Supreme Court of the United States

Opinions of October Term 1970

The 139 opinions the Supreme Court issued in the term that opened in October 1970: 109 signed by a Justice and 30 per curiam.

Decided	Case	Opinion by	Citation	Cited
June 30, 1971	New York Times Co. v. United States	Per curiam	403 U.S. 713 (1971)	1167
June 28, 1971	Hunter v. Tennessee	Per curiam	403 U.S. 711 (1971)	–
June 28, 1971	Clay, Aka Ali v. United States	Per curiam	403 U.S. 698 (1971)	148
June 28, 1971	Tilton et al. v. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.	Warren Earl Burger	403 U.S. 672 (1971)	569
June 28, 1971	Lemon et al. v. Kurtzman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Pennsylvania, et al.	Warren Earl Burger	403 U.S. 602 (1971)	3142
June 28, 1971	United States v. Harris	Warren Earl Burger	403 U.S. 573 (1971)	1806
June 21, 1971	McKeiver et al. v. Pennsylvania	Harry Andrew Blackmun	403 U.S. 528 (1971)	1332
June 21, 1971	Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	403 U.S. 388 (1971)	18230
June 21, 1971	Coolidge v. New Hampshire	Potter Stewart	403 U.S. 443 (1971)	9038
June 21, 1971	Jenness et al. v. Fortson, Secretary of State of Georgia	Potter Stewart	403 U.S. 431 (1971)	827
June 14, 1971	Simpson v. Florida	Per curiam	403 U.S. 384 (1971)	–
June 14, 1971	Graham, Commissioner, Department of Public Welfare of Arizona v. Richardson et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	403 U.S. 365 (1971)	1494
June 14, 1971	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Lincoln Savings & Loan Assn.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	403 U.S. 345 (1971)	367
June 14, 1971	Hodgson, Secretary of Labor v. Local Union 6799, United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio, et al.	Thurgood Marshall	403 U.S. 333 (1971)	127
June 14, 1971	Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America et al. v. Lockridge	John Marshall Harlan	403 U.S. 274 (1971)	945
June 14, 1971	Palmer et al. v. Thompson, Mayor of the City of Jackson, et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	403 U.S. 217 (1971)	363
June 7, 1971	Johnson v. Mississippi	Per curiam	403 U.S. 212 (1971)	208
June 7, 1971	Connell v. Higginbotham et al.	Per curiam	403 U.S. 207 (1971)	177
June 7, 1971	United States et al. v. Mitchell et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	403 U.S. 190 (1971)	380
June 7, 1971	Abate et al. v. Mundt et al.	Thurgood Marshall	403 U.S. 182 (1971)	253
June 7, 1971	Whitcomb, Governor of Indiana v. Chavis et al.	Byron Raymond White	403 U.S. 124 (1971)	658
June 7, 1971	Ely v. Klahr et al.	Byron Raymond White	403 U.S. 108 (1971)	–
June 7, 1971	Griffin et al. v. Breckenridge et al.	Potter Stewart	403 U.S. 88 (1971)	3211
June 7, 1971	Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	403 U.S. 29 (1971)	896
June 7, 1971	Cohen v. California	John Marshall Harlan	403 U.S. 15 (1971)	1777
June 7, 1971	Utah v. United States	William Orville Douglas	403 U.S. 9 (1971)	–
June 7, 1971	Gordon et al. v. Lance et al.	Warren Earl Burger	403 U.S. 1 (1971)	163
June 3, 1971	Connor et al. v. Johnson et al.	Per curiam	402 U.S. 690 (1971)	191
June 1, 1971	United States v. Armour & Co. et al.	Thurgood Marshall	402 U.S. 673 (1971)	789
June 1, 1971	Perez et Ux. v. Campbell, Superintendent, Motor Vehicle Division, Arizona Highway Department, et al.	Byron Raymond White	402 U.S. 637 (1971)	1006
June 1, 1971	Nelson, Warden v. O'Neil	Potter Stewart	402 U.S. 622 (1971)	427
June 1, 1971	Coates et al. v. City of Cincinnati	Potter Stewart	402 U.S. 611 (1971)	1269
June 1, 1971	National Labor Relations Board v. Natural Gas Utility District of Hawkins County, Tennessee	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	402 U.S. 600 (1971)	214
June 1, 1971	Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. United Transportation Union	John Marshall Harlan	402 U.S. 570 (1971)	271
June 1, 1971	United States v. International Minerals & Chemical Corp.	William Orville Douglas	402 U.S. 558 (1971)	339
June 1, 1971	United States v. Greater Buffalo Press, Inc., et al.	William Orville Douglas	402 U.S. 549 (1971)	–
May 24, 1971	Bostic v. United States	Per curiam	402 U.S. 547 (1971)	–
May 24, 1971	Palmer v. City of Euclid, Ohio	Per curiam	402 U.S. 544 (1971)	130
May 24, 1971	Bell v. Burson, Director, Georgia Department of Public Safety	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	402 U.S. 535 (1971)	2202
May 24, 1971	United States v. Ryan	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	402 U.S. 530 (1971)	639
May 24, 1971	Gainesville Utilities Department et al. v. Florida Power Corp.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	402 U.S. 515 (1971)	–
May 24, 1971	Astrup v. Immigration and Naturalization Service	Hugo Lafayette Black	402 U.S. 509 (1971)	–
May 17, 1971	Triangle Improvement Council et al. v. Ritchie, Commissioner, State Road Commission of West Virginia, et al.	Per curiam	402 U.S. 497 (1971)	–
May 17, 1971	McGee v. United States	Thurgood Marshall	402 U.S. 479 (1971)	351
May 17, 1971	California v. Byers	Warren Earl Burger	402 U.S. 424 (1971)	422
May 17, 1971	Organization for a Better Austin et al. v. Keefe	Warren Earl Burger	402 U.S. 415 (1971)	699
May 3, 1971	Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Perales	Harry Andrew Blackmun	402 U.S. 389 (1971)	22864
May 3, 1971	United States v. Thirty-Seven (37) Photographs (luros, Claimant)	Byron Raymond White	402 U.S. 363 (1971)	690
May 3, 1971	United States v. Reidel	Byron Raymond White	402 U.S. 351 (1971)	480
May 3, 1971	Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation et al.	Byron Raymond White	402 U.S. 313 (1971)	2250
May 3, 1971	McGautha v. California	John Marshall Harlan	402 U.S. 183 (1971)	1077
April 26, 1971	United States v. Southern Ute Tribe Or Band of Indians	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	402 U.S. 159 (1971)	–
April 26, 1971	Perez v. United States	William Orville Douglas	402 U.S. 146 (1971)	647
April 26, 1971	James et al. v. Valtierra et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	402 U.S. 137 (1971)	221
April 26, 1971	California Department of Human Resources Development et al. v. Java et al.	Warren Earl Burger	402 U.S. 121 (1971)	267
April 21, 1971	Ehlert v. United States	Potter Stewart	402 U.S. 99 (1971)	365
April 21, 1971	United States v. Vuitch	Hugo Lafayette Black	402 U.S. 62 (1971)	259
April 21, 1971	Rosenberg, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Yee Chien Woo	Hugo Lafayette Black	402 U.S. 49 (1971)	–
April 20, 1971	Moore et al. v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education et al.	Per curiam	402 U.S. 47 (1971)	–
April 20, 1971	North Carolina State Board of Education et al. v. Swann et al.	Warren Earl Burger	402 U.S. 43 (1971)	250
April 20, 1971	McDaniel, Superintendent of Schools, et al. v. Barresi et al.	Warren Earl Burger	402 U.S. 39 (1971)	122
April 20, 1971	Davis et al. v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County et al.	Warren Earl Burger	402 U.S. 33 (1971)	256
April 20, 1971	Swann et al. v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education et al.	Warren Earl Burger	402 U.S. 1 (1971)	2178
April 5, 1971	Johnson v. United States	Per curiam	401 U.S. 846 (1971)	–
April 5, 1971	Kitchens v. Smith, Warden	Per curiam	401 U.S. 847 (1971)	127
April 5, 1971	Rogers, Secretary of State v. Bellei	Harry Andrew Blackmun	401 U.S. 815 (1971)	–
April 5, 1971	Rewis et al. v. United States	Thurgood Marshall	401 U.S. 808 (1971)	673
April 5, 1971	Hill v. California	Byron Raymond White	401 U.S. 797 (1971)	764
April 5, 1971	United States v. White	Byron Raymond White	401 U.S. 745 (1971)	1155
April 5, 1971	United States v. United States Coin & Currency	John Marshall Harlan	401 U.S. 715 (1971)	577
April 5, 1971	Mackey v. United States	Byron Raymond White	401 U.S. 667 (1971)	945
April 5, 1971	Williams v. United States	Byron Raymond White	401 U.S. 646 (1971)	659
April 5, 1971	Investment Company Institute et al. v. Camp, Comptroller of the Currency, et al.	Potter Stewart	401 U.S. 617 (1971)	454
April 5, 1971	United States v. Freed et al.	William Orville Douglas	401 U.S. 601 (1971)	677
April 5, 1971	United Transportation Union v. State Bar of Michigan	Hugo Lafayette Black	401 U.S. 576 (1971)	206
March 29, 1971	Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State Penitentiary	John Marshall Harlan	401 U.S. 560 (1971)	1845
March 29, 1971	Labine, Tutrix v. Vincent, Administrator	Hugo Lafayette Black	401 U.S. 532 (1971)	243
March 24, 1971	United States v. District Court in and for Water Division No. 5 et al.	William Orville Douglas	401 U.S. 527 (1971)	–
March 24, 1971	United States v. District Court in and for the County of Eagle et al.	William Orville Douglas	401 U.S. 520 (1971)	–
March 24, 1971	United States v. Randall, Trustee in Bankruptcy	William Orville Douglas	401 U.S. 513 (1971)	–
March 23, 1971	Ohio v. Wyandotte Chemicals Corp. et al.	John Marshall Harlan	401 U.S. 493 (1971)	117
March 23, 1971	Schlanger v. Seamans, Secretary of the Air Force, et al.	William Orville Douglas	401 U.S. 487 (1971)	214
March 22, 1971	United Mine Workers of America v. Railing et al., Dba C & P Coal Co.	Per curiam	401 U.S. 486 (1971)	–
March 8, 1971	Durham v. United States	Per curiam	401 U.S. 481 (1971)	166
March 8, 1971	Askew, Governor of Florida, et al. v. Hargrave et al.	Per curiam	401 U.S. 476 (1971)	250
March 8, 1971	Gillette v. United States	Thurgood Marshall	401 U.S. 437 (1971)	603
March 8, 1971	Griggs et al. v. Duke Power Co.	Warren Earl Burger	401 U.S. 424 (1971)	3596
March 2, 1971	Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc., et al. v. Volpe, Secretary of Transportation, et al.	Thurgood Marshall	401 U.S. 402 (1971)	7564
March 2, 1971	Tate v. Short	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	401 U.S. 395 (1971)	837
March 2, 1971	Boddie et al. v. Connecticut et al.	John Marshall Harlan	401 U.S. 371 (1971)	3052
February 24, 1971	Relford v. Commandant, U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Ft. Leavenworth	Harry Andrew Blackmun	401 U.S. 355 (1971)	308
February 24, 1971	Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.	Byron Raymond White	401 U.S. 321 (1971)	1972
February 24, 1971	Ramsey et al., Dba Leon Nunley Coal Co., et al. v. United Mine Workers of America	Byron Raymond White	401 U.S. 302 (1971)	111
February 24, 1971	Ocala Star-Banner Co. et al. v. Damron	Potter Stewart	401 U.S. 295 (1971)	139
February 24, 1971	Time, Inc. v. Pape	Potter Stewart	401 U.S. 279 (1971)	420
February 24, 1971	Monitor Patriot Co. et al. v. Roy, Executrix	Potter Stewart	401 U.S. 265 (1971)	520
February 24, 1971	United States v. Weller	Potter Stewart	401 U.S. 254 (1971)	–
February 24, 1971	International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, Afl-Cio v. Hardeman	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	401 U.S. 233 (1971)	219
February 24, 1971	Harris v. New York	Warren Earl Burger	401 U.S. 222 (1971)	2903
February 23, 1971	Byrne, District Attorney of Suffolk County, et al. v. Karalexis et al.	Per curiam	401 U.S. 216 (1971)	189
February 23, 1971	Dyson, Chief of Police of Dallas, et al. v. Stein	Per curiam	401 U.S. 200 (1971)	196
February 23, 1971	Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, Inc., et al. v. Wadmond et al.	Potter Stewart	401 U.S. 154 (1971)	213
February 23, 1971	Sanks et al. v. Georgia et al.	John Marshall Harlan	401 U.S. 144 (1971)	–
February 23, 1971	Magnesium Casting Co. v. National Labor Relations Board	William Orville Douglas	401 U.S. 137 (1971)	106
February 23, 1971	Perez et al. v. Ledesma et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	401 U.S. 82 (1971)	1061
February 23, 1971	Boyle, Judge, et al. v. Landry et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	401 U.S. 77 (1971)	410
February 23, 1971	Samuels et al. v. Mackell, District Attorney of Queens County, et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	401 U.S. 66 (1971)	1137
February 23, 1971	Younger, District Attorney of Los Angeles County v. Harris et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	401 U.S. 37 (1971)	14568
February 23, 1971	In Re Stolar	Hugo Lafayette Black	401 U.S. 23 (1971)	–
February 23, 1971	Baird v. State Bar of Arizona	Hugo Lafayette Black	401 U.S. 1 (1971)	251
January 25, 1971	Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp.	Per curiam	400 U.S. 542 (1971)	296
January 25, 1971	Piccirillo v. New York	Per curiam	400 U.S. 548 (1971)	–
January 25, 1971	Donaldson, Fka Sweet v. United States et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	400 U.S. 517 (1971)	961
January 25, 1971	Groppi v. Wisconsin	Potter Stewart	400 U.S. 505 (1971)	204
January 25, 1971	Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp. et al.	Potter Stewart	400 U.S. 494 (1971)	267
January 25, 1971	United States v. Jorn	John Marshall Harlan	400 U.S. 470 (1971)	2215
January 20, 1971	Mayberry v. Pennsylvania	William Orville Douglas	400 U.S. 455 (1971)	732
January 19, 1971	Procunier, Director, California Department of Corrections v. Atchley	Potter Stewart	400 U.S. 446 (1971)	–
January 19, 1971	Wisconsin v. Constantineau	William Orville Douglas	400 U.S. 433 (1971)	1666
January 18, 1971	Kennerly et al. v. District Court of the Ninth Judicial District of Montana et al.	Per curiam	400 U.S. 423 (1971)	197
January 14, 1971	Blount, Postmaster General, et al. v. Rizzi, Dba the Mail Box	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	400 U.S. 410 (1971)	273
January 14, 1971	Perkins et al. v. Matthews, Mayor of the City of Canton, et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	400 U.S. 379 (1971)	304
January 13, 1971	U.S. Bulk Carriers, Inc. v. Arguelles	William Orville Douglas	400 U.S. 351 (1971)	147
January 12, 1971	Bruno v. Pennsylvania	Per curiam	400 U.S. 350 (1971)	–
January 12, 1971	Wyman, Commissioner of New York Department of Social Services, et al. v. James	Harry Andrew Blackmun	400 U.S. 309 (1971)	427
January 12, 1971	National Labor Relations Board v. Local 825, International Union of Operating Engineers, Afl-Cio	Thurgood Marshall	400 U.S. 297 (1971)	112
December 21, 1970	Oregon v. Mitchell, Attorney General	Hugo Lafayette Black	400 U.S. 112 (1970)	575
December 15, 1970	Dutton, Warden v. Evans	Potter Stewart	400 U.S. 74 (1970)	1926
December 8, 1970	Port of Boston Marine Terminal Assn. et al. v. Rederiaktiebolaget Transatlantic	Thurgood Marshall	400 U.S. 62 (1970)	419
December 8, 1970	Hickel, Secretary of the Interior v. Oil Shale Corp. et al.	William Orville Douglas	400 U.S. 48 (1970)	–
November 23, 1970	Arnold Tours, Inc., et al. v. Camp et al.	Per curiam	400 U.S. 45 (1970)	136
November 23, 1970	Fornaris v. Ridge Tool Co. et al.	Per curiam	400 U.S. 41 (1970)	182
November 23, 1970	North Carolina v. Alford	Byron Raymond White	400 U.S. 25 (1970)	9465
November 12, 1970	Lines v. Frederick et al.	Per curiam	400 U.S. 18 (1970)	312
November 9, 1970	Odom v. United States	Per curiam	400 U.S. 23 (1970)	–
October 26, 1970	Thompson v. United States	Per curiam	400 U.S. 17 (1970)	–
October 19, 1970	Colombo v. New York	Per curiam	400 U.S. 16 (1970)	–
October 19, 1970	United States et al. v. City of Chicago et al.	Per curiam	400 U.S. 8 (1970)	–
October 19, 1970	United States v. Maryland Savings-Share Insurance Corp.	Per curiam	400 U.S. 4 (1970)	195

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Source: opinions from October Term 1970, 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.