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)

MajorityJun 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Pennsylvania v. New York et al.
ConcurrenceMay 15, 1972 · October Term 1971
Wisconsin v. Yoder et al.
DissentMay 15, 1972 · October Term 1971
Dukes v. Warden, Connecticut State Prison
MajorityApr 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Sixty-Seventh Minnesota State Senate v. Beens et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
S&e Contractors, Inc. v. United States
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Illinois v. City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Washington et al. v. General Motors Corp. et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Nebraska v. Iowa
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Vermont v. New York et al.
DissentApr 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Evansville-Vanderburgh Airport Authority District et al. v. Delta Airlines, Inc., et al.
DissentApr 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Sierra Club v. Morton, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
DissentApr 18, 1972 · October Term 1971
Cole, State Hospital Superintendent, et al. v. Richardson
MajorityApr 18, 1972 · October Term 1971
Grubbs, Dba T. R. Grubbs Tire & Appliance v. General Electric Credit Corp.
ConcurrenceApr 3, 1972 · October Term 1971
Alexander v. Louisiana
MajorityApr 3, 1972 · October Term 1971
Stanley v. Illinois
ConcurrenceApr 3, 1972 · October Term 1971
Carter et al. v. Stanton, Director, Marion County Department of Public Welfare, et al.
MajorityMar 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Ford Motor Co. v. United States et al.
MajorityMar 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Topco Associates, Inc.
MajorityMar 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
Gooding, Warden v. Wilson
MajorityMar 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
Lynch et al. v. Household Finance Corp. et al.
ConcurrenceMar 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Eisenstadt, Sheriff v. Baird
MajorityMar 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Loper v. Beto, Corrections Director, et al.
MajorityMar 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Humphrey v. Cady, Warden
MajorityMar 21, 1972 · October Term 1971
Dunn, Governor of Tennessee, et al. v. Blumstein
DissentMar 21, 1972 · October Term 1971
Fein v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 7 of Yonkers, New York, et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1972 · October Term 1971
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. First Security Bank of Utah, N. A., et al.
DissentMar 21, 1972 · October Term 1971
Schneble v. Florida
MajorityMar 20, 1972 · October Term 1971
Rabe v. Washington
MajorityMar 20, 1972 · October Term 1971
Cruz v. Beto, Corrections Director
DissentMar 6, 1972 · October Term 1971
Adams v. Illinois
MajorityMar 6, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Mississippi Chemical Corp. et al.
MajorityMar 1, 1972 · October Term 1971
Federal Trade Commission v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co.
DissentMar 1, 1972 · October Term 1971
Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of California et al.
DissentFeb 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Iowa Beef Packers, Inc. v. Thompson et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Bullock et al. v. Carter et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Giglio v. United States
MajorityFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Papachristou et al. v. City of Jacksonville
MajorityFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Smith et al. v. Florida
ConcurrenceFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
D. H. Overmyer Co., Inc., of Ohio et al. v. Frick Co.
DissentFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Swarb et al. v. Lennox et al.
DissentFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Wright et al.
DissentFeb 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
Roudebush v. Hartke et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
Parisi v. Davidson et al.
DissentFeb 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
Lindsey et al. v. Normet et al.
DissentFeb 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Generes et Vir
MajorityFeb 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
National Labor Relations Board v. Scrivener, Dba Aa Electric Co.
DissentFeb 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
Duncan v. Tennessee
DissentFeb 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Colombo v. New York