Supreme Court decisions of October Term 1953

The Court’s 1953 Term began in October 1953. These are the 87 decisions SCDB records for it, decided between October 12, 1953 and June 7, 1954, during the Warren Court.

← 1952 Term · 1954 Term →

Decided by one vote (11)

• Arkansas v. Texas
  346 U.S. 368Decided November 16, 19535–4William O. Douglas
• United States v. Five Gambling Devices Etc.
  346 U.S. 441Decided December 7, 19535–4Robert H. Jackson
• United States v. Morgan
  346 U.S. 502Decided January 4, 19545–4Stanley F. Reed
• Irvine v. California
  347 U.S. 128Decided February 8, 19545–4Robert H. Jackson
• Federal Power Commission v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
  347 U.S. 239Decided March 15, 19544–3Harold H. Burton
• United States ex Rel. Accardi v. Shaughnessy
  347 U.S. 260Decided March 15, 19545–4Tom C. Clark
• St. Joe Paper Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
  347 U.S. 298Decided April 5, 19544–3Felix Frankfurter
• Miller Brothers Co. v. MarylandLaw held unconstitutional
  347 U.S. 340Decided April 5, 19545–4Robert H. Jackson
• Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. VirginiaLaw held unconstitutional
  347 U.S. 359Decided April 5, 19545–4Robert H. Jackson
• United States v. Dixon
  347 U.S. 381Decided April 5, 19545–4Tom C. Clark
• Maryland Casualty Co. v. Cushing
  347 U.S. 409Decided April 12, 19545–4Felix Frankfurter

All decisions, in order

• Lemke v. United States
  346 U.S. 325Decided October 12, 19538–0Per curiam
• Federal Trade Commission v. Carter Products, Inc.
  346 U.S. 327Decided October 12, 19537–1Per curiam
• Voris v. Eikel
  346 U.S. 328Decided November 9, 19539–0Earl Warren
• Lober v. United States
  346 U.S. 335Decided November 9, 19537–2Hugo L. Black
• Olberding v. Illinois Central Railroad Co., Inc.
  346 U.S. 338Decided November 9, 19537–2Felix Frankfurter
• Atchison v. Public Utilities Commission of California
  346 U.S. 346Decided November 9, 19538–0Sherman Minton
• Toolson v. New York Yankees, Inc.
  346 U.S. 356Decided November 9, 19537–2Per curiam
• Avondale Marine Ways, Inc. v. Henderson
  346 U.S. 366Decided November 9, 19538–0Per curiam
• Arkansas v. Texas
  346 U.S. 368Decided November 16, 19535–4William O. Douglas
• United States v. Debrow
  346 U.S. 374Decided November 16, 19538–0Sherman Minton
• Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Holland
  346 U.S. 379Decided November 30, 19536–3Tom C. Clark
• Dickinson v. United States
  346 U.S. 389Decided November 30, 19536–3Tom C. Clark
• Public Utilities Commission of California v. United Air Lines, Inc.
  346 U.S. 402Decided November 30, 19536–2Per curiam
• Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn
  346 U.S. 406Decided December 7, 19536–3Hugo L. Black
• Wilko v. Swan
  346 U.S. 427Decided December 7, 19537–2Stanley F. Reed
• United States v. Five Gambling Devices Etc.
  346 U.S. 441Decided December 7, 19535–4Robert H. Jackson
• National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 1229
  346 U.S. 464Decided December 7, 19536–3Harold H. Burton
• Nevada and New York v. Stacher.
  346 U.S. 906Decided December 7, 19539–0Per curiam
• Tom We Shung v. Brownell
  346 U.S. 906Decided December 7, 19536–3Per curiam
• Howell Chevrolet Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
  346 U.S. 482Decided December 14, 19538–1Hugo L. Black
• Garner v. Teamsters
  346 U.S. 485Decided December 14, 19539–0Robert H. Jackson
• United States v. Morgan
  346 U.S. 502Decided January 4, 19545–4Stanley F. Reed
• General Protective Committee for the Holders of Option Warrants of the United Corporation v. Securities and Exchange Commission
  346 U.S. 521Decided January 4, 19549–0William O. Douglas
• Theatre Enterprises, Inc. v. Paramount Film Distributing Corp.
  346 U.S. 537Decided January 4, 19547–1Tom C. Clark
• Salsburg v. Maryland
  346 U.S. 545Decided January 11, 19547–1Harold H. Burton
• Brownell v. Rubinstein.
  346 U.S. 929Decided January 11, 19544–4
• Madruga v. Superior Court of California
  346 U.S. 556Decided January 18, 19547–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Lindsay
  346 U.S. 568Decided January 18, 19548–1Hugo L. Black
• Chicago v. Stude
  346 U.S. 574Decided January 18, 19547–2Sherman Minton
• Superior Films, Inc. v. Department of Education of Ohio
  346 U.S. 587Decided January 18, 19549–0Per curiam
• North v. Florida
  346 U.S. 932Decided January 18, 19549–0Per curiam
• County Board of Arlington County v. State Milk Commission.
  346 U.S. 932Decided January 18, 19548–1Per curiam
• Pereira v. United States
  347 U.S. 1Decided February 1, 19545–3Earl Warren
• Radio Officers' Union of the Commercial Telegraphers Union v. National Labor Relations Board
  347 U.S. 17Decided February 1, 19547–2Stanley F. Reed
• Walder v. United States
  347 U.S. 62Decided February 1, 19547–2Felix Frankfurter
• Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board
  347 U.S. 67Decided February 1, 19549–0William O. Douglas
• Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Summerfield
  347 U.S. 74Decided February 1, 19549–0William O. Douglas
• United States v. City of New Britain
  347 U.S. 81Decided February 1, 19549–0Sherman Minton
• Partmar Corporation v. Paramount Pictures Theatres Corp.
  347 U.S. 89Decided February 8, 19545–2Stanley F. Reed
• Kern-Limerick, Inc. v. ScurlockLaw held unconstitutional
  347 U.S. 110Decided February 8, 19546–3Stanley F. Reed
• Irvine v. California
  347 U.S. 128Decided February 8, 19545–4Robert H. Jackson
• Michigan-Wisconsin Pipe Line Co. v. CalvertLaw held unconstitutional
  347 U.S. 157Decided February 8, 19549–0Tom C. Clark
• General Electric Co. v. Washington.
  347 U.S. 909Decided February 8, 19549–0Per curiam
• Jacobson v. New York
  347 U.S. 909Decided February 8, 19549–0Per curiam
• Gordon v. United States
  347 U.S. 909Decided February 8, 19549–0Per curiam
• United States v. Binghamton Construction Co., Inc.
  347 U.S. 171Decided March 8, 19549–0Earl Warren
• Adams v. Maryland
  347 U.S. 179Decided March 8, 19549–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Employing Plasterers Association of Chicago
  347 U.S. 186Decided March 8, 19547–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Employing Lathers Association of Chicago and Vicinity
  347 U.S. 198Decided March 8, 19547–2Hugo L. Black
• Mazer v. Stein
  347 U.S. 201Decided March 8, 19547–2Stanley F. Reed
• International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union v. Boyd
  347 U.S. 222Decided March 8, 19547–2Felix Frankfurter
• Remmer v. United States
  347 U.S. 227Decided March 8, 19548–0Sherman Minton
• Walters v. City of St. Louis
  347 U.S. 231Decided March 15, 19549–0Robert H. Jackson
• Federal Power Commission v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
  347 U.S. 239Decided March 15, 19544–3Harold H. Burton
• United States ex Rel. Accardi v. Shaughnessy
  347 U.S. 260Decided March 15, 19545–4Tom C. Clark
• Alabama v. Texas
  347 U.S. 272Decided March 15, 19546–2Per curiam
• Bentsen v. Blackwell
  347 U.S. 925Decided March 15, 19549–0Per curiam
• Federal Communications Commission v. American Broadcasting Co., Inc.
  347 U.S. 284Decided April 5, 19548–0Earl Warren
• St. Joe Paper Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
  347 U.S. 298Decided April 5, 19544–3Felix Frankfurter
• Thompson v. Lawson
  347 U.S. 334Decided April 5, 19546–3Felix Frankfurter
• Miller Brothers Co. v. MarylandLaw held unconstitutional
  347 U.S. 340Decided April 5, 19545–4Robert H. Jackson
• Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. VirginiaLaw held unconstitutional
  347 U.S. 359Decided April 5, 19545–4Robert H. Jackson
• Franklin National Bank of Franklin Square v. New York
  347 U.S. 373Decided April 5, 19548–1Robert H. Jackson
• United States v. Dixon
  347 U.S. 381Decided April 5, 19545–4Tom C. Clark
• Sacher v. Association of the Bar of the City of New York
  347 U.S. 388Decided April 5, 19546–2Per curiam
• Alaska Steamship Co., Inc. v. Petterson
  347 U.S. 396Decided April 5, 19546–3Per curiam
• Brownell v. Singer
  347 U.S. 403Decided April 5, 19545–3Per curiam
• Maryland Casualty Co. v. Cushing
  347 U.S. 409Decided April 12, 19545–4Felix Frankfurter
• Linehan v. Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor
  347 U.S. 439Decided April 12, 19547–0Per curiam
• Barsky v. Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York
  347 U.S. 442Decided April 26, 19546–3Harold H. Burton
• Hernandez v. Texas
  347 U.S. 475Decided May 3, 19549–0Earl Warren
• Brown v. Board of Education of TopekaAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  347 U.S. 483Decided May 17, 19549–0Earl Warren
• Bolling v. SharpeLaw held unconstitutional
  347 U.S. 497Decided May 17, 19549–0Earl Warren
• Capital Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
  347 U.S. 501Decided May 17, 19547–1William O. Douglas
• United States v. Gilman
  347 U.S. 507Decided May 17, 19549–0William O. Douglas
• United States v. Borden Company
  347 U.S. 514Decided May 17, 19547–0Tom C. Clark
• United Shoe Machinery Corp. v. United States.
  347 U.S. 521Decided May 17, 19547–0Per curiam
• Galvan v. Press
  347 U.S. 522Decided May 24, 19547–2Felix Frankfurter
• Allen v. Grand Central Aircraft Co.
  347 U.S. 535Decided May 24, 19549–0Harold H. Burton
• Leyra v. Denno
  347 U.S. 556Decided June 1, 19545–3Hugo L. Black
• Braniff Airways, Inc. v. Nebraska State Board of Equalization and Assessment
  347 U.S. 590Decided June 1, 19547–2Stanley F. Reed
• Alton v. Alton
  347 U.S. 610Decided June 1, 19546–1Per curiam
• United States v. Harriss
  347 U.S. 612Decided June 7, 19545–3Earl Warren
• Barber v. Gonzales
  347 U.S. 637Decided June 7, 19546–3Earl Warren
• Secretary of Agriculture v. United States
  347 U.S. 645Decided June 7, 19545–3Felix Frankfurter
• United Construction Workers v. Laburnum Construction Corp.
  347 U.S. 656Decided June 7, 19546–2Harold H. Burton
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin
  347 U.S. 672Decided June 7, 19545–3Sherman Minton

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