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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)

MajorityMay 29, 1967 · October Term 1966
Federal Trade Commission v. Universal-Rundle Corp.
MajorityMay 29, 1967 · October Term 1966
Afroyim v. Rusk, Secretary of State
DissentMay 29, 1967 · October Term 1966
Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. Hayden
MajorityMay 29, 1967 · October Term 1966
Chicago & North Western Railway Co. et al. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. et al.
MajorityMay 22, 1967 · October Term 1966
Moody et al. v. Flowers et al.
MajorityMay 22, 1967 · October Term 1966
Sailors et al. v. Board of Education of the County of Kent et al.
MajorityMay 22, 1967 · October Term 1966
Dusch et al. v. Davis et al.
DissentMay 22, 1967 · October Term 1966
Boutilier v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
MajorityMay 22, 1967 · October Term 1966
Securities and Exchange Commission v. United Benefit Life Insurance Co.
MajorityMay 22, 1967 · October Term 1966
Abbott Laboratories et al. v. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.
DissentMay 22, 1967 · October Term 1966
Toilet Goods Association, Inc., et al. v. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.
MajorityMay 22, 1967 · October Term 1966
Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al. v. Toilet Goods Association, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 22, 1967 · October Term 1966
Northeastern Pennsylvania National Bank & Trust Co., Executor v. United States
MajorityMay 22, 1967 · October Term 1966
Hoffa et al. v. United States
MajorityMay 15, 1967 · October Term 1966
In Re Gault et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1967 · October Term 1966
Dombrowski et al. v. Eastland et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1967 · October Term 1966
Iacurci v. Lummus Co.
MajorityMay 8, 1967 · October Term 1966
Fleischmann Distilling Corp. et al. v. Maier Brewing Co. et al.
MajorityMay 8, 1967 · October Term 1966
Waldron v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc.
MajorityMay 8, 1967 · October Term 1966
Jackson v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
MajorityMay 8, 1967 · October Term 1966
Anders v. California
MajorityMay 8, 1967 · October Term 1966
Entsminger v. Iowa
DissentMay 8, 1967 · October Term 1966
National Bellas Hess, Inc. v. Department of Revenue of the State of Illinois
MajorityMay 8, 1967 · October Term 1966
Redrup v. New York
MajorityMay 8, 1967 · October Term 1966
Oscar Gruss & Son v. United States et al.
DissentMay 8, 1967 · October Term 1966
Turner et al. v. New York
MajorityApr 24, 1967 · October Term 1966
Utah Pie Co. v. Continental Baking Co. et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1967 · October Term 1966
Clewis v. Texas
DissentApr 17, 1967 · October Term 1966
National Woodwork Manufacturers Association et al. v. National Labor Relations Board
DissentApr 17, 1967 · October Term 1966
Houston Insulation Contractors Association v. National Labor Relations Board
ConcurrenceApr 17, 1967 · October Term 1966
Thorpe v. Housing Authority of the City of Durham
DissentApr 11, 1967 · October Term 1966
Pierson et al. v. Ray et al.
MajorityApr 11, 1967 · October Term 1966
Specht v. Patterson, Warden, et al.
MajorityApr 10, 1967 · October Term 1966
Honda et al. v. Clark, Attorney General
MajorityApr 10, 1967 · October Term 1966
Crown Coat Front Co., Inc. v. United States
DissentApr 10, 1967 · October Term 1966
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. et al. v. Tashire et al.
MajorityApr 10, 1967 · October Term 1966
Nowakowski v. Maroney, Correctional Superintendent
MajorityApr 10, 1967 · October Term 1966
Federal Trade Commission v. Procter & Gamble Co.
MajorityMar 27, 1967 · October Term 1966
Railroad Transfer Service, Inc. v. City of Chicago et al.
MajorityMar 27, 1967 · October Term 1966
United States v. First City National Bank of Houston et al.
ConcurrenceMar 27, 1967 · October Term 1966
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityMar 27, 1967 · October Term 1966
Bostick v. South Carolina et al.
DissentMar 20, 1967 · October Term 1966
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Stidger et Ux.
DissentMar 20, 1967 · October Term 1966
McCray v. Illinois
DissentMar 20, 1967 · October Term 1966
Neely v. Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc.
MajorityMar 20, 1967 · October Term 1966
O'brien et al. v. United States
MajorityMar 13, 1967 · October Term 1966
Federal Trade Commission v. Jantzen, Inc.
DissentMar 13, 1967 · October Term 1966
Federal Power Commission v. United Gas Pipe Line Co. et al.
MajorityMar 13, 1967 · October Term 1966
Swenson, Warden v. Bosler
MajorityMar 13, 1967 · October Term 1966
Wheaton v. California