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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)

MajorityFeb 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Boyd v. Dutton, Warden
DissentJan 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Board of Regents of the University of Texas System v. New Left Education Project et al.
MajorityJan 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Connor et al. v. Williams, Governor of Mississippi, et al.
MajorityJan 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
In Re Little
MajorityJan 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Standard Oil Co. of California
Did not participateJan 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Christian Echoes National Ministry, Inc.
MajorityJan 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Bradley v. United States
MajorityJan 17, 1972 · October Term 1971
Love v. Pullman Co.
DissentJan 17, 1972 · October Term 1971
Trbovich v. United Mine Workers of America et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1972 · October Term 1971
Groppi v. Leslie, Sheriff
MajorityJan 13, 1972 · October Term 1971
California Motor Transport Co. et al. v. Trucking Unlimited et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1972 · October Term 1971
Haines v. Kerner et al.
DissentJan 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
Federal Power Commission v. Florida Power & Light Co.
DissentJan 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
Lego v. Twomey, Warden
DissentJan 11, 1972 · October Term 1971
Reliance Electric Co. v. Emerson Electric Co.
MajorityJan 11, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Tucker
DissentJan 10, 1972 · October Term 1971
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Medical Committee for Human Rights
DissentJan 10, 1972 · October Term 1971
Diffenderfer et al. v. Central Baptist Church of Miami, Florida, Inc., et al.
ConcurrenceDec 20, 1971 · October Term 1971
Santobello v. New York
DissentDec 20, 1971 · October Term 1971
Picard v. Connor
MajorityDec 20, 1971 · October Term 1971
Townsend et al. v. Swank, Director, Department of Public Aid of Illinois, et al.
MajorityDec 20, 1971 · October Term 1971
United States v. Campos-Serrano
ConcurrenceDec 20, 1971 · October Term 1971
United States v. Marion et al.
MajorityDec 20, 1971 · October Term 1971
United States v. Bass
DissentDec 20, 1971 · October Term 1971
Schilb et al. v. Kuebel et al.
MajorityDec 20, 1971 · October Term 1971
United States v. Louisiana et al. (Louisiana Boundary Case)
DissentDec 14, 1971 · October Term 1971
North Carolina v. Rice
MajorityDec 14, 1971 · October Term 1971
Wilwording et al. v. Swenson, Warden
MajorityDec 14, 1971 · October Term 1971
O'keeffe, Deputy Commissioner, Sixth Compensation District, Department of Labor v. Aerojet-General Shipyards, Inc.
MajorityDec 13, 1971 · October Term 1971
Mayer v. City of Chicago
DissentDec 13, 1971 · October Term 1971
Victory Carriers, Inc., et al. v. Law
DissentDec 13, 1971 · October Term 1971
Britt v. North Carolina
ConcurrenceDec 6, 1971 · October Term 1971
Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson
MajorityDec 6, 1971 · October Term 1971
National Labor Relations Board v. Plasterers' Local Union No. 79, Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Assn., AFL-CIO, et al.
MajorityDec 6, 1971 · October Term 1971
National Labor Relations Board v. Nashfinch Co., Dba Jack & Jill Stores
DissentDec 6, 1971 · October Term 1971
Allied Chemical & Alkali Workers of America, Local Union No. 1 v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., Chemical Division, et al.
MajorityNov 22, 1971 · October Term 1971
Reed v. Reed, Administrator
DissentNov 22, 1971 · October Term 1971
Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Belcher
DissentNov 16, 1971 · October Term 1971
Slayton, Penitentiary Superintendent v. Smith
ConcurrenceNov 16, 1971 · October Term 1971
Harris v. Washington et al.
ConcurrenceNov 16, 1971 · October Term 1971
Cruz et al. v. Hauck, Sheriff
ConcurrenceNov 16, 1971 · October Term 1971
Schreiner v. United States
MajorityNov 15, 1971 · October Term 1971
Norfolk & Western Railroad Co. v. Nemitz et al.
MajorityNov 9, 1971 · October Term 1971
Engelman, Director, Division of Public Welfare, Dept. of Institutions and Agencies, et al. v. Amos et al.
MajorityNov 9, 1971 · October Term 1971
Jennings v. Mahoney, Director, Financial Responsibility Division, Department of Public Safety of Utah
ConcurrenceNov 9, 1971 · October Term 1971
Doherty v. United States
MajorityNov 8, 1971 · October Term 1971
Superintendent of Insurance of New York v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co. et al.
DissentNov 8, 1971 · October Term 1971
McClanahan v. Morauer & Hartzell, Inc., et al.
MajorityNov 8, 1971 · October Term 1971
Younger, Attorney General of California, et al. v. Gilmore et al.
MajorityOct 26, 1971 · October Term 1971
Arciniega v. Freeman, U.S. Marshal