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William O. Douglas

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate confirmation:: Apr 4, 1939
Recorded service:: Nov 18, 1946 – Nov 12, 1975
Lived:: Oct 16, 1898 – Jan 19, 1980

In plain language

William O. Douglas, associate justice.
Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt; confirmed April 4, 1939.
Court service November 18, 1946 to November 12, 1975.

Decisions on record (3942)

ConcurrenceMay 16, 1955 · October Term 1954
Bisso, Receiver, v. Inland Waterways Corporation
ConcurrenceMay 16, 1955 · October Term 1954
Boston Metals Co. v. the Winding Gulf et al.
MajorityMay 16, 1955 · October Term 1954
United States, As Owner of the Christopher Gale, v. Nielson et Al., Trading As Dauntless Towing Line
DissentMay 9, 1955 · October Term 1954
Rice v. Sioux City Memorial Park Cemetery, Inc. et al.
MajorityMay 9, 1955 · October Term 1954
Bell v. United States
MajorityApr 25, 1955 · October Term 1954
Shaughnessy, District Director of Immigration and Naturalization, v. Pedreiro
DissentApr 25, 1955 · October Term 1954
Regan v. New York
MajorityApr 11, 1955 · October Term 1954
Granville-Smith v. Granville-Smith
DissentApr 11, 1955 · October Term 1954
Norwood et al. v. Kirkpatrick, U.S. District Judge
DissentApr 11, 1955 · October Term 1954
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. v. Panoma Corporation et al.
MajorityApr 11, 1955 · October Term 1954
Parissi v. Telechron, Inc. et al.
MajorityApr 4, 1955 · October Term 1954
United States v. Bramblett
DissentApr 4, 1955 · October Term 1954
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America et al. v. Richman Brothers Co.
MajorityApr 4, 1955 · October Term 1954
United States v. Menasche
MajorityApr 4, 1955 · October Term 1954
Shomberg v. United States
MajorityApr 4, 1955 · October Term 1954
General Drivers, Warehousemen, and Helpers, Local Union No. 89, et al. v. American Tobacco Co., Inc.
MajorityApr 4, 1955 · October Term 1954
In Re Levy.
DissentMar 28, 1955 · October Term 1954
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Glenshaw Glass Co.
ConcurrenceMar 28, 1955 · October Term 1954
General American Investors Co., Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
DissentMar 28, 1955 · October Term 1954
Association of Westinghouse Salaried Employees v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
MajorityMar 28, 1955 · October Term 1954
Weber et al. v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
MajorityMar 28, 1955 · October Term 1954
Williamson, Attorney General of Oklahoma, et al. v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. et al.
MajorityMar 28, 1955 · October Term 1954
Federal Power Commission v. Colorado Interstate Gas Co.
DissentMar 14, 1955 · October Term 1954
Witmer v. United States
MajorityMar 14, 1955 · October Term 1954
Sicurella v. United States
ConcurrenceMar 14, 1955 · October Term 1954
Simmons v. United States
MajorityMar 14, 1955 · October Term 1954
Gonzales v. United States
DissentMar 14, 1955 · October Term 1954
Lewis v. United States
MajorityMar 14, 1955 · October Term 1954
Diehl v. Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. et al.
DissentMar 7, 1955 · October Term 1954
United States et al. v. California Eastern Line, Inc.
Did not participateMar 7, 1955 · October Term 1954
National City Bank of New York v. Republic of China et al.
ConcurrenceMar 7, 1955 · October Term 1954
Sapir v. United States
MajorityMar 7, 1955 · October Term 1954
O'neill v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
MajorityMar 7, 1955 · October Term 1954
Marcelle v. Estate of Lupia et al.
MajorityFeb 28, 1955 · October Term 1954
Wilburn Boat Co. et al. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
MajorityFeb 28, 1955 · October Term 1954
Boudoin v. Lykes Brothers Steamship Co., Inc.
MajorityFeb 28, 1955 · October Term 1954
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Drexel & Co.
MajorityFeb 28, 1955 · October Term 1954
Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. Joyce Agency, Inc.
MajorityFeb 14, 1955 · October Term 1954
Federal Trade Commission v. Rhodes Pharmacal Co., Inc. et al.
MajorityFeb 14, 1955 · October Term 1954
Harsh v. Illinois Terminal Railroad Co.
DissentFeb 7, 1955 · October Term 1954
Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States
MajorityFeb 7, 1955 · October Term 1954
United States v. Guy W. Capps, Inc.
MajorityFeb 7, 1955 · October Term 1954
California Ex Rel. Brown, Attorney General, et al. v. St. Louis Union Trust Co.
DissentFeb 7, 1955 · October Term 1954
Indiana Department of State Revenue, Gross Income Tax Division, v. Nebeker.
MajorityFeb 7, 1955 · October Term 1954
Courtney et al. v. Schroeder.
MajorityJan 31, 1955 · October Term 1954
United States v. Shubert et al.
MajorityJan 31, 1955 · October Term 1954
United States v. International Boxing Club of New York, Inc. et al.
DissentJan 31, 1955 · October Term 1954
United States v. Koppers Company, Inc.
MajorityJan 10, 1955 · October Term 1954
United States v. Scovil et al.
MajorityDec 6, 1954 · October Term 1954
Reeves v. Alabama.