Supreme Court decisions of October Term 1984

The Court’s 1984 Term began in October 1984. These are the 165 decisions SCDB records for it, decided between November 13, 1984 and July 2, 1985, during the Burger Court.

← 1983 Term · 1985 Term →

Decided by one vote (20)

• Mills Music, Inc. v. Snyder
  469 U.S. 153Decided January 8, 19855–4John Paul Stevens
• Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit AuthorityAltered precedent
  469 U.S. 528Decided February 19, 19855–4Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. Young
  470 U.S. 1Decided February 20, 19855–4Warren E. Burger
• Shea v. Louisiana
  470 U.S. 51Decided February 20, 19855–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Chemical Manufacturers Association v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
  470 U.S. 116Decided February 27, 19855–4Byron R. White
• County of Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York State
  470 U.S. 226Decided March 4, 19855–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Herb's Welding, Inc. v. Gray
  470 U.S. 414Decided March 18, 19855–4Byron R. White
• Lindahl v. Office of Personnel Management
  470 U.S. 768Decided March 20, 19855–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. WardLaw held unconstitutional
  470 U.S. 869Decided March 26, 19855–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Francis v. Franklin
  471 U.S. 307Decided April 29, 19855–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Mitchell v. Forsyth
  472 U.S. 511Decided June 19, 19854–3Byron R. White
• United States v. National Bank of Commerce
  472 U.S. 713Decided June 26, 19855–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.
  472 U.S. 749Decided June 26, 19855–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Pattern Makers' League of North America v. National Labor Relations Board
  473 U.S. 95Decided June 27, 19855–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon
  473 U.S. 234Decided June 28, 19855–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• School District of the City of Grand Rapids v. Ball
  473 U.S. 373Decided July 1, 19855–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Aguilar v. FeltonLaw held unconstitutional
  473 U.S. 402Decided July 1, 19855–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Sedima, S.P.R.L. v. Imrex Co., Inc.
  473 U.S. 479Decided July 1, 19855–4Byron R. White
• American National Bank & Trust Company of Chicago v. Haroco, Inc.
  473 U.S. 606Decided July 1, 19855–4Per curiam
• Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
  473 U.S. 788Decided July 2, 19854–3Sandra Day O'Connor

All decisions, in order

• Florida v. Rodriguez
  469 U.S. 1Decided November 13, 19846–3Per curiam
• United States Department of Justice v. Provenzano
  469 U.S. 14Decided November 26, 19848–1Per curiam
• Thompson v. Louisiana
  469 U.S. 17Decided November 26, 19849–0Per curiam
• United States v. 50 Acres of Land
  469 U.S. 24Decided December 4, 19849–0John Paul Stevens
• Luce v. United States
  469 U.S. 38Decided December 10, 19848–0Warren E. Burger
• United States v. Abel
  469 U.S. 45Decided December 10, 19849–0William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Powell
  469 U.S. 57Decided December 10, 19849–0William H. Rehnquist
• Garcia v. United States
  469 U.S. 70Decided December 10, 19846–3William H. Rehnquist
• Smith v. Illinois
  469 U.S. 91Decided December 10, 19846–3Per curiam
• United States v. Woodward
  469 U.S. 105Decided January 7, 19859–0Per curiam
• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Thurston
  469 U.S. 111Decided January 8, 19859–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Paulsen et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  469 U.S. 131Decided January 8, 19856–2William H. Rehnquist
• Mills Music, Inc. v. Snyder
  469 U.S. 153Decided January 8, 19855–4John Paul Stevens
• Park 'n Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park and Fly, Inc.
  469 U.S. 189Decided January 8, 19858–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Hensley
  469 U.S. 221Decided January 8, 19859–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Board of License Commissioners of the Town of Tiverton v. Pastore
  469 U.S. 238Decided January 8, 19859–0Per curiam
• United States v. Boyle
  469 U.S. 241Decided January 9, 19859–0Warren E. Burger
• Lawrence County v. Lead-Deadwood School District No. 40-1Law held unconstitutional
  469 U.S. 256Decided January 9, 19857–2Byron R. White
• Ohio v. Kovacs
  469 U.S. 274Decided January 9, 19859–0Byron R. White
• Alexander v. Choate
  469 U.S. 287Decided January 9, 19859–0Thurgood Marshall
• Tiffany Fine Arts, Inc. v. United States
  469 U.S. 310Decided January 9, 19859–0Thurgood Marshall
• New Jersey v. T. L. O.
  469 U.S. 325Decided January 15, 19856–3Byron R. White
• Evitts v. Lucey
  469 U.S. 387Decided January 21, 19857–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Wainwright v. Witt
  469 U.S. 412Decided January 21, 19857–2William H. Rehnquist
• Brandon v. Holt
  469 U.S. 464Decided January 21, 19858–1John Paul Stevens
• United States v. Johns
  469 U.S. 478Decided January 21, 19857–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• National Labor Relations Board v. Action Automotive, Inc.
  469 U.S. 490Decided February 19, 19856–3Warren E. Burger
• United States v. Maine
  469 U.S. 504Decided February 19, 19859–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit AuthorityAltered precedent
  469 U.S. 528Decided February 19, 19855–4Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. Young
  470 U.S. 1Decided February 20, 19855–4Warren E. Burger
• United States v. Dann
  470 U.S. 39Decided February 20, 19859–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Shea v. Louisiana
  470 U.S. 51Decided February 20, 19855–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Ake v. Oklahoma
  470 U.S. 68Decided February 20, 19858–1Thurgood Marshall
• United States v. Louisiana
  470 U.S. 93Decided February 26, 19858–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Chemical Manufacturers Association v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
  470 U.S. 116Decided February 27, 19855–4Byron R. White
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Hampton County Election Commission
  470 U.S. 166Decided February 27, 19859–0Byron R. White
• Heckler v. Turner
  470 U.S. 184Decided February 27, 19859–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd
  470 U.S. 213Decided March 4, 19859–0Thurgood Marshall
• County of Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York State
  470 U.S. 226Decided March 4, 19855–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. PiperLaw held unconstitutional
  470 U.S. 274Decided March 4, 19858–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Oregon v. Elstad
  470 U.S. 298Decided March 4, 19856–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  470 U.S. 373Decided March 4, 19857–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Air France v. Saks
  470 U.S. 392Decided March 4, 19858–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Dickerson
  470 U.S. 409Decided March 4, 19857–1Per curiam
• Herb's Welding, Inc. v. Gray
  470 U.S. 414Decided March 18, 19855–4Byron R. White
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Atchison
  470 U.S. 451Decided March 18, 19858–0Thurgood Marshall
• Federal Election Commission v. National Conservative Political Action CommitteeLaw held unconstitutional
  470 U.S. 480Decided March 18, 19857–2William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Gagnon
  470 U.S. 522Decided March 18, 19856–2Per curiam
• Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill
  470 U.S. 532Decided March 19, 19858–1Byron R. White
• Anderson v. City of Bessemer City
  470 U.S. 564Decided March 19, 19859–0Byron R. White
• First National Bank of Atlanta v. Bartow County Board of Tax Assessors
  470 U.S. 583Decided March 19, 19859–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Wayte v. United States
  470 U.S. 598Decided March 19, 19857–2Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Bennett v. New Jersey
  470 U.S. 632Decided March 19, 19856–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Bennett v. Kentucky Department of Education
  470 U.S. 656Decided March 19, 19858–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Sharpe
  470 U.S. 675Decided March 20, 19857–2Warren E. Burger
• Florida Power & Light Co. v. Lorion
  470 U.S. 729Decided March 20, 19858–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• Winston v. Lee
  470 U.S. 753Decided March 20, 19859–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Lindahl v. Office of Personnel Management
  470 U.S. 768Decided March 20, 19855–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Hayes v. Florida
  470 U.S. 811Decided March 20, 19858–0Byron R. White
• Heckler v. Chaney
  470 U.S. 821Decided March 20, 19859–0William H. Rehnquist
• Ball v. United States
  470 U.S. 856Decided March 26, 19858–0Warren E. Burger
• Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. WardLaw held unconstitutional
  470 U.S. 869Decided March 26, 19855–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Board of Education of Oklahoma City v. National Gay Task ForceLaw held unconstitutional
  470 U.S. 903Decided March 26, 19854–4
• Fugate v. New Mexico
  470 U.S. 904Decided March 26, 19854–4
• Tennessee v. GarnerLaw held unconstitutional
  471 U.S. 1Decided March 27, 19856–3Byron R. White
• Town of Hallie v. City of Eau Claire
  471 U.S. 34Decided March 27, 19859–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, Inc. v. United States
  471 U.S. 48Decided March 27, 19857–2Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Kenneth Cory v. Western Oil and Gas Association
  471 U.S. 81Decided March 27, 19854–4
• Roger L. Spencer v. South Carolina Tax Commission
  471 U.S. 82Decided March 27, 19854–4
• Board of Trustees of the Village of Scarsdale v. Kathleen S. McCreary
  471 U.S. 83Decided March 27, 19854–4
• United States v. Locke
  471 U.S. 84Decided April 1, 19856–3Thurgood Marshall
• United States v. MillerAltered precedent
  471 U.S. 130Decided April 1, 19858–0Thurgood Marshall
• Oklahoma v. Timothy R. Castleberry and Nicholas Raineri
  471 U.S. 146Decided April 1, 19854–4
• Patrick Ramirez v. Indiana
  471 U.S. 147Decided April 1, 19854–4
• Honig v. Students of the California School for the Blind
  471 U.S. 148Decided April 1, 19855–3Per curiam
• State of Ohio v. Commonwealth of Kentucky on Bill of Complaint
  471 U.S. 153Decided April 15, 19859–0
• Mintzes v. Buchanon
  471 U.S. 154Decided April 15, 19857–1Per curiam
• Central Intelligence Agency v. Sims
  471 U.S. 159Decided April 16, 19859–0Warren E. Burger
• Kerr-McGee Corp. v. Navajo Tribe of Indians
  471 U.S. 195Decided April 16, 19858–0Warren E. Burger
• Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck
  471 U.S. 202Decided April 16, 19858–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Hunter v. UnderwoodLaw held unconstitutional
  471 U.S. 222Decided April 16, 19858–0William H. Rehnquist
• Webb v. County Board of Education of Dyer County
  471 U.S. 234Decided April 17, 19856–2John Paul Stevens
• Wilson v. Garcia
  471 U.S. 261Decided April 17, 19857–1John Paul Stevens
• Springfield Township School District v. Knoll
  471 U.S. 288Decided April 17, 19858–0Per curiam
• Tony and Susan Alamo Foundation v. Secretary of Labor
  471 U.S. 290Decided April 23, 19859–0Byron R. White
• Francis v. Franklin
  471 U.S. 307Decided April 29, 19855–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Weintraub
  471 U.S. 343Decided April 29, 19858–0Thurgood Marshall
• School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of Education of Massachusetts
  471 U.S. 359Decided April 29, 19859–0William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Maine
  471 U.S. 375Decided April 29, 19859–0
• Arkansas v. Mississippi
  471 U.S. 377Decided April 29, 19859–0
• United States v. Benchimol
  471 U.S. 453Decided May 12, 19857–2Per curiam
• California v. Carney
  471 U.S. 386Decided May 13, 19856–3Warren E. Burger
• Tennessee v. Street
  471 U.S. 409Decided May 13, 19858–0Warren E. Burger
• Liparota v. United States
  471 U.S. 419Decided May 13, 19856–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Rios-Pineda
  471 U.S. 444Decided May 13, 19858–0Byron R. White
• Hopfmann v. Connolly
  471 U.S. 459Decided May 13, 19859–0Per curiam
• Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz
  471 U.S. 462Decided May 20, 19856–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Ponte v. Real
  471 U.S. 491Decided May 20, 19856–2William H. Rehnquist
• Connecticut Department of Income Maintenance v. Heckler
  471 U.S. 524Decided May 20, 19859–0John Paul Stevens
• Harper & Row v. Nation Enterprises
  471 U.S. 539Decided May 20, 19856–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Black v. Romano
  471 U.S. 606Decided May 20, 19858–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of OhioLaw held unconstitutional
  471 U.S. 626Decided May 28, 19855–3Byron R. White
• Landreth Timber Co. v. Landreth
  471 U.S. 681Decided May 28, 19858–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Gould v. Ruefenacht
  471 U.S. 701Decided May 28, 19858–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc.
  471 U.S. 707Decided June 3, 19859–0Thurgood Marshall
• Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Massachusetts
  471 U.S. 724Decided June 3, 19858–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe of Indians
  471 U.S. 759Decided June 3, 19856–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Garrett v. United States
  471 U.S. 773Decided June 3, 19855–3William H. Rehnquist
• City of Oklahoma City v. Tuttle
  471 U.S. 808Decided June 3, 19857–1William H. Rehnquist
• National Farmers Union Insurance Cos. v. Crow Tribe of Indians
  471 U.S. 845Decided June 3, 19859–0John Paul Stevens
• Russell v. United States
  471 U.S. 858Decided June 3, 19859–0John Paul Stevens
• Schreiber v. Burlington Northern, Inc.
  472 U.S. 1Decided June 4, 19857–0Warren E. Burger
• Williams v. VermontLaw held unconstitutional
  472 U.S. 14Decided June 4, 19855–3Byron R. White
• Wallace v. JaffreeLaw held unconstitutional
  472 U.S. 38Decided June 4, 19856–3John Paul Stevens
• Atkins v. Parker
  472 U.S. 115Decided June 4, 19857–2John Paul Stevens
• Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  472 U.S. 159Decided June 10, 19858–0William H. Rehnquist
• Lowe v. Securities and Exchange Commission
  472 U.S. 181Decided June 10, 19858–0John Paul Stevens
• Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Pueblo of Santa Ana
  472 U.S. 237Decided June 10, 19855–3John Paul Stevens
• Northwest Wholesale Stationers, Inc. v. Pacific Stationery & Printing Co.
  472 U.S. 284Decided June 11, 19857–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Bateman Eichler v. Berner
  472 U.S. 299Decided June 11, 19858–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Caldwell v. Mississippi
  472 U.S. 320Decided June 11, 19855–3Thurgood Marshall
• Johnson v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
  472 U.S. 353Decided June 17, 19859–0Thurgood Marshall
• Baldwin v. Alabama
  472 U.S. 372Decided June 17, 19856–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Criswell
  472 U.S. 400Decided June 17, 19858–0John Paul Stevens
• Richardson-Merrell Inc. v. Koller
  472 U.S. 424Decided June 17, 19858–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Superintendent v. Hill
  472 U.S. 445Decided June 17, 19856–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Maryland v. Macon
  472 U.S. 463Decided June 17, 19857–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Jensen v. QuaringLaw held unconstitutional
  472 U.S. 478Decided June 17, 19854–4
• McDonald v. Smith
  472 U.S. 479Decided June 19, 19858–0Warren E. Burger
• Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  472 U.S. 491Decided June 19, 19856–2Byron R. White
• Mitchell v. Forsyth
  472 U.S. 511Decided June 19, 19854–3Byron R. White
• Central States v. Central Transport, Inc.
  472 U.S. 559Decided June 19, 19859–0Thurgood Marshall
• Aspen Skiing Co. v. Aspen Highlands Skiing Corp.
  472 U.S. 585Decided June 19, 19858–0John Paul Stevens
• Hooper v. Bernalillo County AssessorLaw held unconstitutional
  472 U.S. 612Decided June 24, 19855–3Warren E. Burger
• In re Snyder
  472 U.S. 634Decided June 24, 19858–0Warren E. Burger
• Cornelius v. Nutt
  472 U.S. 648Decided June 24, 19856–2Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. Albertini
  472 U.S. 675Decided June 24, 19856–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Estate of Thornton v. Caldor, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  472 U.S. 703Decided June 26, 19858–1Warren E. Burger
• United States v. National Bank of Commerce
  472 U.S. 713Decided June 26, 19855–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.
  472 U.S. 749Decided June 26, 19855–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts
  472 U.S. 797Decided June 26, 19858–0William H. Rehnquist
• Jean v. Nelson
  472 U.S. 846Decided June 26, 19856–2William H. Rehnquist
• Marek v. Chesny
  473 U.S. 1Decided June 27, 19856–3Warren E. Burger
• United States v. Shearer
  473 U.S. 52Decided June 27, 19858–0Warren E. Burger
• National Labor Relations Board v. International Longshoremen's Assn.
  473 U.S. 61Decided June 27, 19856–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Pattern Makers' League of North America v. National Labor Relations Board
  473 U.S. 95Decided June 27, 19855–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Russell
  473 U.S. 134Decided June 27, 19859–0John Paul Stevens
• Kentucky v. Graham
  473 U.S. 159Decided June 28, 19859–0Thurgood Marshall
• Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City
  473 U.S. 172Decided June 28, 19857–1Harry A. Blackmun
• Dowling v. United States
  473 U.S. 207Decided June 28, 19856–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon
  473 U.S. 234Decided June 28, 19855–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Walters v. National Association of Radiation Survivors
  473 U.S. 305Decided June 28, 19856–3William H. Rehnquist
• School District of the City of Grand Rapids v. Ball
  473 U.S. 373Decided July 1, 19855–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Aguilar v. FeltonLaw held unconstitutional
  473 U.S. 402Decided July 1, 19855–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  473 U.S. 432Decided July 1, 19859–0Byron R. White
• Sedima, S.P.R.L. v. Imrex Co., Inc.
  473 U.S. 479Decided July 1, 19855–4Byron R. White
• United States v. Montoya de Hernandez
  473 U.S. 531Decided July 1, 19857–2William H. Rehnquist
• Thomas v. Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co.
  473 U.S. 568Decided July 1, 19859–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• American National Bank & Trust Company of Chicago v. Haroco, Inc.
  473 U.S. 606Decided July 1, 19855–4Per curiam
• Oklahoma v. Arkansas
  473 U.S. 610Decided July 1, 19859–0
• Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.
  473 U.S. 614Decided July 2, 19855–3Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. Bagley
  473 U.S. 667Decided July 2, 19855–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Carchman v. Nash
  473 U.S. 716Decided July 2, 19856–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife v. Klamath Indian Tribe
  473 U.S. 753Decided July 2, 19856–2John Paul Stevens
• Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
  473 U.S. 788Decided July 2, 19854–3Sandra Day O'Connor

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