Cases Argued by Louis F. Claiborne
Louis F. Claiborne argued 67 times in the U.S. Supreme Court since October 1955, according to Oyez.
An Exercise in Supreme Obstinacy
Louis F. Claiborne argued 67 times in the U.S. Supreme Court since October 1955, according to Oyez.
Louisiana Power & Light Company v. City of Thibodaux
No. 398
360 U.S. 25
Argued Thursday, April 2, 1959
Decided Monday, June 8, 1959
Opinion by Justice Felix Frankfurter
Appearance No. 1
National Labor Relations Board v. Reliance Fuel Oil Corporation
No. 88
371 U.S. 224
Argued Monday, December 3, 1962
Decided Monday, January 7, 1963
Appearance No. 2
Lopez v. United States
No. 236
373 U.S. 427
Argued Monday, January 14, 1963
Decided Monday, May 27, 1963
Opinion by Justice John M. Harlan II
Appearance No. 3
Maximov v. United States
No. 240
373 U.S. 49
Argued Thursday, March 28, 1963
Decided Monday, April 29, 1963
Opinion by Justice Arthur Goldberg
Appearance No. 4
Corey v. United States
No. 31
375 U.S. 169
Argued Thursday, October 17, 1963
Decided Monday, December 9, 1963
Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart
Appearance No. 5
United States v. Behrens
No. 86
375 U.S. 162
Argued Thursday, October 17, 1963
Decided Monday, December 9, 1963
Opinion by Justice Hugo Black
Appearance No. 6
Hardy v. United States
No. 112
375 U.S. 277
Argued Thursday, November 21, 1963
Decided Monday, January 6, 1964
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 7
United States v. Wiesenfeld Warehouse Company
No. 92
376 U.S. 86
Argued Thursday, January 16, 1964
Decided Monday, February 17, 1964
Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart
Appearance No. 8
United States v. Gainey
No. 13
380 U.S. 63
Argued Thursday, October 15, 1964
Decided Monday, March 1, 1965
Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart
Appearance No. 9
Louisiana v. United States
No. 67
380 U.S. 145
Argued Tuesday, January 26, 1965
Decided Monday, March 8, 1965
Opinion by Justice Hugo Black
Appearance No. 10
United States v. Romano
No. 2
382 U.S. 136
Argued Thursday, October 14, 1965
Decided Monday, November 22, 1965
Opinion by Justice Byron White
Appearance No. 11
Evans v. Newton
No. 61
382 U.S. 296
Argued Tuesday, November 9, 1965
Decided Monday, January 17, 1966
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 12
United States v. Anthony Grace & Sons, Inc.
No. 439
384 U.S. 424
Argued Wednesday, March 23, 1966
Decided Monday, June 6, 1966
Opinion by Justice Byron White
Appearance No. 13
City of Greenwood v. Peacock
No. 471
384 U.S. 808
Argued Tuesday, April 26, 1966
Decided Monday, June 20, 1966
Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart
Appearance No. 14
Walker v. City of Birmingham
No. 249
388 U.S. 307
Argued Monday, March 13, 1967
Decided Monday, June 12, 1967
Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart
Appearance No. 15
Udall v. Federal Power Commission
No. 463,462
387 U.S. 428
Argued Tuesday, April 11, 1967
Decided Monday, June 5, 1967
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 16
United States v. Louisiana
No. 9 Orig.
389 U.S. 155
Argued Monday, October 9, 1967
Decided Monday, December 4, 1967
Opinion by Justice Hugo Black
Appearance No. 17
Wirtz v. Local 153, Glass Bottle Blowers Association of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO
No. 57
389 U.S. 463
Argued Wednesday, November 8, 1967
Decided Monday, January 15, 1968
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 18
Wirtz v. Local Union No. 125, Laborers' International Union of North America, AFL-CIO
No. 58
389 U.S. 477
Argued Wednesday, November 8, 1967
Decided Monday, January 15, 1968
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 19
Menominee Tribe of Indians v. United States
No. 187
391 U.S. 404
Argued Monday, January 22, 1968
Decided Monday, May 27, 1968
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 20
Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
No. 695
391 U.S. 430
Argued Wednesday, April 3, 1968
Decided Monday, May 27, 1968
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 21
Monroe v. Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson
No. 740
391 U.S. 450
Argued Wednesday, April 3, 1968
Decided Monday, May 27, 1968
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 22
Raney v. Board of Education of Gould School District
No. 805
391 U.S. 443
Argued Wednesday, April 3, 1968
Decided Monday, May 27, 1968
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 23
Hadnott v. Amos
No. 647
394 U.S. 358
Argued Friday, October 18, 1968
Decided Tuesday, March 25, 1969
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 24
Hunter v. Erickson
No. 63
393 U.S. 385
Argued Wednesday, November 13, 1968
Decided Monday, January 20, 1969
Opinion by Justice Byron White
Appearance No. 25
United States v. Louisiana (Texas Boundary Case)
No. 9 Orig.
394 U.S. 1
Argued Monday, November 18, 1968
Decided Monday, March 3, 1969
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 26
Gaston County v. United States
No. 701
395 U.S. 285
Argued Wednesday, April 23, 1969
Decided Monday, June 2, 1969
Opinion by Justice John M. Harlan II
Appearance No. 27
Choctaw Nation v. Oklahoma
No. 41,59
397 U.S. 620
Argued Wednesday, October 22, 1969
Decided Monday, April 27, 1970
Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall
Appearance No. 28
Evans v. Abney
No. 60
396 U.S. 435
Argued Wednesday, November 12, 1969
Decided Monday, January 26, 1970
Opinion by Justice Hugo Black
Appearance No. 29
United States v. Jorn
No. 19
400 U.S. 470
Argued Monday, January 12, 1970
Decided Monday, January 25, 1971
Opinion by Justice John M. Harlan II
Appearance No. 30
Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.
No. 175
398 U.S. 375
Argued Wednesday, March 4, 1970
Decided Monday, June 15, 1970
Opinion by Justice John M. Harlan II
Appearance No. 31
United States v. Calandra
No. 72-734
414 U.S. 338
Argued Thursday, October 11, 1973
Decided Tuesday, January 8, 1974
Opinion by Justice Lewis Powell
Appearance No. 32
Schick v. Reed
No. 73-5677
419 U.S. 256
Argued Wednesday, October 23, 1974
Decided Monday, December 23, 1974
Opinion by Justice Warren Burger
Appearance No. 33
United States v. Louisiana (Louisiana Boundary Case)
No. 9 Orig.
420 U.S. 529
Argued Monday, February 24, 1975
Decided Monday, March 17, 1975
Appearance No. 34
Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation
No. 77-528
438 U.S. 726
Argued Tuesday, April 18, 1978
Decided Monday, July 3, 1978
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 35
Washington v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation
No. 77-388
439 U.S. 463
Argued Monday, October 2, 1978
Decided Tuesday, January 16, 1979
Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart
Appearance No. 36
California v. Arizona
No. 78 Orig.
440 U.S. 59
Argued Tuesday, January 9, 1979
Decided Thursday, February 22, 1979
Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart
Appearance No. 37
Washington v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Association
No. 77-983
443 U.S. 658
Argued Wednesday, February 28, 1979
Decided Monday, July 2, 1979
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 38
Washington v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation
No. 78-630
447 U.S. 134
Argued Tuesday, October 9, 1979
Decided Tuesday, June 10, 1980
Opinion by Justice Byron White
Appearance No. 39
Idaho ex rel. Evans v. Oregon
No. 67 Orig.
444 U.S. 380
Argued Monday, November 26, 1979
Decided Monday, January 21, 1980
Opinion by Justice William Rehnquist
Appearance No. 40
United States v. Mitchell
No. 78-1756
445 U.S. 535
Argued Monday, December 3, 1979
Decided Tuesday, April 15, 1980
Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall
Appearance No. 41
Central Machinery Company v. Arizona State Tax Commission
No. 78-1604
448 U.S. 160
Argued Monday, January 14, 1980
Decided Friday, June 27, 1980
Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall
Appearance No. 42
United States v. Louisiana
No. 9 Orig.
446 U.S. 253
Argued Tuesday, March 18, 1980
Decided Monday, April 28, 1980
Opinion by Justice Harry Blackmun
Appearance No. 43
United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians
No. 79-639
448 U.S. 371
Argued Monday, March 24, 1980
Decided Monday, June 30, 1980
Opinion by Justice Harry Blackmun
Appearance No. 44
Montana v. United States
No. 79-1128
450 U.S. 544
Argued Wednesday, December 3, 1980
Decided Tuesday, March 24, 1981
Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart
Appearance No. 45
Watt v. Alaska
No. 79-1890
451 U.S. 259
Argued Tuesday, January 13, 1981
Decided Tuesday, April 21, 1981
Opinion by Justice Lewis Powell
Appearance No. 46
Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe
No. 80-11
455 U.S. 130
Argued Monday, March 30, 1981
Decided Monday, January 25, 1982
Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall
Appearance No. 47
Watt v. Energy Action Education Foundation
No. 80-1464
454 U.S. 151
Argued Monday, October 5, 1981
Decided Tuesday, December 1, 1981
Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Appearance No. 48
California ex rel. State Lands Commission v. United States
No. 89 Orig.
457 U.S. 273
Argued Monday, March 29, 1982
Decided Friday, June 18, 1982
Opinion by Justice Byron White
Appearance No. 49
Ramah Navajo School Bd., Inc. v. Bureau of Revenue of N. M.
No. 80-2162
458 U.S. 832
Argued Wednesday, April 28, 1982
Decided Friday, July 2, 1982
Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall
Appearance No. 50
Arizona v. California
No. 8 Orig.
460 U.S. 605
Argued Wednesday, December 8, 1982
Decided Wednesday, March 30, 1983
Opinion by Justice Byron White
Appearance No. 51
Pacific Gas & Electric Company v. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
No. 81-1945
461 U.S. 190
Argued Monday, January 17, 1983
Decided Wednesday, April 20, 1983
Opinion by Justice Byron White
Appearance No. 52
Block v. North Dakota ex Rel. Board of University and School Lands
No. 81-2337
461 U.S. 273
Argued Wednesday, February 23, 1983
Decided Monday, May 2, 1983
Opinion by Justice Byron White
Appearance No. 53
Arizona v. San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona
No. 81-2147
463 U.S. 545
Argued Wednesday, March 23, 1983
Decided Friday, July 1, 1983
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 54
New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe
No. 82-331
462 U.S. 324
Argued Tuesday, April 19, 1983
Decided Monday, June 13, 1983
Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall
Appearance No. 55
South Carolina v. Regan
No. 94 Orig.
465 U.S. 367
Argued Wednesday, October 5, 1983
Decided Wednesday, February 22, 1984
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 56
United States v. Stauffer Chemical Company
No. 82-1448
464 U.S. 165
Argued Wednesday, November 2, 1983
Decided Tuesday, January 10, 1984
Opinion by Justice William Rehnquist
Appearance No. 57
Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C.
No. 82-629
467 U.S. 138
Argued Tuesday, November 29, 1983
Decided Tuesday, May 29, 1984
Opinion by Justice Harry Blackmun
Appearance No. 58
Summa Corporation v. California ex rel. State Lands Commission
No. 82-708
466 U.S. 198
Argued Wednesday, February 29, 1984
Decided Tuesday, April 17, 1984
Opinion by Justice William Rehnquist
Appearance No. 59
Securities Industry Association v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
No. 82-1766
468 U.S. 137
Argued Wednesday, March 21, 1984
Decided Thursday, June 28, 1984
Opinion by Justice Harry Blackmun
Appearance No. 60
Lawrence County v. Lead-Deadwood School District No. 40-1
No. 83-240
469 U.S. 256
Argued Tuesday, October 30, 1984
Decided Wednesday, January 9, 1985
Opinion by Justice Byron White
Appearance No. 61
United States v. Maine (Rhode Island and New York Boundary Case)
No. 35 Orig.
469 U.S. 504
Argued Monday, November 26, 1984
Decided Tuesday, February 19, 1985
Opinion by Justice Harry Blackmun
Appearance No. 62
United States v. Louisiana (Alabama and Mississippi Boundary Case)
No. 9 Orig.
470 U.S. 93
Argued Monday, November 26, 1984
Decided Tuesday, February 26, 1985
Opinion by Justice Harry Blackmun
Appearance No. 63
Kerr-McGee Corporation v. Navajo Tribe of Indians
No. 84-68
471 U.S. 195
Argued Monday, February 25, 1985
Decided Tuesday, April 16, 1985
Opinion by Justice Warren Burger
Appearance No. 64
National Farmers Union Insurance Cos. v. Crow Tribe of Indians
No. 84-320
471 U.S. 845
Argued Tuesday, April 16, 1985
Decided Monday, June 3, 1985
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 65
United States v. Maine
No. 35 Orig.
475 U.S. 89
Argued Thursday, December 12, 1985
Decided Tuesday, February 25, 1986
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 66
Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc.
No. 86-473
484 U.S. 49
Argued Monday, October 5, 1987
Decided Tuesday, December 1, 1987
Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall
Appearance No. 67