Supreme Court of the United States

Opinions of October Term 1978

The 156 opinions the Supreme Court issued in the term that opened in October 1978: 130 signed by a Justice and 26 per curiam.

Decided	Case	Opinion by	Citation	Cited
July 2, 1979	Moore v. Duckworth, Warden	Per curiam	443 U.S. 713 (1979)	–
July 2, 1979	Morland et al. v. Sprecher, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, et al.	Per curiam	443 U.S. 709 (1979)	–
July 2, 1979	Washington et al. v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Association et al.	John Paul Stevens	443 U.S. 658 (1979)	573
July 2, 1979	Bellotti, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al. v. Baird et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	443 U.S. 622 (1979)	833
July 2, 1979	Jones et al. v. Wolf et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	443 U.S. 595 (1979)	834
July 2, 1979	Rose, Warden v. Mitchell et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	443 U.S. 545 (1979)	651
July 2, 1979	Dayton Board of Education et al. v. Brinkman et al.	Byron Raymond White	443 U.S. 526 (1979)	288
July 2, 1979	Columbus Board of Education et al. v. Penick et al.	Byron Raymond White	443 U.S. 449 (1979)	372
July 2, 1979	Gannett Co., Inc. v. Depasquale, County Court Judge of Seneca County, N. Y., et al.	Potter Stewart	443 U.S. 368 (1979)	1226
June 27, 1979	Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve System v. Merrill	Harry Andrew Blackmun	443 U.S. 340 (1979)	309
June 27, 1979	Jackson v. Virginia et al.	Potter Stewart	443 U.S. 307 (1979)	79490
June 27, 1979	Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Boles et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	443 U.S. 282 (1979)	–
June 27, 1979	Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique	Byron Raymond White	443 U.S. 256 (1979)	424
June 27, 1979	United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc v. Weber et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	443 U.S. 193 (1979)	812
June 26, 1979	Leroy, Attorney General of Idaho, et al. v. Great Western United Corp.	John Paul Stevens	443 U.S. 173 (1979)	840
June 26, 1979	Wolston v. Reader'S Digest Association, Inc., et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	443 U.S. 157 (1979)	442
June 26, 1979	Baker v. McCollan	William Hubbs Rehnquist	443 U.S. 137 (1979)	5659
June 26, 1979	Hutchinson v. Proxmire et al.	Warren Earl Burger	443 U.S. 111 (1979)	738
June 26, 1979	Smith, Judge, et al. v. Daily Mail Publishing Co. et al.	Warren Earl Burger	443 U.S. 97 (1979)	452
June 25, 1979	Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Westcott et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	443 U.S. 76 (1979)	262
June 25, 1979	Barry, Chairman, Racing and Wagering Board of New York, et al. v. Barchi	Byron Raymond White	443 U.S. 55 (1979)	653
June 25, 1979	Brown v. Texas	Warren Earl Burger	443 U.S. 47 (1979)	2679
June 25, 1979	Michigan v. Defillippo	Warren Earl Burger	443 U.S. 31 (1979)	1685
June 25, 1979	Mackey, Registrar of Motor Vehicles of Massachusetts v. Montrym	Warren Earl Burger	443 U.S. 1 (1979)	746
June 20, 1979	National Labor Relations Board et al. v. Baptist Hospital, Inc.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	442 U.S. 773 (1979)	108
June 20, 1979	Arkansas v. Sanders	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	442 U.S. 753 (1979)	1484
June 20, 1979	Smith v. Maryland	Harry Andrew Blackmun	442 U.S. 735 (1979)	2305
June 20, 1979	Fare, Acting Chief Probation Officer v. Michael C.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	442 U.S. 707 (1979)	1729
June 20, 1979	Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Yamasaki et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	442 U.S. 682 (1979)	1888
June 20, 1979	Wilson et al. v. Omaha Indian Tribe et al.	Byron Raymond White	442 U.S. 653 (1979)	227
June 20, 1979	Secretary of Public Welfare of Pennsylvania et al. v. Institutionalized Juveniles et al.	Warren Earl Burger	442 U.S. 640 (1979)	–
June 20, 1979	Parham, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources of Georgia, et al. v. J.r. et al.	Warren Earl Burger	442 U.S. 584 (1979)	1078
June 18, 1979	Touche Ross & Co. v. Redington, Trustee, et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	442 U.S. 560 (1979)	1881
June 18, 1979	United States et al. v. Rutherford et al.	Thurgood Marshall	442 U.S. 544 (1979)	398
June 18, 1979	United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. McCombs et al.	Thurgood Marshall	442 U.S. 529 (1979)	–
June 18, 1979	Sandstrom v. Montana	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	442 U.S. 510 (1979)	3585
June 18, 1979	Helstoski v. Meanor, United States District Judge, et al.	Warren Earl Burger	442 U.S. 500 (1979)	426
June 18, 1979	United States v. Helstoski	Warren Earl Burger	442 U.S. 477 (1979)	170
June 18, 1979	Torres v. Puerto RICO	Warren Earl Burger	442 U.S. 465 (1979)	223
June 11, 1979	Southern Railway Co. v. Seaboard Allied Milling Corp. et al.	John Paul Stevens	442 U.S. 444 (1979)	213
June 11, 1979	Moore et al. v. Sims et Ux.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	442 U.S. 415 (1979)	1323
June 11, 1979	Southeastern Community College v. Davis	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	442 U.S. 397 (1979)	1381
June 11, 1979	Great American Federal Savings & Loan Association et al. v. Novotny	Potter Stewart	442 U.S. 366 (1979)	1006
June 11, 1979	Andrus, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Sierra Club et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	442 U.S. 347 (1979)	331
June 11, 1979	Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. et al.	Warren Earl Burger	442 U.S. 330 (1979)	990
June 11, 1979	Lo-Ji Sales, Inc. v. New York	Warren Earl Burger	442 U.S. 319 (1979)	642
June 5, 1979	Babbitt, Governor of Arizona, et al. v. United Farm Workers National Union et al.	Byron Raymond White	442 U.S. 289 (1979)	2028
June 5, 1979	Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts et al. v. Feeney	Potter Stewart	442 U.S. 256 (1979)	2187
June 5, 1979	Davis v. Passman	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	442 U.S. 228 (1979)	3039
June 5, 1979	Dunaway v. New York	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	442 U.S. 200 (1979)	3633
June 4, 1979	Marchioro et al. v. Chaney et al.	John Paul Stevens	442 U.S. 191 (1979)	–
June 4, 1979	United States v. Addonizio et al.	John Paul Stevens	442 U.S. 178 (1979)	1450
June 4, 1979	County Court of Ulster County, New York, et al. v. Allen et al.	John Paul Stevens	442 U.S. 140 (1979)	1990
June 4, 1979	Brown v. Felsen	Harry Andrew Blackmun	442 U.S. 127 (1979)	1838
June 4, 1979	United States v. Batchelder	Thurgood Marshall	442 U.S. 114 (1979)	1568
June 4, 1979	Dunn v. United States	Thurgood Marshall	442 U.S. 100 (1979)	482
May 29, 1979	Green v. Georgia	Per curiam	442 U.S. 95 (1979)	672
May 29, 1979	Great Western Sugar Co. v. Nelson	Per curiam	442 U.S. 92 (1979)	151
May 29, 1979	Parker v. Randolph et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	442 U.S. 62 (1979)	590
May 29, 1979	International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers et al. v. Foust	Thurgood Marshall	442 U.S. 42 (1979)	454
May 29, 1979	Greenholtz, Chairman, Board of Parole of Nebraska, et al. v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal and Correction Complex et al.	Warren Earl Burger	442 U.S. 1 (1979)	3299
May 21, 1979	Connor et al. v. Coleman, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, et al.	Per curiam	441 U.S. 792 (1979)	–
May 21, 1979	Kentucky v. Whorton	Per curiam	441 U.S. 786 (1979)	342
May 21, 1979	United States v. Timmreck	John Paul Stevens	441 U.S. 780 (1979)	1059
May 21, 1979	United States v. Naftalin	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	441 U.S. 768 (1979)	327
May 21, 1979	Oscar Mayer & Co. et al. v. Evans	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	441 U.S. 750 (1979)	712
May 14, 1979	Cannon v. University of Chicago et al.	John Paul Stevens	441 U.S. 677 (1979)	2763
May 14, 1979	Chapman, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources of Texas, et al. v. Houston Welfare Rights Organization et al.	John Paul Stevens	441 U.S. 600 (1979)	1521
May 14, 1979	Bell, Attorney General, et al. v. Wolfish et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	441 U.S. 520 (1979)	11438
May 14, 1979	United States v. 564.54 Acres of Land, More Or Less, Situated in Monroe and Pike Counties, Pennsylvania, et al.	Thurgood Marshall	441 U.S. 506 (1979)	207
May 14, 1979	Ford Motor Co. (chicago Stamping Plant) v. National Labor Relations Board et al.	Byron Raymond White	441 U.S. 488 (1979)	439
May 14, 1979	Burks et al. v. Lasker et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	441 U.S. 471 (1979)	435
April 30, 1979	Wilkins v. United States	Per curiam	441 U.S. 468 (1979)	–
April 30, 1979	Smith et al. v. Arkansas State Highway Employees, Local 1315, et al.	Per curiam	441 U.S. 463 (1979)	377
April 30, 1979	Toll, President, University of Maryland v. Moreno et al.	Per curiam	441 U.S. 458 (1979)	–
April 30, 1979	Japan Line, Ltd., et al. v. County of Los Angeles et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	441 U.S. 434 (1979)	375
April 30, 1979	Addington v. Texas	Warren Earl Burger	441 U.S. 418 (1979)	3004
April 24, 1979	Caban v. Mohammed et Ux.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	441 U.S. 380 (1979)	738
April 24, 1979	North Carolina v. Butler	Potter Stewart	441 U.S. 369 (1979)	2172
April 24, 1979	Parham v. Hughes	Potter Stewart	441 U.S. 347 (1979)	300
April 24, 1979	Hughes v. Oklahoma	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	441 U.S. 322 (1979)	760
April 18, 1979	Chrysler Corp. v. Brown, Secretary of Defense, et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	441 U.S. 281 (1979)	1386
April 18, 1979	Dalia v. United States	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	441 U.S. 238 (1979)	639
April 18, 1979	Douglas Oil Company of California et al. v. Petrol Stops Northwest et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	441 U.S. 211 (1979)	982
April 18, 1979	Herbert v. Lando et al.	Byron Raymond White	441 U.S. 153 (1979)	1085
April 18, 1979	Arizona Public Service Co. et al. v. Snead, Director of Revenue Division, Taxation and Revenue Department of New Mexico, et al.	Potter Stewart	441 U.S. 141 (1979)	–
April 17, 1979	Burch et al. v. Louisiana	William Hubbs Rehnquist	441 U.S. 130 (1979)	255
April 17, 1979	Gladstone, Realtors, et al. v. Village of Bellwood et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	441 U.S. 91 (1979)	1761
April 17, 1979	Ambach, Commissioner of Education of the State of New York, et al. v. Norwick et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	441 U.S. 68 (1979)	255
April 17, 1979	Alexander et al. v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development et al.	Thurgood Marshall	441 U.S. 39 (1979)	–
April 17, 1979	Broadcast Music, Inc., et al. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., et al.	Byron Raymond White	441 U.S. 1 (1979)	694
April 2, 1979	United States v. Caceres	John Paul Stevens	440 U.S. 741 (1979)	883
April 2, 1979	United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc., et al.	Thurgood Marshall	440 U.S. 715 (1979)	1102
April 2, 1979	Federal Communications Commission v. Midwest Video Corporation et al.	Byron Raymond White	440 U.S. 689 (1979)	149
March 27, 1979	Leo Sheep Co. et al. v. United States et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	440 U.S. 668 (1979)	147
March 27, 1979	Delaware v. Prouse	Byron Raymond White	440 U.S. 648 (1979)	5549
March 27, 1979	County of Los Angeles et al. v. Davis et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	440 U.S. 625 (1979)	1768
March 26, 1979	Connor et al. v. Coleman, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, et al.	Per curiam	440 U.S. 612 (1979)	–
March 21, 1979	New York City Transit Authority et al. v. Beazer et al.	John Paul Stevens	440 U.S. 568 (1979)	641
March 21, 1979	New York Telephone Co. et al. v. New York State Department of Labor et al.	John Paul Stevens	440 U.S. 519 (1979)	270
March 21, 1979	National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago et al.	Warren Earl Burger	440 U.S. 490 (1979)	688
March 20, 1979	National Muffler Dealers Assn., Inc. v. United States	Harry Andrew Blackmun	440 U.S. 472 (1979)	544
March 20, 1979	New Jersey v. Portash	Potter Stewart	440 U.S. 450 (1979)	393
March 5, 1979	Chase Manhattan Bank, N. a., et al. v. Finance Administration of City of New York et al.	Per curiam	440 U.S. 447 (1979)	–
March 5, 1979	Anders, Solicitor of Richland County v. Floyd	Per curiam	440 U.S. 445 (1979)	–
March 5, 1979	Ramsey v. New York	Per curiam	440 U.S. 444 (1979)	–
March 5, 1979	Nevada et al. v. Hall et al.	John Paul Stevens	440 U.S. 410 (1979)	510
March 5, 1979	Lake Country Estates, Inc., et al. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency et al.	John Paul Stevens	440 U.S. 391 (1979)	891
March 5, 1979	Scott v. Illinois	William Hubbs Rehnquist	440 U.S. 367 (1979)	1061
March 5, 1979	Quern, Director, Department of Public Aid of Illinois v. Jordan	William Hubbs Rehnquist	440 U.S. 332 (1979)	4123
March 5, 1979	Detroit Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board	Potter Stewart	440 U.S. 301 (1979)	309
March 5, 1979	Orr v. Orr	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	440 U.S. 268 (1979)	714
February 28, 1979	Aronson v. Quick Point Pencil Co.	Warren Earl Burger	440 U.S. 257 (1979)	208
February 27, 1979	Group Life & Health Insurance Co., Aka Blue Shield of Texas, et al. v. Royal Drug Co., Inc., Dba Royal Pharmacy of Castle Hills, et al.	Potter Stewart	440 U.S. 205 (1979)	571
February 26, 1979	United States v. Bodcaw Co.	Per curiam	440 U.S. 202 (1979)	101
February 26, 1979	Harrah Independent School District et al. v. Martin	Per curiam	440 U.S. 194 (1979)	203
February 22, 1979	Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers Party et al.	Thurgood Marshall	440 U.S. 173 (1979)	844
February 22, 1979	Montana et al. v. United States	Thurgood Marshall	440 U.S. 147 (1979)	3633
February 22, 1979	Miller, Director, Department of Children and Family Services of Illinois, et al. v. Youakim et al.	Thurgood Marshall	440 U.S. 125 (1979)	199
February 22, 1979	Vance, Secretary of State, et al. v. Bradley et al.	Byron Raymond White	440 U.S. 93 (1979)	1449
February 22, 1979	Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission	Potter Stewart	440 U.S. 69 (1979)	102
February 22, 1979	California v. Arizona et al.	Potter Stewart	440 U.S. 59 (1979)	–
February 21, 1979	Butner v. United States et al.	John Paul Stevens	440 U.S. 48 (1979)	3653
February 21, 1979	Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Rasmussen et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	440 U.S. 29 (1979)	–
February 21, 1979	Friedman et al. v. Rogers et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	440 U.S. 1 (1979)	415
January 22, 1979	Hisquierdo v. Hisquierdo	Harry Andrew Blackmun	439 U.S. 572 (1979)	837
January 16, 1979	International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America v. Daniel	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	439 U.S. 551 (1979)	536
January 16, 1979	Thor Power Tool Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	Harry Andrew Blackmun	439 U.S. 522 (1979)	615
January 16, 1979	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Pennzoil Producing Co. et al.	Byron Raymond White	439 U.S. 508 (1979)	–
January 16, 1979	Washington et al. v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation	Potter Stewart	439 U.S. 463 (1979)	453
January 15, 1979	Lee v. Missouri	Per curiam	439 U.S. 461 (1979)	–
January 15, 1979	Harlin v. Missouri	Per curiam	439 U.S. 459 (1979)	–
January 15, 1979	Leis et al. v. Flynt et al.	Per curiam	439 U.S. 438 (1979)	420
January 9, 1979	Colautti, Secretary of Welfare of Pennsylvania, et al. v. Franklin et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	439 U.S. 379 (1979)	971
January 9, 1979	Duren v. Missouri	Byron Raymond White	439 U.S. 357 (1979)	2373
January 9, 1979	Parklane Hosiery Co., Inc., et al. v. Shore	Potter Stewart	439 U.S. 322 (1979)	4229
January 8, 1979	Mobay Chemical Corp. v. Costle, Administratrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency	Per curiam	439 U.S. 320 (1979)	–
January 4, 1979	Givhan v. Western Line Consolidated School District et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	439 U.S. 410 (1979)	1018
December 18, 1978	Marquette National Bank of Minneapolis v. First of Omaha Service Corp. et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	439 U.S. 299 (1978)	187
December 18, 1978	Michigan v. Doran	Warren Earl Burger	439 U.S. 282 (1978)	640
December 11, 1978	Hunter v. Dean, Sheriff	Per curiam	439 U.S. 281 (1978)	–
December 11, 1978	Lalli v. Lalli, Administratrix, et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	439 U.S. 259 (1978)	430
December 11, 1978	Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. First Lincolnwood Corp.	Thurgood Marshall	439 U.S. 234 (1978)	–
December 11, 1978	Corbitt v. New Jersey	Byron Raymond White	439 U.S. 212 (1978)	468
December 11, 1978	United California Bank et al., Co-Executors v. United States	Byron Raymond White	439 U.S. 180 (1978)	–
December 11, 1978	Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Aznavorian	Potter Stewart	439 U.S. 170 (1978)	179
December 5, 1978	Rakas et al. v. Illinois	William Hubbs Rehnquist	439 U.S. 128 (1978)	6103
December 5, 1978	New Motor Vehicle Board of California et al. v. Orrin W. Fox Co. et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	439 U.S. 96 (1978)	283
December 4, 1978	Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Sheehan	Per curiam	439 U.S. 89 (1978)	478
November 28, 1978	Holt Civic Club et al. v. City of Tuscaloosa et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	439 U.S. 60 (1978)	320
November 28, 1978	Dougherty County, Georgia, Board of Education et al. v. White	Thurgood Marshall	439 U.S. 32 (1978)	103
November 13, 1978	Board of Trustees of Keene State College et al. v. Sweeney	Per curiam	439 U.S. 24 (1978)	589
November 6, 1978	Presnell v. Georgia	Per curiam	439 U.S. 14 (1978)	191
October 30, 1978	National Labor Relations Board v. Baylor University Medical Center	Per curiam	439 U.S. 9 (1978)	–
October 16, 1978	Carey, State'S Attorney of Cook County, Illinois v. Wynn et al.	Per curiam	439 U.S. 8 (1978)	–
October 16, 1978	Long Island Rail Road Co. v. Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Co. et al.	Per curiam	439 U.S. 1 (1978)	–

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Source: opinions from October Term 1978, 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.