Supreme Court of the United States

Opinions of October Term 1990

The 125 opinions the Supreme Court issued in the term that opened in October 1990: 112 signed by a Justice and 13 per curiam.

DecidedCaseOpinion byCitationCited
June 27, 1991Virginia Bankshares, Inc., et al. v. Doris I. Sandberg, et al.David Hackett Souter501 U.S. 1083 (1991)584
June 27, 1991Dominic P. Gentile v. State Bar of NevadaAnthony McLeod Kennedy501 U.S. 1030 (1991)552
June 27, 1991Ronald Allen Harmelin v. MichiganAntonin Scalia501 U.S. 957 (1991)4521
June 27, 1991Peretz v. United StatesJohn Paul Stevens501 U.S. 923 (1991)631
June 27, 1991Thomas Freytag, et al. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueHarry Andrew Blackmun501 U.S. 868 (1991)1491
June 27, 1991Pervis Tyrone Payne v. TennesseeWilliam Hubbs Rehnquist501 U.S. 808 (1991)3458
June 24, 1991Eddie S. Ylst, Warden v. Owen Duane NunnemakerAntonin Scalia501 U.S. 797 (1991)2430
June 24, 1991Edgar Blatchford, Commissioner, Department of Community and Regional Affairs of Alaska v. Native Village of Noatak and Circle VillageAntonin Scalia501 U.S. 775 (1991)520
June 24, 1991Roger Keith Coleman v. Charles E. Thompson, WardenSandra Day O'Connor501 U.S. 722 (1991)12560
June 24, 1991Harriet Pauley, Survivor of John C. Pauley v. Bethenergy Mines, Inc., et alHarry Andrew Blackmun501 U.S. 680 (1991)524
June 24, 1991Cohen v. Cowles Media Co., Dba Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co., et al.Byron Raymond White501 U.S. 663 (1991)288
June 21, 1991Edward Harold Schad, Jr. v. ArizonaDavid Hackett Souter501 U.S. 624 (1991)1454
June 21, 1991Wisconsin Public Intervenor, et al. v. Ralph Mortier, et al.Byron Raymond White501 U.S. 597 (1991)626
June 21, 1991Michael Barnes, Prosecuting Attorney of St. Joseph County, Indiana, et al. v. Glen Theatre, Inc., et al.William Hubbs Rehnquist501 U.S. 560 (1991)844
June 20, 1991James B. Beam Distilling Co. v. Georgia et al.David Hackett Souter501 U.S. 529 (1991)803
June 20, 1991Jeffrey M. Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc., Alfred a. Knopf, Inc. and Janet MalcolmAnthony McLeod Kennedy501 U.S. 496 (1991)1051
June 20, 1991Ellis Gregory, Jr. and Anthony P. Nugent, Jr., Judges v. John D. Ashcroft, Governor of MissouriSandra Day O'Connor501 U.S. 452 (1991)1325
June 20, 1991Florida v. BostickSandra Day O'Connor501 U.S. 429 (1991)4435
June 20, 1991Houston Lawyers' Association, et al. v. Attorney General of Texas, et al.John Paul Stevens501 U.S. 419 (1991)
June 20, 1991Ronald Chisom, et al. v. Charles E. Roemer, Governor of Louisiana, et al.John Paul Stevens501 U.S. 380 (1991)483
June 20, 1991Lampf, Pleva, Lipkind, Prupis & Petigrow v. John Gilbertson, et al.Harry Andrew Blackmun501 U.S. 350 (1991)1199
June 17, 1991Louise Renne, San Francisco City Attorney, et al. v. Bob Geary, et al.Anthony McLeod Kennedy501 U.S. 312 (1991)542
June 17, 1991Pearly L. Wilson v. Richard Seiter, et al.Antonin Scalia501 U.S. 294 (1991)6530
June 17, 1991Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, et al. v. Citizens for the Abatement of Aircraft Noise, Inc., et al.John Paul Stevens501 U.S. 252 (1991)244
June 17, 1991States of Oklahoma and Texas v. State of New MexicoByron Raymond White501 U.S. 221 (1991)
June 13, 1991Litton Financial Printing Division, a Division of Litton Business Systems, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, et al.Anthony McLeod Kennedy501 U.S. 190 (1991)821
June 13, 1991Paul McNeil v. WisconsinAntonin Scalia501 U.S. 171 (1991)1818
June 13, 1991Sheldon Baruch Toibb v. Stuart J. RadloffHarry Andrew Blackmun501 U.S. 157 (1991)500
June 13, 1991William J. Burns v. United StatesThurgood Marshall501 U.S. 129 (1991)848
June 10, 1991Keith R. Gollust, et al. v. Ira L. Mendell, Etc., et al.David Hackett Souter501 U.S. 115 (1991)148
June 10, 1991Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association v. Angelo J. SoliminoDavid Hackett Souter501 U.S. 104 (1991)967
June 10, 1991Zakhar Melkonyan v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesSandra Day O'Connor501 U.S. 89 (1991)3376
June 10, 1991Curtis Reed Johnson v. Home State BankThurgood Marshall501 U.S. 78 (1991)1263
June 6, 1991G. Russell Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Byron Raymond White501 U.S. 32 (1991)6250
June 6, 1991Connecticut and John F. Digiovanni v. Brian K. DoehrByron Raymond White501 U.S. 1 (1991)497
June 3, 1991Janice G. Clark et al. v. Charles 'Buddy' Roemer, Governor of Louisiana, et al.Anthony McLeod Kennedy500 U.S. 646 (1991)100
June 3, 1991Thaddeus Donald Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co., Inc.Anthony McLeod Kennedy500 U.S. 614 (1991)1403
June 3, 1991Exxon Corporation v. Central Gulf Lines, Inc., et al.Thurgood Marshall500 U.S. 603 (1991)154
May 30, 1991California v. Charles Steven AcevedoHarry Andrew Blackmun500 U.S. 565 (1991)1409
May 30, 1991James P. Lehnert et al. v. Ferris Faculty Association et al.Harry Andrew Blackmun500 U.S. 507 (1991)221
May 30, 1991Cathy Burns v. Rick ReedByron Raymond White500 U.S. 478 (1991)1988
May 30, 1991Richard L. Chapman, John M. Schoenecker and Patrick Brumm v. United StatesWilliam Hubbs Rehnquist500 U.S. 453 (1991)1362
May 30, 1991Dawud Majid Mu'Min v. VirginiaWilliam Hubbs Rehnquist500 U.S. 415 (1991)804
May 28, 1991Dale Robert Yates v. Parker Evatt, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al.David Hackett Souter500 U.S. 391 (1991)932
May 28, 1991State of Illinois v. Commonwealth of KentuckyDavid Hackett Souter500 U.S. 380 (1991)
May 28, 1991Dionisio Hernandez v. New YorkAnthony McLeod Kennedy500 U.S. 352 (1991)4168
May 28, 1991Thomas Braxton v. United StatesAntonin Scalia500 U.S. 344 (1991)274
May 28, 1991Summit Health, Ltd., et al. v. Simon J. PinhasJohn Paul Stevens500 U.S. 322 (1991)236
May 23, 1991Dwight H. Owen v. Helen OwenAntonin Scalia500 U.S. 305 (1991)633
May 23, 1991Jeanne Farrey, Fka Jeanne Sanderfoot v. Gerald J. SanderfootByron Raymond White500 U.S. 291 (1991)382
May 23, 1991Robert L. McCormick v. United StatesByron Raymond White500 U.S. 257 (1991)268
May 23, 1991Florida v. Luz Piedad Jimeno et al.William Hubbs Rehnquist500 U.S. 248 (1991)2277
May 23, 1991Frederick a. Siegert v. H. Melvin GilleyWilliam Hubbs Rehnquist500 U.S. 226 (1991)2725
May 23, 1991Irving Rust, et al. v. Sullivan, Louis W., Secretary of Health and Human ServicesWilliam Hubbs Rehnquist500 U.S. 173 (1991)1298
May 20, 1991Daniel Touby et Ux. v. United StatesSandra Day O'Connor500 U.S. 160 (1991)167
May 20, 1991Michigan v. Nolan K. LucasSandra Day O'Connor500 U.S. 145 (1991)513
May 20, 1991John H. McCarthy v. Bronson, George, Warden, et al.John Paul Stevens500 U.S. 136 (1991)373
May 20, 1991Bryan Stuart Lankford v. IdahoJohn Paul Stevens500 U.S. 110 (1991)205
May 20, 1991Jill S. Kamen v. Kemper Financial Services, Inc., et al.Thurgood Marshall500 U.S. 90 (1991)1291
May 20, 1991International Primate Protection League and Its Members, et al. v. Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund et al.Thurgood Marshall500 U.S. 72 (1991)480
May 13, 1991County of Riverside and Cois Byrd, Sheriff of Riverside County v. McLaughlin, Donald Lee, et al.Sandra Day O'Connor500 U.S. 44 (1991)1546
May 13, 1991Robert D. Gilmer v. Interstate/johnson Lane CorporationByron Raymond White500 U.S. 20 (1991)2511
April 29, 1991In Re John Robert Demos, Jr.Per curiam500 U.S. 16 (1991)
April 24, 1991Charles Z. Stevens, III v. Department of the Treasury et al.Harry Andrew Blackmun500 U.S. 1 (1991)145
April 23, 1991California v. Hodari D.Antonin Scalia499 U.S. 621 (1991)3670
April 23, 1991American Hospital Association v. National Labor Relations Board et al.John Paul Stevens499 U.S. 606 (1991)224
April 17, 1991Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute et VirHarry Andrew Blackmun499 U.S. 585 (1991)1405
April 17, 1991United States v. Centennial Savings Bank Fsb (resolution Trust Corporation, Receiver)Thurgood Marshall499 U.S. 573 (1991)113
April 17, 1991Cottage Savings Association v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueThurgood Marshall499 U.S. 554 (1991)201
April 17, 1991Eastern Airlines, Inc. v. Floyd et al.Thurgood Marshall499 U.S. 530 (1991)300
April 16, 1991McCleskey v. Zant, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterAnthony McLeod Kennedy499 U.S. 467 (1991)3331
April 16, 1991Leathers, Commissioner of Revenues of Arkansas v. Medlock et al.Sandra Day O'Connor499 U.S. 439 (1991)225
April 16, 1991Kay v. Ehrler et al.John Paul Stevens499 U.S. 432 (1991)485
April 1, 1991Powers v. OhioAnthony McLeod Kennedy499 U.S. 400 (1991)2917
April 1, 1991City of Columbia et al. v. Omni Outdoor Advertising, Inc.Antonin Scalia499 U.S. 365 (1991)609
March 27, 1991Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co., Inc.Sandra Day O'Connor499 U.S. 340 (1991)2678
March 26, 1991United States v. GaubertByron Raymond White499 U.S. 315 (1991)2087
March 26, 1991Arizona v. FulminanteByron Raymond White499 U.S. 279 (1991)6060
March 26, 1991Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co. et al.William Hubbs Rehnquist499 U.S. 244 (1991)770
March 20, 1991Salve Regina College v. Sharon L. RussellHarry Andrew Blackmun499 U.S. 225 (1991)2415
March 20, 1991International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Uaw, et al. v. Johnson Controls, Inc.Harry Andrew Blackmun499 U.S. 187 (1991)411
March 20, 1991United States et al. v. Marcus S. Smith et al.Thurgood Marshall499 U.S. 160 (1991)361
March 20, 1991Lynn Martin, Secretary of Labor v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission et al.Thurgood Marshall499 U.S. 144 (1991)867
March 19, 1991Norfolk & Western Railway Company et al. v. American Train Dispatchers' Association et al.Anthony McLeod Kennedy499 U.S. 117 (1991)329
March 19, 1991West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. v. Robert Casey, Governor of Pennsylvania, et al.Antonin Scalia499 U.S. 83 (1991)884
March 19, 1991Air Line Pilots Association, International v. Joseph E. O'Neill et al.John Paul Stevens499 U.S. 65 (1991)888
March 4, 1991Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Cleopatra Haslip et al.Harry Andrew Blackmun499 U.S. 1 (1991)1406
February 26, 1991Business Guides, Inc. v. Chromatic Communications Enterprises, Inc. and Michael ShippSandra Day O'Connor498 U.S. 533 (1991)811
February 26, 1991Air Courier Conference of America v. American Postal Workers Union, Afl-Cio, et al.William Hubbs Rehnquist498 U.S. 517 (1991)368
February 26, 1991Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe of OklahomaWilliam Hubbs Rehnquist498 U.S. 505 (1991)697
February 20, 1991Gene McNary, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, et al. v. Haitian Refugee Center, Inc., et al.John Paul Stevens498 U.S. 479 (1991)609
February 20, 1991International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, et al. v. Timothy a. BrownJohn Paul Stevens498 U.S. 466 (1991)
February 20, 1991Mark E. Dennis v. Margaret L. Higgins, Director, Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, et al.Byron Raymond White498 U.S. 439 (1991)452
February 19, 1991Jimmie Burden, Jr. v. Walter Zant, WardenPer curiam498 U.S. 433 (1991)
February 19, 1991Jose M. Lozada v. George Deeds, WardenPer curiam498 U.S. 430 (1991)398
February 19, 1991Freeport-McMoran Inc, et al.. v. K N Energy, Inc.Per curiam498 U.S. 426 (1991)517
February 19, 1991James a. Ford v. GeorgiaDavid Hackett Souter498 U.S. 411 (1991)789
February 19, 1991Moshe Gozlon-Peretz v. United StatesAnthony McLeod Kennedy498 U.S. 395 (1991)550
February 19, 1991Trinova Corporation v. Michigan Department of TreasuryAnthony McLeod Kennedy498 U.S. 358 (1991)116
February 19, 1991McDermott International, Inc. v. Jon C. WilanderSandra Day O'Connor498 U.S. 337 (1991)574
January 22, 1991Ohio v. Ediberto HuertasPer curiam498 U.S. 336 (1991)
January 22, 1991Robert Lacy Parker v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.Sandra Day O'Connor498 U.S. 308 (1991)432
January 22, 1991United States v. R. Enterprises, Inc., et al.Sandra Day O'Connor498 U.S. 292 (1991)301
January 15, 1991Coy R. Grogan, et al. v. Frank J. Garner, Jr.John Paul Stevens498 U.S. 279 (1991)5972
January 15, 1991Firstier Mortgage Company, Aka Realbanc, Inc. v. Investors Mortgage Insurance CompanyThurgood Marshall498 U.S. 269 (1991)362
January 15, 1991Board of Education of Oklahoma City Public Schools, Independent School District No. 89, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma v. Robert L. Dowell et al.William Hubbs Rehnquist498 U.S. 237 (1991)428
January 14, 1991In Re BergerPer curiam498 U.S. 233 (1991)
January 8, 1991Mobil Oil Exploration & Producing Southeast, Inc., et al. v. United Distribution Companies et al.Byron Raymond White498 U.S. 211 (1991)128
January 8, 1991John L. Cheek v. United StatesByron Raymond White498 U.S. 192 (1991)1263
January 8, 1991Richard Demarest v. James, Manspeaker et al.William Hubbs Rehnquist498 U.S. 184 (1991)354
January 7, 1991In Re Michael SindramPer curiam498 U.S. 177 (1991)308
December 10, 1990Arthur Groves, Bobby J. Evans and Local 771, Internation Union Uaw v. Ring Screw Works, Ferndale Fastener DivisionJohn Paul Stevens498 U.S. 168 (1990)
December 3, 1990Robert S. Minnick v. MississippiAnthony McLeod Kennedy498 U.S. 146 (1990)848
December 3, 1990Ingersoll-Rand Company v. Perry McClendonSandra Day O'Connor498 U.S. 133 (1990)1857
December 3, 1990Raymond J. Moskal, Sr. v. United StatesThurgood Marshall498 U.S. 103 (1990)742
December 3, 1990Shirley W. Irwin v. Department of Veterans Affairs et al.William Hubbs Rehnquist498 U.S. 89 (1990)3247
November 27, 1990Arcadia, Ohio, et al. v. Ohio Power Company, et al.Antonin Scalia498 U.S. 73 (1990)140
November 27, 1990Fmc Corporation v. Cynthia Ann HollidaySandra Day O'Connor498 U.S. 52 (1990)950
November 26, 1990Jay Palmer et al. v. Brg of Georgia, Inc., et al.Per curiam498 U.S. 46 (1990)218
November 13, 1990R. Dobie Langenkamp, Successor Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estates of Republic Trust & Savings Company and Republic Financial Corporation v. C. a. Culp, et al.Per curiam498 U.S. 42 (1990)575
November 13, 1990Tommy Cage v. LouisianaPer curiam498 U.S. 39 (1990)1172
November 13, 1990Michael Owen Perry v. LouisianaPer curiam498 U.S. 38 (1990)
November 6, 1990Mercedel W. Miles, Individually and as Administratrix of the Succession of Ludwick Adam Torregano v. Apex Marine Corporation et al.Sandra Day O'Connor498 U.S. 19 (1990)779
November 5, 1990Billy J. Temple v. Synthes Corporation, Ltd.Per curiam498 U.S. 5 (1990)368
October 29, 1990Robert Lee Shell v. MississippiPer curiam498 U.S. 1 (1990)353

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Source: opinions from October Term 1990, 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.