Supreme Court of the United States

Opinions of October Term 1971

The 174 opinions the Supreme Court issued in the term that opened in October 1971: 129 signed by a Justice and 45 per curiam.

Decided	Case	Opinion by	Citation	Cited
June 29, 1972	Stewart v. Massachusetts	Per curiam	408 U.S. 845 (1972)	124
June 29, 1972	Port of Portland et al. v. United States et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	408 U.S. 811 (1972)	–
June 29, 1972	Moore v. Illinois	Harry Andrew Blackmun	408 U.S. 786 (1972)	1226
June 29, 1972	Kleindienst, Attorney General, et al. v. Mandel et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	408 U.S. 753 (1972)	952
June 29, 1972	Branzburg v. Hayes et al., Judges	Byron Raymond White	408 U.S. 665 (1972)	2202
June 29, 1972	Gravel v. United States	Byron Raymond White	408 U.S. 606 (1972)	778
June 29, 1972	Perry et al. v. Sindermann	Potter Stewart	408 U.S. 593 (1972)	5238
June 29, 1972	Board of Regents of State Colleges et al. v. Roth	Potter Stewart	408 U.S. 564 (1972)	14284
June 29, 1972	United States v. Brewster	Warren Earl Burger	408 U.S. 501 (1972)	538
June 29, 1972	Morrissey et al. v. Brewer, Warden, et al.	Warren Earl Burger	408 U.S. 471 (1972)	10835
June 29, 1972	Furman v. Georgia	Per curiam	408 U.S. 238 (1972)	5066
June 26, 1972	Beecher v. Alabama	Per curiam	408 U.S. 234 (1972)	–
June 26, 1972	Kois v. Wisconsin	Per curiam	408 U.S. 229 (1972)	242
June 26, 1972	Combs v. United States	Per curiam	408 U.S. 224 (1972)	137
June 26, 1972	Mancusi, Correctional Superintendent v. Stubbs	William Hubbs Rehnquist	408 U.S. 204 (1972)	704
June 26, 1972	Healy et al. v. James et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	408 U.S. 169 (1972)	723
June 26, 1972	United States v. Byrum, Executrix	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	408 U.S. 125 (1972)	192
June 26, 1972	Grayned v. City of Rockford	Thurgood Marshall	408 U.S. 104 (1972)	4166
June 26, 1972	Police Department of the City of Chicago et al. v. Mosley	Thurgood Marshall	408 U.S. 92 (1972)	1516
June 26, 1972	Gelbard et al. v. United States	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	408 U.S. 41 (1972)	498
June 26, 1972	Laird, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Tatum et al.	Warren Earl Burger	408 U.S. 1 (1972)	1272
June 22, 1972	Lloyd Corp., Ltd. v. Tanner et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	407 U.S. 551 (1972)	611
June 22, 1972	Central Hardware Co. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	407 U.S. 539 (1972)	194
June 22, 1972	Barker v. Wingo, Warden	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	407 U.S. 514 (1972)	12108
June 22, 1972	Peters v. Kiff, Warden	Thurgood Marshall	407 U.S. 493 (1972)	533
June 22, 1972	United States v. Scotland Neck City Board of Education et al.	Potter Stewart	407 U.S. 484 (1972)	156
June 22, 1972	Wright et al. v. Council of the City of Emporia et al.	Potter Stewart	407 U.S. 451 (1972)	278
June 22, 1972	Pipefitters Local Union No. 562 et al. v. United States	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	407 U.S. 385 (1972)	155
June 22, 1972	Milton v. Wainwright, Corrections Director	Warren Earl Burger	407 U.S. 371 (1972)	824
June 19, 1972	Turner v. Arkansas	Per curiam	407 U.S. 366 (1972)	128
June 19, 1972	Murel et al. v. Baltimore City Criminal Court et al.	Per curiam	407 U.S. 355 (1972)	101
June 19, 1972	Shadwick v. City of Tampa	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	407 U.S. 345 (1972)	379
June 19, 1972	United States v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan et al. (plamondon et al., Real Parties in Interest)	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	407 U.S. 297 (1972)	1683
June 19, 1972	Flood v. Kuhn et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	407 U.S. 258 (1972)	277
June 19, 1972	McNeil v. Director, Patuxent Institution	Thurgood Marshall	407 U.S. 245 (1972)	180
June 19, 1972	Mitchum, Dba Book Mart v. Foster et al.	Potter Stewart	407 U.S. 225 (1972)	–
June 19, 1972	Pennsylvania v. New York et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	407 U.S. 206 (1972)	–
June 12, 1972	Ivan v v. City of New York	Per curiam	407 U.S. 203 (1972)	268
June 12, 1972	Flower v. United States	Per curiam	407 U.S. 197 (1972)	124
June 12, 1972	Taylor et al v. McKeithen, Governor of Louisiana, et al.	Per curiam	407 U.S. 191 (1972)	–
June 12, 1972	Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	407 U.S. 163 (1972)	1122
June 12, 1972	Adams, Warden v. Williams	William Hubbs Rehnquist	407 U.S. 143 (1972)	5118
June 12, 1972	James, Judicial Administrator, et al. v. Strange	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	407 U.S. 128 (1972)	286
June 12, 1972	Colten v. Kentucky	Byron Raymond White	407 U.S. 104 (1972)	1156
June 12, 1972	Fuentes v. Shevin, Attorney General of Florida, et al.	Potter Stewart	407 U.S. 67 (1972)	3921
June 12, 1972	Argersinger v. Hamlin, Sheriff	William Orville Douglas	407 U.S. 25 (1972)	–
June 12, 1972	The Bremen et al. v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.	Warren Earl Burger	407 U.S. 1 (1972)	3455
June 7, 1972	Aikens v. California	Per curiam	406 U.S. 813 (1972)	–
June 7, 1972	Laird, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Nelms et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	406 U.S. 797 (1972)	261
June 7, 1972	First National City Bank v. Banco Nacional De Cuba	William Hubbs Rehnquist	406 U.S. 759 (1972)	199
June 7, 1972	United States et al. v. Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Corp. et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	406 U.S. 742 (1972)	269
June 7, 1972	Jackson v. Indiana	Harry Andrew Blackmun	406 U.S. 715 (1972)	1284
June 7, 1972	Brunette Machine Works, Ltd. v. Kockum Industries, Inc.	Thurgood Marshall	406 U.S. 706 (1972)	171
June 7, 1972	Kirby v. Illinois	Potter Stewart	406 U.S. 682 (1972)	3001
June 7, 1972	United States et al. v. Midwest Video Corp.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	406 U.S. 649 (1972)	105
June 7, 1972	Federal Power Commission v. Louisiana Power & Light Co. et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	406 U.S. 621 (1972)	263
June 7, 1972	Brooks v. Tennessee	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	406 U.S. 605 (1972)	601
June 7, 1972	Carleson, Director, Department of Social Welfare, et al. v. Remillard et al.	William Orville Douglas	406 U.S. 598 (1972)	198
May 30, 1972	Socialist Labor Party et al. v. Gilligan, Governor of Ohio, et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	406 U.S. 583 (1972)	178
May 30, 1972	Jefferson et al. v. Hackney, Commissioner of Public Welfare, et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	406 U.S. 535 (1972)	581
May 30, 1972	Deepsouth Packing Co., Inc. v. Laitram Corp.	Byron Raymond White	406 U.S. 518 (1972)	205
May 30, 1972	Lake Carriers' Assn. et al v. Macmullan et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	406 U.S. 498 (1972)	623
May 30, 1972	International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, Afl-Cio v. Flair Builders, Inc.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	406 U.S. 487 (1972)	208
May 22, 1972	Sarno et al. v. Illinois Crime Investigating Commission	Per curiam	406 U.S. 482 (1972)	–
May 22, 1972	Zicarelli v. New Jersey State Commission of Investigation	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	406 U.S. 472 (1972)	347
May 22, 1972	Kastigar et al. v. United States	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	406 U.S. 441 (1972)	2510
May 22, 1972	Caplin, Trustee v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Co. of New York	Thurgood Marshall	406 U.S. 416 (1972)	389
May 22, 1972	Apodaca et al. v. Oregon	Byron Raymond White	406 U.S. 404 (1972)	853
May 22, 1972	Johnson v. Louisiana	Byron Raymond White	406 U.S. 356 (1972)	1080
May 22, 1972	Strait v. Laird, Secretary of Defense, et al.	William Orville Douglas	406 U.S. 341 (1972)	151
May 15, 1972	Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. v. Erie Lackawanna Railroad Co. et al.	Per curiam	406 U.S. 340 (1972)	–
May 15, 1972	Huffman v. Boersen	Per curiam	406 U.S. 337 (1972)	–
May 15, 1972	Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	406 U.S. 320 (1972)	565
May 15, 1972	United States v. Biswell	Byron Raymond White	406 U.S. 311 (1972)	945
May 15, 1972	National Labor Relations Board v. Burns International Security Services, Inc., et al.	Byron Raymond White	406 U.S. 272 (1972)	697
May 15, 1972	Dukes v. Warden, Connecticut State Prison	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	406 U.S. 250 (1972)	124
May 15, 1972	Wisconsin v. Yoder et al.	Warren Earl Burger	406 U.S. 205 (1972)	3250
April 29, 1972	Sixty-Seventh Minnesota State Senate v. Beens et al.	Per curiam	406 U.S. 187 (1972)	–
April 24, 1972	Vermont v. New York et al.	Per curiam	406 U.S. 186 (1972)	–
April 24, 1972	Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	406 U.S. 164 (1972)	801
April 24, 1972	Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah et al. v. United States et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	406 U.S. 128 (1972)	1751
April 24, 1972	Nebraska v. Iowa	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	406 U.S. 117 (1972)	–
April 24, 1972	Washington et al. v. General Motors Corp. et al.	William Orville Douglas	406 U.S. 109 (1972)	–
April 24, 1972	Illinois v. City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, et al.	William Orville Douglas	406 U.S. 91 (1972)	610
April 24, 1972	S&e Contractors, Inc. v. United States	William Orville Douglas	406 U.S. 1 (1972)	106
April 19, 1972	Sierra Club v. Morton, Secretary of the Interior, et al.	Potter Stewart	405 U.S. 727 (1972)	3248
April 19, 1972	Evansville-Vanderburgh Airport Authority District et al. v. Delta Airlines, Inc., et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	405 U.S. 707 (1972)	232
April 18, 1972	Grubbs, Dba T. R. Grubbs Tire & Appliance v. General Electric Credit Corp.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	405 U.S. 699 (1972)	445
April 18, 1972	Cole, State Hospital Superintendent, et al. v. Richardson	Warren Earl Burger	405 U.S. 676 (1972)	–
April 3, 1972	Carter et al. v. Stanton, Director, Marion County Department of Public Welfare, et al.	Per curiam	405 U.S. 669 (1972)	382
April 3, 1972	Stanley v. Illinois	Byron Raymond White	405 U.S. 645 (1972)	5889
April 3, 1972	Alexander v. Louisiana	Byron Raymond White	405 U.S. 625 (1972)	889
March 29, 1972	United States v. Topco Associates, Inc.	Thurgood Marshall	405 U.S. 596 (1972)	788
March 29, 1972	Ford Motor Co. v. United States et al.	William Orville Douglas	405 U.S. 562 (1972)	108
March 23, 1972	Lynch et al. v. Household Finance Corp. et al.	Potter Stewart	405 U.S. 538 (1972)	648
March 23, 1972	Gooding, Warden v. Wilson	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	405 U.S. 518 (1972)	1392
March 22, 1972	Humphrey v. Cady, Warden	Thurgood Marshall	405 U.S. 504 (1972)	784
March 22, 1972	Loper v. Beto, Corrections Director, et al.	Potter Stewart	405 U.S. 473 (1972)	474
March 22, 1972	Eisenstadt, Sheriff v. Baird	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	405 U.S. 438 (1972)	1851
March 21, 1972	Schneble v. Florida	William Hubbs Rehnquist	405 U.S. 427 (1972)	1324
March 21, 1972	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. First Security Bank of Utah, N. a., et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	405 U.S. 394 (1972)	129
March 21, 1972	Fein v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 7 of Yonkers, New York, et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	405 U.S. 365 (1972)	–
March 21, 1972	Dunn, Governor of Tennessee, et al. v. Blumstein	Thurgood Marshall	405 U.S. 330 (1972)	2034
March 20, 1972	Cruz v. Beto, Corrections Director	Per curiam	405 U.S. 319 (1972)	2756
March 20, 1972	Rabe v. Washington	Per curiam	405 U.S. 313 (1972)	112
March 6, 1972	United States v. Mississippi Chemical Corp. et al.	Thurgood Marshall	405 U.S. 298 (1972)	–
March 6, 1972	Adams v. Illinois	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	405 U.S. 278 (1972)	312
March 1, 1972	Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of California et al.	Thurgood Marshall	405 U.S. 251 (1972)	658
March 1, 1972	Federal Trade Commission v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co.	Byron Raymond White	405 U.S. 233 (1972)	553
February 29, 1972	Iowa Beef Packers, Inc. v. Thompson et al.	Per curiam	405 U.S. 228 (1972)	–
February 24, 1972	Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Wright et al.	Per curiam	405 U.S. 208 (1972)	–
February 24, 1972	Swarb et al. v. Lennox et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	405 U.S. 191 (1972)	201
February 24, 1972	D. H. Overmyer Co., Inc., of Ohio et al. v. Frick Co.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	405 U.S. 174 (1972)	590
February 24, 1972	Smith et al. v. Florida	William Orville Douglas	405 U.S. 172 (1972)	–
February 24, 1972	Papachristou et al. v. City of Jacksonville	William Orville Douglas	405 U.S. 156 (1972)	1862
February 24, 1972	Giglio v. United States	Warren Earl Burger	405 U.S. 150 (1972)	7003
February 24, 1972	Bullock et al. v. Carter et al.	Warren Earl Burger	405 U.S. 134 (1972)	1313
February 23, 1972	Duncan v. Tennessee	Per curiam	405 U.S. 127 (1972)	–
February 23, 1972	National Labor Relations Board v. Scrivener, Dba Aa Electric Co.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	405 U.S. 117 (1972)	117
February 23, 1972	United States v. Generes et Vir	Harry Andrew Blackmun	405 U.S. 93 (1972)	341
February 23, 1972	Lindsey et al. v. Normet et al.	Byron Raymond White	405 U.S. 56 (1972)	901
February 23, 1972	Parisi v. Davidson et al.	Potter Stewart	405 U.S. 34 (1972)	351
February 23, 1972	Roudebush v. Hartke et al.	Potter Stewart	405 U.S. 15 (1972)	141
February 22, 1972	Colombo v. New York	Per curiam	405 U.S. 9 (1972)	–
February 22, 1972	Boyd v. Dutton, Warden	Per curiam	405 U.S. 1 (1972)	115
January 24, 1972	Bradley v. United States	Per curiam	404 U.S. 567 (1972)	–
January 24, 1972	United States v. Christian Echoes National Ministry, Inc.	Per curiam	404 U.S. 561 (1972)	–
January 24, 1972	United States v. Standard Oil Co. of California	Per curiam	404 U.S. 558 (1972)	–
January 24, 1972	In Re Little	Per curiam	404 U.S. 553 (1972)	176
January 24, 1972	Connor et al. v. Williams, Governor of Mississippi, et al.	Per curiam	404 U.S. 549 (1972)	–
January 24, 1972	Board of Regents of the University of Texas System v. New Left Education Project et al.	Byron Raymond White	404 U.S. 541 (1972)	126
January 17, 1972	Trbovich v. United Mine Workers of America et al.	Thurgood Marshall	404 U.S. 528 (1972)	867
January 17, 1972	Love v. Pullman Co.	Potter Stewart	404 U.S. 522 (1972)	798
January 13, 1972	Haines v. Kerner et al.	Per curiam	404 U.S. 519 (1972)	26103
January 13, 1972	California Motor Transport Co. et al. v. Trucking Unlimited et al.	William Orville Douglas	404 U.S. 508 (1972)	1621
January 13, 1972	Groppi v. Leslie, Sheriff	Warren Earl Burger	404 U.S. 496 (1972)	205
January 12, 1972	Lego v. Twomey, Warden	Byron Raymond White	404 U.S. 477 (1972)	1930
January 12, 1972	Federal Power Commission v. Florida Power & Light Co.	Byron Raymond White	404 U.S. 453 (1972)	164
January 11, 1972	United States v. Tucker	Potter Stewart	404 U.S. 443 (1972)	2508
January 11, 1972	Reliance Electric Co. v. Emerson Electric Co.	Potter Stewart	404 U.S. 418 (1972)	198
January 10, 1972	Diffenderfer et al. v. Central Baptist Church of Miami, Florida, Inc., et al.	Per curiam	404 U.S. 412 (1972)	249
January 10, 1972	Securities and Exchange Commission v. Medical Committee for Human Rights	Thurgood Marshall	404 U.S. 403 (1972)	300
December 20, 1971	Schilb et al. v. Kuebel et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	404 U.S. 357 (1971)	258
December 20, 1971	United States v. Bass	Thurgood Marshall	404 U.S. 336 (1971)	1739
December 20, 1971	United States v. Marion et al.	Byron Raymond White	404 U.S. 307 (1971)	3756
December 20, 1971	United States v. Campos-Serrano	Potter Stewart	404 U.S. 293 (1971)	217
December 20, 1971	Townsend et al. v. Swank, Director, Department of Public Aid of Illinois, et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	404 U.S. 282 (1971)	400
December 20, 1971	Picard v. Connor	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	404 U.S. 270 (1971)	5124
December 20, 1971	Santobello v. New York	Warren Earl Burger	404 U.S. 257 (1971)	5257
December 14, 1971	O'Keeffe, Deputy Commissioner, Sixth Compensation District, Department of Labor v. Aerojet-General Shipyards, Inc.	Per curiam	404 U.S. 254 (1971)	121
December 14, 1971	Wilwording et al. v. Swenson, Warden	Per curiam	404 U.S. 249 (1971)	770
December 14, 1971	North Carolina v. Rice	Per curiam	404 U.S. 244 (1971)	1338
December 13, 1971	Britt v. North Carolina	Thurgood Marshall	404 U.S. 226 (1971)	727
December 13, 1971	Victory Carriers, Inc., et al. v. Law	Byron Raymond White	404 U.S. 202 (1971)	328
December 13, 1971	Mayer v. City of Chicago	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	404 U.S. 189 (1971)	487
December 6, 1971	Allied Chemical & Alkali Workers of America, Local Union No. 1 v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., Chemical Division, et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	404 U.S. 157 (1971)	768
December 6, 1971	National Labor Relations Board v. Nashfinch Co., Dba Jack & Jill Stores	William Orville Douglas	404 U.S. 138 (1971)	220
December 6, 1971	National Labor Relations Board v. Plasterers' Local Union No. 79, Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Assn., Afl-Cio, et al.	Byron Raymond White	404 U.S. 116 (1971)	142
December 6, 1971	Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson	Potter Stewart	404 U.S. 97 (1971)	2532
November 22, 1971	Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Belcher	Potter Stewart	404 U.S. 78 (1971)	630
November 22, 1971	Reed v. Reed, Administrator	Warren Earl Burger	404 U.S. 71 (1971)	1968
November 16, 1971	Schreiner v. United States	Per curiam	404 U.S. 67 (1971)	–
November 16, 1971	Cruz et al. v. Hauck, Sheriff	Per curiam	404 U.S. 59 (1971)	–
November 16, 1971	Harris v. Washington et al.	Per curiam	404 U.S. 55 (1971)	200
November 16, 1971	Slayton, Penitentiary Superintendent v. Smith	Per curiam	404 U.S. 53 (1971)	115
November 15, 1971	Norfolk & Western Railroad Co. v. Nemitz et al.	William Orville Douglas	404 U.S. 37 (1971)	–
November 9, 1971	Doherty v. United States	Per curiam	404 U.S. 28 (1971)	–
November 9, 1971	Jennings v. Mahoney, Director, Financial Responsibility Division, Department of Public Safety of Utah	Per curiam	404 U.S. 25 (1971)	–
November 9, 1971	Engelman, Director, Division of Public Welfare, Dept. of Institutions and Agencies, et al. v. Amos et al.	Per curiam	404 U.S. 23 (1971)	–
November 8, 1971	Younger, Attorney General of California, et al. v. Gilmore et al.	Per curiam	404 U.S. 15 (1971)	246
November 8, 1971	McClanahan v. Morauer & Hartzell, Inc., et al.	Per curiam	404 U.S. 16 (1971)	–
November 8, 1971	Superintendent of Insurance of New York v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co. et al.	William Orville Douglas	404 U.S. 6 (1971)	948
October 26, 1971	Arciniega v. Freeman, U.S. Marshal	Per curiam	404 U.S. 4 (1971)	139
October 12, 1971	Hicks, District Attorney of Orange County, et al. v. Pleasure House, Inc., et al.	Per curiam	404 U.S. 1 (1971)	–

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Source: opinions from October Term 1971, 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.