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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)

ConcurrenceNov 12, 1975 · October Term 1975
Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc. v. Brada Miller Freight Systems, Inc., et al.
DissentNov 11, 1975 · October Term 1975
Boehning, Chairman Commissioner, State Highway Commission, et al. v. Indiana State Employees Assn., Inc., et al.
MajorityNov 11, 1975 · October Term 1975
Connecticut v. Menillo
ConcurrenceNov 11, 1975 · October Term 1975
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. v. Porter County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, Inc., et al.
DissentNov 11, 1975 · October Term 1975
Rose, Warden v. Hodges et al.
Did not participateNov 3, 1975 · October Term 1975
Day & Zimmermann, Inc. v. Challoner et al.
MajorityOct 6, 1975 · October Term 1975
United States v. Maine et al.
MajorityJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
Faretta v. California
MajorityJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
Herring v. New York
ConcurrenceJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Brignoni-Ponce
MajorityJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Ortiz
DissentJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
Bowen v. United States
ConcurrenceJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc., et al.
Did not participateJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
White, Secretary of State of Texas, et al. v. Regester et al.
Did not participateJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
Hill, Attorney General of Texas, et al. v. Printing Industries of the Gulf Coast et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
O'connor v. Donaldson
MajorityJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
Brown v. Illinois
DissentJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
Ivan Allen Co. v. United States
ConcurrenceJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
Gordon v. New York Stock Exchange, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al. v. Salfi et al.
DissentJun 25, 1975 · October Term 1974
Preiser, Commissioner of Correctional Services of New York, et al. v. Newkirk
MajorityJun 25, 1975 · October Term 1974
Albemarle Paper Co. et al. v. Moody et al.
DissentJun 25, 1975 · October Term 1974
Muniz et al. v. Hoffman, Regional Director, National Labor Relations Board
DissentJun 25, 1975 · October Term 1974
Warth et al. v. Seldin et al.
DissentJun 25, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Peltier
DissentJun 24, 1975 · October Term 1974
Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, et al. v. Robertson et al.
DissentJun 24, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. American Building Maintenance Industries
DissentJun 24, 1975 · October Term 1974
Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Co. et al. v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (Scrap) et al.
DissentJun 24, 1975 · October Term 1974
Hicks, District Attorney of Orange County, et al. v. Miranda, Dba Walnut Properties, et al.
DissentJun 24, 1975 · October Term 1974
City of Richmond, Virginia v. United States et al.
ConcurrenceJun 24, 1975 · October Term 1974
Roe et al. v. Norton, Commissioner of Welfare
ConcurrenceJun 23, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Hale
Did not participateJun 23, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Alaska
ConcurrenceJun 23, 1975 · October Term 1974
Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville
Did not participateJun 23, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Nobles
ConcurrenceJun 17, 1975 · October Term 1974
Rogers v. United States
DissentJun 17, 1975 · October Term 1974
Rondeau v. Mosinee Paper Corp.
MajorityJun 17, 1975 · October Term 1974
Cort et al. v. Ash
DissentJun 17, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Citizens & Southern National Bank et al.
DissentJun 17, 1975 · October Term 1974
Twentieth Century Music Corp. et al. v. Aiken
Did not participateJun 16, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Louisiana et al. (Louisiana Boundary Case)