Opinions by Justice O'Connor -- May 1990-1996
Opinions for the Court
- Agostini v. Felton
- Inter Modal Rail Employees
Ass'n v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Co.
- United States v. Alaska
- Reno, Attorney Gen. v.
Bossier Parish Sch. Bd.
- Board of the County
Comm'rs of Bryan County, Oklahoma v. Brown
- Blessing, Dir., Arizona
Dep't of Econ. Sec. v. Freestone
- United States v. Gonzales
- Ingalls Shipbuilding,
Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Dep't
- Lopez
v. Monterey County, California
- Witte v. United States
- Wilton v. Seven Falls
Co.
- United States v.
Hays
- Chandris, Inc. v.
Latsis
- Florida Bar v. Went for
It, Inc.
- United States v.
Shabani
- Reich v.
Collins
- Harris v.
Alabama
- Curtiss-Wright
Corp. v. Schoonejongen
- Adarand Constructors
v. Pena
- Williamson v. United
States
- Davis v. United
States
- Director, Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs v. Greenwich Collieries
- PUD No. 1 of Jefferson
County & City of Tacoma v. Washington Dep't of Ecology
- Beecham v. United
States
- Jones v. United
States
- Victor v.
Nebraska
- Caspari v.
Bohlen
- Hagen v. Utah
- Schiro
v. Farley
- Florence County Sch.
Dist. Four v. Carter
- Harris v. Forklift
Sys.
- Smith v. United
States
- United States Dep't
of Justice v. Landano
- Oklahoma Tax Com'n
v. Sac & Fox Nation
- United States v.
Olano
- United States v.
California
- Nebraska v.
Wyoming
- Hazen Paper v.
Biggins
- Arave v. Creech
- Voinovich v.
Quilter
- Zafiro v. United
States
- Richmond v.
Lewis
- Parke v. Raley
- New York v. United
States
- Riggins v.
Nevada
- Denton v.
Hernandez
- Yee v. City of Escondido,
Cal.
- Simon & Schuster
v. Members of N.Y. State Crime Victims Bd.
- Florida v.
Bostick
- Gregory v.
Ashcroft
- Melkonyan v.
Sullivan
- Michigan v.
Lucas
- Touby v. United
States
- County of Riverside
v. McLaughlin
- Leathers v.
Medlock
- Business Guides v.
Chromatic Communications Enters.
- McDermott Int'l
v. Wilander
- Ingersoll-Rand Co.
v. McClendon
- FMC Corp. v.
Holliday
- Miles v. Apex
Marine
- Idaho v. Wright
- Lewis v. Jeffers
- Board
of County Comm'rs v. Umbehr
- Lewis
v. United States
- Lane
v. Pena
- Bush
v. Vera
- Quackenbush
v. Allstate Ins. Co
- Meghrig
v. KFC Western, Inc.
- Commissioner
of Internal Revenue v. Lundy
- Bailey
v. United States
- Libretti
v. United States
Important Majority Opinions
- Coleman v.
Thompson
- Gregory v.
Ashcroft
- Maryland v.
Craig
- Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Serv. Co., 499 U.S. 340 (1991).
- Clark v. Jeter, 486 U.S. 456 (1988).
- City of Richmond v. Croson, 488 U.S. 469 (1989).
- Jones v. Mayer, 458 U.S. 718 (1982).
- Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan, 487 U.S. 450 (1988).
- Commodity Futures Trading Comm'n v. Schor 478 U.S. 883 (1989).
- Harper & Row Publishers v. Nation Enterprises, 471 U.S. 539 (1985).
- Bonito Boats v. Thunder Craft Boats, 489 U.S. 141 (1989).
- Stewart v. Abend, 495 U.S. 207 (1990).
Important Concurring Opinions
- Printz v. United States
- "Our holding, of course, does not spell the end of the objectives
of the Brady Act"
- Cruzan v.
Director Mo. Dep't of Health
- Right to Die: "Today's decision . . . does not preclude a future
determination that the Constitution requires the States to implement the
decisions of a patient's duly appointed surrogate."
- Hoffman v. Connecticut Dep't of Income Maintenance, 492 U.S. 96 (1989).
- Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara, Cal.480 U.S. 616 (1986).
- Webster v. Reproductive Health Servs., 492 U.S. 490 (1989).
- Wygart v. Jackson Bd. of Education, 476 U.S. 267 (1986).
- Firefighters Local Union 1784 v. Stotts, 467 U.S. 561 (1984).
- Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, 490 U.S. 228 (1989).
- Hodgson v. Minnesota, 497 U.S. 417 (1990).
- Local 28 Sheet Metal Workers Int'l Ass'n v. EEOC, 478 U.S. 421 (1986).
- New York v. Quarles, 467 U.S. 649 (1984).
- Thompson v. Thompson, 484 U.S. 174 (1988).
- Michael H. v. Gerald D., 491 U.S. 110 (1989).
- County of Allegheny v. ACLU Greater Pittsburgh Chapter, 487 U.S. 872
(1990).
- Employment Div., Dep't of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith, 494 U.S.
872 (1990).
- Stanford v. Kentucky, 492 U.S. 361 (1989).
- F.E.R.C. v. Mississippi, 456 U.S. 742 (1982).
- FW/PBS., Inc. v. City of Dallas, 493 U.S. 215 (1990).
Selected Dissenting Opinions
- City of Boerne v. Flores
- Hess v. Port
Auth. Trans-Hudson Corp.
- Shalala v. Guernsey
Memorial Hosp.
- Vernonia Sch. Dist. 47J
v. Acton
- Commissioner v.
Schleier
- United States v.
National Treasury Employees Union
- Metro Broadcasting, Inc.
v. FCC
- Pacific Mut. Life
Ins. v. Haslip
- Rust v. Sullivan
- South Dakota v. Dole, 483 U.S. 283 (1987).
- United State v. Paradise, 480 U.S. 149 (1987).
- South Carolina v. Baker, 485 U.S. 505 (1988).
- Garcia v. San Antonio Met. Transit Auth., 469 U.S. 528 (1984).
- Akron v. Akron Ctr. for Reproductive Health, 462 U.S. 416 (1983).
- Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians, 476 U.S. 747 (1986).
- Attorney Gen. of N.Y. v. Soto-Lopez, 476 U.S. 898 (1986).
- Pennsylvania v. Union Gas, Co., 491 U.S. 1 (1989).