Cases Argued by Seth P. Waxman
Seth P. Waxman argued 79 times in the U.S. Supreme Court since October 1955, according to Oyez.
An Exercise in Supreme Obstinacy
Seth P. Waxman argued 79 times in the U.S. Supreme Court since October 1955, according to Oyez.
Withrow v. Williams
No. 91-1030
507 U.S. 680
Argued Tuesday, November 3, 1992
Decided Wednesday, April 21, 1993
Opinion by Justice David Souter
Appearance No. 1
Walters v. Metropolitan Educational Enterprises, Inc.
No. 95-259
519 U.S. 202
Argued Wednesday, November 6, 1996
Decided Tuesday, January 14, 1997
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 2
Abrams v. Johnson
No. 95-1425
521 U.S. 74
Argued Monday, December 9, 1996
Decided Thursday, June 19, 1997
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 3
United States v. Lanier
No. 95-1717
520 U.S. 259
Argued Tuesday, January 7, 1997
Decided Monday, March 31, 1997
Opinion by Justice David Souter
Appearance No. 4
Hughes Aircraft Company v. United States ex rel. Schumer
No. 95-1340
520 U.S. 939
Argued Tuesday, February 25, 1997
Decided Monday, June 16, 1997
Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas
Appearance No. 5
Reno v. ACLU
No. 96-511
521 U.S. 844
Argued Wednesday, March 19, 1997
Decided Thursday, June 26, 1997
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 6
National Credit Union Administration v. First National Bank & Trust Company
No. 96-843
522 U.S. 479
Argued Monday, October 6, 1997
Decided Wednesday, February 25, 1998
Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas
Appearance No. 7
Lachance v. Erickson
No. 96-1395
522 U.S. 262
Argued Tuesday, December 2, 1997
Decided Wednesday, January 21, 1998
Opinion by Justice William Rehnquist
Appearance No. 8
Brogan v. United States
No. 96-1579
522 U.S. 398
Argued Tuesday, December 2, 1997
Decided Monday, January 26, 1998
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 9
Federal Election Commission v. Akins
No. 96-1590
524 U.S. 11
Argued Wednesday, January 14, 1998
Decided Monday, June 1, 1998
Opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer
Appearance No. 10
National Endowment for the Arts v. Finley
No. 97-371
524 U.S. 569
Argued Tuesday, March 31, 1998
Decided Thursday, June 25, 1998
Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Appearance No. 11
Clinton v. City of New York
No. 97-1374
524 U.S. 417
Argued Monday, April 27, 1998
Decided Thursday, June 25, 1998
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 12
AT&T Corporation v. Iowa Utilities Board
No. 97-826
525 U.S. 366
Argued Tuesday, October 13, 1998
Decided Monday, January 25, 1999
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 13
Department of Commerce v. United States House of Representatives
No. 98-404
525 U.S. 316
Argued Monday, November 30, 1998
Decided Monday, January 25, 1999
Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Appearance No. 14
Saenz v. Roe
No. 98-97
526 U.S. 489
Argued Wednesday, January 13, 1999
Decided Monday, May 17, 1999
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 15
Kolstad v. American Dental Association
No. 98-208
527 U.S. 526
Argued Monday, March 1, 1999
Decided Tuesday, June 22, 1999
Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Appearance No. 16
Alden v. Maine
No. 98-436
527 U.S. 706
Argued Wednesday, March 31, 1999
Decided Wednesday, June 23, 1999
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 17
College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid Post-Secondary Education Expense Board
No. 98-149
527 U.S. 666
Argued Tuesday, April 20, 1999
Decided Wednesday, June 23, 1999
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 18
Florida Prepaid Post-Secondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank
No. 98-531
527 U.S. 627
Argued Tuesday, April 20, 1999
Decided Wednesday, June 23, 1999
Opinion by Justice William Rehnquist
Appearance No. 19
Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC
No. 98-963
528 U.S. 377
Argued Tuesday, October 5, 1999
Decided Monday, January 24, 2000
Opinion by Justice David Souter
Appearance No. 20
Reno v. Condon
No. 98-1464
528 U.S. 141
Argued Wednesday, November 10, 1999
Decided Wednesday, January 12, 2000
Opinion by Justice William Rehnquist
Appearance No. 21
Food and Drug Administration v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
No. 98-1152
529 U.S. 120
Argued Wednesday, December 1, 1999
Decided Tuesday, March 21, 2000
Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Appearance No. 22
United States v. Morrison
No. 99-5
529 U.S. 598
Argued Tuesday, January 11, 2000
Decided Monday, May 15, 2000
Opinion by Justice William Rehnquist
Appearance No. 23
Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council
No. 99-474
530 U.S. 363
Argued Wednesday, March 22, 2000
Decided Monday, June 19, 2000
Opinion by Justice David Souter
Appearance No. 24
Dickerson v. United States
No. 99-5525
530 U.S. 428
Argued Wednesday, April 19, 2000
Decided Monday, June 26, 2000
Opinion by Justice William Rehnquist
Appearance No. 25
Board of Trustees of University of Alabama v. Garrett
No. 99-1240
531 U.S. 356
Argued Wednesday, October 11, 2000
Decided Wednesday, February 21, 2001
Opinion by Justice William Rehnquist
Appearance No. 26
Whitman v. American Trucking Associations, Inc.
No. 99-1257,99-1426
531 U.S. 457
Argued Tuesday, November 7, 2000
Decided Tuesday, February 27, 2001
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 27
Bartnicki v. Vopper
No. 99-1687
532 U.S. 514
Argued Tuesday, December 5, 2000
Decided Monday, May 21, 2001
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 28
Alexander v. Sandoval
No. 99-1908
532 U.S. 275
Argued Tuesday, January 16, 2001
Decided Tuesday, April 24, 2001
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 29
Devlin v. Scardelletti
No. 01-417
536 U.S. 1
Argued Tuesday, March 26, 2002
Decided Monday, June 10, 2002
Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Appearance No. 30
Ford Motor Co. v. McCauley
No. 01-896
537 U.S. 1
Argued Monday, October 7, 2002
Decided Tuesday, October 15, 2002
Appearance No. 31
Miller-El v. Cockrell
No. 01-7662
537 U.S. 322
Argued Wednesday, October 16, 2002
Decided Tuesday, February 25, 2003
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 32
Dow Chemical Company v. Stephenson
No. 02-271
539 U.S. 111
Argued Wednesday, February 26, 2003
Decided Monday, June 9, 2003
Appearance No. 33
Beneficial National Bank v. Anderson
No. 02-306
539 U.S. 1
Argued Wednesday, April 30, 2003
Decided Monday, June 2, 2003
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 34
McConnell v. Federal Election Commission
No. 02-1674,02-1675,02-1676,02-1702,02-1727,02-1733,02-1734,02-1740,02-1747,02-1753,02-1755,02-1756
540 U.S. 93
Argued Monday, September 8, 2003
Decided Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 35
Fellers v. United States
No. 02-6320
540 U.S. 519
Argued Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Decided Monday, January 26, 2004
Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Appearance No. 36
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. 37
Household Credit Services, Inc. v. Pfennig
No. 02-857
541 U.S. 232
Argued Monday, February 23, 2004
Decided Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas
Appearance No. 38
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. 39
Roper v. Simmons
No. 03-633
543 U.S. 551
Argued Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Decided Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 40
Miller-El v. Dretke
No. 03-9659
545 U.S. 231
Argued Monday, December 6, 2004
Decided Monday, June 13, 2005
Opinion by Justice David Souter
Appearance No. 41
Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC
No. 03-388
544 U.S. 431
Argued Monday, January 10, 2005
Decided Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 42
City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams
No. 03-1601
544 U.S. 113
Argued Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Decided Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 43
San Remo Hotel, L.P. v. City and County of San Francisco, California
No. 04-340
545 U.S. 323
Argued Monday, March 28, 2005
Decided Monday, June 20, 2005
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 44
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. 45
Limtiaco v. Camacho
No. 06-116
549 U.S. 483
Argued Monday, January 8, 2007
Decided Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas
Appearance No. 46
Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp.
No. 05-1056
550 U.S. 437
Argued Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Decided Monday, April 30, 2007
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 47
Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.
No. 06-969,06-970
551 U.S. 449
Argued Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Decided Monday, June 25, 2007
Opinion by Justice John Roberts
Appearance No. 48
Boumediene v. Bush
No. 06-1195,06-1196
553 U.S. 723
Argued Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Decided Thursday, June 12, 2008
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 49
Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
No. 06-1505
554 U.S. 84
Argued Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Decided Thursday, June 19, 2008
Opinion by Justice David Souter
Appearance No. 50
Wyeth v. Levine
No. 06-1249
555 U.S. 555
Argued Monday, November 3, 2008
Decided Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 51
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
No. 08-205
558 U.S. 310
Argued Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Decided Thursday, January 21, 2010
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 52
Cuomo v. Clearing House Assn., L. L. C.
No. 08-453
557 U.S. 519
Argued Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Decided Monday, June 29, 2009
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 53
Stolt-Nielsen v. Animalfeeds International Corp.
No. 08-1198
559 U.S. 662
Argued Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Decided Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Opinion by Justice Samuel Alito
Appearance No. 54
Chase Bank USA v. McCoy
No. 09-329
562 U.S. 195
Argued Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Decided Monday, January 24, 2011
Opinion by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Appearance No. 55
Turner v. Rogers
No. 10-10
564 U.S. 431
Argued Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Decided Monday, June 20, 2011
Opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer
Appearance No. 56
Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Limited Partnership
No. 10-290
564 U.S. 91
Argued Monday, April 18, 2011
Decided Thursday, June 9, 2011
Opinion by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Appearance No. 57
Martel v. Clair
No. 10-1265
565 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Decided Monday, March 5, 2012
Opinion by Justice Elena Kagan
Appearance No. 58
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. 59
Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds
No. 11-1085
568 U.S. 455
Argued Monday, November 5, 2012
Decided Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 60
FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health System
No. 11-1160
568 U.S. 216
Argued Monday, November 26, 2012
Decided Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Opinion by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Appearance No. 61
Bowman v. Monsanto
No. 11-796
569 U.S. 278
Argued Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Decided Monday, May 13, 2013
Opinion by Justice Elena Kagan
Appearance No. 62
Oxford Health Plans v. Sutter
No. 12-135
569 U.S. 564
Argued Monday, March 25, 2013
Decided Monday, June 10, 2013
Opinion by Justice Elena Kagan
Appearance No. 63
Medtronic, Inc. v. Boston Scientific Corp.
No. 12-1128
571 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Decided Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer
Appearance No. 64
Hall v. Florida
No. 12-10882
572 U.S. ___
Argued Monday, March 3, 2014
Decided Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 65
Pom Wonderful, LLC v. The Coca-Cola Company
No. 12-761
573 U.S. ___
Argued Monday, April 21, 2014
Decided Thursday, June 12, 2014
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 66
Limelight Networks v. Akamai Technologies
No. 12-786
572 U.S. ___
Argued Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Decided Monday, June 2, 2014
Opinion by Justice Samuel Alito
Appearance No. 67
Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
No. 13-684
574 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Decided Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 68
Gelboim v. Bank of America
No. 13-1174
574 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Decided Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 69
Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
No. 13-1314
576 U.S. ___
Argued Monday, March 2, 2015
Decided Monday, June 29, 2015
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 70
Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc.
No. 13-896
575 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Decided Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 71
Hurst v. Florida
No. 14-7505
577 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Decided Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Opinion by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Appearance No. 72
Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
No. 14-181
577 U.S. ___
Argued Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Decided Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 73
Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple Inc.
No. 15-777
580 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Decided Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Opinion by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Appearance No. 74
SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products
No. 15-927
580 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Decided Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Opinion by Justice Samuel Alito
Appearance No. 75
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. 76
Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc.
No. 15-1039,15-1195
582 U.S. ___
Argued Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Decided Monday, June 12, 2017
Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas
Appearance No. 77
McCoy v. Louisiana
No. 16-8255
584 U.S. ___
Argued Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Decided Monday, May 14, 2018
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 78
Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt
No. 17-1299
___ U.S. ___
Argued Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Appearance No. 79