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)

ConcurrenceJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
Nelson, Warden v. George
MajorityJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
Williams v. Illinois
DissentJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Sisson
MajorityJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Phillipsburg National Bank & Trust Co. et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
Gunn, Sheriff, et al. v. University Committee To End the War in Vietnam et al.
Did not participateJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. First Mortgage 4% Bondholders Committee v. United States et al.
DissentJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
Simmons et Ux. v. West Haven Housing Authority
DissentJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Sweet
ConcurrenceJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
Morris et al. v. Schoonfield, Warden, et al.
MajorityJun 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
California v. Green
MajorityJun 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
City of Phoenix et al. v. Kolodziejski
MajorityJun 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
Perkins v. Standard Oil Co. of California
MajorityJun 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
Arkansas v. Tennessee
ConcurrenceJun 22, 1970 · October Term 1969
Coleman et al. v. Alabama
MajorityJun 22, 1970 · October Term 1969
Vale v. Louisiana
MajorityJun 22, 1970 · October Term 1969
Chambers v. Maroney, Correctional Superintendent
ConcurrenceJun 22, 1970 · October Term 1969
Baldwin v. New York
DissentJun 22, 1970 · October Term 1969
Williams v. Florida
MajorityJun 22, 1970 · October Term 1969
Illinois v. Missouri
MajorityJun 15, 1970 · October Term 1969
Price v. Georgia
MajorityJun 15, 1970 · October Term 1969
Welsh v. United States
MajorityJun 15, 1970 · October Term 1969
Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1970 · October Term 1969
Mulloy v. United States
MajorityJun 15, 1970 · October Term 1969
Evans et al. v. Cornman et al.
DissentJun 15, 1970 · October Term 1969
Mitchell et al. v. Donovan, Secretary of State of Minnesota, et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1970 · October Term 1969
Walker v. Ohio
MajorityJun 8, 1970 · October Term 1969
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers et al.
MajorityJun 8, 1970 · October Term 1969
Hellenic Lines Ltd. et al. v. Rhoditis
DissentJun 8, 1970 · October Term 1969
Moon v. Maryland
DissentJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
Chandler, U.S. District Judge v. Judicial Council of the Tenth Circuit
DissentJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.
MajorityJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770
MajorityJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
Wyman, Commissioner of Social Services of New York, et al. v. Rothstein et al.
MajorityJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
Maxwell v. Bishop, Penitentiary Superintendent
DissentJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Armour & Co. et al.
MajorityJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
Bloss et al. v. Dykema
MajorityMay 25, 1970 · October Term 1969
Dickey v. Florida
MajorityMay 25, 1970 · October Term 1969
Schacht v. United States
DissentMay 25, 1970 · October Term 1969
Monks v. New Jersey
MajorityMay 25, 1970 · October Term 1969
Daniel, Director, Cook County Department of Public Aid, et al. v. Goliday et al.
MajorityMay 18, 1970 · October Term 1969
Nash et al. v. United States
ConcurrenceMay 18, 1970 · October Term 1969
Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc., et al. v. Bresler
MajorityMay 18, 1970 · October Term 1969
National Labor Relations Board v. Raytheon Co. et al.
DissentMay 4, 1970 · October Term 1969
Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York
ConcurrenceMay 4, 1970 · October Term 1969
Rowan, Dba American Book Service, et al. v. United States Post Office Department et al.
ConcurrenceMay 4, 1970 · October Term 1969
Brady v. United States
DissentMay 4, 1970 · October Term 1969
McMann, Warden, et al. v. Richardson et al.
DissentMay 4, 1970 · October Term 1969
Parker v. North Carolina
DissentApr 27, 1970 · October Term 1969
Hester v. Illinois
MajorityApr 27, 1970 · October Term 1969
Lampton et al. v. Bonin et al.