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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)

DissentMar 25, 1969 · October Term 1968
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen et al. v. Jacksonville Terminal Co.
MajorityMar 25, 1969 · October Term 1968
Hadnott et al. v. Amos, Secretary of State of Alabama, et al.
MajorityMar 25, 1969 · October Term 1968
Orozco v. Texas
DissentMar 24, 1969 · October Term 1968
Desist et al. v. United States
MajorityMar 24, 1969 · October Term 1968
Taglianetti v. United States
MajorityMar 24, 1969 · October Term 1968
Giordano v. United States
MajorityMar 24, 1969 · October Term 1968
Harris, U.S. District Judge (Walker, Real Party in Interest) v. Nelson, Warden
DissentMar 24, 1969 · October Term 1968
Kaiser v. New York
MajorityMar 24, 1969 · October Term 1968
Kaufman v. United States
MajorityMar 10, 1969 · October Term 1968
Citizen Publishing Co. et al. v. United States
ConcurrenceMar 10, 1969 · October Term 1968
Alderman et al. v. United States
MajorityMar 10, 1969 · October Term 1968
Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham
ConcurrenceMar 10, 1969 · October Term 1968
Gregory et al. v. City of Chicago
DissentMar 3, 1969 · October Term 1968
Black Unity League of Kentucky et al. v. Miller et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1969 · October Term 1968
Golden, Acting District Attorney of Kings County v. Zwickler
MajorityMar 3, 1969 · October Term 1968
Bokulich et al. v. Jury Commission of Greene County et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1969 · October Term 1968
Utah v. United States
DissentMar 3, 1969 · October Term 1968
United States v. Louisiana et al. (Louisiana Boundary Case)
MajorityMar 3, 1969 · October Term 1968
United States v. Louisiana et al. (Texas Boundary Case)
ConcurrenceMar 3, 1969 · October Term 1968
Allen et al. v. State Board of Elections et al.
MajorityFeb 25, 1969 · October Term 1968
Dunbar-Stanley Studios, Inc. v. Alabama
MajorityFeb 24, 1969 · October Term 1968
Tinker et al. v. Des Moines Independent Community School District et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 24, 1969 · October Term 1968
Johnson v. Avery, Commissioner of Correction, et al.
MajorityJan 27, 1969 · October Term 1968
Spinelli v. United States
DissentJan 27, 1969 · October Term 1968
Skinner et al. v. Louisiana
MajorityJan 27, 1969 · October Term 1968
Securities and Exchange Commission v. National Securities, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 27, 1969 · October Term 1968
Presbyterian Church in the United States et al. v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Memorial Presbyterian Church et al.
MajorityJan 20, 1969 · October Term 1968
Gardner v. California
DissentJan 20, 1969 · October Term 1968
Alabama State Teachers Assn. et al. v. Alabama Public School and College Authority et al.
DissentJan 20, 1969 · October Term 1968
Gorun et al. v. Fall et al.
MajorityJan 20, 1969 · October Term 1968
Hunter v. Erickson, Mayor of Akron, et al.
MajorityJan 20, 1969 · October Term 1968
Smith v. Hooey, Judge
DissentJan 15, 1969 · October Term 1968
National Labor Relations Board v. Strong, Dba Strong Roofing & Insulating Co.
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.
MajorityJan 14, 1969 · October Term 1968
Glover et al. v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1969 · October Term 1968
United States v. Nardello et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1969 · October Term 1968
Berger v. California
DissentJan 13, 1969 · October Term 1968
United States v. Donruss Co.
MajorityJan 13, 1969 · October Term 1968
Thorpe v. Housing Authority of the City of Durham
MajorityDec 16, 1968 · October Term 1968
Johnson v. Bennett, Warden
ConcurrenceDec 16, 1968 · October Term 1968
Clark, Attorney General, et al. v. Gabriel
MajorityDec 16, 1968 · October Term 1968
Oestereich v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 11, Cheyenne, Wyoming, et al.
MajorityDec 16, 1968 · October Term 1968
Federal Trade Commission v. Texaco Inc. et al.
MajorityDec 9, 1968 · October Term 1968
Palmieri v. Florida
MajorityNov 25, 1968 · October Term 1968
United States v. Concentrated Phosphate Export Assn., Inc., et al.
DissentNov 25, 1968 · October Term 1968
Universal Interpretive Shuttle Corp. v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission et al.
ConcurrenceNov 19, 1968 · October Term 1968
Carroll et al. v. President and Commissioners of Princess Anne et al.
MajorityNov 18, 1968 · October Term 1968
Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co. et al.
MajorityNov 18, 1968 · October Term 1968
Recznik v. City of Lorain