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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)

MajorityApr 23, 1956 · October Term 1955
Griffin et al. v. Illinois
DissentApr 23, 1956 · October Term 1955
American Airlines, Inc. v. North American Airlines, Inc., et al.
MajorityApr 23, 1956 · October Term 1955
United Mine Workers of America et al. v. Arkansas Oak Flooring Co.
MajorityApr 23, 1956 · October Term 1955
Dixie Carriers, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityApr 23, 1956 · October Term 1955
East Texas Motor Freight Lines, Inc., et al. v. Frozen Food Express et al.
MajorityApr 23, 1956 · October Term 1955
Frozen Food Express v. United States et al.
MajorityApr 23, 1956 · October Term 1955
Squire, Collector of Internal Revenue, v. Capoeman et Ux.
DissentApr 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
International Harvester Credit Corp. et al. v. Goodrich et Al., Constituting the State Tax Commission of New York
ConcurrenceApr 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Armstrong v. Armstrong et al.
MajorityApr 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Schulz, Administratrix, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
MajorityApr 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Collins et al. v. American Buslines, Inc. et al.
MajorityApr 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Archawski et al. v. Hanioti
ConcurrenceApr 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Slochower v. Board of Higher Education of New York City
MajorityApr 2, 1956 · October Term 1955
In Re Application of Burwell
MajorityApr 2, 1956 · October Term 1955
Riverbank Laboratories v. Hardwood Products Corp.
MajorityApr 2, 1956 · October Term 1955
Pennsylvania v. Nelson
DissentMar 26, 1956 · October Term 1955
Ullmann v. United States
MajorityMar 26, 1956 · October Term 1955
Werner Machine Co., Inc. v. Director of Division of Taxation, Department of the Treasury, of New Jersey
MajorityMar 26, 1956 · October Term 1955
Murdock Acceptance Corp. v. United States
MajorityMar 26, 1956 · October Term 1955
Doud et Al., Doing Business As Bondified Systems, et al. v. Hodge, Auditor of Public Accounts of Illinois, et al.
MajorityMar 26, 1956 · October Term 1955
Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. Budd et al.
MajorityMar 26, 1956 · October Term 1955
General Stores Corp. v. Shlensky et al.
MajorityMar 26, 1956 · October Term 1955
Millinery Center Building Corp. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
DissentMar 26, 1956 · October Term 1955
United States v. Green et al.
MajorityMar 26, 1956 · October Term 1955
Petrowski et al. v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance Co.
MajorityMar 12, 1956 · October Term 1955
Cammer v. United States
MajorityMar 12, 1956 · October Term 1955
United States et al. v. Contract Steel Carriers, Inc.
MajorityMar 12, 1956 · October Term 1955
Florida Ex Rel. Hawkins v. Board of Control of Florida et al.
MajorityMar 5, 1956 · October Term 1955
Greenwood v. United States
MajorityMar 5, 1956 · October Term 1955
United States v. Leslie Salt Co.
MajorityMar 5, 1956 · October Term 1955
Remmer v. United States
MajorityMar 5, 1956 · October Term 1955
Costello v. United States
MajorityFeb 27, 1956 · October Term 1955
National Labor Relations Board v. Cocacola Bottling Co. of Louisville, Inc.
MajorityFeb 27, 1956 · October Term 1955
Mastro Plastics Corp. et al. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityFeb 27, 1956 · October Term 1955
United States v. Ryan
MajorityFeb 27, 1956 · October Term 1955
Gibson v. Lockheed Aircraft Service, Inc.
MajorityFeb 27, 1956 · October Term 1955
Federal Power Commission v. Sierra Pacific Power Co.
MajorityFeb 27, 1956 · October Term 1955
United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp. et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1956 · October Term 1955
Shields v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
DissentFeb 27, 1956 · October Term 1955
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Southwest Exploration Co.
MajorityJan 30, 1956 · October Term 1955
Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. King Packing Co.
MajorityJan 30, 1956 · October Term 1955
Wisconsin v. Tennessee.
MajorityJan 30, 1956 · October Term 1955
Steiner et Al., Doing Business As Cumberland Battery Manufacturing Co., v. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
MajorityJan 23, 1956 · October Term 1955
United States v. Twin City Power Co. et al.
ConcurrenceJan 16, 1956 · October Term 1955
United States v. Minker
MajorityJan 16, 1956 · October Term 1955
Rea v. United States
DissentJan 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Ryan Stevedoring Co., Inc. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.
MajorityJan 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Secretary of Agriculture v. United States et al.
MajorityJan 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Local Union No. 25 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America et al. v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.
MajorityJan 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Rex Trailer Co., Inc. v. United States