Cases Argued by J. Lee Rankin
J. Lee Rankin argued 41 times in the U.S. Supreme Court since October 1955, according to Oyez.
An Exercise in Supreme Obstinacy
J. Lee Rankin argued 41 times in the U.S. Supreme Court since October 1955, according to Oyez.
Reid v. Covert
No. 701
354 U.S. 1
Argued Thursday, May 3, 1956
Decided Monday, June 10, 1957
Opinion by Justice Hugo Black
Appearance No. 1
Mesarosh v. United States
No. 20
352 U.S. 1
Argued Wednesday, October 10, 1956
Decided Monday, November 5, 1956
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 2
Scales v. United States
No. 3
355 U.S. 1
Argued Wednesday, October 10, 1956
Decided Monday, October 14, 1957
Appearance No. 3
Lightfoot v. United States
No. 4
355 U.S. 2
Argued Thursday, October 11, 1956
Decided Monday, October 14, 1957
Appearance No. 4
United States v. Auto. Workers
No. 44
352 U.S. 567
Argued Monday, December 3, 1956
Decided Monday, March 11, 1957
Opinion by Justice Felix Frankfurter
Appearance No. 5
United States v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
No. 97
353 U.S. 112
Argued Wednesday, January 23, 1957
Decided Monday, April 8, 1957
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 6
Watkins v. United States
No. 261
354 U.S. 178
Argued Thursday, March 7, 1957
Decided Monday, June 17, 1957
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 7
United States v. Louisiana
No. 11 Orig.
354 U.S. 515
Argued Monday, April 8, 1957
Decided Monday, June 24, 1957
Appearance No. 8
Civil Aeronautics Board v. Hermann
No. 540
353 U.S. 322
Argued Thursday, April 25, 1957
Decided Monday, May 6, 1957
Appearance No. 9
Trop v. Dulles
No. 70
356 U.S. 86
Argued Thursday, May 2, 1957
Decided Monday, March 31, 1958
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 10
Wilson v. Girard
No. 1103
354 U.S. 524
Argued Monday, July 8, 1957
Decided Thursday, July 11, 1957
Appearance No. 11
Federal Trade Commission v. Standard Oil Company
No. 24
355 U.S. 396
Argued Thursday, November 14, 1957
Decided Monday, January 27, 1958
Opinion by Justice Tom Clark
Appearance No. 12
Wiener v. United States
No. 52
357 U.S. 349
Argued Monday, November 18, 1957
Decided Monday, June 30, 1958
Opinion by Justice Felix Frankfurter
Appearance No. 13
Cities Service Gas Co. v. State Corporation Comm'n of Kan.
No. 85
355 U.S. 391
Argued Monday, January 13, 1958
Decided Monday, January 20, 1958
Appearance No. 14
Hoover Motor Express Company, Inc. v. United States
No. 95
356 U.S. 38
Argued Wednesday, January 29, 1958
Decided Monday, March 17, 1958
Opinion by Justice Tom Clark
Appearance No. 15
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Sullivan
No. 119
356 U.S. 27
Argued Thursday, January 30, 1958
Decided Monday, March 17, 1958
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 16
Panama Canal Company v. Grace Line, Inc.
No. 251
356 U.S. 309
Argued Wednesday, April 2, 1958
Decided Monday, April 28, 1958
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 17
Kent v. Dulles
No. 481
357 U.S. 116
Argued Thursday, April 10, 1958
Decided Monday, June 16, 1958
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 18
Dayton v. Dulles
No. 621
357 U.S. 144
Argued Thursday, April 10, 1958
Decided Monday, June 16, 1958
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 19
Societe Internationale pour Participations Industrielles et Commerciales, S. A. v. Rogers
No. 348
357 U.S. 197
Argued Thursday, May 1, 1958
Decided Monday, June 16, 1958
Opinion by Justice John M. Harlan II
Appearance No. 20
Cooper v. Aaron
No. 1 Misc.,1
358 U.S. 1
Argued Thursday, August 28, 1958
Decided Friday, September 12, 1958
Appearance No. 21
United Gas Pipe Line Company v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division
No. 23
358 U.S. 103
Argued Monday, October 20, 1958
Decided Monday, December 8, 1958
Opinion by Justice John M. Harlan II
Appearance No. 22
United States v. Radio Corporation of America
No. 54
358 U.S. 334
Argued Monday, December 8, 1958
Decided Tuesday, February 24, 1959
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 23
Abel v. United States
No. 2
362 U.S. 217
Argued Tuesday, February 24, 1959
Decided Monday, March 28, 1960
Opinion by Justice Felix Frankfurter
Appearance No. 24
Taylor v. McElroy
No. 504
360 U.S. 709
Argued Tuesday, March 31, 1959
Decided Monday, June 29, 1959
Appearance No. 25
Illinois v. Michigan
No. 15 Orig.
360 U.S. 712
Argued Thursday, May 21, 1959
Decided Monday, June 29, 1959
Appearance No. 26
United States v. Louisiana
No. 10 Orig.
363 U.S. 1
Argued Monday, October 12, 1959
Decided Tuesday, May 31, 1960
Opinion by Justice John M. Harlan II
Appearance No. 27
United Steelworkers of America v. United States
No. 504
361 U.S. 39
Argued Tuesday, November 3, 1959
Decided Saturday, November 7, 1959
Appearance No. 28
Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation
No. 63
362 U.S. 99
Argued Monday, December 7, 1959
Decided Monday, March 7, 1960
Opinion by Justice Charles Whittaker
Appearance No. 29
United States v. Republic Steel Corporation
No. 56
362 U.S. 482
Argued Tuesday, January 12, 1960
Decided Monday, May 16, 1960
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 30
United States v. Thomas
No. 667
362 U.S. 58
Argued Tuesday, February 23, 1960
Decided Monday, February 29, 1960
Appearance No. 31
International Association of Machinists v. Street
No. 4
367 U.S. 740
Argued Thursday, April 21, 1960
Decided Monday, June 19, 1961
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 32
United States v. Alabama
No. 398
362 U.S. 602
Argued Monday, May 2, 1960
Decided Monday, May 16, 1960
Appearance No. 33
United States v. Grand River Dam Authority
No. 503
363 U.S. 229
Argued Tuesday, May 17, 1960
Decided Monday, June 13, 1960
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 34
Communist Party of the United States v. Subversive Activities Control Board
No. 12
367 U.S. 1
Argued Tuesday, October 11, 1960
Decided Monday, June 5, 1961
Opinion by Justice Felix Frankfurter
Appearance No. 35
United States v. Mississippi Valley Generating Company
No. 26
364 U.S. 520
Argued Wednesday, October 19, 1960
Decided Monday, January 9, 1961
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 36
Federal Power Commission v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation
No. 45
365 U.S. 1
Argued Tuesday, November 15, 1960
Decided Monday, January 23, 1961
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 37
Gideon v. Wainwright
No. 155
372 U.S. 335
Argued Tuesday, January 15, 1963
Decided Monday, March 18, 1963
Opinion by Justice Hugo Black
Appearance No. 38
Katzenbach v. Morgan
No. 847
384 U.S. 641
Argued Monday, April 18, 1966
Decided Monday, June 13, 1966
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 39
Gardner v. Broderick
No. 635
392 U.S. 273
Argued Tuesday, April 30, 1968
Decided Monday, June 10, 1968
Opinion by Justice Abe Fortas
Appearance No. 40
Walz v. Tax Comm'n of the City of New York
No. 135
397 U.S. 664
Argued Wednesday, November 19, 1969
Decided Monday, May 4, 1970
Opinion by Justice Warren Burger
Appearance No. 41