Abe Fortas

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate confirmation:: Aug 11, 1965
Recorded service:: Oct 11, 1965 – May 5, 1969
Lived:: Jun 19, 1910 – Apr 5, 1982

In plain language

Abe Fortas, associate justice.
Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson; confirmed August 11, 1965.
Court service October 11, 1965 to May 5, 1969.

Decisions on record (576)

MajorityApr 24, 1967 · October Term 1966
Utah Pie Co. v. Continental Baking Co. et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1967 · October Term 1966
Clewis v. Texas
MajorityApr 17, 1967 · October Term 1966
Thorpe v. Housing Authority of the City of Durham
MajorityApr 17, 1967 · October Term 1966
Houston Insulation Contractors Association v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityApr 17, 1967 · October Term 1966
National Woodwork Manufacturers Association et al. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityApr 11, 1967 · October Term 1966
Specht v. Patterson, Warden, et al.
MajorityApr 11, 1967 · October Term 1966
Pierson et al. v. Ray et al.
MajorityApr 10, 1967 · October Term 1966
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. et al. v. Tashire et al.
MajorityApr 10, 1967 · October Term 1966
Honda et al. v. Clark, Attorney General
Did not participateApr 10, 1967 · October Term 1966
Federal Trade Commission v. Procter & Gamble Co.
MajorityApr 10, 1967 · October Term 1966
Nowakowski v. Maroney, Correctional Superintendent
MajorityApr 10, 1967 · October Term 1966
Crown Coat Front Co., Inc. v. United States
DissentMar 27, 1967 · October Term 1966
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityMar 27, 1967 · October Term 1966
Railroad Transfer Service, Inc. v. City of Chicago et al.
MajorityMar 27, 1967 · October Term 1966
Bostick v. South Carolina et al.
MajorityMar 27, 1967 · October Term 1966
United States v. First City National Bank of Houston et al.
DissentMar 20, 1967 · October Term 1966
Neely v. Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc.
DissentMar 20, 1967 · October Term 1966
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Stidger et Ux.
MajorityMar 20, 1967 · October Term 1966
O'brien et al. v. United States
DissentMar 20, 1967 · October Term 1966
McCray v. Illinois
Did not participateMar 13, 1967 · October Term 1966
Federal Power Commission v. United Gas Pipe Line Co. et al.
MajorityMar 13, 1967 · October Term 1966
Klopfer v. North Carolina
MajorityMar 13, 1967 · October Term 1966
Wheaton v. California
MajorityMar 13, 1967 · October Term 1966
Swenson, Warden v. Bosler
MajorityMar 13, 1967 · October Term 1966
Federal Trade Commission v. Jantzen, Inc.
ConcurrenceFeb 27, 1967 · October Term 1966
Vaca et al. v. Sipes, Administrator
Did not participateFeb 27, 1967 · October Term 1966
Cascade Natural Gas Corp. v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1967 · October Term 1966
Phillips et Vir v. California
Did not participateFeb 27, 1967 · October Term 1966
Levin v. Mississippi River Fuel Corp. et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 20, 1967 · October Term 1966
Giles et al. v. Maryland
MajorityFeb 20, 1967 · October Term 1966
Chapman et al. v. California
MajorityFeb 20, 1967 · October Term 1966
Kilgarlin et al. v. Hill, Secretary of State of Texas, et al.
DissentFeb 20, 1967 · October Term 1966
Cooper v. California
MajorityFeb 13, 1967 · October Term 1966
Zuckerman et al. v. Greason
DissentFeb 13, 1967 · October Term 1966
Stoneham v. Texas.
MajorityFeb 13, 1967 · October Term 1966
Kaye v. Co-Ordinating Committee on Discipline of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
DissentFeb 13, 1967 · October Term 1966
Barlow v. Texas.
MajorityFeb 13, 1967 · October Term 1966
Rundle, Correctional Superintendent v. Johnson
MajorityFeb 13, 1967 · October Term 1966
Miller v. Pate, Warden
MajorityJan 23, 1967 · October Term 1966
Whitus et al. v. Georgia
MajorityJan 23, 1967 · October Term 1966
Sims v. Georgia
MajorityJan 23, 1967 · October Term 1966
Berenyi v. District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service
MajorityJan 23, 1967 · October Term 1966
Keyishian et al. v. Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York et al.
DissentJan 23, 1967 · October Term 1966
Spencer v. Texas
MajorityJan 16, 1967 · October Term 1966
McLeod, Regional Director, National Labor Relations Board v. General Electric Co. et al.
MajorityJan 16, 1967 · October Term 1966
Garrity et al. v. New Jersey
ConcurrenceJan 16, 1967 · October Term 1966
Spevack v. Klein
MajorityJan 10, 1967 · October Term 1966
Travis v. United States
MajorityJan 10, 1967 · October Term 1966
Lassen, Commissioner, State Land Department v. Arizona Ex Rel. Arizona Highway Department
MajorityJan 10, 1967 · October Term 1966
United States v. Laub et al.