968)	896
November 25, 1968	Universal Interpretive Shuttle Corp. v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission et al.	Byron Raymond White	393 U.S. 186 (1968)	–
November 19, 1968	Carroll et al. v. President and Commissioners of Princess Anne et al.	Abe Fortas	393 U.S. 175 (1968)	596
November 18, 1968	Recznik v. City of Lorain	Per curiam	393 U.S. 166 (1968)	–
November 18, 1968	Grunenthal v. Long Island Rail Road Co.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	393 U.S. 156 (1968)	274
November 18, 1968	Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co. et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	393 U.S. 145 (1968)	628
November 18, 1968	Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen et al. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co. et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	393 U.S. 129 (1968)	100
November 17, 1968	Epperson et al. v. Arkansas	Abe Fortas	393 U.S. 97 (1968)	1145
November 12, 1968	Smith v. Yeager, Warden	Per curiam	393 U.S. 122 (1968)	–
November 12, 1968	Whyy, Inc. v. Borough of Glassboro et al.	Per curiam	393 U.S. 117 (1968)	–
November 12, 1968	Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. et al. v. Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Co. et al.	William Orville Douglas	393 U.S. 87 (1968)	–
October 28, 1968	Mengelkoch et al. v. Industrial Welfare Commission et al.	Per curiam	393 U.S. 83 (1968)	–
October 28, 1968	Fuller v. Alaska	Per curiam	393 U.S. 80 (1968)	161
October 24, 1968	Federal Power Commission v. United Gas Pipe Line Co.	Per curiam	393 U.S. 71 (1968)	–
October 21, 1968	Continental Oil Co. v. United States	Per curiam	393 U.S. 79 (1968)	–
October 21, 1968	International Terminal Operating Co., Inc. v. Nv Nederl. Amerik Stoomv Maats	Per curiam	393 U.S. 74 (1968)	–
October 15, 1968	Williams et al. v. Rhodes, Governor of Ohio, et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	393 U.S. 23 (1968)	1576
October 14, 1968	Arsenault v. Massachusetts	Per curiam	393 U.S. 5 (1968)	234
October 14, 1968	McConnell v. Rhay, Penitentiary Superintendent	Per curiam	393 U.S. 2 (1968)	355

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Source: opinions from October Term 1968, 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.