Supreme Court of the United States

Opinions of October Term 1979

The 157 opinions the Supreme Court issued in the term that opened in October 1979: 132 signed by a Justice and 25 per curiam.

Decided	Case	Opinion by	Citation	Cited
July 2, 1980	Hammett v. Texas	Per curiam	448 U.S. 725 (1980)	–
July 2, 1980	Industrial Union Department, Afl-Cio v. American Petroleum Institute et al.	John Paul Stevens	448 U.S. 607 (1980)	396
July 2, 1980	Richmond Newspapers, Inc., et al. v. Virginia et al.	Warren Earl Burger	448 U.S. 555 (1980)	1951
July 2, 1980	Fullilove et al. v. Klutznick, Secretary of Commerce, et al.	Warren Earl Burger	448 U.S. 448 (1980)	821
June 30, 1980	Mabry, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Correction v. Klimas	Per curiam	448 U.S. 444 (1980)	–
June 30, 1980	Reid v. Georgia	Per curiam	448 U.S. 438 (1980)	1109
June 30, 1980	United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	448 U.S. 371 (1980)	334
June 30, 1980	Williams et al. v. Zbaraz et al.	Potter Stewart	448 U.S. 358 (1980)	–
June 30, 1980	Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. McRae et al.	Potter Stewart	448 U.S. 297 (1980)	1702
June 27, 1980	Thomas v. Washington Gas Light Co. et al.	John Paul Stevens	448 U.S. 261 (1980)	219
June 27, 1980	United States v. Ward, Dba L. O. Ward Oil & Gas Operations	William Hubbs Rehnquist	448 U.S. 242 (1980)	969
June 27, 1980	Dawson Chemical Co. et al. v. Rohm & Haas Co.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	448 U.S. 176 (1980)	198
June 27, 1980	Central Machinery Co. v. Arizona State Tax Commission	Thurgood Marshall	448 U.S. 160 (1980)	101
June 27, 1980	White Mountain Apache Tribe et al. v. Bracker et al.	Thurgood Marshall	448 U.S. 136 (1980)	778
June 25, 1980	Maher, Commissioner of Income Maintenance of Connecticut v. Gagne	John Paul Stevens	448 U.S. 122 (1980)	1087
June 25, 1980	Rawlings v. Kentucky	William Hubbs Rehnquist	448 U.S. 98 (1980)	2425
June 25, 1980	United States v. Salvucci et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	448 U.S. 83 (1980)	1879
June 25, 1980	Ohio v. Roberts	Harry Andrew Blackmun	448 U.S. 56 (1980)	5425
June 25, 1980	Adams v. Texas	Byron Raymond White	448 U.S. 38 (1980)	1718
June 25, 1980	Maine et al. v. Thiboutot et Vir.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	448 U.S. 1 (1980)	1890
June 23, 1980	Mohasco Corp. v. Silver	John Paul Stevens	447 U.S. 807 (1980)	939
June 23, 1980	O'Bannon, Secretary of Public Welfare of Pennsylvania v. Town Court Nursing Center et al.	John Paul Stevens	447 U.S. 773 (1980)	391
June 23, 1980	Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	447 U.S. 752 (1980)	2455
June 23, 1980	United States v. Payner	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	447 U.S. 727 (1980)	785
June 23, 1980	Sun Ship, Inc. v. Pennsylvania et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	447 U.S. 715 (1980)	233
June 23, 1980	United States v. Raddatz	Warren Earl Burger	447 U.S. 667 (1980)	3232
June 20, 1980	Walter v. United States	John Paul Stevens	447 U.S. 649 (1980)	793
June 20, 1980	Beck v. Alabama	John Paul Stevens	447 U.S. 625 (1980)	2209
June 20, 1980	National Labor Relations Board v. Retail Store Employees Union, Local 1001, Retail Clerks International Assn., Afl-Cio, et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	447 U.S. 607 (1980)	107
June 20, 1980	Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission of New York	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	447 U.S. 557 (1980)	2526
June 20, 1980	Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. v. Public Service Commission of New York	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	447 U.S. 530 (1980)	838
June 20, 1980	National Labor Relations Board v. International Longshoremen'S Assn., Afl-Cio, et al.	Thurgood Marshall	447 U.S. 490 (1980)	104
June 20, 1980	Carey, State'S Attorney of Cook County v. Brown et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	447 U.S. 455 (1980)	986
June 19, 1980	Reeves, Inc. v. Stake et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	447 U.S. 429 (1980)	360
June 19, 1980	Illinois v. Vitale	Byron Raymond White	447 U.S. 410 (1980)	1215
June 16, 1980	Anderson, Warden v. Charles	Per curiam	447 U.S. 404 (1980)	896
June 16, 1980	Bifulco v. United States	Harry Andrew Blackmun	447 U.S. 381 (1980)	734
June 16, 1980	Bryant et al. v. Yellen et al.	Byron Raymond White	447 U.S. 352 (1980)	133
June 16, 1980	Hicks v. Oklahoma	Potter Stewart	447 U.S. 343 (1980)	641
June 16, 1980	Brown v. Louisiana	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	447 U.S. 323 (1980)	176
June 16, 1980	Diamond, Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks v. Chakrabarty	Warren Earl Burger	447 U.S. 303 (1980)	377
June 16, 1980	United States v. Henry	Warren Earl Burger	447 U.S. 264 (1980)	1013
June 10, 1980	Agins et Ux. v. City of Tiburon	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	447 U.S. 255 (1980)	1272
June 10, 1980	Jenkins v. Anderson, Warden	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	447 U.S. 231 (1980)	1359
June 10, 1980	Exxon Corp. v. Department of Revenue of Wisconsin	Thurgood Marshall	447 U.S. 207 (1980)	278
June 10, 1980	Coffy v. Republic Steel Corp.	Thurgood Marshall	447 U.S. 191 (1980)	116
June 10, 1980	Washington et al. v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation et al.	Byron Raymond White	447 U.S. 134 (1980)	702
June 10, 1980	California v. Nevada	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	447 U.S. 125 (1980)	–
June 9, 1980	Consumer Product Safety Commission et al. v. Gte Sylvania, Inc., et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	447 U.S. 102 (1980)	2564
June 9, 1980	Pruneyard Shopping Center et al. v. Robins et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	447 U.S. 74 (1980)	1093
June 9, 1980	New York Gaslight Club, Inc., et al. v. Carey	Harry Andrew Blackmun	447 U.S. 54 (1980)	536
June 9, 1980	Lewis, Comptroller of Florida v. Bt Investment Managers, Inc., et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	447 U.S. 27 (1980)	448
June 9, 1980	Standefer v. United States	Warren Earl Burger	447 U.S. 10 (1980)	693
June 9, 1980	United States v. California	Warren Earl Burger	447 U.S. 1 (1980)	–
June 2, 1980	Hanrahan et al. v. Hampton et al.	Per curiam	446 U.S. 754 (1980)	952
June 2, 1980	Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.	Thurgood Marshall	446 U.S. 740 (1980)	848
June 2, 1980	Supreme Court of Virginia et al. v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc., et al.	Byron Raymond White	446 U.S. 719 (1980)	904
June 2, 1980	Aaron v. Securities and Exchange Commission	Potter Stewart	446 U.S. 680 (1980)	769
June 2, 1980	Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Shell Oil Co. et al.	Warren Earl Burger	446 U.S. 657 (1980)	112
May 27, 1980	Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Rosario et al.	Per curiam	446 U.S. 651 (1980)	104
May 27, 1980	Catalano, Inc., et al. v. Target Sales, Inc., et al.	Per curiam	446 U.S. 643 (1980)	229
May 27, 1980	Gomez v. Toledo	Thurgood Marshall	446 U.S. 635 (1980)	2697
May 27, 1980	United States v. Havens	Byron Raymond White	446 U.S. 620 (1980)	665
May 27, 1980	Andrus, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Glover Construction Co.	Potter Stewart	446 U.S. 608 (1980)	329
May 27, 1980	Harrison, Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, et al. v. Ppg Industries, Inc., et al.	Potter Stewart	446 U.S. 578 (1980)	382
May 27, 1980	United States v. Mendenhall	Potter Stewart	446 U.S. 544 (1980)	6313
May 19, 1980	Texas v. New Mexico	Per curiam	446 U.S. 540 (1980)	–
May 19, 1980	Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Utah	John Paul Stevens	446 U.S. 500 (1980)	–
May 19, 1980	Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York et al. v. Tomanio	William Hubbs Rehnquist	446 U.S. 478 (1980)	1250
May 19, 1980	Navarro Savings Assn. v. Lee et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	446 U.S. 458 (1980)	732
May 19, 1980	Godfrey v. Georgia	Potter Stewart	446 U.S. 420 (1980)	1672
May 19, 1980	Busic v. United States	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	446 U.S. 398 (1980)	597
May 12, 1980	Fungaroli v. Fungaroli	Per curiam	446 U.S. 930 (1980)	–
May 12, 1980	Nachman Corp. v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation et al.	John Paul Stevens	446 U.S. 359 (1980)	703
May 12, 1980	Cuyler, Correctional Superintendent, et al. v. Sullivan	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	446 U.S. 335 (1980)	5389
May 12, 1980	General Telephone Company of the Northwest, Inc., et al. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission et al.	Byron Raymond White	446 U.S. 318 (1980)	1072
May 12, 1980	Rhode Island v. Innis	Potter Stewart	446 U.S. 291 (1980)	5571
May 12, 1980	American Export Lines, Inc. v. Alvez et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	446 U.S. 274 (1980)	193
April 28, 1980	United States v. Louisiana et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	446 U.S. 253 (1980)	–
April 28, 1980	Marshall, Secretary of Labor, et al. v. Jerrico, Inc.	Thurgood Marshall	446 U.S. 238 (1980)	658
April 22, 1980	Williams et al. v. Brown et al.	Per curiam	446 U.S. 236 (1980)	–
April 22, 1980	Baldasar v. Illinois	Per curiam	446 U.S. 222 (1980)	553
April 22, 1980	City of Rome et al. v. United States et al.	Thurgood Marshall	446 U.S. 156 (1980)	419
April 22, 1980	Wengler v. Druggists Mutual Insurance Co. et al.	Byron Raymond White	446 U.S. 142 (1980)	254
April 22, 1980	City of Mobile, Alabama, et al. v. Bolden et al.	Potter Stewart	446 U.S. 55 (1980)	783
April 22, 1980	Carlson, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al. v. Green, Administratrix	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	446 U.S. 14 (1980)	2910
April 22, 1980	Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. General Electric Co.	Warren Earl Burger	446 U.S. 1 (1980)	1545
April 16, 1980	Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Idaho et al.	Byron Raymond White	445 U.S. 715 (1980)	–
April 16, 1980	Whalen v. United States	Potter Stewart	445 U.S. 684 (1980)	1789
April 16, 1980	Owen v. City of Independence, Missouri, et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	445 U.S. 622 (1980)	2083
April 15, 1980	Payton v. New York	John Paul Stevens	445 U.S. 573 (1980)	7618
April 15, 1980	Roberts v. United States	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	445 U.S. 552 (1980)	734
April 15, 1980	United States v. Mitchell et al.	Thurgood Marshall	445 U.S. 535 (1980)	2169
March 31, 1980	Branti v. Finkel et al.	John Paul Stevens	445 U.S. 507 (1980)	1881
March 25, 1980	Vitek, Correctional Director, et al. v. Jones	Byron Raymond White	445 U.S. 480 (1980)	1747
March 25, 1980	United States v. Crews	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	445 U.S. 463 (1980)	1151
March 19, 1980	Mobil Oil Corp. v. Commissioner of Taxes of Vermont	Harry Andrew Blackmun	445 U.S. 425 (1980)	395
March 19, 1980	United States Parole Commission et al. v. Geraghty	Harry Andrew Blackmun	445 U.S. 388 (1980)	1936
March 19, 1980	Gte Sylvania, Inc., et al. v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc., et al.	Thurgood Marshall	445 U.S. 375 (1980)	249
March 19, 1980	United States v. Gillock	Warren Earl Burger	445 U.S. 360 (1980)	253
March 19, 1980	Deposit Guaranty National Bank of Jackson, Mississippi v. Roper et al.	Warren Earl Burger	445 U.S. 326 (1980)	1115
March 18, 1980	Vance et al. v. Universal Amusement Co., Inc., et al.	Per curiam	445 U.S. 308 (1980)	270
March 18, 1980	Rummel v. Estelle, Corrections Director	William Hubbs Rehnquist	445 U.S. 263 (1980)	2234
March 18, 1980	United States v. Clarke et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	445 U.S. 253 (1980)	289
March 18, 1980	Chiarella v. United States	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	445 U.S. 222 (1980)	1089
March 18, 1980	Costle, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency v. Pacific Legal Foundation et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	445 U.S. 198 (1980)	–
March 17, 1980	Crown Simpson Pulp Co. et al. v. Costle, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency	Per curiam	445 U.S. 193 (1980)	–
March 3, 1980	Forsham et al. v. Harris, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	445 U.S. 169 (1980)	279
March 3, 1980	Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	445 U.S. 136 (1980)	892
March 3, 1980	United States v. Apfelbaum	William Hubbs Rehnquist	445 U.S. 115 (1980)	352
March 3, 1980	California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc., et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	445 U.S. 97 (1980)	855
March 3, 1980	Bloomer v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.	Thurgood Marshall	445 U.S. 74 (1980)	–
February 27, 1980	Lewis v. United States	Harry Andrew Blackmun	445 U.S. 55 (1980)	843
February 27, 1980	Trammel v. United States	Warren Earl Burger	445 U.S. 40 (1980)	1217
February 26, 1980	Massachusetts v. Meehan	Per curiam	445 U.S. 39 (1980)	–
February 26, 1980	United States v. Clark, Guardian	Thurgood Marshall	445 U.S. 23 (1980)	145
February 26, 1980	Whirlpool Corp. v. Marshall, Secretary of Labor	Potter Stewart	445 U.S. 1 (1980)	247
February 20, 1980	United States et al. v. Euge	William Hubbs Rehnquist	444 U.S. 707 (1980)	190
February 20, 1980	National Labor Relations Board v. Yeshiva University	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	444 U.S. 672 (1980)	275
February 20, 1980	Committee for Public Education and Religious Liberty et al. v. Regan, Comptroller of New York, et al.	Byron Raymond White	444 U.S. 646 (1980)	186
February 20, 1980	Village of Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better Environment et al.	Byron Raymond White	444 U.S. 620 (1980)	909
February 20, 1980	California Brewers Assn. et al. v. Bryant et al.	Potter Stewart	444 U.S. 598 (1980)	112
February 20, 1980	Seatrain Shipbuilding Corp. et al. v. Shell Oil Co. et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	444 U.S. 572 (1980)	235
February 20, 1980	Ford Motor Credit Co. et al. v. Milhollin	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	444 U.S. 555 (1980)	896
February 20, 1980	Stafford, U.S. Attorney, et al. v. Briggs et al.	Warren Earl Burger	444 U.S. 527 (1980)	324
February 19, 1980	Snepp v. United States	Per curiam	444 U.S. 507 (1980)	285
February 19, 1980	Crowell, Secretary of State of Tennessee, et al. v. Mader et al.	Per curiam	444 U.S. 505 (1980)	–
February 19, 1980	Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Liepelt, Administratrix	John Paul Stevens	444 U.S. 490 (1980)	436
February 19, 1980	Boeing Co. v. Van Gemert et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	444 U.S. 472 (1980)	897
January 21, 1980	Estes et al. v. Metropolitan Branches of the Dallas NAACP et al.	Per curiam	444 U.S. 437 (1980)	–
January 21, 1980	Tague v. Louisiana	Per curiam	444 U.S. 469 (1980)	219
January 21, 1980	Hatzlachh Supply Co., Inc. v. United States	Per curiam	444 U.S. 460 (1980)	113
January 21, 1980	Secretary of the Navy et al. v. Huff et al.	Per curiam	444 U.S. 453 (1980)	–
January 21, 1980	United States v. Bailey et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	444 U.S. 394 (1980)	1333
January 21, 1980	Idaho Ex Rel. Evans, Governor of Idaho, et al. v. Oregon et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	444 U.S. 380 (1980)	–
January 21, 1980	Brown, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Glines	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	444 U.S. 348 (1980)	275
January 21, 1980	Ohio v. Kentucky	Harry Andrew Blackmun	444 U.S. 335 (1980)	–
January 21, 1980	Rush et al. v. Savchuk	Thurgood Marshall	444 U.S. 320 (1980)	772
January 21, 1980	World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. et al. v. Woodson, District Judge of Creek County, Oklahoma, et al.	Byron Raymond White	444 U.S. 286 (1980)	8668
January 15, 1980	Martinez et al. v. California et al.	John Paul Stevens	444 U.S. 277 (1980)	1332
January 15, 1980	Vance, Secretary of State v. Terrazas	Byron Raymond White	444 U.S. 252 (1980)	138
January 14, 1980	Thompson v. United States	Per curiam	444 U.S. 248 (1980)	–
January 8, 1980	McLain et al. v. Real Estate Board of New Orleans, Inc., et al.	Warren Earl Burger	444 U.S. 232 (1980)	480
January 7, 1980	Strycker'S Bay Neighborhood Council, Inc. v. Karlen et al.	Per curiam	444 U.S. 223 (1980)	294
December 10, 1979	Carbon Fuel Co. v. United Mine Workers of America et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	444 U.S. 212 (1979)	250
December 4, 1979	Vaughn et al. v. Vermilion Corp.	Per curiam	444 U.S. 206 (1979)	–
December 4, 1979	Ferri v. Ackerman	John Paul Stevens	444 U.S. 193 (1979)	269
December 4, 1979	Kaiser Aetna et al. v. United States	William Hubbs Rehnquist	444 U.S. 164 (1979)	940
November 28, 1979	Board of Education of the City School District of New York et al. v. Harris, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	444 U.S. 130 (1979)	–
November 28, 1979	United States v. Kubrick	Byron Raymond White	444 U.S. 111 (1979)	2486
November 28, 1979	Ybarra v. Illinois	Potter Stewart	444 U.S. 85 (1979)	2082
November 27, 1979	P. C. Pfeiffer Co., Inc., et al. v. Ford et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	444 U.S. 69 (1979)	246
November 27, 1979	Andrus, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Allard et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	444 U.S. 51 (1979)	585
November 27, 1979	Perrin v. United States	Warren Earl Burger	444 U.S. 37 (1979)	1399
November 13, 1979	Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. (tama), et al. v. Lewis	Potter Stewart	444 U.S. 11 (1979)	1476
October 15, 1979	United States et al. v. Benmar Transport & Leasing Corp. et al.	Per curiam	444 U.S. 4 (1979)	–
October 9, 1979	Pilon v. Bordenkircher, Warden	Per curiam	444 U.S. 1 (1979)	–

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Source: opinions from October Term 1979, 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.