Cases Argued by Archibald Cox
Archibald Cox argued 78 times in the U.S. Supreme Court since October 1955, according to Oyez.
An Exercise in Supreme Obstinacy
Archibald Cox argued 78 times in the U.S. Supreme Court since October 1955, according to Oyez.
Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority
No. 164
365 U.S. 715
Argued Tuesday, February 21, 1961
Decided Monday, April 17, 1961
Opinion by Justice Tom Clark
Appearance No. 1
Saldana v. United States
No. 176
365 U.S. 646
Argued Monday, March 20, 1961
Decided Monday, April 3, 1961
Appearance No. 2
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees v. United States
No. 681
366 U.S. 169
Argued Tuesday, March 28, 1961
Decided Monday, May 1, 1961
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 3
Baker v. Carr
No. 6
369 U.S. 186
Argued Wednesday, April 19, 1961
Decided Monday, March 26, 1962
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 4
Power Reactor Development Company v. International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, AFL-CIO
No. 315
367 U.S. 396
Argued Wednesday, April 26, 1961
Decided Monday, June 12, 1961
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 5
Hutcheson v. United States
No. 46
369 U.S. 599
Argued Monday, November 6, 1961
Decided Monday, May 14, 1962
Opinion by Justice John M. Harlan II
Appearance No. 6
St. Regis Paper Company v. United States
No. 47
368 U.S. 208
Argued Thursday, November 9, 1961
Decided Monday, December 11, 1961
Opinion by Justice Tom Clark
Appearance No. 7
National Labor Relations Board v. Ochoa Fertilizer Corporation
No. 37
368 U.S. 318
Argued Thursday, November 16, 1961
Decided Monday, December 18, 1961
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 8
Federal Trade Commission v. Henry Broch & Company
No. 74
368 U.S. 360
Argued Thursday, November 16, 1961
Decided Monday, January 15, 1962
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 9
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. v. United States
No. 4
370 U.S. 294
Argued Wednesday, December 6, 1961
Decided Monday, June 25, 1962
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 10
Arizona v. California
No. 8 Orig.
373 U.S. 546
Argued Monday, January 8, 1962
Decided Monday, June 3, 1963
Opinion by Justice Hugo Black
Appearance No. 11
Fong Foo v. United States
No. 64,65
369 U.S. 141
Argued Tuesday, January 16, 1962
Decided Monday, March 19, 1962
Appearance No. 12
California v. Federal Power Commission
No. 187
369 U.S. 482
Argued Thursday, March 1, 1962
Decided Monday, April 30, 1962
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 13
United States v. National Dairy Products Corporation
No. 18
372 U.S. 29
Argued Wednesday, March 21, 1962
Decided Monday, February 18, 1963
Opinion by Justice Tom Clark
Appearance No. 14
National Labor Relations Board v. Katz
No. 222
369 U.S. 736
Argued Thursday, March 22, 1962
Decided Monday, May 21, 1962
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 15
Wong Sun v. United States
No. 36
371 U.S. 471
Argued Thursday, March 29, 1962
Decided Monday, January 14, 1963
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 16
Yellin v. United States
No. 35
374 U.S. 109
Argued Wednesday, April 18, 1962
Decided Monday, June 17, 1963
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 17
Calbeck v. Travelers Insurance Company
No. 532
370 U.S. 114
Argued Monday, April 23, 1962
Decided Monday, June 4, 1962
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 18
Paul v. United States
No. 19
371 U.S. 245
Argued Wednesday, October 17, 1962
Decided Monday, January 14, 1963
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 19
United States v. Georgia Public Service Commission
No. 81
371 U.S. 285
Argued Thursday, October 18, 1962
Decided Monday, January 14, 1963
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 20
Avent v. North Carolina
No. 11
373 U.S. 375
Argued Monday, November 5, 1962
Decided Monday, May 20, 1963
Appearance No. 21
Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. United States
No. 23
371 U.S. 296
Argued Thursday, November 8, 1962
Decided Monday, January 14, 1963
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 22
McCulloch v. Sociedad Nacional de Marineros de Honduras
No. 107
372 U.S. 10
Argued Tuesday, December 11, 1962
Decided Monday, February 18, 1963
Opinion by Justice Tom Clark
Appearance No. 23
Dugan v. Rank
No. 31,115
372 U.S. 609
Argued Monday, January 7, 1963
Decided Monday, April 15, 1963
Opinion by Justice Tom Clark
Appearance No. 24
White Motor Company v. United States
No. 54
372 U.S. 253
Argued Monday, January 14, 1963
Decided Monday, March 4, 1963
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 25
Silver v. New York Stock Exchange
No. 150
373 U.S. 341
Argued Monday, February 25, 1963
Decided Monday, May 20, 1963
Opinion by Justice Arthur Goldberg
Appearance No. 26
Boesche v. Udall
No. 332
373 U.S. 472
Argued Monday, February 25, 1963
Decided Monday, May 27, 1963
Opinion by Justice John M. Harlan II
Appearance No. 27
Whipple v. Commissioner
No. 305
373 U.S. 193
Argued Tuesday, March 26, 1963
Decided Monday, May 13, 1963
Opinion by Justice Byron White
Appearance No. 28
Head v. New Mexico Board of Examiners in Optometry
No. 392
374 U.S. 424
Argued Monday, April 15, 1963
Decided Monday, June 17, 1963
Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart
Appearance No. 29
Retail Clerks International Association, Local 1625, AFL-CIO v. Schermerhorn
No. 13
375 U.S. 96
Argued Thursday, April 18, 1963
Decided Monday, December 2, 1963
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 30
National Labor Relations Board v. General Motors Corporation
No. 404
373 U.S. 734
Argued Thursday, April 18, 1963
Decided Monday, June 3, 1963
Opinion by Justice Byron White
Appearance No. 31
United States v. Braverman
No. 506
373 U.S. 405
Argued Monday, April 22, 1963
Decided Monday, May 27, 1963
Opinion by Justice Hugo Black
Appearance No. 32
Campbell v. United States
No. 631
373 U.S. 487
Argued Thursday, April 25, 1963
Decided Monday, May 27, 1963
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 33
United States v. Barnett
No. 107
376 U.S. 681
Argued Monday, October 21, 1963
Decided Monday, April 6, 1964
Opinion by Justice Tom Clark
Appearance No. 34
WMCA, Inc. v. Lomenzo
No. 20
377 U.S. 633
Argued Tuesday, November 12, 1963
Decided Monday, June 15, 1964
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 35
Reynolds v. Sims
No. 23
377 U.S. 533
Argued Wednesday, November 13, 1963
Decided Monday, June 15, 1964
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 36
Maryland Committee for Fair Representation v. Tawes
No. 29
377 U.S. 656
Argued Wednesday, November 13, 1963
Decided Monday, June 15, 1964
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 37
Davis v. Mann
No. 69
377 U.S. 678
Argued Thursday, November 14, 1963
Decided Monday, June 15, 1964
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 38
Roman v. Sincock
No. 307
377 U.S. 695
Argued Monday, December 9, 1963
Decided Monday, June 15, 1964
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 39
Carey v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation
No. 21
375 U.S. 261
Argued Wednesday, December 11, 1963
Decided Monday, January 6, 1964
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 40
National Labor Relations Board v. Fruit & Vegetable Packers & Warehousemen, Local 760
No. 88
377 U.S. 58
Argued Tuesday, February 18, 1964
Decided Monday, April 20, 1964
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 41
National Labor Relations Board v. Servette
No. 111
377 U.S. 46
Argued Wednesday, February 19, 1964
Decided Monday, April 20, 1964
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 42
United States v. El Paso Natural Gas Company
No. 94
376 U.S. 651
Argued Tuesday, February 25, 1964
Decided Monday, April 6, 1964
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 43
Massiah v. United States
No. 199
377 U.S. 201
Argued Tuesday, March 3, 1964
Decided Monday, May 18, 1964
Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart
Appearance No. 44
Griffin v. School Board of Prince Edward County
No. 592
377 U.S. 218
Argued Monday, March 30, 1964
Decided Monday, May 25, 1964
Opinion by Justice Hugo Black
Appearance No. 45
Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of Colorado
No. 508
377 U.S. 713
Argued Tuesday, March 31, 1964
Decided Monday, June 15, 1964
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 46
United States v. Boyd
No. 185
378 U.S. 39
Argued Monday, April 20, 1964
Decided Monday, June 15, 1964
Opinion by Justice Byron White
Appearance No. 47
United States v. Aluminum Company of America
No. 204
377 U.S. 271
Argued Thursday, April 23, 1964
Decided Monday, June 1, 1964
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 48
United States v. Penn-Olin Chemical Company
No. 503
378 U.S. 158
Argued Thursday, April 30, 1964
Decided Monday, June 22, 1964
Opinion by Justice Tom Clark
Appearance No. 49
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States
No. 515
379 U.S. 241
Argued Monday, October 5, 1964
Decided Monday, December 14, 1964
Opinion by Justice Tom Clark
Appearance No. 50
Katzenbach v. McClung
No. 543
379 U.S. 294
Argued Monday, October 5, 1964
Decided Monday, December 14, 1964
Opinion by Justice Tom Clark
Appearance No. 51
Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation v. National Labor Relations Board
No. 14
379 U.S. 203
Argued Monday, October 19, 1964
Decided Monday, December 14, 1964
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 52
Brulotte v. Thys Company
No. 20
379 U.S. 29
Argued Tuesday, October 20, 1964
Decided Monday, November 16, 1964
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 53
Railway Clerks v. United Air Lines, Inc.
No. 31
379 U.S. 26
Argued Thursday, October 22, 1964
Decided Monday, November 9, 1964
Appearance No. 54
United States v. Seeger
No. 50
380 U.S. 163
Argued Monday, November 16, 1964
Decided Monday, March 8, 1965
Opinion by Justice Tom Clark
Appearance No. 55
United States v. California
No. 5 Orig.
381 U.S. 139
Argued Monday, December 7, 1964
Decided Monday, May 17, 1965
Opinion by Justice John M. Harlan II
Appearance No. 56
United States v. Mississippi
No. 73
380 U.S. 128
Argued Tuesday, January 26, 1965
Decided Monday, March 8, 1965
Opinion by Justice Hugo Black
Appearance No. 57
Local Union No. 189, Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America v. Jewel Tea Co.
No. 240
381 U.S. 676
Argued Wednesday, January 27, 1965
Decided Monday, June 7, 1965
Opinion by Justice Byron White
Appearance No. 58
Zemel v. Rusk
No. 86
381 U.S. 1
Argued Monday, March 1, 1965
Decided Monday, May 3, 1965
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 59
Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employees v. Association for the Benefit of Noncontract Employees
No. 138
380 U.S. 650
Argued Thursday, March 4, 1965
Decided Wednesday, April 28, 1965
Opinion by Justice Tom Clark
Appearance No. 60
Sansone v. United States
No. 365
380 U.S. 343
Argued Wednesday, March 10, 1965
Decided Monday, March 29, 1965
Opinion by Justice Arthur Goldberg
Appearance No. 61
Federal Trade Commission v. Consolidated Foods Corporation
No. 422
380 U.S. 592
Argued Wednesday, March 10, 1965
Decided Wednesday, April 28, 1965
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 62
United States v. Brown
No. 399
381 U.S. 437
Argued Monday, March 29, 1965
Decided Monday, June 7, 1965
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 63
United States v. Atlas Life Ins. Company
No. 489
381 U.S. 233
Argued Wednesday, March 31, 1965
Decided Monday, May 17, 1965
Opinion by Justice Byron White
Appearance No. 64
Waterman Steamship Corporation v. United States
No. 245
381 U.S. 252
Argued Monday, April 26, 1965
Decided Monday, May 17, 1965
Opinion by Justice Arthur Goldberg
Appearance No. 65
Lamont v. Postmaster General
No. 491
381 U.S. 301
Argued Monday, April 26, 1965
Decided Monday, May 24, 1965
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 66
United Gas Improvement Company v. Continental Oil Company
No. 644
381 U.S. 392
Argued Wednesday, April 28, 1965
Decided Tuesday, June 1, 1965
Opinion by Justice John M. Harlan II
Appearance No. 67
South Carolina v. Katzenbach
No. 22 Orig.
383 U.S. 301
Argued Monday, January 17, 1966
Decided Monday, March 7, 1966
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 68
National Bellas Hess, Inc. v. Department of Revenue of Ill.
No. 241
386 U.S. 753
Argued Thursday, February 23, 1967
Decided Monday, May 8, 1967
Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart
Appearance No. 69
Shapiro v. Thompson
No. 9,33,34
394 U.S. 618
Argued Wednesday, May 1, 1968
Decided Monday, April 21, 1969
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 70
United States v. Louisiana (Louisiana Boundary Case)
No. 9 Orig.
394 U.S. 11
Argued Monday, October 14, 1968
Decided Monday, March 3, 1969
Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart
Appearance No. 71
Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC
No. 2,717
395 U.S. 367
Argued Wednesday, April 2, 1969
Decided Monday, June 9, 1969
Opinion by Justice Byron White
Appearance No. 72
Investment Co. Institute v. Camp
No. 61,59
401 U.S. 617
Argued Monday, December 14, 1970
Decided Monday, April 5, 1971
Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart
Appearance No. 73
Coolidge v. New Hampshire
No. 323
403 U.S. 443
Argued Tuesday, January 12, 1971
Decided Monday, June 21, 1971
Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart
Appearance No. 74
James v. Valtierra
No. 154
402 U.S. 137
Argued Wednesday, March 3, 1971
Decided Monday, April 26, 1971
Opinion by Justice Hugo Black
Appearance No. 75
Buckley v. Valeo
No. 75-436
424 U.S. 1
Argued Monday, November 10, 1975
Decided Friday, January 30, 1976
Appearance No. 76
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
No. 76-811
438 U.S. 265
Argued Wednesday, October 12, 1977
Decided Monday, June 26, 1978
Opinion by Justice Lewis Powell
Appearance No. 77
Common Cause v. Schmitt
No. 80-847
455 U.S. 129
Argued Wednesday, October 7, 1981
Decided Tuesday, January 19, 1982
Appearance No. 78