Supreme Court of the United States

Opinions of October Term 1969

The 136 opinions the Supreme Court issued in the term that opened in October 1969: 88 signed by a Justice and 48 per curiam.

Decided	Case	Opinion by	Citation	Cited
June 29, 1970	Kelley v. Arizona	Per curiam	399 U.S. 525 (1970)	–
June 29, 1970	Hoyt et al. v. Minnesota	Per curiam	399 U.S. 524 (1970)	–
June 29, 1970	Hocker, Warden v. Heffley	Per curiam	399 U.S. 521 (1970)	–
June 29, 1970	Crouse, Warden v. Wood	Per curiam	399 U.S. 520 (1970)	–
June 29, 1970	Perini v. Colosimo	Per curiam	399 U.S. 519 (1970)	–
June 29, 1970	Dunn v. Louisiana	Per curiam	399 U.S. 520 (1970)	–
June 29, 1970	Morris et al. v. Schoonfield, Warden, et al.	Per curiam	399 U.S. 508 (1970)	131
June 29, 1970	United States v. Sweet	Per curiam	399 U.S. 517 (1970)	–
June 29, 1970	Simmons et Ux. v. West Haven Housing Authority	Per curiam	399 U.S. 510 (1970)	–
June 29, 1970	New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. First Mortgage 4% Bondholders Committee v. United States et al.	Potter Stewart	399 U.S. 392 (1970)	161
June 29, 1970	Gunn, Sheriff, et al. v. University Committee to End the War in Vietnam et al.	Potter Stewart	399 U.S. 383 (1970)	125
June 29, 1970	United States v. Phillipsburg National Bank & Trust Co. et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	399 U.S. 350 (1970)	–
June 29, 1970	United States v. Sisson	John Marshall Harlan	399 U.S. 267 (1970)	388
June 29, 1970	Williams v. Illinois	Warren Earl Burger	399 U.S. 235 (1970)	985
June 29, 1970	Nelson, Warden v. George	Warren Earl Burger	399 U.S. 224 (1970)	175
June 23, 1970	Perkins v. Standard Oil Co. of California	Per curiam	399 U.S. 222 (1970)	–
June 23, 1970	City of Phoenix et al. v. Kolodziejski	Byron Raymond White	399 U.S. 204 (1970)	359
June 23, 1970	California v. Green	Byron Raymond White	399 U.S. 149 (1970)	3363
June 22, 1970	Williams v. Florida	Byron Raymond White	399 U.S. 78 (1970)	1740
June 22, 1970	Baldwin v. New York	Byron Raymond White	399 U.S. 66 (1970)	789
June 22, 1970	Chambers v. Maroney, Correctional Superintendent	Byron Raymond White	399 U.S. 42 (1970)	4391
June 22, 1970	Vale v. Louisiana	Potter Stewart	399 U.S. 30 (1970)	1044
June 22, 1970	Coleman et al. v. Alabama	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	399 U.S. 1 (1970)	1808
June 15, 1970	Walker v. Ohio	Per curiam	398 U.S. 434 (1970)	–
June 15, 1970	Mitchell et al. v. Donovan, Secretary of State of Minnesota, et al.	Per curiam	398 U.S. 427 (1970)	132
June 15, 1970	Evans et al. v. Cornman et al.	Thurgood Marshall	398 U.S. 419 (1970)	270
June 15, 1970	Mulloy v. United States	Potter Stewart	398 U.S. 410 (1970)	267
June 15, 1970	Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc., et al.	John Marshall Harlan	398 U.S. 375 (1970)	1104
June 15, 1970	Welsh v. United States	Hugo Lafayette Black	398 U.S. 333 (1970)	785
June 15, 1970	Price v. Georgia	Warren Earl Burger	398 U.S. 323 (1970)	784
June 8, 1970	Moon v. Maryland	Per curiam	398 U.S. 319 (1970)	–
June 8, 1970	Hellenic Lines Ltd. et al. v. Rhoditis	William Orville Douglas	398 U.S. 306 (1970)	385
June 8, 1970	Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	398 U.S. 281 (1970)	1286
June 1, 1970	Bloss et al. v. Dykema	Per curiam	398 U.S. 278 (1970)	–
June 1, 1970	United States v. Armour & Co. et al.	Per curiam	398 U.S. 268 (1970)	–
June 1, 1970	Maxwell v. Bishop, Penitentiary Superintendent	Per curiam	398 U.S. 262 (1970)	233
June 1, 1970	Wyman, Commissioner of Social Services of New York, et al. v. Rothstein et al.	Per curiam	398 U.S. 275 (1970)	–
June 1, 1970	Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	398 U.S. 235 (1970)	1138
June 1, 1970	Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.	John Marshall Harlan	398 U.S. 144 (1970)	15427
June 1, 1970	Chandler, U.S. District Judge v. Judicial Council of the Tenth Circuit	Warren Earl Burger	398 U.S. 74 (1970)	201
May 25, 1970	Daniel, Director, Cook County Department of Public Aid, et al. v. Goliday et al.	Per curiam	398 U.S. 73 (1970)	–
May 25, 1970	Monks v. New Jersey	Per curiam	398 U.S. 71 (1970)	–
May 25, 1970	Schacht v. United States	Hugo Lafayette Black	398 U.S. 58 (1970)	265
May 25, 1970	Dickey v. Florida	Warren Earl Burger	398 U.S. 30 (1970)	824
May 18, 1970	National Labor Relations Board v. Raytheon Co. et al.	Thurgood Marshall	398 U.S. 25 (1970)	122
May 18, 1970	Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc., et al. v. Bresler	Potter Stewart	398 U.S. 6 (1970)	794
May 18, 1970	Nash et al. v. United States	William Orville Douglas	398 U.S. 1 (1970)	–
May 4, 1970	Parker v. North Carolina	Byron Raymond White	397 U.S. 790 (1970)	759
May 4, 1970	McMann, Warden, et al. v. Richardson et al.	Byron Raymond White	397 U.S. 759 (1970)	5113
May 4, 1970	Brady v. United States	Byron Raymond White	397 U.S. 742 (1970)	7191
May 4, 1970	Rowan, Dba American Book Service, et al. v. United States Post Office Department et al.	Warren Earl Burger	397 U.S. 728 (1970)	519
May 4, 1970	Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York	Warren Earl Burger	397 U.S. 664 (1970)	1430
April 27, 1970	Lampton et al. v. Bonin et al.	Per curiam	397 U.S. 663 (1970)	–
April 27, 1970	Hester v. Illinois	Per curiam	397 U.S. 660 (1970)	–
April 27, 1970	Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Carpet, Linoleum, Soft Tile & Resilient Floor Covering Layers, Local Union No. 419, Afl-Cio, et al.	Per curiam	397 U.S. 655 (1970)	–
April 27, 1970	Choctaw Nation et al. v. Oklahoma et al.	Thurgood Marshall	397 U.S. 620 (1970)	184
April 27, 1970	Tooahnippah (goombi), Administratrix, et al. v. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior, et al.	Warren Earl Burger	397 U.S. 598 (1970)	–
April 20, 1970	Richard S. v. City of New York	Per curiam	397 U.S. 597 (1970)	–
April 20, 1970	Santana v. Texas	Per curiam	397 U.S. 596 (1970)	–
April 20, 1970	United States v. Hilton Hotels Corp.	Thurgood Marshall	397 U.S. 580 (1970)	181
April 20, 1970	Woodward et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	Thurgood Marshall	397 U.S. 572 (1970)	460
April 20, 1970	Bachellar et al. v. Maryland	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	397 U.S. 564 (1970)	234
April 20, 1970	Lewis et al. v. Martin, Director, California Department of Social Welfare, et al.	William Orville Douglas	397 U.S. 552 (1970)	282
April 20, 1970	American Farm Lines v. Black Ball Freight Service et al.	William Orville Douglas	397 U.S. 532 (1970)	440
April 6, 1970	Dandridge, Chairman, Maryland Board of Public Welfare, et al. v. Williams et al.	Potter Stewart	397 U.S. 471 (1970)	3777
April 6, 1970	Ashe v. Swenson, Warden	Potter Stewart	397 U.S. 436 (1970)	4277
April 6, 1970	Rosado et al. v. Wyman, Commissioner of Social Services of New York, et al.	John Marshall Harlan	397 U.S. 397 (1970)	1401
April 6, 1970	Waller v. Florida	Warren Earl Burger	397 U.S. 387 (1970)	659
March 31, 1970	In Re Winship	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	397 U.S. 358 (1970)	11712
March 31, 1970	Illinois v. Allen	Hugo Lafayette Black	397 U.S. 337 (1970)	3248
March 30, 1970	United States v. Key, Trustee in Bankruptcy	Thurgood Marshall	397 U.S. 322 (1970)	–
March 23, 1970	Cain et al. v. Kentucky	Per curiam	397 U.S. 319 (1970)	–
March 23, 1970	United States v. Davis et Ux.	Thurgood Marshall	397 U.S. 301 (1970)	163
March 23, 1970	United States v. Estate of Donnelly et al.	Thurgood Marshall	397 U.S. 286 (1970)	119
March 23, 1970	Wheeler et al. v. Montgomery, Director, Department of Social Welfare of California, et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	397 U.S. 280 (1970)	–
March 23, 1970	Goldberg, Commissioner of Social Services of the City of New York v. Kelly et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	397 U.S. 254 (1970)	5926
March 23, 1970	United States v. Van Leeuwen	William Orville Douglas	397 U.S. 249 (1970)	399
March 16, 1970	Cole, Boston State Hospital Superintendent, et al. v. Richardson	Per curiam	397 U.S. 238 (1970)	–
March 9, 1970	Northcross et al. v. Board of Education of the Memphis, Tennessee, City Schools et al.	Per curiam	397 U.S. 232 (1970)	–
March 9, 1970	Taggart et al. v. Weinacker'S, Inc.	Per curiam	397 U.S. 223 (1970)	–
March 9, 1970	United States v. Seckinger, Trading as M. O. Seckinger Co.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	397 U.S. 203 (1970)	494
March 9, 1970	International Longshoremen'S Association, Local 1416, Afl-Cio v. Ariadne Shipping Co., Ltd., et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	397 U.S. 195 (1970)	–
March 3, 1970	United States v. W. M. Webb, Inc., et al.	John Marshall Harlan	397 U.S. 179 (1970)	–
March 3, 1970	Barlow et al. v. Collins, Executive Director, Alabama Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, et al.	William Orville Douglas	397 U.S. 159 (1970)	939
March 3, 1970	Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc., et al. v. Camp, Comptroller of the Currency, et al.	William Orville Douglas	397 U.S. 150 (1970)	3186
March 2, 1970	Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.	Potter Stewart	397 U.S. 137 (1970)	2056
March 2, 1970	Toussie v. United States	Hugo Lafayette Black	397 U.S. 112 (1970)	806
March 2, 1970	H. K. Porter Co., Inc., Disston Division-Danville Works v. National Labor Relations Board et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	397 U.S. 99 (1970)	349
February 25, 1970	Reetz, Commissioner of Fish and Game of Alaska, et al. v. Bozanich et al.	William Orville Douglas	397 U.S. 82 (1970)	429
February 25, 1970	Colonnade Catering Corp. v. United States	William Orville Douglas	397 U.S. 72 (1970)	732
February 25, 1970	Hadley et al. v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	397 U.S. 50 (1970)	432
February 24, 1970	United States v. Cotton et al.	Per curiam	397 U.S. 45 (1970)	–
February 24, 1970	Kolden v. Selective Service Local Board No. 4	Per curiam	397 U.S. 47 (1970)	–
February 24, 1970	Jones v. State Board of Education of Tennessee et al.	Per curiam	397 U.S. 31 (1970)	–
February 24, 1970	Czosek et al. v. O'Mara et al.	Byron Raymond White	397 U.S. 25 (1970)	244
February 24, 1970	United States v. Reynolds et Ux.	Potter Stewart	397 U.S. 14 (1970)	290
February 24, 1970	United States v. Kordel et al.	Potter Stewart	397 U.S. 1 (1970)	698
February 2, 1970	Ross et al., Trustees v. Bernhard et al.	Byron Raymond White	396 U.S. 531 (1970)	1046
February 2, 1970	United States v. Interstate Commerce Commission et al.	Warren Earl Burger	396 U.S. 491 (1970)	–
January 26, 1970	Shapiro, Welfare Commissioner of Connecticut v. Doe	Per curiam	396 U.S. 488 (1970)	–
January 26, 1970	Sigler, Warden v. Parker	Per curiam	396 U.S. 482 (1970)	–
January 26, 1970	Goldstein, Aka Pietraru, et al. v. Cox et al.	Thurgood Marshall	396 U.S. 471 (1970)	–
January 26, 1970	Breen v. Selective Service Local Board No. 16 et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	396 U.S. 460 (1970)	198
January 26, 1970	Evans et al. v. Abney et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	396 U.S. 435 (1970)	118
January 25, 1970	Arkansas v. Tennessee	Per curiam	397 U.S. 88 (1970)	–
January 20, 1970	Turner v. United States	Byron Raymond White	396 U.S. 398 (1970)	1166
January 20, 1970	Mills et al. v. Electric Auto-Lite Co. et al.	John Marshall Harlan	396 U.S. 375 (1970)	1683
January 19, 1970	Cowgill v. California	Per curiam	396 U.S. 371 (1970)	–
January 19, 1970	Molinaro v. New Jersey	Per curiam	396 U.S. 365 (1970)	536
January 19, 1970	Maryland and Virginia Eldership of the Churches of God et al. v. Church of God at Sharpsburg, Inc., et al.	Per curiam	396 U.S. 367 (1970)	–
January 19, 1970	Turner et al. v. Fouche et al.	Potter Stewart	396 U.S. 346 (1970)	642
January 19, 1970	Carter et al. v. Jury Commission of Greene County et al.	Potter Stewart	396 U.S. 320 (1970)	459
January 19, 1970	Gutknecht v. United States	William Orville Douglas	396 U.S. 295 (1970)	202
January 14, 1970	Carter et al. v. West Feliciana Parish School Board et al.	Per curiam	396 U.S. 290 (1970)	236
January 13, 1970	Wade v. Wilson, Warden, et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	396 U.S. 282 (1970)	–
December 15, 1969	Dowell et al. v. Board of Education of Oklahoma City Public Schools et al.	Per curiam	396 U.S. 269 (1969)	–
December 15, 1969	National Labor Relations Board v. J. H. Rutter-Rex Manufacturing Co., Inc., et al.	Thurgood Marshall	396 U.S. 258 (1969)	302
December 15, 1969	Sullivan et al. v. Little Hunting Park, Inc., et al.	William Orville Douglas	396 U.S. 229 (1969)	759
December 13, 1969	Carter et al. v. West Feliciana Parish School Board et al.	Per curiam	396 U.S. 226 (1969)	–
December 9, 1969	Nacirema Operating Co., Inc., et al. v. Johnson et al.	Byron Raymond White	396 U.S. 212 (1969)	157
December 9, 1969	Zuber et al. v. Allen et al.	John Marshall Harlan	396 U.S. 168 (1969)	541
December 9, 1969	City of Chicago et al. v. United States et al.	William Orville Douglas	396 U.S. 162 (1969)	–
December 9, 1969	Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad Co. v. United Transportation Union et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	396 U.S. 142 (1969)	403
December 9, 1969	First National Bank in Plant City v. Dickinson, Comptroller of Florida, et al.	Warren Earl Burger	396 U.S. 122 (1969)	193
December 8, 1969	Carlos v. New York	Per curiam	396 U.S. 119 (1969)	–
December 8, 1969	Morales v. New York	Per curiam	396 U.S. 102 (1969)	104
December 8, 1969	Conway v. California Adult Authority et al.	Per curiam	396 U.S. 107 (1969)	–
December 8, 1969	Minor v. United States	Byron Raymond White	396 U.S. 87 (1969)	221
December 8, 1969	United States v. Knox	John Marshall Harlan	396 U.S. 77 (1969)	266
December 8, 1969	Bryson v. United States	John Marshall Harlan	396 U.S. 64 (1969)	297
December 8, 1969	Anderson'S-Black Rock, Inc. v. Pavement Salvage Co., Inc.	William Orville Douglas	396 U.S. 57 (1969)	282
November 24, 1969	Hall et Ux. v. Beals, Clerk and Recorder of El Paso County, et al.	Per curiam	396 U.S. 45 (1969)	608
November 24, 1969	Brockington v. Rhodes, Governor of Ohio, et al.	Per curiam	396 U.S. 41 (1969)	–
November 12, 1969	Debacker v. Brainard, Sheriff	Per curiam	396 U.S. 28 (1969)	–
October 29, 1969	Alexander et al. v. Holmes County Board of Education et al.	Per curiam	396 U.S. 19 (1969)	383
October 27, 1969	Simpson v. Union Oil Co. of California	Per curiam	396 U.S. 13 (1969)	–

← All Supreme Court opinions

Source: opinions from October Term 1969, 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.