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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)

MajorityJan 14, 1957 · October Term 1956
Fikes v. Alabama
MajorityJan 14, 1957 · October Term 1956
United States v. Plesha et al.
MajorityJan 14, 1957 · October Term 1956
United States v. Howard, Trading As Stokes Fish Co.
DissentJan 14, 1957 · October Term 1956
Leiter Minerals, Inc., v. United States et al.
DissentJan 14, 1957 · October Term 1956
Delli Paoli v. United States
MajorityJan 14, 1957 · October Term 1956
La Buy, United States District Judge, v. Howes Leather Co., Inc., et al.
DissentJan 14, 1957 · October Term 1956
Soriano v. United States
MajorityDec 17, 1956 · October Term 1956
United States v. Interstate Commerce Commission et al.
MajorityDec 17, 1956 · October Term 1956
Brownell, Attorney General, v. Tom We Shung
MajorityDec 17, 1956 · October Term 1956
Leslie Miller, Inc., v. Arkansas
MajorityDec 10, 1956 · October Term 1956
Nelson et Al., Successor Trustees, et al. v. City of New York
MajorityDec 10, 1956 · October Term 1956
Walker v. City of Hutchinson et al.
MajorityDec 10, 1956 · October Term 1956
Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co. et al. v. United States
MajorityDec 10, 1956 · October Term 1956
Leedom et Al., Members of the National Labor Relations Board v. International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers
MajorityDec 10, 1956 · October Term 1956
Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America, AFL-CIO, v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
DissentDec 3, 1956 · October Term 1956
United States v. Western Pacific Railroad Co. et al.
DissentDec 3, 1956 · October Term 1956
United States v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
MajorityDec 3, 1956 · October Term 1956
Putnam et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityNov 19, 1956 · October Term 1956
Brownell, Attorney General, Successor To the Alien Property Custodian, v. Chase National Bank of New York, Trustee, et al.
MajorityNov 19, 1956 · October Term 1956
United States v. Bergh et al.
DissentNov 13, 1956 · October Term 1956
Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association v. Parnell
MajorityNov 13, 1956 · October Term 1956
Holophane Co., Inc., v. United States.
MajorityNov 5, 1956 · October Term 1956
Mesarosh, Alias Nelson, et al. v. United States
MajorityOct 15, 1956 · October Term 1956
Thompson v. Coastal Oil Co.
MajorityOct 10, 1956 · October Term 1956
Mesarosh, Alias Nelson, et al. v. United States.
MajorityJun 11, 1956 · October Term 1955
United States v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc.
MajorityJun 11, 1956 · October Term 1955
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co. v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. et al.
DissentJun 11, 1956 · October Term 1955
Jay v. Boyd, District Director, Immigration & Naturalization Service
DissentJun 11, 1956 · October Term 1955
United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
MajorityJun 11, 1956 · October Term 1955
Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Mackey et al.
MajorityJun 11, 1956 · October Term 1955
Cold Metal Process Co. et al. v. United Engineering & Foundry Co.
DissentJun 11, 1956 · October Term 1955
United States Ex Rel. Darcy v. Handy, Warden, et al.
DissentJun 11, 1956 · October Term 1955
Kinsella, Warden, v. Krueger
DissentJun 11, 1956 · October Term 1955
Reid, Superintendent, District of Columbia Jail, v. Covert
MajorityJun 11, 1956 · October Term 1955
Southern Pacific Co. v. Gileo et al.
MajorityJun 11, 1956 · October Term 1955
Reed v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
DissentJun 11, 1956 · October Term 1955
Parr v. United States
MajorityJun 11, 1956 · October Term 1955
Czaplicki v. the Hoegh Silvercloud et al.
MajorityJun 11, 1956 · October Term 1955
Cole v. Young et al.
ConcurrenceJun 11, 1956 · October Term 1955
De Sylva v. Ballentine, Guardian
DissentJun 4, 1956 · October Term 1955
United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board et al.
DissentJun 4, 1956 · October Term 1955
Durley v. Mayo, Custodian, Florida State Prison
DissentJun 4, 1956 · October Term 1955
Black et al. v. Cutter Laboratories
MajorityMay 28, 1956 · October Term 1955
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Lobue
DissentMay 28, 1956 · October Term 1955
Offutt Housing Co. v. County of Sarpy et al.
ConcurrenceMay 21, 1956 · October Term 1955
United States et al. v. Storer Broadcasting Co.
DissentMay 21, 1956 · October Term 1955
Johnston et al. v. United States
MajorityMay 21, 1956 · October Term 1955
Railway Employes' Department, American Federation of Labor, et al. v. Hanson et al.
DissentMay 14, 1956 · October Term 1955
Cahill v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.
DissentApr 30, 1956 · October Term 1955
Sugden et Ux. v. United States.