Hugo L. Black

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate confirmation:: Aug 17, 1937
Recorded service:: Nov 18, 1946 – Jun 30, 1971
Lived:: Feb 27, 1886 – Sep 25, 1971

In plain language

Hugo L. Black, associate justice.
Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt; confirmed August 17, 1937.
Court service November 18, 1946 to June 30, 1971.

Decisions on record (3243)

MajorityApr 7, 1969 · October Term 1968
Fortner Enterprises, Inc. v. United States Steel Corp. et al.
ConcurrenceApr 2, 1969 · October Term 1968
McCarthy v. United States
ConcurrenceApr 2, 1969 · October Term 1968
Boulden v. Holman, Warden
MajorityApr 2, 1969 · October Term 1968
Gregg v. United States
MajorityApr 1, 1969 · October Term 1968
Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. v. Burnside Shipping Co., Ltd.
DissentApr 1, 1969 · October Term 1968
Scofield et al. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
ConcurrenceApr 1, 1969 · October Term 1968
Cardinale v. Louisiana
DissentApr 1, 1969 · October Term 1968
Foster v. California
MajorityMar 25, 1969 · October Term 1968
Orozco v. Texas
MajorityMar 25, 1969 · October Term 1968
Snyder v. Harris et al.
Did not participateMar 25, 1969 · October Term 1968
Hadnott et al. v. Amos, Secretary of State of Alabama, et al.
DissentMar 25, 1969 · October Term 1968
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen et al. v. Jacksonville Terminal Co.
Did not participateMar 25, 1969 · October Term 1968
In Re Herndon
DissentMar 24, 1969 · October Term 1968
Kaufman v. United States
ConcurrenceMar 24, 1969 · October Term 1968
Desist et al. v. United States
ConcurrenceMar 24, 1969 · October Term 1968
Kaiser v. New York
DissentMar 24, 1969 · October Term 1968
Harris, U.S. District Judge (Walker, Real Party in Interest) v. Nelson, Warden
DissentMar 24, 1969 · October Term 1968
Giordano v. United States
ConcurrenceMar 24, 1969 · October Term 1968
Taglianetti v. United States
ConcurrenceMar 10, 1969 · October Term 1968
Gregory et al. v. City of Chicago
MajorityMar 10, 1969 · October Term 1968
Citizen Publishing Co. et al. v. United States
ConcurrenceMar 10, 1969 · October Term 1968
Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham
DissentMar 10, 1969 · October Term 1968
Alderman et al. v. United States
DissentMar 3, 1969 · October Term 1968
Allen et al. v. State Board of Elections et al.
DissentMar 3, 1969 · October Term 1968
United States v. Louisiana et al. (Texas Boundary Case)
DissentMar 3, 1969 · October Term 1968
United States v. Louisiana et al. (Louisiana Boundary Case)
MajorityMar 3, 1969 · October Term 1968
Utah v. United States
MajorityMar 3, 1969 · October Term 1968
Black Unity League of Kentucky et al. v. Miller et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1969 · October Term 1968
Bokulich et al. v. Jury Commission of Greene County et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1969 · October Term 1968
Golden, Acting District Attorney of Kings County v. Zwickler
MajorityFeb 25, 1969 · October Term 1968
Dunbar-Stanley Studios, Inc. v. Alabama
DissentFeb 24, 1969 · October Term 1968
Johnson v. Avery, Commissioner of Correction, et al.
DissentFeb 24, 1969 · October Term 1968
Tinker et al. v. Des Moines Independent Community School District et al.
DissentJan 27, 1969 · October Term 1968
Spinelli v. United States
MajorityJan 27, 1969 · October Term 1968
Presbyterian Church in the United States et al. v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Memorial Presbyterian Church et al.
DissentJan 27, 1969 · October Term 1968
Securities and Exchange Commission v. National Securities, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 27, 1969 · October Term 1968
Skinner et al. v. Louisiana
ConcurrenceJan 20, 1969 · October Term 1968
Gardner v. California
ConcurrenceJan 20, 1969 · October Term 1968
Smith v. Hooey, Judge
DissentJan 20, 1969 · October Term 1968
Hunter v. Erickson, Mayor of Akron, et al.
DissentJan 20, 1969 · October Term 1968
Gorun et al. v. Fall et al.
MajorityJan 20, 1969 · October Term 1968
Alabama State Teachers Assn. et al. v. Alabama Public School and College Authority et al.
ConcurrenceJan 15, 1969 · October Term 1968
National Labor Relations Board v. Strong, Dba Strong Roofing & Insulating Co.
MajorityJan 14, 1969 · October Term 1968
Glover et al. v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. et al.
MajorityJan 14, 1969 · October Term 1968
United States v. Container Corporation of America et al.
MajorityJan 14, 1969 · October Term 1968
United States v. Augenblick et al.
ConcurrenceJan 13, 1969 · October Term 1968
Thorpe v. Housing Authority of the City of Durham
MajorityJan 13, 1969 · October Term 1968
United States v. Nardello et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1969 · October Term 1968
United States v. Donruss Co.
MajorityJan 13, 1969 · October Term 1968
Berger v. California