Supreme Court decisions of October Term 1973

The Court’s 1973 Term began in October 1973. These are the 173 decisions SCDB records for it, decided between October 15, 1973 and July 25, 1974, during the Burger Court.

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Decided by one vote (30)

• Plummer v. City of ColumbusLaw held unconstitutional
  414 U.S. 2Decided October 15, 19735–4Per curiam
• Falk v. Brennan
  414 U.S. 190Decided December 5, 19735–4Potter Stewart
• United States v. Maze
  414 U.S. 395Decided January 8, 19745–4William H. Rehnquist
• Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. Gaudet
  414 U.S. 573Decided January 21, 19745–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Renegotiation Board v. Bannercraft Clothing Co., Inc.
  415 U.S. 1Decided February 19, 19745–4Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. General Dynamics Corp.
  415 U.S. 486Decided March 19, 19745–4Potter Stewart
• Mayor of Philadelphia v. Educational Equality League
  415 U.S. 605Decided March 25, 19745–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Edelman v. JordanAltered precedent
  415 U.S. 651Decided March 25, 19745–4William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Edwards
  415 U.S. 800Decided March 26, 19745–4Byron R. White
• Super Tire Engineering Co. v. McCorkle
  416 U.S. 115Decided April 16, 19745–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Arnett v. Kennedy
  416 U.S. 134Decided April 16, 19745–4William H. Rehnquist
• National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Company
  416 U.S. 267Decided April 23, 19745–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Defunis v. Odegaard
  416 U.S. 312Decided April 23, 19745–4Per curiam
• United States v. Giordano
  416 U.S. 505Decided May 13, 19745–4Byron R. White
• United States v. Chavez
  416 U.S. 562Decided May 13, 19745–4Byron R. White
• Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.Altered precedent
  416 U.S. 600Decided May 13, 19745–4Byron R. White
• Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co.
  417 U.S. 506Decided June 17, 19745–4Potter Stewart
• Gilmore v. City of Montgomery
  417 U.S. 556Decided June 17, 19745–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Cardwell v. Lewis
  417 U.S. 583Decided June 17, 19745–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Central Tablet Manufacturing Co. v. United States
  417 U.S. 673Decided June 19, 19745–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Bangor Punta Operations, Inc. v. Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Co.
  417 U.S. 703Decided June 19, 19745–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Florida Power & Light Co. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
  417 U.S. 790Decided June 24, 19745–4Potter Stewart
• Pell v. Procunier
  417 U.S. 817Decided June 24, 19745–4Potter Stewart
• Saxbe v. Washington Post Co.
  417 U.S. 843Decided June 24, 19745–4Potter Stewart
• Hamling v. United States
  418 U.S. 87Decided June 24, 19745–4William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Richardson
  418 U.S. 166Decided June 25, 19745–4Warren E. Burger
• Lehman v. City of Shaker Heights
  418 U.S. 298Decided June 25, 19745–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Codispoti v. Pennsylvania
  418 U.S. 506Decided June 26, 19745–4Byron R. White
• United States v. Connecticut National Bank
  418 U.S. 656Decided June 26, 19745–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Milliken v. Bradley
  418 U.S. 717Decided July 25, 19745–4Warren E. Burger

All decisions, in order

• Satiacum v. Washington
  414 U.S. 1Decided October 15, 19739–0Per curiam
• Plummer v. City of ColumbusLaw held unconstitutional
  414 U.S. 2Decided October 15, 19735–4Per curiam
• United States Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Hibi
  414 U.S. 5Decided October 23, 19736–3Per curiam
• Dennett v. Hogan
  414 U.S. 12Decided October 23, 19738–1Per curiam
• Norwell v. City of Cincinnati
  414 U.S. 14Decided November 5, 19739–0Per curiam
• Taylor v. United States
  414 U.S. 17Decided November 5, 19739–0Per curiam
• Wainwright v. Stone
  414 U.S. 21Decided November 5, 19739–0Per curiam
• Moore v. Arizona
  414 U.S. 25Decided November 5, 19739–0Per curiam
• Berry v. City of Cincinnati
  414 U.S. 29Decided November 5, 19739–0Per curiam
• Musser v. United States
  414 U.S. 31Decided November 12, 19736–3Per curiam
• Department of Game of Washington v. Puyallup Tribe
  414 U.S. 44Decided November 19, 19739–0William O. Douglas
• Kusper v. PontikesLaw held unconstitutional
  414 U.S. 51Decided November 19, 19737–2Potter Stewart
• Lefkowitz v. TurleyLaw held unconstitutional
  414 U.S. 70Decided November 19, 19739–0Byron R. White
• Espinoza et Vir v. Farah Manufacturing Co., Inc.
  414 U.S. 86Decided November 19, 19738–1Thurgood Marshall
• Paschall v. Christie-Stewart, Inc.
  414 U.S. 100Decided November 19, 19737–2Per curiam
• Hess v. Indiana
  414 U.S. 105Decided November 19, 19736–3Per curiam
• Chicago Mercantile Exchange v. Deaktor
  414 U.S. 113Decided December 3, 19738–1Per curiam
• Merrill Lynch v. Ware
  414 U.S. 117Decided December 4, 19738–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Cupp v. Naughten
  414 U.S. 141Decided December 4, 19736–3William H. Rehnquist
• North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy v. Snyder's Drug Stores, Inc.Altered precedent
  414 U.S. 156Decided December 5, 19739–0William O. Douglas
• Golden State Bottling Co., Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
  414 U.S. 168Decided December 5, 19739–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Falk v. Brennan
  414 U.S. 190Decided December 5, 19735–4Potter Stewart
• Foley v. Blair & Co., Inc.
  414 U.S. 212Decided December 5, 19739–0Per curiam
• United States v. Robinson
  414 U.S. 218Decided December 11, 19736–3William H. Rehnquist
• Gustafson v. Florida
  414 U.S. 260Decided December 11, 19736–3William H. Rehnquist
• National Labor Relations Board v. Savair Manufacturing Co.
  414 U.S. 270Decided December 17, 19736–3William O. Douglas
• Zahn v. International Paper Co.
  414 U.S. 291Decided December 17, 19736–3Byron R. White
• Bonelli Cattle Co. v. Arizona
  414 U.S. 313Decided December 17, 19737–1Thurgood Marshall
• United States v. Calandra
  414 U.S. 338Decided January 8, 19746–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Gateway Coal Co. v. United Mine Workers of America
  414 U.S. 368Decided January 8, 19748–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• United States v. Maze
  414 U.S. 395Decided January 8, 19745–4William H. Rehnquist
• Marshall v. United States
  414 U.S. 417Decided January 9, 19746–3Warren E. Burger
• Communist Party of Indiana v. WhitcombLaw held unconstitutional
  414 U.S. 441Decided January 9, 19749–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. National Association of Railroad Passengers
  414 U.S. 453Decided January 9, 19747–1Potter Stewart
• Schmidt v. Lessard
  414 U.S. 473Decided January 14, 19748–1Per curiam
• Vachon v. New Hampshire
  414 U.S. 478Decided January 14, 19746–3Per curiam
• O'Shea v. Littleton
  414 U.S. 488Decided January 15, 19746–3Byron R. White
• Spomer v. Littleton
  414 U.S. 514Decided January 15, 19749–0Byron R. White
• O'Brien v. SkinnerLaw held unconstitutional
  414 U.S. 524Decided January 16, 19747–2Warren E. Burger
• American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah
  414 U.S. 538Decided January 16, 19749–0Potter Stewart
• Lau v. Nichols
  414 U.S. 563Decided January 21, 19749–0William O. Douglas
• Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. Gaudet
  414 U.S. 573Decided January 21, 19745–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Christian v. New York State Department of Labor
  414 U.S. 614Decided January 21, 19749–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Cleveland Board of Education v. Lafleur
  414 U.S. 632Decided January 21, 19747–2Potter Stewart
• Oneida Indian Nation of New York v. County of Oneida
  414 U.S. 661Decided January 21, 19749–0Byron R. White
• Snider v. All State Administrators, Inc.
  414 U.S. 685Decided January 21, 19749–0Per curiam
• Renegotiation Board v. Bannercraft Clothing Co., Inc.
  415 U.S. 1Decided February 19, 19745–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.
  415 U.S. 36Decided February 19, 19749–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Sampson v. Murray
  415 U.S. 61Decided February 19, 19746–3William H. Rehnquist
• Windward Shipping (London) Ltd. v. American Radio Association
  415 U.S. 104Decided February 19, 19746–3William H. Rehnquist
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Texaco Inc.
  415 U.S. 125Decided February 19, 19746–2Per curiam
• Lewis v. City of New OrleansLaw held unconstitutional
  415 U.S. 130Decided February 20, 19746–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. Kahn et Ux.
  415 U.S. 143Decided February 20, 19746–3Potter Stewart
• United States v. Matlock
  415 U.S. 164Decided February 20, 19746–3Byron R. White
• Curtis v. Loether
  415 U.S. 189Decided February 20, 19749–0Thurgood Marshall
• Morton v. Ruiz et Ux.
  415 U.S. 199Decided February 20, 19749–0Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. Kahan
  415 U.S. 239Decided February 25, 19746–3Per curiam
• Memorial Hospital v. Maricopa CountyLaw held unconstitutional
  415 U.S. 250Decided February 26, 19748–1Thurgood Marshall
• Mississippi v. Arkansas
  415 U.S. 289Decided February 26, 19748–1Harry A. Blackmun
• Mississippi v. Arkansas
  415 U.S. 289Decided February 26, 19749–0
• Patterson v. Warner
  415 U.S. 303Decided February 26, 19749–0Per curiam
• Davis v. AlaskaLaw held unconstitutional
  415 U.S. 308Decided February 27, 19747–2Warren E. Burger
• National Labor Relations Board v. Magnavox Company of Tennessee
  415 U.S. 322Decided February 27, 19746–3William O. Douglas
• Speight v. Slaton
  415 U.S. 333Decided February 27, 19749–0Per curiam
• National Cable Television Assn., Inc. v. United States
  415 U.S. 336Decided March 4, 19745–2William O. Douglas
• Federal Power Commission v. New England Power Co.
  415 U.S. 345Decided March 4, 19747–0William O. Douglas
• Johnson v. Robison
  415 U.S. 361Decided March 4, 19748–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• Hernandez v. Veterans' Administration
  415 U.S. 391Decided March 4, 19749–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Teleprompter Corp. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
  415 U.S. 394Decided March 4, 19746–3Potter Stewart
• Granny Goose Foods, Inc. v. Brotherhood of Teamsters & Auto Truck Drivers
  415 U.S. 423Decided March 4, 19749–0Thurgood Marshall
• Demarco v. United States
  415 U.S. 449Decided March 18, 19746–3Per curiam
• Steffel v. Thompson
  415 U.S. 452Decided March 19, 19749–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. General Dynamics Corp.
  415 U.S. 486Decided March 19, 19745–4Potter Stewart
• Hagans v. Lavine
  415 U.S. 528Decided March 25, 19746–3Byron R. White
• Smith v. GoguenLaw held unconstitutional
  415 U.S. 566Decided March 25, 19746–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Mayor of Philadelphia v. Educational Equality League
  415 U.S. 605Decided March 25, 19745–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Edelman v. JordanAltered precedent
  415 U.S. 651Decided March 25, 19745–4William H. Rehnquist
• Eaton v. City of Tulsa
  415 U.S. 697Decided March 25, 19746–3Per curiam
• Storer v. Brown
  415 U.S. 724Decided March 25, 19746–3Byron R. White
• American Party of Texas v. White
  415 U.S. 767Decided March 25, 19748–1Byron R. White
• Lubin v. PanishLaw held unconstitutional
  415 U.S. 709Decided March 26, 19749–0Warren E. Burger
• United States v. Edwards
  415 U.S. 800Decided March 26, 19745–4Byron R. White
• Huddleston v. United States
  415 U.S. 814Decided March 26, 19748–1Harry A. Blackmun
• Village of Belle Terre v. Boraas
  416 U.S. 1Decided April 1, 19747–2William O. Douglas
• California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz
  416 U.S. 21Decided April 1, 19746–3William H. Rehnquist
• Mahon v. Stowers
  416 U.S. 100Decided April 15, 19749–0Per curiam
• Super Tire Engineering Co. v. McCorkle
  416 U.S. 115Decided April 16, 19745–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Arnett v. Kennedy
  416 U.S. 134Decided April 16, 19745–4William H. Rehnquist
• Scheuer v. Rhodes
  416 U.S. 232Decided April 17, 19748–0Warren E. Burger
• Shea v. Vialpando
  416 U.S. 251Decided April 23, 19749–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Company
  416 U.S. 267Decided April 23, 19745–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Defunis v. Odegaard
  416 U.S. 312Decided April 23, 19745–4Per curiam
• Kahn v. Shevin
  416 U.S. 351Decided April 24, 19746–3William O. Douglas
• Pernell v. Southall Realty
  416 U.S. 363Decided April 24, 19749–0Thurgood Marshall
• Lehman Brothers v. Schein
  416 U.S. 386Decided April 29, 19749–0William O. Douglas
• Procunier v. MartinezLaw held unconstitutional
  416 U.S. 396Decided April 29, 19749–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Gooding v. United States
  416 U.S. 430Decided April 29, 19746–3William H. Rehnquist
• Kewanee Oil Co. v. Bicron Corp.
  416 U.S. 470Decided May 13, 19746–2Warren E. Burger
• Snow et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  416 U.S. 500Decided May 13, 19748–0William O. Douglas
• United States v. Giordano
  416 U.S. 505Decided May 13, 19745–4Byron R. White
• United States v. Chavez
  416 U.S. 562Decided May 13, 19745–4Byron R. White
• Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.Altered precedent
  416 U.S. 600Decided May 13, 19745–4Byron R. White
• Donnelly v. Dechristoforo
  416 U.S. 637Decided May 13, 19746–3William H. Rehnquist
• Beasley v. Food Fair of North Carolina, Inc.
  416 U.S. 653Decided May 15, 19749–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co.
  416 U.S. 663Decided May 15, 19747–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Bradley v. School Board of the City of Richmond
  416 U.S. 696Decided May 15, 19747–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Bob Jones University v. Simon
  416 U.S. 725Decided May 15, 19748–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Alexander v. 'americans United' Inc.
  416 U.S. 752Decided May 15, 19747–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Dillard v. Industrial Commission of Virginia
  416 U.S. 783Decided May 15, 19748–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Allee v. Medrano
  416 U.S. 802Decided May 20, 19745–3William O. Douglas
• Air Pollution Variance Board of Colorado v. Western Alfalfa Corp.
  416 U.S. 861Decided May 20, 19749–0William O. Douglas
• National Labor Relations Board v. Food Store Employees Union
  417 U.S. 1Decided May 20, 19749–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• William E. Arnold Co. v. Carpenters District Council of Jacksonville and Vicinity
  417 U.S. 12Decided May 20, 19749–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Blackledge v. Perry
  417 U.S. 21Decided May 20, 19747–2Potter Stewart
• Fuller v. Oregon
  417 U.S. 40Decided May 20, 19747–2Potter Stewart
• Kosydar v. National Cash Register Co.
  417 U.S. 62Decided May 20, 19749–0Potter Stewart
• Cass v. United States
  417 U.S. 72Decided May 28, 19748–1Byron R. White
• Bellis v. United States
  417 U.S. 85Decided May 28, 19748–1Thurgood Marshall
• Cooper Stevedoring Co., Inc. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc.
  417 U.S. 106Decided May 28, 19748–0Thurgood Marshall
• F. D. Rich Co., Inc. v. United States for the Use of Industrial Lumber Co., Inc.
  417 U.S. 116Decided May 28, 19748–1Thurgood Marshall
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. National Alfalfa Dehydrating & Milling Co.
  417 U.S. 134Decided May 28, 19749–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin
  417 U.S. 156Decided May 28, 19746–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Holder, U.S. District Judge v. Banks
  417 U.S. 187Decided May 28, 19748–0Per curiam
• Corning Glass Works v. Brennan
  417 U.S. 188Decided June 3, 19745–3Thurgood Marshall
• Anderson v. United States
  417 U.S. 211Decided June 3, 19747–2Thurgood Marshall
• Howard Johnson Co., Inc. v. Detroit Local Joint Executive Board
  417 U.S. 249Decided June 3, 19748–1Thurgood Marshall
• Vermont v. New York
  417 U.S. 270Decided June 3, 19749–0Per curiam
• Gerstein v. Coe
  417 U.S. 279Decided June 3, 19749–0Per curiam
• Poe v. Gerstein
  417 U.S. 281Decided June 3, 19749–0Per curiam
• Mobil Oil Corp. v. Federal Power Commission
  417 U.S. 283Decided June 10, 19747–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Davis v. United States
  417 U.S. 333Decided June 10, 19747–2Potter Stewart
• City of Pittsburgh v. Alco Parking Corp.
  417 U.S. 369Decided June 10, 19749–0Byron R. White
• Federal Power Commission v. Texaco Inc.
  417 U.S. 380Decided June 10, 19748–0Byron R. White
• Wheeler v. Barrera
  417 U.S. 402Decided June 10, 19748–1Harry A. Blackmun
• Michigan v. Tucker
  417 U.S. 433Decided June 10, 19748–1William H. Rehnquist
• Baker v. Gold Seal Liquors, Inc.
  417 U.S. 467Decided June 17, 19748–1William O. Douglas
• Geduldig v. Aiello
  417 U.S. 484Decided June 17, 19746–3Potter Stewart
• Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co.
  417 U.S. 506Decided June 17, 19745–4Potter Stewart
• Morton v. Mancari
  417 U.S. 535Decided June 17, 19749–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Gilmore v. City of Montgomery
  417 U.S. 556Decided June 17, 19745–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Cardwell v. Lewis
  417 U.S. 583Decided June 17, 19745–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Ross v. Moffitt
  417 U.S. 600Decided June 17, 19746–3William H. Rehnquist
• Moody v. Albemarle Paper Co.
  417 U.S. 622Decided June 17, 19748–0Per curiam
• Jimenez v. WeinbergerLaw held unconstitutional
  417 U.S. 628Decided June 19, 19748–1Warren E. Burger
• Kokoszka v. Belford
  417 U.S. 642Decided June 19, 19749–0Warren E. Burger
• Warden v. Marrero
  417 U.S. 653Decided June 19, 19746–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Central Tablet Manufacturing Co. v. United States
  417 U.S. 673Decided June 19, 19745–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Bangor Punta Operations, Inc. v. Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Co.
  417 U.S. 703Decided June 19, 19745–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Parker v. Levy
  417 U.S. 733Decided June 19, 19745–3William H. Rehnquist
• Florida Power & Light Co. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
  417 U.S. 790Decided June 24, 19745–4Potter Stewart
• Pell v. Procunier
  417 U.S. 817Decided June 24, 19745–4Potter Stewart
• Saxbe v. Washington Post Co.
  417 U.S. 843Decided June 24, 19745–4Potter Stewart
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Idaho Power Co.
  418 U.S. 1Decided June 24, 19748–1Harry A. Blackmun
• Richardson v. Ramirez
  418 U.S. 24Decided June 24, 19746–3William H. Rehnquist
• Hamling v. United States
  418 U.S. 87Decided June 24, 19745–4William H. Rehnquist
• Jenkins v. Georgia
  418 U.S. 153Decided June 24, 19749–0William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Richardson
  418 U.S. 166Decided June 25, 19745–4Warren E. Burger
• Schlesinger v. Reservists Committee to Stop the War
  418 U.S. 208Decided June 25, 19746–3Warren E. Burger
• Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. TornilloLaw held unconstitutional
  418 U.S. 241Decided June 25, 19749–0Warren E. Burger
• Old Dominion Branch No. 496 v. Austin
  418 U.S. 264Decided June 25, 19746–3Thurgood Marshall
• Lehman v. City of Shaker Heights
  418 U.S. 298Decided June 25, 19745–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.
  418 U.S. 323Decided June 25, 19747–2Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Spence v. WashingtonLaw held unconstitutional
  418 U.S. 405Decided June 25, 19746–3Per curiam
• Dorszynski v. United States
  418 U.S. 424Decided June 26, 19749–0Warren E. Burger
• Wingo v. Wedding
  418 U.S. 461Decided June 26, 19747–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Taylor v. Hayes
  418 U.S. 488Decided June 26, 19748–1Byron R. White
• Codispoti v. Pennsylvania
  418 U.S. 506Decided June 26, 19745–4Byron R. White
• Wolff v. McDonnell
  418 U.S. 539Decided June 26, 19746–3Byron R. White
• United States v. Marine Bancorporation, Inc.
  418 U.S. 602Decided June 26, 19745–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• United States v. Connecticut National Bank
  418 U.S. 656Decided June 26, 19745–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Secretary of the Navy v. Avrech
  418 U.S. 676Decided July 8, 19746–3Per curiam
• United States v. Nixon
  418 U.S. 683Decided July 24, 19748–0Warren E. Burger
• Milliken v. Bradley
  418 U.S. 717Decided July 25, 19745–4Warren E. Burger

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