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Supreme Court Opinions — October Term 1970

Most-cited Supreme Court opinions filed in October Term 1970 (October 1, 1970 to September 30, 1971), from CourtListener's bulk data. CourtListener's bulk data has 1,056 records for this term with at least one citation or a syllabus (1,056 with at least one citation, 0 with a syllabus, counted separately); up to 100 of them, ordered by citation count, are listed below.

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  1. May 3, 1971· cited 22,864×
    Richardson v. Perales
  2. February 23, 1971· cited 14,568×
    Younger v. Harris
  3. November 23, 1970· cited 9,465×
    North Carolina v. Alford
  4. June 21, 1971· cited 9,038×
    Coolidge v. New Hampshire
  5. March 2, 1971· cited 7,564×
    Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe
  6. October 12, 1970· cited 4,391×
    Chambers v. Maroney
  7. March 8, 1971· cited 3,596×
    Griggs v. Duke Power Co.
  8. June 7, 1971· cited 3,211×
    Griffin v. Breckenridge
  9. March 2, 1971· cited 3,052×
    Boddie v. Connecticut
  10. February 24, 1971· cited 2,903×
    Harris v. New York
  11. May 3, 1971· cited 2,250×
    Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation
  12. January 25, 1971· cited 2,215×
    United States v. Jorn
  13. May 24, 1971· cited 2,202×
    Bell v. Burson
  14. June 7, 1971· cited 2,178×
    Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
  15. December 15, 1970· cited 1,926×
    Dutton v. Evans
  16. March 29, 1971· cited 1,845×
    Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State Penitentiary
  17. June 28, 1971· cited 1,806×
    United States v. Harris
  18. June 7, 1971· cited 1,777×
    Cohen v. California
  19. January 19, 1971· cited 1,666×
    Wisconsin v. Constantineau
  20. June 14, 1971· cited 1,494×
    Graham v. Richardson
  21. June 28, 1971· cited 1,332×
    McKeiver v. Pennsylvania
  22. June 1, 1971· cited 1,269×
    Coates v. City of Cincinnati
  23. June 21, 1971· cited 1,167×
    New York Times Co. v. United States
  24. May 17, 1971· cited 1,155×
    United States v. White
  25. February 23, 1971· cited 1,137×
    SAMUELS Et Al. v. MACKELL, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF QUEENS COUNTY, Et Al.
  26. May 3, 1971· cited 1,077×
    McGautha v. California
  27. February 23, 1971· cited 1,061×
    Perez v. Ledesma
  28. June 1, 1971· cited 1,006×
    Perez. v. Campbell
  29. January 25, 1971· cited 961×
    Donaldson v. United States
  30. June 14, 1971· cited 945×
    Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America v. Lockridge
  31. April 5, 1971· cited 945×
    MacKey v. United States
  32. June 7, 1971· cited 896×
    Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.
  33. March 2, 1971· cited 837×
    Tate v. Short
  34. June 1, 1971· cited 789×
    United States v. Armour & Co.
  35. April 5, 1971· cited 764×
    Hill v. California
  36. January 20, 1971· cited 732×
    Mayberry v. Pennsylvania
  37. May 17, 1971· cited 699×
    Organization for a Better Austin v. Keefe
  38. June 14, 1971· cited 690×
    United States v. Thirty-Seven (37) Photographs
  39. April 5, 1971· cited 677×
    United States v. Freed
  40. April 5, 1971· cited 673×
    Rewis v. United States
  41. June 7, 1971· cited 658×
    Whitcomb v. Chavis
  42. April 26, 1971· cited 647×
    Perez v. United States
  43. May 24, 1971· cited 639×
    United States v. Ryan
  44. March 8, 1971· cited 603×
    Gillette v. United States
  45. April 5, 1971· cited 577×
    United States v. United States Coin & Currency
  46. December 21, 1970· cited 575×
    Oregon v. Mitchell
  47. June 28, 1971· cited 569×
    Tilton v. Richardson
  48. February 24, 1971· cited 520×
    Monitor Patriot Co. v. Roy
  49. June 14, 1971· cited 480×
    United States v. Reidel
  50. April 5, 1971· cited 454×
    Investment Company Institute v. Camp
  51. June 1, 1971· cited 427×
    Nelson v. O'NEIL
  52. January 12, 1971· cited 427×
    Wyman v. James
  53. May 17, 1971· cited 422×
    California v. Byers
  54. April 5, 1971· cited 420×
    Time, Inc. v. Pape
  55. December 8, 1970· cited 419×
    Port of Boston Marine Terminal Assn. v. Rederiaktiebolaget Transatlantic
  56. February 23, 1971· cited 410×
    Boyle v. Landry
  57. October 12, 1970· cited 385×
    Hellenic Lines Ltd. v. Rhoditis
  58. June 14, 1971· cited 367×
    Commissioner v. Lincoln Savings & Loan Ass'n
  59. April 21, 1971· cited 365×
    Ehlert v. United States
  60. May 17, 1971· cited 351×
    McGee v. United States
  61. June 1, 1971· cited 339×
    United States v. International Minerals & Chemical Corp.
  62. November 9, 1970· cited 312×
    Lines v. Frederick
  63. February 24, 1971· cited 308×
    Relford v. Commandant, US Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
  64. January 14, 1971· cited 304×
    Perkins v. Matthews
  65. January 25, 1971· cited 296×
    Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp.
  66. January 14, 1971· cited 273×
    Blount v. Rizzi
  67. June 1, 1971· cited 271×
    Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. United Transportation Union
  68. April 26, 1971· cited 267×
    California Department of Human Resources Development v. Java
  69. April 5, 1971· cited 267×
    Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.
  70. April 21, 1971· cited 259×
    United States v. Vuitch
  71. April 20, 1971· cited 256×
    Davis v. Board of School Comm'rs of Mobile Cty.
  72. March 22, 1971· cited 255×
    Garner v. First American Life Insurance
  73. June 7, 1971· cited 253×
    Abate v. Mundt
  74. February 23, 1971· cited 251×
    Baird v. State Bar of Arizona
  75. April 20, 1971· cited 250×
    North Carolina State Board of Education v. Swann
  76. March 8, 1971· cited 250×
    Askew v. Hargrave
  77. May 17, 1971· cited 243×
    Labine v. Vincent
  78. April 26, 1971· cited 221×
    James v. Valtierra
  79. February 24, 1971· cited 219×
    International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers v. Hardeman
  80. June 1, 1971· cited 214×
    National Labor Relations Board v. Natural Gas Utility District
  81. May 17, 1971· cited 214×
    Schlanger v. Seamans
  82. February 23, 1971· cited 213×
    Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, Inc. v. Wadmond
  83. April 5, 1971· cited 206×
    United Transportation Union v. State Bar of Michigan
  84. January 25, 1971· cited 204×
    Groppi v. Wisconsin
  85. January 18, 1971· cited 197×
    Kennerly v. District Court of the Ninth Judicial District of Montana
  86. February 23, 1971· cited 196×
    Dyson v. Stein
  87. October 19, 1970· cited 195×
    United States v. Maryland Savings-Share Ins. Corp.
  88. December 7, 1970· cited 192×
    Parker v. Citizens Committee for the Hudson Valley
  89. June 14, 1971· cited 191×
    Connor v. Johnson
  90. February 23, 1971· cited 189×
    Byrne v. Karalexis
  91. November 23, 1970· cited 182×
    Fornaris v. Ridge Tool Co.
  92. October 12, 1970· cited 180×
    Hood v. United States
  93. June 7, 1971· cited 177×
    Connell v. Higginbotham
  94. April 5, 1971· cited 165×
    Szot v. Florida Industrial Commission
  95. June 7, 1971· cited 163×
    Gordon v. Lance
  96. October 12, 1970· cited 161×
    Wilshire Oil Co. of Texas v. United States
  97. January 25, 1971· cited 152×
    Bear Manufacturing Co. v. United States
  98. March 8, 1971· cited 151×
    Mack v. Florida State Board of Dentistry
  99. December 7, 1970· cited 148×
    International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 38 v. United States
  100. January 13, 1971· cited 147×
    U. S. Bulk Carriers, Inc. v. Arguelles

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