Supreme Court of the United States

Opinions of October Term 1980

The 142 opinions the Supreme Court issued in the term that opened in October 1980: 123 signed by a Justice and 19 per curiam.

Decided	Case	Opinion by	Citation	Cited
July 2, 1981	Dames & Moore v. Regan, Secretary of Treasury, et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	453 U.S. 654 (1981)	518
July 2, 1981	Commonwealth Edison Co. et al. v. Montana et al.	Thurgood Marshall	453 U.S. 609 (1981)	384
July 2, 1981	Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Hall et al.	Thurgood Marshall	453 U.S. 571 (1981)	492
July 2, 1981	Metromedia, Inc., et al. v. City of San Diego, et al.	Byron Raymond White	453 U.S. 490 (1981)	1213
July 1, 1981	Gulf Offshore Co., a Division of Pool Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp. et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	453 U.S. 473 (1981)	563
July 1, 1981	New York v. Belton	Potter Stewart	453 U.S. 454 (1981)	3483
July 1, 1981	Robbins v. California	Potter Stewart	453 U.S. 420 (1981)	503
July 1, 1981	CBS, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.	Warren Earl Burger	453 U.S. 367 (1981)	133
June 29, 1981	California v. Prysock	Per curiam	453 U.S. 355 (1981)	537
June 29, 1981	National Labor Relations Board v. Amax Coal Co., a Division of Amax, Inc., et al.	Potter Stewart	453 U.S. 322 (1981)	454
June 29, 1981	Haig, Secretary of State v. Agee	Warren Earl Burger	453 U.S. 280 (1981)	606
June 26, 1981	City of Newport et al. v. Fact Concerts, Inc., et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	453 U.S. 247 (1981)	2156
June 26, 1981	McCarty v. McCarty	Harry Andrew Blackmun	453 U.S. 210 (1981)	1052
June 26, 1981	California Medical Association et al. v. Federal Election Commission et al.	Thurgood Marshall	453 U.S. 182 (1981)	244
June 26, 1981	Lehman, Secretary of the Navy v. Nakshian	Potter Stewart	453 U.S. 156 (1981)	905
June 25, 1981	United States Postal Service v. Council of Greenburgh Civic Associations et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	453 U.S. 114 (1981)	505
June 25, 1981	Rostker, Director of Selective Service v. Goldberg et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	453 U.S. 57 (1981)	560
June 25, 1981	Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Gray Panthers	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	453 U.S. 34 (1981)	656
June 25, 1981	Middlesex County Sewerage Authority et al. v. National Sea Clammers Association	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	453 U.S. 1 (1981)	1562
June 22, 1981	New York State Liquor Authority v. Bellanca, Dba the Main Event, et al.	Per curiam	452 U.S. 714 (1981)	223
June 22, 1981	Michigan v. Summers	John Paul Stevens	452 U.S. 692 (1981)	2036
June 22, 1981	First National Maintenance Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board	Harry Andrew Blackmun	452 U.S. 666 (1981)	387
June 22, 1981	Heffron, Secretary and Manager of the Minnesota State Agricultural Society Board of Managers, et al. v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc., et al.	Byron Raymond White	452 U.S. 640 (1981)	1260
June 22, 1981	United Ass'N of Journeymen & Apprentices of Plumbing & Pipefitting Indus. v. United Ass'N of Journeymen & Apprentices	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	452 U.S. 615 (1981)	–
June 17, 1981	Donovan, Secretary of Labor v. Dewey et al.	Thurgood Marshall	452 U.S. 594 (1981)	688
June 17, 1981	United States v. Turkette	Byron Raymond White	452 U.S. 576 (1981)	2648
June 17, 1981	Monroe v. Standard Oil Co.	Potter Stewart	452 U.S. 549 (1981)	146
June 17, 1981	American Textile Manufacturers Institute, Inc., et al. v. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	452 U.S. 490 (1981)	433
June 17, 1981	Howe v. Smith, Attorney General, et al.	Warren Earl Burger	452 U.S. 473 (1981)	–
June 17, 1981	Connecticut Board of Pardons et al. v. Dumschat et al.	Warren Earl Burger	452 U.S. 458 (1981)	728
June 15, 1981	Jones, Warden, Stone Mountain Correctional Institution v. Helms	John Paul Stevens	452 U.S. 412 (1981)	199
June 15, 1981	Federated Department Stores, Inc., et al. v. Moitie et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	452 U.S. 394 (1981)	2470
June 15, 1981	National Gerimedical Hospital and Gerontology Center v. Blue Cross of Kansas City et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	452 U.S. 378 (1981)	–
June 15, 1981	Rhodes, Governor of Ohio, et al. v. Chapman et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	452 U.S. 337 (1981)	6761
June 15, 1981	Hodel, Acting Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Indiana et al.	Thurgood Marshall	452 U.S. 314 (1981)	435
June 15, 1981	Hodel, Acting Secretary of the Interior v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Association, Inc., et al.	Thurgood Marshall	452 U.S. 264 (1981)	1400
June 8, 1981	Rowan Cos., Inc. v. United States	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	452 U.S. 247 (1981)	336
June 8, 1981	American Express Co. v. Koerner	Harry Andrew Blackmun	452 U.S. 233 (1981)	–
June 8, 1981	Anderson Bros. Ford et al. v. Valencia et al.	Byron Raymond White	452 U.S. 205 (1981)	234
June 8, 1981	County of Washington, Oregon, et al. v. Gunther et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	452 U.S. 161 (1981)	510
June 1, 1981	Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Cenance et al.	Per curiam	452 U.S. 155 (1981)	125
June 1, 1981	McDaniel et al. v. Sanchez et al.	John Paul Stevens	452 U.S. 130 (1981)	190
June 1, 1981	Minnick et al. v. California Department of Corrections et al.	John Paul Stevens	452 U.S. 105 (1981)	–
June 1, 1981	Gulf Oil Co. et al. v. Bernard et al.	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	452 U.S. 89 (1981)	973
June 1, 1981	Schad et al. v. Borough of Mount Ephraim	Byron Raymond White	452 U.S. 61 (1981)	962
June 1, 1981	Lassiter v. Department of Social Services of Durham County, North Carolina	Potter Stewart	452 U.S. 18 (1981)	3458
June 1, 1981	Little v. Streater	Warren Earl Burger	452 U.S. 1 (1981)	419
May 26, 1981	St. Martin Evangelical Lutheran Church et al. v. South Dakota	Harry Andrew Blackmun	451 U.S. 772 (1981)	196
May 26, 1981	Maryland et al. v. Louisiana	Byron Raymond White	451 U.S. 725 (1981)	1191
May 26, 1981	H. a. Artists & Associates, Inc., et al. v. Actors' Equity Assn. et al.	Potter Stewart	451 U.S. 704 (1981)	–
May 26, 1981	Clayton v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	451 U.S. 679 (1981)	515
May 26, 1981	Western & Southern Life Insurance Co. v. State Board of Equalization of California	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	451 U.S. 648 (1981)	575
May 26, 1981	Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc., et al.	Warren Earl Burger	451 U.S. 630 (1981)	882
May 18, 1981	Beltran v. Myers, Director, California State Department of Health, et al.	Per curiam	451 U.S. 625 (1981)	–
May 18, 1981	Flynt et al. v. Ohio	Per curiam	451 U.S. 619 (1981)	–
May 18, 1981	Rodriguez v. Compass Shipping Co., Ltd., et al.	John Paul Stevens	451 U.S. 596 (1981)	125
May 18, 1981	United States v. Swank et al.	John Paul Stevens	451 U.S. 571 (1981)	–
May 18, 1981	J. Truett Payne Co., Inc. v. Chrysler Motors Corp.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	451 U.S. 557 (1981)	341
May 18, 1981	Parratt et al. v. Taylor	William Hubbs Rehnquist	451 U.S. 527 (1981)	6693
May 18, 1981	Alessi et al. v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., et al.	Thurgood Marshall	451 U.S. 504 (1981)	1055
May 18, 1981	Webb v. Webb	Byron Raymond White	451 U.S. 493 (1981)	–
May 18, 1981	Edwards v. Arizona	Byron Raymond White	451 U.S. 477 (1981)	6931
May 18, 1981	Estelle, Corrections Director v. Smith	Warren Earl Burger	451 U.S. 454 (1981)	2053
May 4, 1981	Bullington v. Missouri	Harry Andrew Blackmun	451 U.S. 430 (1981)	875
May 4, 1981	Complete Auto Transit, Inc., et al. v. Reis et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	451 U.S. 401 (1981)	153
April 29, 1981	University of Texas et al. v. Camenisch	Potter Stewart	451 U.S. 390 (1981)	2376
April 29, 1981	Ball et al. v. James et al.	Potter Stewart	451 U.S. 355 (1981)	150
April 28, 1981	City of Milwaukee et al. v. Illinois et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	451 U.S. 304 (1981)	543
April 28, 1981	California et al. v. Sierra Club et al.	Byron Raymond White	451 U.S. 287 (1981)	687
April 21, 1981	Watt, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Alaska	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	451 U.S. 259 (1981)	843
April 21, 1981	Arizona v. Manypenny	Harry Andrew Blackmun	451 U.S. 232 (1981)	451
April 21, 1981	Steagald v. United States	Thurgood Marshall	451 U.S. 204 (1981)	1585
April 21, 1981	Rosales-Lopez v. United States	Byron Raymond White	451 U.S. 182 (1981)	771
April 21, 1981	Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. v. De Los Santos et al.	Byron Raymond White	451 U.S. 156 (1981)	649
April 20, 1981	City of Memphis et al. v. Greene et al.	John Paul Stevens	451 U.S. 100 (1981)	182
April 20, 1981	Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union of America, Afl-Cio, et al.	John Paul Stevens	451 U.S. 77 (1981)	806
April 20, 1981	United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Mitchell et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	451 U.S. 56 (1981)	878
April 20, 1981	Pennhurst State School and Hospital et al. v. Halderman et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	451 U.S. 1 (1981)	1660
April 6, 1981	Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Hansen	Per curiam	450 U.S. 785 (1981)	791
April 6, 1981	Universities Research Assn., Inc. v. Coutu	Harry Andrew Blackmun	450 U.S. 754 (1981)	392
April 6, 1981	Barrentine et al. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc., et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	450 U.S. 728 (1981)	1393
April 6, 1981	Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division et al.	Warren Earl Burger	450 U.S. 707 (1981)	1701
March 24, 1981	Kassel, Director of Transportation, et al. v. Consolidated Freightways Corporation of Delaware	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	450 U.S. 662 (1981)	295
March 24, 1981	San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. City of San Diego et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	450 U.S. 621 (1981)	231
March 24, 1981	Federal Communications Commission et al. v. Wncn Listeners Guild et al.	Byron Raymond White	450 U.S. 582 (1981)	222
March 24, 1981	Montana et al. v. United States et al.	Potter Stewart	450 U.S. 544 (1981)	1034
March 24, 1981	Rosewell, Treasurer of Cook County, Illinois, et al. v. Lasalle National Bank, Trustee	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	450 U.S. 503 (1981)	532
March 23, 1981	Michael M. v. Superior Court of Sonoma County (california, Real Party in Interest)	William Hubbs Rehnquist	450 U.S. 464 (1981)	352
March 23, 1981	Kirchberg v. Feenstra et al.	Thurgood Marshall	450 U.S. 455 (1981)	170
March 23, 1981	H. L. v. Matheson, Governor of Utah, et al.	Warren Earl Burger	450 U.S. 398 (1981)	271
March 9, 1981	Doe et al. v. Delaware	Per curiam	450 U.S. 382 (1981)	–
March 9, 1981	Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. August	John Paul Stevens	450 U.S. 346 (1981)	430
March 9, 1981	Albernaz et al. v. United States	William Hubbs Rehnquist	450 U.S. 333 (1981)	1588
March 9, 1981	Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. v. Kalo Brick & Tile Co.	Thurgood Marshall	450 U.S. 311 (1981)	551
March 9, 1981	Carter v. Kentucky	Potter Stewart	450 U.S. 288 (1981)	552
March 4, 1981	Wood et al. v. Georgia	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	450 U.S. 261 (1981)	1161
March 4, 1981	Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	450 U.S. 248 (1981)	15585
March 4, 1981	Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Wilson et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	450 U.S. 221 (1981)	721
March 3, 1981	Diamond, Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks v. Diehr et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	450 U.S. 175 (1981)	498
March 3, 1981	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Portland Cement Company of Utah	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	450 U.S. 156 (1981)	189
March 2, 1981	Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services et al. v. Florida Nursing Home Association et al.	Per curiam	450 U.S. 147 (1981)	446
March 2, 1981	Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Jong Ha Wang et Ux.	Per curiam	450 U.S. 139 (1981)	566
February 25, 1981	Democratic Party of United States et al. v. Wisconsin Ex Rel. La Follette et al.	Potter Stewart	450 U.S. 107 (1981)	288
February 25, 1981	Steadman v. Securities and Exchange Commission	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	450 U.S. 91 (1981)	342
February 25, 1981	Carson et al. v. American Brands, Inc., T/a American Tobacco Co., et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	450 U.S. 79 (1981)	921
February 24, 1981	Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System v. Investment Company Institute	John Paul Stevens	450 U.S. 46 (1981)	–
February 24, 1981	Hudson v. Louisiana	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	450 U.S. 40 (1981)	769
February 24, 1981	Weaver v. Graham, Governor of Florida	Thurgood Marshall	450 U.S. 24 (1981)	2482
February 23, 1981	Hcsc-Laundry v. United States	Per curiam	450 U.S. 1 (1981)	257
January 26, 1981	Consolidated Rail Corporation et al. v. National Association of Recycling Industries, Inc., et al.	Per curiam	449 U.S. 609 (1981)	–
January 26, 1981	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Associated Dry Goods Corp.	Potter Stewart	449 U.S. 590 (1981)	136
January 26, 1981	Chandler et al. v. Florida	Warren Earl Burger	449 U.S. 560 (1981)	257
January 21, 1981	Sumner, Warden v. Mata	William Hubbs Rehnquist	449 U.S. 539 (1981)	2073
January 21, 1981	Fedorenko v. United States	Thurgood Marshall	449 U.S. 490 (1981)	518
January 21, 1981	Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co. et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	449 U.S. 456 (1981)	1109
January 21, 1981	Cuyler, Correctional Superintendent, et al. v. Adams	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	449 U.S. 433 (1981)	641
January 21, 1981	Rubin v. United States	Warren Earl Burger	449 U.S. 424 (1981)	876
January 21, 1981	United States v. Cortez et al.	Warren Earl Burger	449 U.S. 411 (1981)	5975
January 19, 1981	Mariscal v. United States	Per curiam	449 U.S. 405 (1981)	–
January 13, 1981	Upjohn Co. et al. v. United States et al.	William Hubbs Rehnquist	449 U.S. 383 (1981)	3227
January 13, 1981	Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Risjord	Thurgood Marshall	449 U.S. 368 (1981)	1372
January 13, 1981	United States v. Morrison	Byron Raymond White	449 U.S. 361 (1981)	1159
January 13, 1981	Watkins v. Sowders, Warden	Potter Stewart	449 U.S. 341 (1981)	334
January 13, 1981	Allstate Insurance Co. v. Hague, Personal Representative of Hague'S Estate	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	449 U.S. 302 (1981)	549
January 12, 1981	United States v. Darusmont et Ux.	Per curiam	449 U.S. 292 (1981)	179
December 15, 1980	Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, et al.	John Paul Stevens	449 U.S. 268 (1980)	296
December 15, 1980	Delaware State College et al. v. Ricks	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	449 U.S. 250 (1980)	2132
December 15, 1980	Federal Trade Commission et al. v. Standard Oil Company of California	Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	449 U.S. 232 (1980)	790
December 15, 1980	United States v. Will et al.	Warren Earl Burger	449 U.S. 200 (1980)	518
December 9, 1980	Vincent v. Texas	Per curiam	449 U.S. 199 (1980)	–
December 9, 1980	United States Railroad Retirement Board v. Fritz	William Hubbs Rehnquist	449 U.S. 166 (1980)	1058
December 9, 1980	Webb'S Fabulous Pharmacies, Inc., et al. v. Beckwith, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Seminole County, et al.	Harry Andrew Blackmun	449 U.S. 155 (1980)	708
December 9, 1980	United States v. Difrancesco	Harry Andrew Blackmun	449 U.S. 117 (1980)	1657
December 9, 1980	Allen et al. v. McCurry	Potter Stewart	449 U.S. 90 (1980)	4909
December 8, 1980	Pacileo, Sheriff v. Walker	Per curiam	449 U.S. 86 (1980)	–
December 2, 1980	Environmental Protection Agency v. National Crushed Stone Association et al.	Byron Raymond White	449 U.S. 64 (1980)	253
December 2, 1980	County of Imperial, California, et al. v. Munoz et al.	Potter Stewart	449 U.S. 54 (1980)	–
November 17, 1980	Stone et al. v. Graham, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Kentucky	Per curiam	449 U.S. 39 (1980)	481
November 17, 1980	Allied Chemical Corp. et al. v. Daiflon, Inc.	Per curiam	449 U.S. 33 (1980)	1679
November 17, 1980	Dennis v. Sparks et al., Dba Sidney a. Sparks, Trustee	Byron Raymond White	449 U.S. 24 (1980)	1661
November 10, 1980	Hughes v. Rowe et al.	Per curiam	449 U.S. 5 (1980)	3527
October 20, 1980	Colorado v. Bannister	Per curiam	449 U.S. 1 (1980)	267

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Source: opinions from October Term 1980, 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.