Supreme Court of the United States

Opinions of October Term 1977

The 152 opinions the Supreme Court issued in the term that opened in October 1977: 129 signed by a Justice and 23 per curiam.

Decided	Case	Opinion by	Citation	Cited
July 3, 1978	Alabama et al. v. Pugh et al.	Per curiam	438 U.S. 781 (1978)	1914
July 3, 1978	Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation et al.	John Paul Stevens	438 U.S. 726 (1978)	761
July 3, 1978	United States v. New Mexico	William Hubbs Rehnquist	438 U.S. 696 (1978)	177
July 3, 1978	California et al. v. United States	William Hubbs Rehnquist	438 U.S. 645 (1978)	237
July 3, 1978	Bell v. Ohio	Warren Earl Burger	438 U.S. 637 (1978)	192
July 3, 1978	Lockett v. Ohio	Warren Earl Burger	438 U.S. 586 (1978)	5026
June 29, 1978	Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	438 U.S. 567 (1978)	2372
June 29, 1978	St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. et al. v. Barry et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	438 U.S. 531 (1978)	360
June 29, 1978	Butz et al. v. Economou et al.	Byron Raymond White	438 U.S. 478 (1978)	3397
June 29, 1978	United States v. United States Gypsum Co. et al.	Warren Earl Burger	438 U.S. 422 (1978)	1267
June 26, 1978	Regents of the University of California v. Bakke	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	438 U.S. 265 (1978)	1665
June 26, 1978	Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus, Attorney General of Minnesota, et al.	Potter Stewart	438 U.S. 234 (1978)	924
June 26, 1978	Swisher, State'S Attorney for Baltimore City, et al. v. Brady et al.	Warren Earl Burger	438 U.S. 204 (1978)	180
June 26, 1978	McAdams, Executor, et al. v. McSurely et Ux.	Per curiam	438 U.S. 189 (1978)	–
June 26, 1978	Berry et al. v. Doles et al.	Per curiam	438 U.S. 190 (1978)	–
June 26, 1978	Franks v. Delaware	Harry Andrew Blackmun	438 U.S. 154 (1978)	8679
June 26, 1978	Penn Central Transportation Co. et al. v. New York City et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	438 U.S. 104 (1978)	3324
June 26, 1978	Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc., et al.	Warren Earl Burger	438 U.S. 59 (1978)	1936
June 26, 1978	United States v. Grayson	Warren Earl Burger	438 U.S. 41 (1978)	708
June 26, 1978	Houchins, Sheriff of the County of Alameda, California v. Kqed, Inc., et al.	Warren Earl Burger	438 U.S. 1 (1978)	511
June 23, 1978	Hutto et al. v. Finney et al.	John Paul Stevens	437 U.S. 678 (1978)	2261
June 23, 1978	Will, U. S. District Judge v. Calvert Fire Insurance Co. et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	437 U.S. 655 (1978)	472
June 23, 1978	United States v. John et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	437 U.S. 634 (1978)	202
June 23, 1978	City of Philadelphia et al. v. New Jersey et al.	Potter Stewart	437 U.S. 617 (1978)	899
June 22, 1978	California v. Texas	Per curiam	437 U.S. 601 (1978)	–
June 22, 1978	Parker, Acting Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks v. Flook	John Paul Stevens	437 U.S. 584 (1978)	347
June 22, 1978	Eastex, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	437 U.S. 556 (1978)	270
June 22, 1978	Wise, Mayor of Dallas, et al. v. Lipscomb et al.	Byron Raymond White	437 U.S. 535 (1978)	284
June 22, 1978	Hicklin et al. v. Orbeck, Commissioner, Department of Labor of Alaska, et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	437 U.S. 518 (1978)	258
June 22, 1978	Beth Israel Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	437 U.S. 483 (1978)	346
June 21, 1978	Gardner v. Westinghouse Broadcasting Co.	John Paul Stevens	437 U.S. 478 (1978)	264
June 21, 1978	Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay et al.	John Paul Stevens	437 U.S. 463 (1978)	3269
June 21, 1978	Zenith Radio Corp. v. United States	Thurgood Marshall	437 U.S. 443 (1978)	415
June 21, 1978	American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., et al. v. Writers Guild of America, West, Inc., et al.	Byron Raymond White	437 U.S. 411 (1978)	–
June 21, 1978	Mincey v. Arizona	Potter Stewart	437 U.S. 385 (1978)	3849
June 21, 1978	Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger, Administratrix	Potter Stewart	437 U.S. 365 (1978)	2475
June 19, 1978	Oppenheimer Fund, Inc., et al. v. Sanders et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	437 U.S. 340 (1978)	2321
June 19, 1978	Greyhound Corp. et al. v. Mt. Hood Stages, Inc., Dba Pacific Trailways	Harry Andrew Blackmun	437 U.S. 322 (1978)	197
June 19, 1978	United States et al. v. Lasalle National Bank et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	437 U.S. 298 (1978)	615
June 15, 1978	Moorman Manufacturing Co. v. Bair, Director of Revenue of Iowa	John Paul Stevens	437 U.S. 267 (1978)	361
June 15, 1978	First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Boston et al. v. Tax Commission of Massachusetts et al.	John Paul Stevens	437 U.S. 255 (1978)	–
June 15, 1978	National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co.	Thurgood Marshall	437 U.S. 214 (1978)	1149
June 15, 1978	Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill et al.	Warren Earl Burger	437 U.S. 153 (1978)	1928
June 14, 1978	Exxon Corp. et al. v. Governor of Maryland et al.	John Paul Stevens	437 U.S. 117 (1978)	846
June 14, 1978	United States v. Scott	William Hubbs Rehnquist	437 U.S. 82 (1978)	1668
June 14, 1978	Sanabria v. United States	Thurgood Marshall	437 U.S. 54 (1978)	1038
June 14, 1978	Crist, Warden, et al. v. Bretz et al.	Potter Stewart	437 U.S. 28 (1978)	1095
June 14, 1978	Greene v. Massey, Correctional Superintendent	Warren Earl Burger	437 U.S. 19 (1978)	1268
June 14, 1978	Burks v. United States	Warren Earl Burger	437 U.S. 1 (1978)	4912
June 12, 1978	Terk v. Gordon, Director, New Mexico Department of Fish and Game, et al.	Per curiam	436 U.S. 850 (1978)	–
June 12, 1978	National Broiler Marketing Assn. v. United States	Harry Andrew Blackmun	436 U.S. 816 (1978)	–
June 12, 1978	Federal Communications Commission v. National Citizens Committee for Broadcasting et al.	Thurgood Marshall	436 U.S. 775 (1978)	406
June 6, 1978	Agosto v. Immigration and Naturalization Service	Thurgood Marshall	436 U.S. 748 (1978)	211
June 6, 1978	Quern, Director, Department of Public Aid of Illinois, et al. v. Mandley et al.	Potter Stewart	436 U.S. 725 (1978)	173
June 6, 1978	Monell et al. v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	436 U.S. 658 (1978)	41449
June 6, 1978	Mobil Alaska Pipeline Co. v. United States et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	436 U.S. 631 (1978)	324
June 5, 1978	Mobil Oil Corp. v. Higginbotham, Administratrix, et al.	John Paul Stevens	436 U.S. 618 (1978)	509
May 31, 1978	Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Charlestone Stone Products Co.	Thurgood Marshall	436 U.S. 604 (1978)	166
May 31, 1978	Robertson v. Wegmann, Executor, et al.	Thurgood Marshall	436 U.S. 584 (1978)	729
May 31, 1978	Zurcher, Chief of Police of Palo Alto, et al. v. Stanford Daily et al.	Byron Raymond White	436 U.S. 547 (1978)	910
May 31, 1978	California et al. v. Southland Royalty Co. et al.	Byron Raymond White	436 U.S. 519 (1978)	–
May 31, 1978	Michigan v. Tyler et al.	Potter Stewart	436 U.S. 499 (1978)	1386
May 30, 1978	General Atomic Co. v. Felter, Judge, et al.	Per curiam	436 U.S. 493 (1978)	–
May 30, 1978	Taylor v. Kentucky	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	436 U.S. 478 (1978)	844
May 30, 1978	Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	436 U.S. 447 (1978)	1074
May 30, 1978	In Re Primus	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	436 U.S. 412 (1978)	401
May 23, 1978	Vitek, Director, Department of Correctional Services, et al. v. Jones et al.	Per curiam	436 U.S. 407 (1978)	–
May 23, 1978	Baldwin et al. v. Fish and Game Commission of Montana et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	436 U.S. 371 (1978)	390
May 23, 1978	United States v. Mauro et al.	Byron Raymond White	436 U.S. 340 (1978)	731
May 23, 1978	Marshall, Secretary of Labor, et al. v. Barlow'S, Inc.	Byron Raymond White	436 U.S. 307 (1978)	1428
May 23, 1978	Pinkus, Dba Rosslyn News Co. et al. v. United States	Warren Earl Burger	436 U.S. 293 (1978)	–
May 22, 1978	United States v. Sotelo et Ux.	Thurgood Marshall	436 U.S. 268 (1978)	206
May 22, 1978	Slodov v. United States	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	436 U.S. 238 (1978)	572
May 15, 1978	Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego County District Council of Carpenters	John Paul Stevens	436 U.S. 180 (1978)	689
May 15, 1978	Flagg Bros., Inc., et al. v. Brooks et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	436 U.S. 149 (1978)	2370
May 15, 1978	Scott et al. v. United States	William Hubbs Rehnquist	436 U.S. 128 (1978)	1598
May 15, 1978	Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sloan	William Hubbs Rehnquist	436 U.S. 103 (1978)	381
May 15, 1978	Kulko v. Superior Court of California in and for the City and County of San Francisco (horn, Real Party in Interest)	Thurgood Marshall	436 U.S. 84 (1978)	1640
May 15, 1978	Santa Clara Pueblo et al. v. Martinez et al.	Thurgood Marshall	436 U.S. 49 (1978)	1620
May 15, 1978	United States v. California	Potter Stewart	436 U.S. 32 (1978)	–
May 1, 1978	United States v. Jacobs, Aka 'Mrs. Kramer'	Per curiam	436 U.S. 31 (1978)	–
May 1, 1978	Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division et al. v. Craft et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	436 U.S. 1 (1978)	1419
May 1, 1978	United States v. Macdonald	Harry Andrew Blackmun	435 U.S. 850 (1978)	806
May 1, 1978	Landmark Communications, Inc. v. Virginia	Warren Earl Burger	435 U.S. 829 (1978)	585
April 26, 1978	First National Bank of Boston et al. v. Bellotti, Attorney General of Massachusetts	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	435 U.S. 765 (1978)	1551
April 26, 1978	Department of Revenue of Washington v. Association of Washington Stevedoring Companies et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	435 U.S. 734 (1978)	207
April 25, 1978	City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power et al. v. Manhart et al.	John Paul Stevens	435 U.S. 702 (1978)	734
April 25, 1978	National Society of Professional Engineers v. United States	John Paul Stevens	435 U.S. 679 (1978)	898
April 19, 1978	Elkins, President, University of Maryland v. Moreno et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	435 U.S. 647 (1978)	211
April 19, 1978	McDaniel v. Paty et al.	Warren Earl Burger	435 U.S. 618 (1978)	299
April 18, 1978	Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc., et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	435 U.S. 589 (1978)	4546
April 18, 1978	Frank Lyon Co. v. United States	Harry Andrew Blackmun	435 U.S. 561 (1978)	810
April 17, 1978	Proctor v. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary	Per curiam	435 U.S. 559 (1978)	–
April 3, 1978	Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	435 U.S. 519 (1978)	2329
April 3, 1978	Malone, Commissioner of Labor and Industry for Minnesota v. White Motor Corp. et al.	Byron Raymond White	435 U.S. 497 (1978)	541
April 3, 1978	Holloway et al. v. Arkansas	Warren Earl Burger	435 U.S. 475 (1978)	2478
March 29, 1978	Massachusetts v. United States	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	435 U.S. 444 (1978)	207
March 29, 1978	City of Lafayette, Louisiana, et al. v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	435 U.S. 389 (1978)	703
March 28, 1978	Bankers Trust Co. v. Mallis et al.	Per curiam	435 U.S. 381 (1978)	904
March 28, 1978	United States v. Culbert	Thurgood Marshall	435 U.S. 371 (1978)	218
March 28, 1978	Stump et al. v. Sparkman et Vir	Byron Raymond White	435 U.S. 349 (1978)	5547
March 22, 1978	Lakeside v. Oregon	Potter Stewart	435 U.S. 333 (1978)	380
March 22, 1978	United States v. Wheeler	Potter Stewart	435 U.S. 313 (1978)	1076
March 22, 1978	Foley v. Connelie, Superintendent of New York State Police, et al.	Warren Earl Burger	435 U.S. 291 (1978)	251
March 21, 1978	United States v. Ceccolini	William Hubbs Rehnquist	435 U.S. 268 (1978)	702
March 21, 1978	Carey et al. v. Piphus et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	435 U.S. 247 (1978)	3438
March 21, 1978	Ballew v. Georgia	Harry Andrew Blackmun	435 U.S. 223 (1978)	316
March 20, 1978	Cleland, Administrator of Veterans' Administration, et al. v. National College of Business	Per curiam	435 U.S. 213 (1978)	–
March 6, 1978	Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	435 U.S. 191 (1978)	496
March 6, 1978	Ray, Governor of Washington, et al. v. Atlantic Richfield Co. et al.	Byron Raymond White	435 U.S. 151 (1978)	588
March 6, 1978	United States v. Board of Commissioners of Sheffield, Alabama, et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	435 U.S. 110 (1978)	222
March 1, 1978	Board of Curators of the University of Missouri et al. v. Horowitz	William Hubbs Rehnquist	435 U.S. 78 (1978)	911
March 1, 1978	Federal Maritime Commission et al. v. Pacific Maritime Assn. et al.	Byron Raymond White	435 U.S. 40 (1978)	–
February 28, 1978	Central Illinois Public Service Co. v. United States	Harry Andrew Blackmun	435 U.S. 21 (1978)	106
February 28, 1978	Simpson v. United States	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	435 U.S. 6 (1978)	656
February 27, 1978	Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Torres	Per curiam	435 U.S. 1 (1978)	188
February 22, 1978	J. W. Bateson Co., Inc., et al. v. United States Ex Rel. Board of Trustees of the National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund et al.	Thurgood Marshall	434 U.S. 586 (1978)	135
February 22, 1978	Lorillard, a Division of Loew'S Theatres, Inc. v. Pons	Thurgood Marshall	434 U.S. 575 (1978)	1535
February 22, 1978	Procunier, Corrections Director, et al. v. Navarette	Byron Raymond White	434 U.S. 555 (1978)	925
February 22, 1978	Durst et al. v. United States	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	434 U.S. 542 (1978)	–
February 22, 1978	Fulman et al., Trustees v. United States	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	434 U.S. 528 (1978)	156
February 21, 1978	Arizona et al. v. Washington	John Paul Stevens	434 U.S. 497 (1978)	2314
February 21, 1978	United States Steel Corp. et al. v. Multistate Tax Commission et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	434 U.S. 452 (1978)	140
February 21, 1978	Raymond Motor Transportation, Inc., et al. v. Rice, Secretary, Department of Transportation of Wisconsin, et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	434 U.S. 429 (1978)	341
January 23, 1978	Vendo Co. v. Lektro-Vend Corp. et al.	Per curiam	434 U.S. 425 (1978)	–
January 23, 1978	Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	Potter Stewart	434 U.S. 412 (1978)	3039
January 18, 1978	Zablocki, Milwaukee County Clerk v. Redhail	Thurgood Marshall	434 U.S. 374 (1978)	1224
January 18, 1978	Bordenkircher, Penitentiary Superintendent v. Hayes	Potter Stewart	434 U.S. 357 (1978)	2683
January 17, 1978	National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 103, International Association of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron Workers, Afl-Cio, et al.	Byron Raymond White	434 U.S. 335 (1978)	433
January 16, 1978	Smith v. Digmon, Warden, et al	Per curiam	434 U.S. 332 (1978)	167
January 11, 1978	Pfizer Inc. et al. v. Government of India et al.	Potter Stewart	434 U.S. 308 (1978)	206
January 10, 1978	Adamo Wrecking Co. v. United States	William Hubbs Rehnquist	434 U.S. 275 (1978)	210
January 10, 1978	Browder v. Director, Department of Corrections of Illinois	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	434 U.S. 257 (1978)	3383
January 10, 1978	Quilloin v. Walcott et Vir	Thurgood Marshall	434 U.S. 246 (1978)	1234
January 9, 1978	Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., et al. v. Jerome, Judge	Per curiam	434 U.S. 241 (1978)	–
January 9, 1978	Chase Manhattan Bank (national Association) v. South Acres Development Co.	Per curiam	434 U.S. 236 (1978)	–
December 12, 1977	Moore v. Illinois	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	434 U.S. 220 (1977)	676
December 12, 1977	United Air Lines, Inc. v. McMann	Warren Earl Burger	434 U.S. 192 (1977)	251
December 7, 1977	United States v. New York Telephone Co.	Byron Raymond White	434 U.S. 159 (1977)	871
December 6, 1977	Richmond Unified School District v. Berg	Per curiam	434 U.S. 158 (1977)	–
December 6, 1977	Nashville Gas Co. v. Satty	William Hubbs Rehnquist	434 U.S. 136 (1977)	235
December 6, 1977	New York v. Cathedral Academy	Potter Stewart	434 U.S. 125 (1977)	–
December 5, 1977	Pennsylvania v. Mimms	Per curiam	434 U.S. 106 (1977)	3269
December 5, 1977	Idaho Department of Employment v. Smith	Per curiam	434 U.S. 100 (1977)	–
November 29, 1977	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Kowalski et Ux.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	434 U.S. 77 (1977)	143
November 14, 1977	Key et al. v. Doyle et al.	Potter Stewart	434 U.S. 59 (1977)	–
November 8, 1977	Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Jobst	John Paul Stevens	434 U.S. 47 (1977)	366
November 8, 1977	Citizens & Southern National Bank v. Bougas	Harry Andrew Blackmun	434 U.S. 35 (1977)	–
November 7, 1977	Rinaldi v. United States	Per curiam	434 U.S. 22 (1977)	372
October 31, 1977	General Atomic Co. v. Felter, Judge, et al.	Per curiam	434 U.S. 12 (1977)	–
October 11, 1977	Southern Overlying Carrier Chapter of the California Dump Truck Owners Association et al. v. Public Utilities Commission of California	Per curiam	434 U.S. 9 (1977)	–
October 11, 1977	County Board of Arlington County, Virginia, et al. v. Richards et al.	Per curiam	434 U.S. 5 (1977)	–

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Source: opinions from October Term 1977, 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.