Term recap
October Term 1976 in review
Every writing the Court issued during October Term 1976, as we tracked it in real time: merits decisions with the Reporter's one-line holdings, cert-stage statements, and emergency applications.
182
Merits decisions
0
Cert-stage statements
0
Emergency applications
53
Decision days
The term's first merits decision came down October 4, 1976 and the last on June 29, 1977. The busiest single day was June 20, 1977 with 10 decisions.
Merits decisions, month by month
October 1976 · 15 decisions
- Stone v. Powell
- Ralston Purina Co. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad
- Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc.
- Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for United States and Canada v. Milivojevich
- Flint Ridge Development Co. v. Scenic Rivers Assn. of Okla.
- National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.
- United States v. Janis
- United States v. Dieter
- Roberts v. Louisiana
- United States v. Sanford
- United States v. Pomponio
- United States v. Rose
- United States v. Morrison
- Moore v. United States
- Standard Oil Co. of Cal. v. United States
November 1976 · 10 decisions
December 1976 · 9 decisions
- Davis v. Georgia
- United States v. Kopp
- IDAHO Ex Rel. ANDRUS, GOVERNOR, Et Al. v. OREGON Et Al.
- General Electric Co. v. Gilbert
- Cook v. Hudson
- City of Madison Joint School District No. 8 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
- Mathews v. De Castro
- International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers v. Robbins & Myers, Inc.
- Craig v. Boren
January 1977 · 17 decisions
- Connally v. Georgia
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle
- Bayside Enterprises, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
- Knebel v. Hein
- Pearson v. Dodd
- Local 3489, United Steelworkers of America v. Usery
- G. M. Leasing Corp. v. United States
- Oregon Ex Rel. State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co.
- Boston Stock Exchange v. State Tax Commission
- Guste v. Jackson
- United States v. Donovan
- Walsh v. Schlecht
- Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc.
- United States v. County of Fresno
- Oregon v. Mathiason
- Stanton v. Stanton
February 1977 · 15 decisions
- United States v. Board of Supervisors of Warren Cty.
- Concerned Citizens of Southern Ohio, Inc. v. Pine Creek Conservancy District
- Weatherford v. Bursey
- United States Steel Corp. v. Fortner Enterprises, Inc.
- Codd v. Velger
- Donovan v. Penn Shipping Co.
- Whalen v. Roe
- Don E. Williams Co. v. Commissioner
- NLRB v. Pipefitters
- United States v. States of Florida and Texas
- Delaware Tribal Business Committee v. Weeks
- City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Train
- Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc.
- Califano v. Sanders
March 1977 · 15 decisions
- Marks v. United States
- United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburgh, Inc. v. Carey
- Califano v. Goldfarb
- Oklahoma Publishing Co. v. District Court in & for Oklahoma County
- Farmer v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 25
- Town of Lockport v. Citizens for Community Action at the Local Level, Inc.
- Califano v. Webster
- Costello v. Wainwright
- Juidice v. Vail
- Gardner v. Florida
- Swain v. Pressley
- Santa Fe Industries, Inc. v. Green
- Castaneda v. Partida
- Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Comm'n
- Gary Maness v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Offender Rehabilitation
April 1977 · 18 decisions
- Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. Kneip
- Alexander v. Fioto
- United States v. Martin Linen Supply Co.
- National Geographic Society v. California Board of Equalization
- Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady
- Darden v. Florida
- United States v. Antelope
- Vorchheimer v. School Dist. of Philadelphia
- Ingraham v. Wright
- Wooley v. Maynard
- Nolde Bros., Inc. v. Local No. 358, Bakery & Confectionery Workers Union
- Morales v. Turman
- Gravitt v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
- United States v. Consumer Life Insurance Co.
- Fiallo Ex Rel. Rodriguez v. Bell
- Trimble v. Gordon
- United States Trust Co. of NY v. New Jersey
- Bounds v. Smith
May 1977 · 24 decisions
- Blackledge v. Allison
- Environmental Protection Agency v. Brown
- Linmark Associates, Inc. v. Township of Willingboro
- Brewer v. Williams
- State of Texas v. State of Louisiana
- Pressler v. Blumenthal
- Dixon v. Love
- Jones v. Rath Packing Co.
- Henderson v. Kibbe
- Ashcroft v. Mattis
- Kremens v. Bartley
- Douglas v. Seacoast Products, Inc.
- Massachusetts v. Westcott
- Smith v. United States
- United States v. Wong
- United States v. Washington
- Territory of Guam v. Olsen
- East Texas Motor Freight System, Inc. v. Rodriguez
- Ohio Bureau of Employment Services v. Hodory
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States
- Trainor v. Hernandez
- Connor v. Finch
- Moore v. City of East Cleveland
- United Air Lines, Inc. v. Evans
June 1977 · 59 decisions
- United States v. Ramsey
- Splawn v. California
- Roberts v. Louisiana
- Scarborough v. United States
- Alabama Power Co. v. Davis
- Ward v. Illinois
- Abney v. United States
- Carey v. Population Services International
- United States v. California
- Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & Reform
- Lee v. United States
- Nyquist v. Mauclet
- United States v. Larionoff
- Lefkowitz v. Cunningham
- National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie
- Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison
- Brown v. Ohio
- Jeffers v. United States
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Collins
- Mandel v. Bradley
- Jones v. Hildebrant
- Manson v. Brathwaite
- Hankerson v. North Carolina
- Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. Caputo
- Patterson v. New York
- Third Nat. Bank in Nashville v. Impac Limited, Inc.
- Dobbert v. Florida
- Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission
- Batterton v. Francis
- Morris v. Gressette
- Maher v. Doe
- Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Briscoe v. Bell
- Beal v. Doe
- United Airlines, Inc. v. McDonald
- Poelker v. Doe
- Maher v. Roe
- United States v. Chadwick
- Miree v. DeKalb County
- Continental T. v. Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc.
- Wainwright v. Sykes
- Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union, Inc.
- Puyallup Tribe, Inc. v. Department of Game of Washington
- Commissioner v. Standard Life & Accident Insurance
- Wolman v. Walter
- Shaffer v. Heitner
- Dothard v. Rawlinson
- Milliken v. Bradley
- Abood v. Detroit Board of Education
- Chappelle v. Greater Baton Rouge Airport District
- Dayton Board of Education v. Brinkman
- Hazelwood School District v. United States
- Nixon v. Administrator of General Services
- Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.
- Harris v. Oklahoma
- School District of Omaha v. United States
- Finch v. United States
- Coker v. Georgia
- Brennan v. Armstrong
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