Supreme Court of the United States

Opinions of October Term 1973

The 172 opinions the Supreme Court issued in the term that opened in October 1973: 140 signed by a Justice and 32 per curiam.

Decided	Case	Opinion by	Citation	Cited
July 25, 1974	Milliken, Governor of Michigan, et al. v. Bradley et al.	Warren Earl Burger	418 U.S. 717 (1974)	695
July 24, 1974	United States v. Nixon, President of the United States, et al.	Warren Earl Burger	418 U.S. 683 (1974)	4095
July 8, 1974	Secretary of the Navy v. Avrech	Per curiam	418 U.S. 676 (1974)	142
June 26, 1974	United States v. Connecticut National Bank et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	418 U.S. 656 (1974)	–
June 26, 1974	United States v. Marine Bancorporation, Inc., et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	418 U.S. 602 (1974)	226
June 26, 1974	Wolff, Warden, et al. v. McDonnell	Byron Raymond White	418 U.S. 539 (1974)	12327
June 26, 1974	Codispoti et al. v. Pennsylvania	Byron Raymond White	418 U.S. 506 (1974)	370
June 26, 1974	Taylor v. Hayes, Judge	Byron Raymond White	418 U.S. 488 (1974)	663
June 26, 1974	Wingo, Warden v. Wedding	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	418 U.S. 461 (1974)	188
June 26, 1974	Dorszynski v. United States	Warren Earl Burger	418 U.S. 424 (1974)	664
June 25, 1974	Spence v. Washington	Per curiam	418 U.S. 405 (1974)	802
June 25, 1974	Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	418 U.S. 323 (1974)	4525
June 25, 1974	Lehman v. City of Shaker Heights et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	418 U.S. 298 (1974)	685
June 25, 1974	Old Dominion Branch No. 496, National Association of Letter Carriers, Afl-Cio, et al. v. Austin et al.	Thurgood Marshall	418 U.S. 264 (1974)	723
June 25, 1974	Miami Herald Publishing Co., Division of Knight Newspapers, Inc. v. Tornillo	Warren Earl Burger	418 U.S. 241 (1974)	685
June 25, 1974	Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Reservists Committee to Stop the War et al.	Warren Earl Burger	418 U.S. 208 (1974)	1370
June 25, 1974	United States et al. v. Richardson	Warren Earl Burger	418 U.S. 166 (1974)	847
June 24, 1974	Jenkins v. Georgia	William Hubbs Rehnquist	418 U.S. 153 (1974)	409
June 24, 1974	Hamling et al. v. United States	William Hubbs Rehnquist	418 U.S. 87 (1974)	2897
June 24, 1974	Richardson, County Clerk and Registrar of Voters of Mendocino County v. Ramirez et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	418 U.S. 24 (1974)	377
June 24, 1974	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Idaho Power Co.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	418 U.S. 1 (1974)	285
June 24, 1974	Saxbe, Attorney General, et al. v. Washington Post Co. et al.	Potter Stewart	417 U.S. 843 (1974)	270
June 24, 1974	Pell et al. v. Procunier, Corrections Director, et al.	Potter Stewart	417 U.S. 817 (1974)	2527
June 24, 1974	Florida Power & Light Co. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 641, et al.	Potter Stewart	417 U.S. 790 (1974)	144
June 19, 1974	Parker, Warden, et al. v. Levy	William Hubbs Rehnquist	417 U.S. 733 (1974)	1846
June 19, 1974	Bangor Punta Operations, Inc., et al. v. Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Co. et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	417 U.S. 703 (1974)	212
June 19, 1974	Central Tablet Manufacturing Co. v. United States	Harry Andrew Blackmun	417 U.S. 673 (1974)	–
June 19, 1974	Warden, Lewisburg Penitentiary v. Marrero	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	417 U.S. 653 (1974)	–
June 19, 1974	Kokoszka v. Belford, Trustee in Bankruptcy	Warren Earl Burger	417 U.S. 642 (1974)	610
June 19, 1974	Jimenez et al. v. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare	Warren Earl Burger	417 U.S. 628 (1974)	343
June 17, 1974	Moody et al. v. Albemarle Paper Co. et al.	Per curiam	417 U.S. 622 (1974)	–
June 17, 1974	Ross et al. v. Moffitt	William Hubbs Rehnquist	417 U.S. 600 (1974)	1488
June 17, 1974	Cardwell, Warden v. Lewis	Harry Andrew Blackmun	417 U.S. 583 (1974)	1012
June 17, 1974	Gilmore et al. v. City of Montgomery, Alabama, et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	417 U.S. 556 (1974)	161
June 17, 1974	Morton, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Mancari et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	417 U.S. 535 (1974)	1878
June 17, 1974	Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co.	Potter Stewart	417 U.S. 506 (1974)	1616
June 17, 1974	Geduldig, Director, Department of Human Resources Development v. Aiello et al.	Potter Stewart	417 U.S. 484 (1974)	505
June 17, 1974	Baker et al., Trustees in Reorganization v. Gold Seal Liquors, Inc.	William Orville Douglas	417 U.S. 467 (1974)	300
June 10, 1974	Michigan v. Tucker	William Hubbs Rehnquist	417 U.S. 433 (1974)	1437
June 10, 1974	Wheeler et al. v. Barrera et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	417 U.S. 402 (1974)	–
June 10, 1974	Federal Power Commission v. Texaco Inc. et al.	Byron Raymond White	417 U.S. 380 (1974)	435
June 10, 1974	City of Pittsburgh v. Alco Parking Corp. et al.	Byron Raymond White	417 U.S. 369 (1974)	104
June 10, 1974	Davis v. United States	Potter Stewart	417 U.S. 333 (1974)	1750
June 10, 1974	Mobil Oil Corp. v. Federal Power Commission et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	417 U.S. 283 (1974)	212
June 3, 1974	Poe et al. v. Gerstein et al.	Per curiam	417 U.S. 281 (1974)	–
June 3, 1974	Gerstein et al. v. Coe et al.	Per curiam	417 U.S. 279 (1974)	–
June 3, 1974	Vermont v. New York et al.	Per curiam	417 U.S. 270 (1974)	–
June 3, 1974	Howard Johnson Co., Inc. v. Detroit Local Joint Executive Board, Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union, Afl-Cio	Thurgood Marshall	417 U.S. 249 (1974)	475
June 3, 1974	Anderson et al. v. United States	Thurgood Marshall	417 U.S. 211 (1974)	571
June 3, 1974	Corning Glass Works v. Brennan, Secretary of Labor	Thurgood Marshall	417 U.S. 188 (1974)	1323
May 28, 1974	Holder, U.S. District Judge v. Banks	Per curiam	417 U.S. 187 (1974)	–
May 28, 1974	Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	417 U.S. 156 (1974)	3301
May 28, 1974	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. National Alfalfa Dehydrating & Milling Co.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	417 U.S. 134 (1974)	467
May 28, 1974	F. D. Rich Co., Inc., et al. v. United States for the Use of Industrial Lumber Co., Inc.	Thurgood Marshall	417 U.S. 116 (1974)	1056
May 28, 1974	Cooper Stevedoring Co., Inc. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc., et al.	Thurgood Marshall	417 U.S. 106 (1974)	263
May 28, 1974	Bellis v. United States	Thurgood Marshall	417 U.S. 85 (1974)	523
May 28, 1974	Cass v. United States	Byron Raymond White	417 U.S. 72 (1974)	–
May 20, 1974	Kosydar, Tax Commissioner of Ohio v. National Cash Register Co.	Potter Stewart	417 U.S. 62 (1974)	–
May 20, 1974	Fuller v. Oregon	Potter Stewart	417 U.S. 40 (1974)	365
May 20, 1974	Blackledge, Warden, et al. v. Perry	Potter Stewart	417 U.S. 21 (1974)	1945
May 20, 1974	William E. Arnold Co. v. Carpenters District Council of Jacksonville and Vicinity et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	417 U.S. 12 (1974)	153
May 20, 1974	National Labor Relations Board v. Food Store Employees Union, Local 347, Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America, Afl-Cio	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	417 U.S. 1 (1974)	219
May 20, 1974	Air Pollution Variance Board of Colorado v. Western Alfalfa Corp.	William Orville Douglas	416 U.S. 861 (1974)	192
May 20, 1974	Allee et al. v. Medrano et al.	William Orville Douglas	416 U.S. 802 (1974)	501
May 15, 1974	Dillard et al. v. Industrial Commission of Virginia et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	416 U.S. 783 (1974)	–
May 15, 1974	Alexander, Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. 'Americans United' Inc.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	416 U.S. 752 (1974)	268
May 15, 1974	Bob Jones University v. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury, et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	416 U.S. 725 (1974)	743
May 15, 1974	Bradley et al. v. School Board of the City of Richmond et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	416 U.S. 696 (1974)	1967
May 15, 1974	Calero-Toledo et al. v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	416 U.S. 663 (1974)	1276
May 15, 1974	Beasley et al. v. Food Fair of North Carolina, Inc., et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	416 U.S. 653 (1974)	125
May 13, 1974	Donnelly v. Dechristoforo	William Hubbs Rehnquist	416 U.S. 637 (1974)	3922
May 13, 1974	Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.	Byron Raymond White	416 U.S. 600 (1974)	1171
May 13, 1974	United States v. Chavez et al.	Byron Raymond White	416 U.S. 562 (1974)	348
May 13, 1974	United States v. Giordano et al.	Byron Raymond White	416 U.S. 505 (1974)	898
May 13, 1974	Snow et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	William Orville Douglas	416 U.S. 500 (1974)	169
May 13, 1974	Kewanee Oil Co. v. Bicron Corp. et al.	Warren Earl Burger	416 U.S. 470 (1974)	566
April 29, 1974	Gooding v. United States	William Hubbs Rehnquist	416 U.S. 430 (1974)	–
April 29, 1974	Procunier, Corrections Director, et al. v. Martinez et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	416 U.S. 396 (1974)	2649
April 29, 1974	Lehman Brothers v. Schein et al.	William Orville Douglas	416 U.S. 386 (1974)	767
April 24, 1974	Pernell v. Southall Realty	Thurgood Marshall	416 U.S. 363 (1974)	407
April 24, 1974	Kahn v. Shevin, Attorney General of Florida, et al.	William Orville Douglas	416 U.S. 351 (1974)	364
April 23, 1974	Defunis et al. v. Odegaard et al.	Per curiam	416 U.S. 312 (1974)	1220
April 23, 1974	National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Company, Division of Textron, Inc.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	416 U.S. 267 (1974)	1135
April 23, 1974	Shea, Executive Director, Department of Social Services of Colorado, et al. v. Vialpando	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	416 U.S. 251 (1974)	248
April 17, 1974	Scheuer, Administratrix v. Rhodes, Governor of Ohio, et al.	Warren Earl Burger	416 U.S. 232 (1974)	13385
April 16, 1974	Arnett, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, et al. v. Kennedy et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	416 U.S. 134 (1974)	2038
April 16, 1974	Super Tire Engineering Co. et al. v. McCorkle et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	416 U.S. 115 (1974)	–
April 15, 1974	Mahon, Trustee in Bankruptcy, et al. v. Stowers et al.	Per curiam	416 U.S. 100 (1974)	–
April 1, 1974	California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz, Secretary of the Treasury, et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	416 U.S. 21 (1974)	622
April 1, 1974	Village of Belle Terre et al. v. Boraas et al.	William Orville Douglas	416 U.S. 1 (1974)	–
March 26, 1974	Huddleston v. United States	Harry Andrew Blackmun	415 U.S. 814 (1974)	422
March 26, 1974	United States v. Edwards et al.	Byron Raymond White	415 U.S. 800 (1974)	917
March 26, 1974	Lubin v. Panish, Registrar-Recorder of County of Los Angeles	Warren Earl Burger	415 U.S. 709 (1974)	530
March 25, 1974	American Party of Texas et al. v. White, Secretary of State of Texas	Byron Raymond White	415 U.S. 767 (1974)	646
March 25, 1974	Storer et al. v. Brown, Secretary of State of California, et al.	Byron Raymond White	415 U.S. 724 (1974)	1395
March 25, 1974	Eaton v. City of Tulsa	Per curiam	415 U.S. 697 (1974)	161
March 25, 1974	Edelman, Director, Department of Public Aid of Illinois v. Jordan	William Hubbs Rehnquist	415 U.S. 651 (1974)	6517
March 25, 1974	Mayor of Philadelphia v. Educational Equality League et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	415 U.S. 605 (1974)	420
March 25, 1974	Smith, Sheriff v. Goguen	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	415 U.S. 566 (1974)	1514
March 25, 1974	Hagans et al. v. Lavine, Commissioner, New York Department of Social Services, et al.	Byron Raymond White	415 U.S. 528 (1974)	2844
March 19, 1974	United States v. General Dynamics Corp. et al.	Potter Stewart	415 U.S. 486 (1974)	171
March 19, 1974	Steffel v. Thompson et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	415 U.S. 452 (1974)	2574
March 18, 1974	Demarco v. United States	Per curiam	415 U.S. 449 (1974)	143
March 4, 1974	Granny Goose Foods, Inc., et al. v. Brotherhood of Teamsters & Auto Truck Drivers, Local No. 70 of Alameda County, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America	Thurgood Marshall	415 U.S. 423 (1974)	1462
March 4, 1974	Teleprompter Corp. et al. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., et al.	Potter Stewart	415 U.S. 394 (1974)	–
March 4, 1974	Hernandez et al. v. Veterans' Administration et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	415 U.S. 391 (1974)	–
March 4, 1974	Johnson, Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, et al. v. Robison	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	415 U.S. 361 (1974)	1113
March 4, 1974	Federal Power Commission v. New England Power Co. et al.	William Orville Douglas	415 U.S. 345 (1974)	–
March 4, 1974	National Cable Television Assn., Inc. v. United States et al.	William Orville Douglas	415 U.S. 336 (1974)	367
February 27, 1974	Speight, T/a Harem Book Store, et al. v. Slaton et al.	Per curiam	415 U.S. 333 (1974)	–
February 27, 1974	National Labor Relations Board v. Magnavox Company of Tennessee	William Orville Douglas	415 U.S. 322 (1974)	138
February 27, 1974	Davis v. Alaska	Warren Earl Burger	415 U.S. 308 (1974)	5953
February 26, 1974	Patterson v. Warner et al.	Per curiam	415 U.S. 303 (1974)	–
February 26, 1974	Mississippi v. Arkansas	Harry Andrew Blackmun	415 U.S. 289 (1974)	–
February 26, 1974	Memorial Hospital et al. v. Maricopa County et al.	Thurgood Marshall	415 U.S. 250 (1974)	770
February 25, 1974	United States v. Kahan	Per curiam	415 U.S. 239 (1974)	126
February 20, 1974	Morton, Secretary of the Interior v. Ruiz et Ux.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	415 U.S. 199 (1974)	1225
February 20, 1974	Curtis v. Loether et al.	Thurgood Marshall	415 U.S. 189 (1974)	1257
February 20, 1974	United States v. Matlock	Byron Raymond White	415 U.S. 164 (1974)	3648
February 20, 1974	United States v. Kahn et Ux.	Potter Stewart	415 U.S. 143 (1974)	457
February 20, 1974	Lewis v. City of New Orleans	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	415 U.S. 130 (1974)	533
February 19, 1974	Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Texaco Inc.	Per curiam	415 U.S. 125 (1974)	279
February 19, 1974	Windward Shipping (london) Ltd. et al. v. American Radio Association, Afl-Cio, et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	415 U.S. 104 (1974)	–
February 19, 1974	Sampson, Administrator, General Services Administration, et al. v. Murray	William Hubbs Rehnquist	415 U.S. 61 (1974)	1904
February 19, 1974	Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	415 U.S. 36 (1974)	3057
February 19, 1974	Renegotiation Board v. Bannercraft Clothing Co., Inc., et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	415 U.S. 1 (1974)	484
January 21, 1974	Snider et al. v. All State Administrators, Inc., et al.	Per curiam	414 U.S. 685 (1974)	–
January 21, 1974	Oneida Indian Nation of New York et al. v. County of Oneida, New York, et al.	Byron Raymond White	414 U.S. 661 (1974)	915
January 21, 1974	Cleveland Board of Education et al. v. Lafleur et al.	Potter Stewart	414 U.S. 632 (1974)	995
January 21, 1974	Christian et al. v. New York State Department of Labor, Division of Employment, et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	414 U.S. 614 (1974)	–
January 21, 1974	Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. Gaudet, Administratrix	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	414 U.S. 573 (1974)	648
January 21, 1974	Lau et al. v. Nichols et al.	William Orville Douglas	414 U.S. 563 (1974)	336
January 16, 1974	American Pipe & Construction Co. et al. v. Utah et al.	Potter Stewart	414 U.S. 538 (1974)	2015
January 16, 1974	O'Brien et al. v. Skinner, Sheriff, et al.	Warren Earl Burger	414 U.S. 524 (1974)	158
January 15, 1974	Spomer, State'S Attorney of Alexander County, Illinois v. Littleton et al.	Byron Raymond White	414 U.S. 514 (1974)	–
January 15, 1974	O'Shea, Magistrate, Circuit Court of Alexander County, Illinois, et al. v. Littleton et al.	Byron Raymond White	414 U.S. 488 (1974)	3578
January 14, 1974	Vachon v. New Hampshire	Per curiam	414 U.S. 478 (1974)	105
January 14, 1974	Schmidt, Director of Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services, et al. v. Lessard	Per curiam	414 U.S. 473 (1974)	535
January 9, 1974	National Railroad Passenger Corp. et al. v. National Association of Railroad Passengers	Potter Stewart	414 U.S. 453 (1974)	713
January 9, 1974	Communist Party of Indiana et al. v. Whitcomb, Governor of Indiana, et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	414 U.S. 441 (1974)	–
January 9, 1974	Marshall v. United States	Warren Earl Burger	414 U.S. 417 (1974)	293
January 8, 1974	United States v. Maze	William Hubbs Rehnquist	414 U.S. 395 (1974)	580
January 8, 1974	Gateway Coal Co. v. United Mine Workers of America et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	414 U.S. 368 (1974)	484
January 8, 1974	United States v. Calandra	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	414 U.S. 338 (1974)	3415
December 17, 1973	Bonelli Cattle Co. et al. v. Arizona et al.	Thurgood Marshall	414 U.S. 313 (1973)	111
December 17, 1973	Zahn et al. v. International Paper Co.	Byron Raymond White	414 U.S. 291 (1973)	866
December 17, 1973	National Labor Relations Board v. Savair Manufacturing Co.	William Orville Douglas	414 U.S. 270 (1973)	191
December 11, 1973	Gustafson v. Florida	William Hubbs Rehnquist	414 U.S. 260 (1973)	699
December 11, 1973	United States v. Robinson	William Hubbs Rehnquist	414 U.S. 218 (1973)	3538
December 5, 1973	Foley et al. v. Blair & Co., Inc., et al.	Per curiam	414 U.S. 212 (1973)	–
December 5, 1973	Falk et al. v. Brennan, Secretary of Labor	Potter Stewart	414 U.S. 190 (1973)	254
December 5, 1973	Golden State Bottling Co., Inc., Formerly Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Sacramento, et al. v. National Labor Relations Board	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	414 U.S. 168 (1973)	587
December 5, 1973	North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy v. Snyder'S Drug Stores, Inc.	William Orville Douglas	414 U.S. 156 (1973)	191
December 4, 1973	Cupp, Penitentiary Superintendent v. Naughten	William Hubbs Rehnquist	414 U.S. 141 (1973)	2639
December 4, 1973	Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Ware	Harry Andrew Blackmun	414 U.S. 117 (1973)	282
December 3, 1973	Chicago Mercantile Exchange v. Deaktor et al.	Per curiam	414 U.S. 113 (1973)	–
November 19, 1973	Hess v. Indiana	Per curiam	414 U.S. 105 (1973)	314
November 19, 1973	Paschall et al. v. Christie-Stewart, Inc., et al.	Per curiam	414 U.S. 100 (1973)	–
November 19, 1973	Espinoza et Vir v. Farah Manufacturing Co., Inc.	Thurgood Marshall	414 U.S. 86 (1973)	467
November 19, 1973	Lefkowitz, Attorney General of New York, et al. v. Turley et al.	Byron Raymond White	414 U.S. 70 (1973)	1102
November 19, 1973	Kusper et al. v. Pontikes	Potter Stewart	414 U.S. 51 (1973)	640
November 19, 1973	Department of Game of Washington v. Puyallup Tribe et al.	William Orville Douglas	414 U.S. 44 (1973)	132
November 12, 1973	Musser v. United States	Per curiam	414 U.S. 31 (1973)	–
November 5, 1973	Berry v. City of Cincinnati	Per curiam	414 U.S. 29 (1973)	–
November 5, 1973	Moore v. Arizona	Per curiam	414 U.S. 25 (1973)	594
November 5, 1973	Wainwright, Corrections Director, et al. v. Stone et al.	Per curiam	414 U.S. 21 (1973)	316
November 5, 1973	Taylor v. United States	Per curiam	414 U.S. 17 (1973)	580
November 5, 1973	Norwell v. City of Cincinnati	Per curiam	414 U.S. 14 (1973)	–
October 23, 1973	Dennett v. Hogan, Warden	Per curiam	414 U.S. 12 (1973)	–
October 23, 1973	United States Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Hibi	Per curiam	414 U.S. 5 (1973)	283
October 15, 1973	Plummer v. City of Columbus	Per curiam	414 U.S. 2 (1973)	–
October 15, 1973	Satiacum v. Washington	Per curiam	414 U.S. 1 (1973)	–

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Source: opinions from October Term 1973, 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.