Justice · 1946–1975

William O. Douglas

Served the 1946 through 1975 terms, taking part in 4,001 orally argued decisions and voting with the majority 58.9% of the time.

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1946–1975Terms

4,001Cases

58.9%With majority

1,060Dissenting votes

Vote profile

Majority 58.9%

Dissent 26.5%

Concurrence 8.3%

Shares of 4,001 recorded votes. Source: Supreme Court Database (SCDB), 2024 Release 01

Most recent cases

The last 25 decisions in which William O. Douglas cast a recorded vote, newest first.

Recent cases and William O. Douglas's vote in each.
Case	Term	Vote split	This justice
Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc. v. Brada Miller Freight Systems, Inc., et al.	1975	9-0	Special concurrence
Rose, Warden v. Hodges et al.	1975	6-3	Jurisdictional dissent
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. v. Porter County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, Inc., et al.	1975	9-0	Regular concurrence
Connecticut v. Menillo	1975	9-0	Majority
Boehning, Chairman Commissioner, State Highway Commission, et al. v. Indiana State Employees Assn., Inc., et al.	1975	8-1	Dissent
United States v. Maine et al.	1975	9-0	Majority
Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc., et al.	1974	9-0	Special concurrence
Bowen v. United States	1974	5-4	Dissent
United States v. Ortiz	1974	9-0	Majority
United States v. Brignoni-Ponce	1974	9-0	Special concurrence
Herring v. New York	1974	6-3	Majority
Faretta v. California	1974	6-3	Majority
Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al. v. Salfi et al.	1974	6-3	Dissent
United States v. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., et al.	1974	5-4	Dissent
Gordon v. New York Stock Exchange, Inc., et al.	1974	9-0	Regular concurrence
Ivan Allen Co. v. United States	1974	6-3	Dissent
Brown v. Illinois	1974	9-0	Majority
O'Connor v. Donaldson	1974	9-0	Majority
United States v. Peltier	1974	5-4	Dissent
Warth et al. v. Seldin et al.	1974	5-4	Dissent
Muniz et al. v. Hoffman, Regional Director, National Labor Relations Board	1974	5-4	Dissent
Albemarle Paper Co. et al. v. Moody et al.	1974	7-1	Majority
Preiser, Commissioner of Correctional Services of New York, et al. v. Newkirk	1974	8-1	Dissent
Roe et al. v. Norton, Commissioner of Welfare	1974	9-0	Regular concurrence
City of Richmond, Virginia v. United States et al.	1974	5-3	Dissent

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