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Justice · 1946–1970

Hugo Black

Served the 1946 through 1970 terms, taking part in 3,302 orally argued decisions and voting with the majority 65.9% of the time.

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1946–1970Terms
3,302Cases
65.9%With majority
733Dissenting votes

Vote profile

Majority 65.9%
Dissent 22.2%
Concurrence 8.1%

Shares of 3,302 recorded votes. Source: Supreme Court Database (SCDB), 2024 Release 01

Most recent cases

The last 25 decisions in which Hugo Black cast a recorded vote, newest first.

Recent cases and Hugo Black's vote in each.
CaseTermVote splitThis justice
New York Times Co. v. United States 1970 6-3 Regular concurrence
Hunter v. Tennessee 1970 8-1 Dissent
Clay, aka Ali v. United States 1970 8-0 Majority
Tilton et al. v. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al. 1970 5-4 Dissent
Lemon et al. v. Kurtzman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Pennsylvania, et al. 1970 8-0 Regular concurrence
United States v. Harris 1970 5-4 Regular concurrence
McKeiver et al. v. Pennsylvania 1970 6-3 Dissent
Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics 1970 6-3 Dissent
Coolidge v. New Hampshire 1970 5-4 Dissent
Jenness et al. v. Fortson, Secretary of State of Georgia 1970 9-0 Special concurrence
Simpson v. Florida 1970 6-2 Majority
Graham, Commissioner, Department of Public Welfare of Arizona v. Richardson et al. 1970 9-0 Majority
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Lincoln Savings & Loan Assn. 1970 8-1 Majority
Hodgson, Secretary of Labor v. Local Union 6799, United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, et al. 1970 7-2 Majority
Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America et al. v. Lockridge 1970 5-4 Majority
Palmer et al. v. Thompson, Mayor of the City of Jackson, et al. 1970 5-4 Majority
Johnson v. Mississippi 1970 9-0 Majority
Connell v. Higginbotham et al. 1970 9-0 Majority
United States et al. v. Mitchell et al. 1970 9-0 Majority
Abate et al. v. Mundt et al. 1970 7-2 Majority
Whitcomb, Governor of Indiana v. Chavis et al. 1970 6-3 Majority
Ely v. Klahr et al. 1970 9-0 Special concurrence
Griffin et al. v. Breckenridge et al. 1970 9-0 Majority
Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc. 1970 5-3 Special concurrence
Cohen v. California 1970 5-4 Dissent

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