Justice · 1958–1980

Potter Stewart

Served the 1958 through 1980 terms, taking part in 3,592 orally argued decisions and voting with the majority 73.5% of the time.

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1958–1980Terms

3,592Cases

73.5%With majority

554Dissenting votes

Vote profile

Majority 73.5%

Dissent 15.4%

Concurrence 7.5%

Shares of 3,592 recorded votes. Source: Supreme Court Database (SCDB), 2024 Release 01

Most recent cases

The last 25 decisions in which Potter Stewart cast a recorded vote, newest first.

Recent cases and Potter Stewart's vote in each.
Case	Term	Vote split	This justice
Dames & Moore v. Regan, Secretary of Treasury, et al.	1980	8-1	Majority
Commonwealth Edison Co. et al. v. Montana et al.	1980	6-3	Majority
Metromedia, Inc., et al. v. City of San Diego, et al.	1980	6-3	Majority
New York v. Belton	1980	6-3	Majority
Robbins v. California	1980	6-3	Judgment of the Court
CBS, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.	1980	6-3	Majority
California v. Prysock	1980	6-3	Majority
National Labor Relations Board v. Amax Coal Co., a Division of Amax, Inc., et al.	1980	8-1	Majority
Haig, Secretary of State v. Agee	1980	7-2	Majority
City of Newport et al. v. Fact Concerts, Inc., et al.	1980	6-3	Majority
McCarty v. McCarty	1980	6-3	Dissent
California Medical Association et al. v. Federal Election Commission et al.	1980	5-0	Dissent from denial of cert
Lehman, Secretary of the Navy v. Nakshian	1980	5-4	Majority
United States Postal Service v. Council of Greenburgh Civic Associations et al.	1980	7-2	Majority
Rostker, Director of Selective Service v. Goldberg et al.	1980	6-3	Majority
Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Gray Panthers	1980	6-3	Majority
Middlesex County Sewerage Authority et al. v. National Sea Clammers Association	1980	7-2	Majority
United States v. Louisiana et al. (Louisiana Boundary Case)	1980	8-0	Majority
New York State Liquor Authority v. Bellanca, dba the Main Event, et al.	1980	7-2	Majority
Michigan v. Summers	1980	6-3	Dissent
First National Maintenance Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board	1980	7-2	Majority
Heffron, Secretary and Manager of the Minnesota State Agricultural Society Board of Managers, et al. v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc., et al.	1980	5-4	Majority
United Ass'N of Journeymen & Apprentices of Plumbing & Pipefitting Indus. v. United Ass'N of Journeymen & Apprentices	1980	6-3	Majority
Donovan, Secretary of Labor v. Dewey et al.	1980	8-1	Dissent
United States v. Turkette	1980	8-1	Dissent

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