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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, 1951 · October Term 1950
United States v. Williams et al.
MajorityApr 12, 1951 · October Term 1950
Gerende v. Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore
MajorityApr 9, 1951 · October Term 1950
Robertson, President of the Army Review Board, v. Chambers
DissentApr 9, 1951 · October Term 1950
American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Finn
MajorityApr 9, 1951 · October Term 1950
Shepherd et al. v. Florida
Did not participateApr 9, 1951 · October Term 1950
United States v. Allied Oil Corp. et al.
MajorityApr 9, 1951 · October Term 1950
United States v. Alcea Band of Tillamooks et al.
MajorityApr 9, 1951 · October Term 1950
West Virginia Ex Rel. Dyer et al. v. Sims, State Auditor
ConcurrenceApr 9, 1951 · October Term 1950
Moser v. United States
DissentMar 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. O'connor, Tax Commissioner
MajorityMar 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
Hammerstein v. Superior Court of California et al.
DissentMar 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
United States v. Moore et Ux.
DissentMar 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
62 Cases of Jam et al. v. United States
DissentMar 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
United States v. Lewis
MajorityMar 12, 1951 · October Term 1950
Johnson v. Muelberger
DissentFeb 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
Moore, Administratrix, v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
MajorityFeb 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
Emich Motors Corp. et al. v. General Motors Corp. et al.
DissentFeb 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
United States v. Yellow Cab Co.
DissentFeb 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
Norton Company v. Department of Revenue of Illinois
MajorityFeb 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
Warren v. United States
MajorityFeb 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
Western Maryland Railway Co. v. Rogan et Al., Constituting the State Tax Commission of Maryland
MajorityFeb 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
Canton Railroad Co. v. Rogan et Al., Constituting the State Tax Commission of Maryland
MajorityFeb 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
O'leary, Deputy Commissioner, Fourteenth Compensation District, v. Brown-Pacific-Maxon, Inc. et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
National Labor Relations Board v. Pittsburgh Steamship Co.
DissentFeb 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
DissentFeb 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
United States Ex Rel. Touhy v. Ragen, Warden, et al.
DissentFeb 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
United States et al. v. Texas & Pacific Motor Transport Co.
DissentFeb 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
United States et al. v. Rock Island Motor Transit Co. et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America, Division 998, et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
St. John et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board et al.
DissentFeb 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
Rogers v. United States
MajorityFeb 26, 1951 · October Term 1950
Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America, Division 998, et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
MajorityJan 15, 1951 · October Term 1950
Kunz v. New York
MajorityJan 15, 1951 · October Term 1950
National Labor Relations Board v. Gullett Gin Co.
DissentJan 15, 1951 · October Term 1950
Dean Milk Co. v. City of Madison et al.
MajorityJan 15, 1951 · October Term 1950
Niagara Hudson Power Corp. v. Leventritt
MajorityJan 15, 1951 · October Term 1950
Blau v. United States
DissentJan 15, 1951 · October Term 1950
Feiner v. New York
MajorityJan 15, 1951 · October Term 1950
Niemotko v. Maryland
MajorityJan 8, 1951 · October Term 1950
Standard Oil Co. v. Federal Trade Commission
DissentJan 2, 1951 · October Term 1950
Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co. et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityJan 2, 1951 · October Term 1950
Kiefer-Stewart Co. v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. et al.
MajorityJan 2, 1951 · October Term 1950
Dowd, Warden, v. United States Ex Rel. Cook
MajorityDec 11, 1950 · October Term 1950
Blau v. United States
ConcurrenceDec 11, 1950 · October Term 1950
McGrath, Attorney General, et al. v. Kristensen
DissentDec 11, 1950 · October Term 1950
Ackermann v. United States
MajorityDec 11, 1950 · October Term 1950
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Oklahoma et al.
MajorityDec 11, 1950 · October Term 1950
Cities Service Gas Co. v. Peerless Oil & Gas Co. et al.
MajorityDec 4, 1950 · October Term 1950
Gusik v. Schilder, Warden
ConcurrenceDec 4, 1950 · October Term 1950
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.