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)

MajorityNov 7, 1966 · October Term 1966
Black v. United States
DissentOct 17, 1966 · October Term 1966
McGill et al. v. Ryals, Sheriff, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Georgia v. Rachel et al.
DissentJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Whisman v. Georgia
DissentJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Wallace et al. v. Virginia
DissentJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Baines et al. v. City of Danville
DissentJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
New Jersey et al. v. Russo et al.
MajorityJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Castaldi v. United States
MajorityJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Lomenzo, Secretary of State of New York, et al. v. Wmca, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Dennis et al. v. United States
DissentJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
City of Greenwood v. Peacock et al.
DissentJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Schmerber v. California
MajorityJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Davis v. North Carolina
DissentJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Johnson et al. v. New Jersey
ConcurrenceJun 13, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Pabst Brewing Co. et al.
MajorityJun 13, 1966 · October Term 1965
Miranda v. Arizona
DissentJun 13, 1966 · October Term 1965
Nicholas, Trustee v. United States
DissentJun 13, 1966 · October Term 1965
Cardona v. Power et al.
ConcurrenceJun 13, 1966 · October Term 1965
Katzenbach, Attorney General, et al. v. Morgan et Ux.
MajorityJun 13, 1966 · October Term 1965
Gojack v. United States
MajorityJun 13, 1966 · October Term 1965
Federal Trade Commission v. Dean Foods Co. et al.
MajorityJun 13, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Grinnell Corp. et al.
MajorityJun 6, 1966 · October Term 1965
Shillitani v. United States
MajorityJun 6, 1966 · October Term 1965
Federal Trade Commission v. Brown Shoe Co., Inc.
MajorityJun 6, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Anthony Grace & Sons, Inc.
MajorityJun 6, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co.
DissentJun 6, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
DissentJun 6, 1966 · October Term 1965
Cheff v. Schnackenberg, U.S. Circuit Judge, et al.
MajorityJun 6, 1966 · October Term 1965
Sheppard v. Maxwell, Warden
MajorityMay 31, 1966 · October Term 1965
Rees v. Peyton, Penitentiary Superintendent
MajorityMay 31, 1966 · October Term 1965
Rinaldi v. Yeager, Warden, et al.
MajorityMay 31, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Von's Grocery Co. et al.
ConcurrenceMay 23, 1966 · October Term 1965
Mills v. Alabama
MajorityMay 23, 1966 · October Term 1965
Greer v. Beto, Corrections Director
ConcurrenceMay 23, 1966 · October Term 1965
Redmond et Ux. v. United States
MajorityMay 23, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Cook
MajorityMay 23, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Blue
MajorityMay 23, 1966 · October Term 1965
Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employees, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.
MajorityMay 23, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Standard Oil Co.
MajorityMay 16, 1966 · October Term 1965
Securities and Exchange Commission v. New England Electric System et al.
MajorityMay 16, 1966 · October Term 1965
Pure Oil Co. v. Suarez
MajorityMay 16, 1966 · October Term 1965
Ashton v. Kentucky
MajorityMay 16, 1966 · October Term 1965
Amell et al. v. United States
MajorityMay 2, 1966 · October Term 1965
Westbrook v. Arizona
MajorityMay 2, 1966 · October Term 1965
Texas v. United States
MajorityMay 2, 1966 · October Term 1965
Riggan v. Virginia
MajorityApr 28, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. General Motors Corp. et al.
DissentApr 27, 1966 · October Term 1965
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. v. Overstreet
MajorityApr 26, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Catto et al.
MajorityApr 25, 1966 · October Term 1965
Burns, Governor of Hawaii v. Richardson et al.