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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 29, 1968 · October Term 1967
Marchetti v. United States
MajorityJan 29, 1968 · October Term 1967
Grosso v. United States
MajorityJan 29, 1968 · October Term 1967
Haynes v. United States
MajorityJan 29, 1968 · October Term 1967
Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co., Administrator v. Patterson, Administrator, et al.
MajorityJan 29, 1968 · October Term 1967
Smith v. Illinois
DissentJan 22, 1968 · October Term 1967
Epton v. New York
Did not participateJan 16, 1968 · October Term 1967
Hardin, Mayor of Tazewell, et al. v. Kentucky Utilities Co.
MajorityJan 16, 1968 · October Term 1967
Schneider v. Smith, Commandant, United States Coast Guard
MajorityJan 15, 1968 · October Term 1967
Zschernig et al. v. Miller, Administrator, et al.
MajorityJan 15, 1968 · October Term 1967
Wirtz, Secretary of Labor v. Local 153, Glass Bottle Blowers Association of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO
MajorityJan 15, 1968 · October Term 1967
Wirtz, Secretary of Labor v. Local Union No. 125, Laborers' International Union of North America, AFL-CIO
DissentJan 15, 1968 · October Term 1967
City of Pottsville v. United States et al.
MajorityJan 15, 1968 · October Term 1967
Massachusetts v. Painten
MajorityJan 15, 1968 · October Term 1967
I.M. Amusement Corp. v. Ohio.
MajorityJan 15, 1968 · October Term 1967
Robert-Arthur Management Corp. v. Tennessee Ex Rel. Canale, District Attorney General
MajorityDec 18, 1967 · October Term 1967
Tcherepnin et al. v. Knight et al.
ConcurrenceDec 18, 1967 · October Term 1967
Katz v. United States
MajorityDec 18, 1967 · October Term 1967
National Labor Relations Board v. Fleetwood Trailer Co., Inc.
ConcurrenceDec 18, 1967 · October Term 1967
Case-Swayne Co., Inc. v. Sunkist Growers, Inc.
MajorityDec 18, 1967 · October Term 1967
Sims v. Georgia
MajorityDec 18, 1967 · October Term 1967
United States et al. v. Dixie Highway Express, Inc., et al.
MajorityDec 18, 1967 · October Term 1967
Brooks v. Florida
MajorityDec 18, 1967 · October Term 1967
Damico et al. v. California et al.
MajorityDec 16, 1967 · October Term 1967
Rockefeller, Governor of New York, et al. v. Wells et al.
MajorityDec 11, 1967 · October Term 1967
United States v. Robel
MajorityDec 11, 1967 · October Term 1967
Hughes v. Washington
DissentDec 11, 1967 · October Term 1967
United States v. Correll et Ux.
DissentDec 11, 1967 · October Term 1967
W. E. B. Dubois Clubs of America et al. v. Clark, Attorney General, et al.
MajorityDec 11, 1967 · October Term 1967
Burke, Dba Ranch Acres Liquors, et al. v. Ford et Al., Dba All Brands Sales Co., et al.
DissentDec 11, 1967 · October Term 1967
Eagar et al. v. Magma Copper Co.
MajorityDec 11, 1967 · October Term 1967
Germann v. United States
MajorityDec 11, 1967 · October Term 1967
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen et al. v. Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Co. et Al
MajorityDec 5, 1967 · October Term 1967
United Mine Workers of America, District 12 v. Illinois State Bar Association et al.
MajorityDec 5, 1967 · October Term 1967
Nash v. Florida Industrial Commission et al.
MajorityDec 5, 1967 · October Term 1967
Zwickler v. Koota, District Attorney of Kings County
MajorityDec 4, 1967 · October Term 1967
United States v. Louisiana et al.
MajorityDec 4, 1967 · October Term 1967
Federal Trade Commission v. Flotill Products, Inc.
MajorityDec 4, 1967 · October Term 1967
Wyandotte Transportation Co. et al. v. United States
MajorityDec 4, 1967 · October Term 1967
Lucas et al. v. Rhodes, Governor of Ohio, et al.
MajorityNov 13, 1967 · October Term 1967
Will, U.S. District Judge v. United States
MajorityNov 13, 1967 · October Term 1967
Burgett v. Texas
MajorityNov 13, 1967 · October Term 1967
United States v. Rands et Ux.
MajorityNov 13, 1967 · October Term 1967
Mempa v. Rhay, Penitentiary Superintendent
ConcurrenceNov 13, 1967 · October Term 1967
Whitney v. Florida
DissentNov 13, 1967 · October Term 1967
Hackin v. Arizona et al.
DissentNov 6, 1967 · October Term 1967
International Longshoremen's Association, Local 1291 v. Philadelphia Marine Trade Association
ConcurrenceNov 6, 1967 · October Term 1967
Beckley Newspapers Corp. v. Hanks
MajorityNov 6, 1967 · October Term 1967
Garner v. Yeager, Warden, et al.
MajorityNov 6, 1967 · October Term 1967
Umans v. United States
MajorityNov 6, 1967 · October Term 1967
Chance v. California