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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)

ConcurrenceMay 29, 1973 · October Term 1972
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Democratic National Committee
MajorityMay 29, 1973 · October Term 1972
Keeble v. United States
MajorityMay 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Hall et al. v. Cole
DissentMay 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Chaffin v. Stynchcombe, Sheriff
DissentMay 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Michigan v. Payne
DissentMay 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
National Labor Relations Board v. Boeing Co. et al.
MajorityMay 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Booster Lodge No. 405, International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
MajorityMay 14, 1973 · October Term 1972
City of Burbank et al. v. Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 14, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Corp.
MajorityMay 14, 1973 · October Term 1972
Frontiero et Vir v. Richardson, Secretary of Defense, et al.
DissentMay 14, 1973 · October Term 1972
Moor et al. v. County of Alameda et al.
MajorityMay 14, 1973 · October Term 1972
Federal Maritime Commission v. Seatrain Lines, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 14, 1973 · October Term 1972
Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Federal Power Commission et al.
DissentMay 14, 1973 · October Term 1972
Gagnon, Warden v. Scarpelli
MajorityMay 14, 1973 · October Term 1972
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
MajorityMay 7, 1973 · October Term 1972
Brown, Secretary of State of California v. Chote
MajorityMay 7, 1973 · October Term 1972
Federal Power Commission v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division et al.
DissentMay 7, 1973 · October Term 1972
Preiser, Correction Commissioner, et al. v. Rodriguez et al.
MajorityMay 7, 1973 · October Term 1972
Georgia et al. v. United States
MajorityMay 7, 1973 · October Term 1972
Gibson et al. v. Berryhill et al.
DissentMay 7, 1973 · October Term 1972
Kern County Land Co. v. Occidental Petroleum Corp.
MajorityMay 7, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Cartwright, Executor
MajorityMay 7, 1973 · October Term 1972
Gaca v. United States
MajorityMay 7, 1973 · October Term 1972
New Jersey Welfare Rights Organization et al. v. Cahill, Governor of New Jersey, et al.
DissentApr 24, 1973 · October Term 1972
Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc.
DissentApr 24, 1973 · October Term 1972
Palmore v. United States
DissentApr 24, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Russell
MajorityApr 24, 1973 · October Term 1972
Tonasket v. Washington et al.
MajorityApr 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Employees of the Department of Public Health and Welfare of Missouri et al. v. Department of Public Health and Welfare of Missouri et al.
MajorityApr 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Askew, Governor of Florida, et al. v. American Waterways Operators, Inc., et al.
MajorityApr 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Hensley v. Municipal Court, San Jose-Milpitas Judicial District, Santa Clara County
MajorityApr 17, 1973 · October Term 1972
Brown et al. v. United States
DissentApr 17, 1973 · October Term 1972
Davis v. United States
DissentApr 17, 1973 · October Term 1972
Tollett, Warden v. Henderson
MajorityApr 16, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Indrelunas
DissentApr 2, 1973 · October Term 1972
Lemon et al. v. Kurtzman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Pennsylvania, et al.
MajorityApr 2, 1973 · October Term 1972
Fontaine v. United States
DissentMar 28, 1973 · October Term 1972
Butz, Secretary of Agriculture, et al. v. Glover Livestock Commission Co., Inc.
DissentMar 27, 1973 · October Term 1972
Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones, Commissioner, Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico, et al.
MajorityMar 27, 1973 · October Term 1972
McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Commission
MajorityMar 26, 1973 · October Term 1972
Camp, Comptroller of the Currency v. Pitts et al.
MajorityMar 26, 1973 · October Term 1972
Ohio Municipal Judges Assn. et al. v. Davis et al.
DissentMar 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Rosario et al. v. Rockefeller, Governor of New York, et al.
DissentMar 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
San Antonio Independent School District et al. v. Rodriguez et al.
DissentMar 20, 1973 · October Term 1972
Texas v. Louisiana
DissentMar 20, 1973 · October Term 1972
Salyer Land Co. et al. v. Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District
DissentMar 20, 1973 · October Term 1972
Associated Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. Toltec Watershed Improvement District
DissentMar 19, 1973 · October Term 1972
Marston et al. v. Lewis et al.
DissentMar 19, 1973 · October Term 1972
Burns et al. v. Fortson, Secretary of State of Georgia, et al.
DissentMar 19, 1973 · October Term 1972
Lavallee, Correctional Superintendent v. Delle Rose