Cases Argued by Carter G. Phillips
Carter G. Phillips argued 86 times in the U.S. Supreme Court since October 1955, according to Oyez.
McElroy v. United States
No. 80-6680
455 U.S. 642
Argued Tuesday, January 12, 1982
Decided Tuesday, March 23, 1982
Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Appearance No. 1
United States v. Valenzuela-Bernal
No. 81-450
458 U.S. 858
Argued Tuesday, April 20, 1982
Decided Friday, July 2, 1982
Opinion by Justice William Rehnquist
Appearance No. 2
City of Port Arthur v. United States
No. 81-708
459 U.S. 159
Argued Wednesday, October 6, 1982
Decided Monday, December 13, 1982
Opinion by Justice Byron White
Appearance No. 3
Block v. Neal
No. 81-1494
460 U.S. 289
Argued Wednesday, January 19, 1983
Decided Monday, March 7, 1983
Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall
Appearance No. 4
W. R. Grace & Company v. Local Union 759, International Union of Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers of America
No. 81-1314
461 U.S. 757
Argued Monday, February 28, 1983
Decided Tuesday, May 31, 1983
Opinion by Justice Harry Blackmun
Appearance No. 5
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Engle
No. 82-599
464 U.S. 206
Argued Tuesday, October 11, 1983
Decided Tuesday, January 10, 1984
Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Appearance No. 6
Interstate Commerce Commission v. American Trucking Associations, Inc.
No. 82-1643
467 U.S. 354
Argued Tuesday, January 10, 1984
Decided Tuesday, June 5, 1984
Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall
Appearance No. 7
Securities Industry Association v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
No. 83-614
468 U.S. 207
Argued Tuesday, April 24, 1984
Decided Thursday, June 28, 1984
Opinion by Justice Lewis Powell
Appearance No. 8
Heckler v. Turner
No. 83-1097
470 U.S. 184
Argued Tuesday, October 9, 1984
Decided Wednesday, February 27, 1985
Opinion by Justice Harry Blackmun
Appearance No. 9
O'Connor v. United States
No. 85-558
479 U.S. 27
Argued Tuesday, October 14, 1986
Decided Tuesday, November 4, 1986
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 10
McNally v. United States
No. 86-234
483 U.S. 350
Argued Wednesday, April 22, 1987
Decided Wednesday, June 24, 1987
Opinion by Justice Byron White
Appearance No. 11
City of Canton, Ohio v. Harris
No. 86-1088
489 U.S. 378
Argued Tuesday, November 8, 1988
Decided Tuesday, February 28, 1989
Opinion by Justice Byron White
Appearance No. 12
English v. General Electric Company
No. 89-152
496 U.S. 72
Argued Wednesday, April 25, 1990
Decided Monday, June 4, 1990
Opinion by Justice Harry Blackmun
Appearance No. 13
Arcadia, Ohio v. Ohio Power Company
No. 89-1283
498 U.S. 73
Argued Monday, October 1, 1990
Decided Tuesday, November 27, 1990
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 14
Yee v. City of Escondido
No. 90-1947
503 U.S. 519
Argued Wednesday, January 22, 1992
Decided Wednesday, April 1, 1992
Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Appearance No. 15
Reiter v. Cooper
No. 91-1496
507 U.S. 258
Argued Tuesday, December 1, 1992
Decided Monday, March 8, 1993
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 16
United States v. Olano
No. 91-1306
507 U.S. 725
Argued Wednesday, December 9, 1992
Decided Monday, April 26, 1993
Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Appearance No. 17
TXO Production Corporation v. Alliance Resources Corporation
No. 92-479
509 U.S. 443
Argued Wednesday, March 31, 1993
Decided Friday, June 25, 1993
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 18
Department Of Revenue Of Oregon v. Acf Industries, Inc.
No. 92-74
510 U.S. 332
Argued Monday, November 8, 1993
Decided Monday, January 24, 1994
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 19
Hercules Inc. v. United States
No. 94-818
516 U.S. 417
Argued Monday, October 30, 1995
Decided Monday, March 4, 1996
Opinion by Justice William Rehnquist
Appearance No. 20
Norfolk & Western Railway Company v. Hiles
No. 95-6
516 U.S. 400
Argued Monday, January 8, 1996
Decided Tuesday, February 27, 1996
Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas
Appearance No. 21
Associates Commercial Corp. v. Rash
No. 96-454
520 U.S. 953
Argued Wednesday, April 16, 1997
Decided Monday, June 16, 1997
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 22
Oubre v. Entergy Operations Inc.
No. 96-1291
522 U.S. 422
Argued Wednesday, November 12, 1997
Decided Monday, January 26, 1998
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 23
Beach v. Ocwen Federal Bank
No. 97-5310
523 U.S. 410
Argued Monday, March 2, 1998
Decided Tuesday, April 21, 1998
Opinion by Justice David Souter
Appearance No. 24
No. 97-53 Roberts v. Galen of Virginia, Inc.
No. 97-53
525 U.S. 249
Argued Tuesday, December 1, 1998
Decided Wednesday, January 13, 1999
Appearance No. 25
United States v. Haggar Apparel Company
No. 97-2044
526 U.S. 380
Argued Monday, January 11, 1999
Decided Wednesday, April 21, 1999
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 26
NCAA v. Smith
No. 98-84
525 U.S. 459
Argued Wednesday, January 20, 1999
Decided Tuesday, February 23, 1999
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 27
Amoco Production Company v. Southern Ute Indian Tribe
No. 98-830
526 U.S. 865
Argued Monday, April 19, 1999
Decided Monday, June 7, 1999
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 28
Pegram v. Herdrich
No. 98-1949
530 U.S. 211
Argued Wednesday, February 23, 2000
Decided Monday, June 12, 2000
Opinion by Justice David Souter
Appearance No. 29
Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Shanklin
No. 99-312
529 U.S. 344
Argued Wednesday, March 1, 2000
Decided Monday, April 17, 2000
Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Appearance No. 30
Mobil Oil Exploration & Producing Southeast, Inc. v. United States
No. 99-244
530 U.S. 604
Argued Wednesday, March 22, 2000
Decided Monday, June 26, 2000
Opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer
Appearance No. 31
Green Tree Financial Corporation-Alabama v. Randolph
No. 99-1235
531 U.S. 79
Argued Tuesday, October 3, 2000
Decided Monday, December 11, 2000
Opinion by Justice William Rehnquist
Appearance No. 32
United States v. Cleveland Indians Baseball Company
No. 00-203
532 U.S. 200
Argued Tuesday, February 27, 2001
Decided Tuesday, April 17, 2001
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 33
Correctional Services Corporation v. Malesko
No. 00-860
534 U.S. 61
Argued Monday, October 1, 2001
Decided Tuesday, November 27, 2001
Opinion by Justice William Rehnquist
Appearance No. 34
Norfolk & Western Railway Company v. Ayers
No. 01-963
538 U.S. 135
Argued Wednesday, November 6, 2002
Decided Monday, March 10, 2003
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 35
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America v. Walsh
No. 01-188
538 U.S. 644
Argued Wednesday, January 22, 2003
Decided Monday, May 19, 2003
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 36
Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle
No. 02-634
539 U.S. 444
Argued Tuesday, April 22, 2003
Decided Monday, June 23, 2003
Opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer
Appearance No. 37
Raytheon Company v. Hernandez
No. 02-749
540 U.S. 44
Argued Wednesday, October 8, 2003
Decided Tuesday, December 2, 2003
Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas
Appearance No. 38
Engine Manufacturers' Association v. South Coast Air Quality Management District
No. 02-1343
541 U.S. 246
Argued Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Decided Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 39
Jones v. R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
No. 02-1205
541 U.S. 369
Argued Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Decided Monday, May 3, 2004
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 40
Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain
No. 03-339
542 U.S. 692
Argued Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Decided Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Opinion by Justice David Souter
Appearance No. 41
Intel Corporation v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
No. 02-572
542 U.S. 241
Argued Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Decided Monday, June 21, 2004
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 42
Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. James N. Kirby, Proprietary Limited
No. 02-1028
543 U.S. 14
Argued Wednesday, October 6, 2004
Decided Tuesday, November 9, 2004
Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Appearance No. 43
Muehler v. Mena
No. 03-1423
544 U.S. 93
Argued Wednesday, December 8, 2004
Decided Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Opinion by Justice William Rehnquist
Appearance No. 44
Exxon Corp v. Allapattah Services
No. 04-70
545 U.S. 546
Argued Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Decided Thursday, June 23, 2005
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 45
IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez
No. 03-1238,04-66
546 U.S. 21
Argued Monday, October 3, 2005
Decided Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 46
Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. v. Reeder-Simco GMC, Inc.
No. 04-905
546 U.S. 164
Argued Monday, October 31, 2005
Decided Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 47
Jones v. Flowers
No. 04-1477
547 U.S. 220
Argued Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Decided Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Opinion by Justice John Roberts
Appearance No. 48
eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C.
No. 05-130
547 U.S. 388
Argued Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Decided Monday, May 15, 2006
Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas
Appearance No. 49
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White
No. 05-259
548 U.S. 53
Argued Monday, April 17, 2006
Decided Thursday, June 22, 2006
Opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer
Appearance No. 50
Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Williams
No. 05-465
547 U.S. 516
Argued Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Decided Monday, June 5, 2006
Appearance No. 51
Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Sorrell
No. 05-746
549 U.S. 158
Argued Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Decided Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Opinion by Justice John Roberts
Appearance No. 52
Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy Corp.
No. 05-848
549 U.S. 561
Argued Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Decided Monday, April 2, 2007
Opinion by Justice David Souter
Appearance No. 53
Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd.
No. 06-484
551 U.S. 308
Argued Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Decided Thursday, June 21, 2007
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 54
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Georgia State Board of Equalization
No. 06-1287
552 U.S. 9
Argued Monday, November 5, 2007
Decided Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Opinion by Justice John Roberts
Appearance No. 55
Hall Street Associates, L.L.C. v. Mattel, Inc.
No. 06-989
552 U.S. 576
Argued Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Decided Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Opinion by Justice David Souter
Appearance No. 56
Quanta Computer, Inc., et al. v. LG Electronics, Inc.
No. 06-937
553 U.S. 617
Argued Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Decided Monday, June 9, 2008
Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas
Appearance No. 57
Warner-Lambert Co. v. Kent
No. 06-1498
552 U.S. 440
Argued Monday, February 25, 2008
Decided Monday, March 3, 2008
Appearance No. 58
Sprint Communications Co., L.P. v. APCC Services, Inc.
No. 07-552
554 U.S. 269
Argued Monday, April 21, 2008
Decided Monday, June 23, 2008
Opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer
Appearance No. 59
Vaden v. Discover Bank
No. 07-773
556 U.S. 49
Argued Monday, October 6, 2008
Decided Monday, March 9, 2009
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 60
FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
No. 07-582
556 U.S. 502
Argued Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Decided Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 61
AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen
No. 07-543
556 U.S. 701
Argued Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Decided Monday, May 18, 2009
Opinion by Justice David Souter
Appearance No. 62
Ministry of Defense and Support for Armed Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran v. Elahi
No. 07-615
556 U.S. 366
Argued Monday, January 12, 2009
Decided Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer
Appearance No. 63
United States v. Navajo Nation
No. 07-1410
556 U.S. 287
Argued Monday, February 23, 2009
Decided Monday, April 6, 2009
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 64
Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.
No. 08-441
557 U.S. 167
Argued Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Decided Thursday, June 18, 2009
Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas
Appearance No. 65
Alabama v. North Carolina
No. 132 Orig.
560 U.S. 330
Argued Monday, January 11, 2010
Decided Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 66
Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp.
No. 09-834
563 U.S. 1
Argued Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Decided Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer
Appearance No. 67
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue
No. 09-520
562 U.S. 277
Argued Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Decided Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Opinion by Justice Elena Kagan
Appearance No. 68
Brown v. Plata
No. 09-1233
563 U.S. 493
Argued Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Decided Monday, May 23, 2011
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 69
Chamber of Commerce of the United States v. Whiting
No. 09-115
563 U.S. 582
Argued Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Decided Thursday, May 26, 2011
Opinion by Justice John Roberts
Appearance No. 70
General Dynamics Corp. v. United States
No. 09-1298
563 U.S. 478
Argued Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Decided Monday, May 23, 2011
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 71
Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California
No. 09-958
565 U.S. ___
Argued Monday, October 3, 2011
Decided Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer
Appearance No. 72
Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington
No. 10-945
566 U.S. ___
Argued Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Decided Monday, April 2, 2012
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 73
FCC v. Fox Television Stations
No. 10-1293
567 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Decided Thursday, June 21, 2012
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 74
Southern Union Company v. United States
No. 11-94
567 U.S. ___
Argued Monday, March 19, 2012
Decided Thursday, June 21, 2012
Opinion by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Appearance No. 75
Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter
No. 11-551
567 U.S. ___
Argued Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Decided Monday, June 18, 2012
Opinion by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Appearance No. 76
Octane Fitness v. ICON Health & Fitness
No. 12-1184
572 U.S. ___
Argued Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Decided Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Opinion by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Appearance No. 77
Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank International
No. 13-298
573 U.S. ___
Argued Monday, March 31, 2014
Decided Thursday, June 19, 2014
Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas
Appearance No. 78
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc.
No. 13-854
574 U.S. ___
Argued Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Decided Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer
Appearance No. 79
Alabama Department of Revenue v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
No. 13-553
575 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Decided Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 80
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Electric Power Supply Association, et al.
No. 14-840,14-841
577 U.S. ___
Argued Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Decided Monday, January 25, 2016
Opinion by Justice Elena Kagan
Appearance No. 81
Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo
No. 14-1146
577 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Decided Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 82
Halo Electronics v. Pulse Electronics Inc.
No. 14-1513,14-1520
579 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Decided Monday, June 13, 2016
Opinion by Justice John Roberts
Appearance No. 83
Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp.
No. 14-1538
580 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Decided Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Opinion by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Appearance No. 84
Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
No. 16-1220
585 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Decided Thursday, June 14, 2018
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 85
Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. Blair
No. 18-96
___ U.S. ___
Argued Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Appearance No. 86