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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 20, 1968 · October Term 1967
Peyton, Penitentiary Superintendent v. Rowe et al.
MajorityMay 20, 1968 · October Term 1967
Levy, Administratrix v. Louisiana Through the Charity Hospital of Louisiana At New Orleans Board of Administrators et al.
MajorityMay 20, 1968 · October Term 1967
Glona v. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance Co. et al.
MajorityMay 6, 1968 · October Term 1967
Mathis v. United States
MajorityMay 6, 1968 · October Term 1967
Federal Power Commission v. Sunray Dx Oil Co. et al.
DissentMay 6, 1968 · October Term 1967
Interstate Circuit, Inc., et al. v. City of Dallas
DissentMay 1, 1968 · October Term 1967
Continental Oil Co. et al. v. Federal Power Commission
ConcurrenceApr 29, 1968 · October Term 1967
St. Amant v. Thompson
DissentApr 29, 1968 · October Term 1967
Hanner v. Demarcus et Ux.
MajorityApr 29, 1968 · October Term 1967
Sims v. Cohen, Acting Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
MajorityApr 23, 1968 · October Term 1967
Barber v. Page, Warden
MajorityApr 22, 1968 · October Term 1967
United States et al. v. Coleman et al.
MajorityApr 22, 1968 · October Term 1967
Stern v. South Chester Tube Co.
DissentApr 22, 1968 · October Term 1967
Cameron et al. v. Johnson, Governor of Mississippi, et al.
DissentApr 22, 1968 · October Term 1967
Ginsberg v. New York
ConcurrenceApr 22, 1968 · October Term 1967
Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. City of Dallas
MajorityApr 8, 1968 · October Term 1967
Edwards v. Pacific Fruit Express Co.
MajorityApr 8, 1968 · October Term 1967
In Re Ruffalo
MajorityApr 8, 1968 · October Term 1967
Avco Corp. v. Aero Lodge No. 735, International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, et al.
MajorityApr 8, 1968 · October Term 1967
United States v. Johnson et al.
MajorityApr 8, 1968 · October Term 1967
United States v. Jackson et al.
MajorityApr 8, 1968 · October Term 1967
Fontaine v. California
MajorityApr 2, 1968 · October Term 1967
Hopkins v. Cohen, Acting Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
MajorityApr 1, 1968 · October Term 1967
Banks v. Chicago Grain Trimmers Assn., Inc., et al.
MajorityApr 1, 1968 · October Term 1967
Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma et al. v. United States
MajorityApr 1, 1968 · October Term 1967
Avery v. Midland County et al.
MajorityApr 1, 1968 · October Term 1967
Johnson v. Massachusetts
MajorityApr 1, 1968 · October Term 1967
Hogue v. Southern Railway Co.
MajorityApr 1, 1968 · October Term 1967
Greenwald v. Wisconsin
MajorityApr 1, 1968 · October Term 1967
Anderson v. Nelson, Warden
MajorityMar 25, 1968 · October Term 1967
Protective Committee for Independent Stockholders of Tmt Trailer Ferry, Inc. v. Anderson, Trustee in Bankruptcy, et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1968 · October Term 1967
Federal Trade Commission v. Fred Meyer, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1968 · October Term 1967
Poafpybitty et al. v. Skelly Oil Co.
MajorityMar 18, 1968 · October Term 1967
Simmons et al. v. United States
MajorityMar 18, 1968 · October Term 1967
Newman et al. v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 11, 1968 · October Term 1967
Norfolk & Western Railway Co. et al. v. Missouri State Tax Commission et al.
MajorityMar 11, 1968 · October Term 1967
Lee, Commissioner of Corrections of Alabama, et al. v. Washington et al.
MajorityMar 11, 1968 · October Term 1967
Walker v. Wainwright, Corrections Director
MajorityMar 11, 1968 · October Term 1967
Felton et al. v. City of Pensacola
MajorityMar 6, 1968 · October Term 1967
Federal Maritime Commission et al. v. Aktiebolaget Svenska Amerika Linien (Swedish American Line) et al.
MajorityMar 6, 1968 · October Term 1967
National Labor Relations Board v. United Insurance Co. of America et al.
DissentMar 6, 1968 · October Term 1967
Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Federal Maritime Commission et al.
Did not participateMar 5, 1968 · October Term 1967
Securities and Exchange Commission v. New England Electric System et al.
MajorityMar 5, 1968 · October Term 1967
United States v. Habig et al.
MajorityMar 5, 1968 · October Term 1967
United States v. Neifert-White Co.
ConcurrenceMar 5, 1968 · October Term 1967
Harris v. United States
ConcurrenceMar 4, 1968 · October Term 1967
Albrecht v. Herald Co., Dba Globe-Democrat Publishing Co.
MajorityMar 4, 1968 · October Term 1967
United States v. Third National Bank in Nashville et al.
MajorityJan 29, 1968 · October Term 1967
Kolod et al. v. United States
ConcurrenceJan 29, 1968 · October Term 1967
Teitel Film Corp. et al. v. Cusack et Al., Members of the Motion Picture Appeal Board of the City of Chicago