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Harry A. Blackmun

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Richard Nixon
Senate confirmation:: May 12, 1970
Recorded service:: Jun 15, 1970 – Jun 30, 1994
Lived:: Nov 12, 1908 – Mar 4, 1999

In plain language

Harry A. Blackmun, associate justice.
Appointed by Richard Nixon; confirmed May 12, 1970.
Court service June 15, 1970 to June 30, 1994.

Decisions on record (3728)

ConcurrenceJun 22, 1992 · October Term 1991
Robert Wayne Sawyer v. John Whitley, Warden
ConcurrenceJun 22, 1992 · October Term 1991
Rav v. City of St. Paul, Minnesota
DissentJun 22, 1992 · October Term 1991
Teofilo Medina, Jr. v. California
DissentJun 22, 1992 · October Term 1991
Estate of Floyd Cowart v. Nicklos Drilling Company, et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1992 · October Term 1991
Forsyth County, Georgia v. the Nationalist Movement
DissentJun 19, 1992 · October Term 1991
New York v. United States et al.
DissentJun 19, 1992 · October Term 1991
Wisconsin Department of Revenue v. William Wrigley, Jr., Co.
MajorityJun 19, 1992 · October Term 1991
American National Red Cross v. S. G. and A. E.
ConcurrenceJun 19, 1992 · October Term 1991
Ellis B. Wright, Jr., Warden and Mary Sue Terry, Attorney General of Virginia v. Frank Robert West, Jr.
ConcurrenceJun 19, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States v. Anthony Salerno, et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
Stephanie Nordlinger v. Kenneth Hahn, in His Capacity As Tax Assessor for Los Angeles County, et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
Georgia v. Thomas McCollum, William Joseph McCollum and Ella Hampton McCollum
DissentJun 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
Kraft General Foods, Inc. v. Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance
DissentJun 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
Mary Gade, Director, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency v. National Solid Wastes Management Association
DissentJun 15, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States v. Humberto Alvarez-Machain
ConcurrenceJun 15, 1992 · October Term 1991
Carol Ankenbrandt, As Next Friend and Mother of L. R. and S. R. v. Jon A. Richards and Debra Kesler
MajorityJun 15, 1992 · October Term 1991
Derrick Morgan v. Illinois
MajorityJun 15, 1992 · October Term 1991
John R. Patterson, Trustee v. Joseph B. Shumate, Jr.
DissentJun 15, 1992 · October Term 1991
Allied-Signal, Inc., As Successor-In-Interest To the Bendix Corporation v. Director, Division of Taxation
DissentJun 12, 1992 · October Term 1991
Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary of the Interior v. Defenders of Wildlife, et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1992 · October Term 1991
Republic of Argentina and Banco Central De La Republica Argentina v. Weltover, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1992 · October Term 1991
Federal Trade Commission v. Ticor Title Insurance Company, et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1992 · October Term 1991
Burlington Northern Railroad Company v. William D. Ford and Thomas L. Johnson
DissentJun 8, 1992 · October Term 1991
Alan B. Burdick v. Morris Takushi, Director of Elections of Hawaii, et al.
MajorityJun 8, 1992 · October Term 1991
Eastman Kodak Company v. Image Technical Services, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 8, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States v. Thompson/center Arms Company
ConcurrenceJun 8, 1992 · October Term 1991
Dennis Sochor v. Florida
MajorityJun 1, 1992 · October Term 1991
Chemical Waste Management, Inc. v. Guy Hunt, Governor of Alabama et al.
DissentJun 1, 1992 · October Term 1991
Fort Gratiot Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. Michigan Department of Natural Resources et al.
DissentJun 1, 1992 · October Term 1991
Dan Morales, Attorney General of Texas v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 26, 1992 · October Term 1991
Charles W. Burson, Attorney General and Reporter for Tennessee v. Mary Rebecca Freeman
MajorityMay 26, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States v. Therese A. Burke, Cynthia R. Center, and Linda G. Gibbs
MajorityMay 26, 1992 · October Term 1991
John H. Evans, Jr. v. United States
MajorityMay 26, 1992 · October Term 1991
Quill Corporation v. North Dakota By and Through Its Tax Commissioner, Heidi Heitkamp
DissentMay 20, 1992 · October Term 1991
Roger Keith Coleman v. Charles E. Thompson, Warden, et al.
MajorityMay 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
Terry Foucha v. Louisiana
MajorityMay 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
David Riggins v. Nevada
MajorityMay 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
Howard Wyatt v. Bill Cole and John Robbins, Ii
MajorityMay 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
Harold Ray Wade v. United States
DissentMay 4, 1992 · October Term 1991
J. C. Keeney, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary v. Jose Tamayo-Reyes
DissentMay 4, 1992 · October Term 1991
George F. Denton, Director of Corrections of California, et al. v. Mike Hernandez
DissentMay 4, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States v. John H. Williams, Jr.
MajorityApr 21, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States of America v. State of Alaska on Bill of Complaint
MajorityApr 21, 1992 · October Term 1991
Keyton E. Barker and Pauline Barker, et Al., Peittioners v. Kansas, et al.
DissentApr 21, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States Department of Energy v. Ohio, et al.
MajorityApr 21, 1992 · October Term 1991
Robert J. Taylor, Trustee v. Freeland & Kronz, Wendell G. Freeland and Richard F. Kronz
DissentApr 21, 1992 · October Term 1991
James Gomez and Daniel Vasquez v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, et al.
MajorityApr 6, 1992 · October Term 1991
Keith Jacobson v. United States
MajorityApr 6, 1992 · October Term 1991
Joe Mario Trevino v. Texas
ConcurrenceApr 1, 1992 · October Term 1991
John K. Yee, et al. v. City of Escondido, California