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Supreme Court Opinions — October Term 1972

Most-cited Supreme Court opinions filed in October Term 1972 (October 1, 1972 to September 30, 1973), from CourtListener's bulk data. CourtListener's bulk data has 1,175 records for this term with at least one citation or a syllabus (1,175 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 14, 1973· cited 38,518×
    McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
  2. May 29, 1973· cited 11,783×
    Schneckloth v. Bustamonte
  3. May 7, 1973· cited 9,100×
    Preiser v. Rodriguez
  4. December 6, 1972· cited 7,056×
    Neil v. Biggers
  5. February 21, 1973· cited 5,756×
    Chambers v. Mississippi
  6. May 14, 1973· cited 5,755×
    Gagnon v. Scarpelli
  7. January 22, 1973· cited 5,581×
    Roe v. Wade
  8. June 25, 1973· cited 4,338×
    Broadrick v. Oklahoma
  9. October 10, 1972· cited 3,921×
    Fuentes v. Shevin
  10. April 23, 1973· cited 3,699×
    San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez
  11. April 17, 1973· cited 3,425×
    Tollett v. Henderson
  12. February 28, 1973· cited 2,787×
    Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky
  13. June 21, 1973· cited 2,465×
    Cady v. Dombrowski
  14. March 26, 1973· cited 2,333×
    Camp v. Pitts
  15. April 24, 1973· cited 2,012×
    United States v. Russell
  16. March 5, 1973· cited 1,991×
    Linda R. S. v. Richard D.
  17. June 18, 1973· cited 1,746×
    United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP)
  18. May 14, 1973· cited 1,487×
    Frontiero v. Richardson
  19. February 26, 1973· cited 1,432×
    Doe v. Bolton
  20. January 22, 1973· cited 1,412×
    United States v. Dionisio
  21. February 27, 1973· cited 1,368×
    Illinois v. Somerville
  22. May 7, 1973· cited 1,335×
    Gibson v. Berryhill
  23. June 18, 1973· cited 1,302×
    Moor v. County of Alameda
  24. June 25, 1973· cited 1,290×
    United States Civil Service Commission v. National Ass'n of Letter Carriers
  25. June 21, 1973· cited 1,282×
    Almeida-Sanchez v. United States
  26. January 22, 1973· cited 1,251×
    Environmental Protection Agency v. Mink
  27. October 10, 1972· cited 1,226×
    Moore v. Illinois
  28. May 21, 1973· cited 1,138×
    Hall v. Cole
  29. March 5, 1973· cited 1,057×
    Linda RS v. Richard D.
  30. May 29, 1973· cited 1,048×
    Keeble v. United States
  31. April 24, 1973· cited 992×
    Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc.
  32. December 18, 1972· cited 929×
    Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of Cleveland
  33. December 7, 1972· cited 900×
    Trafficante v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
  34. March 27, 1973· cited 899×
    McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Commission
  35. May 21, 1973· cited 874×
    Chaffin v. Stynchcombe
  36. June 25, 1973· cited 871×
    United States Department of Agriculture v. Moreno
  37. June 21, 1973· cited 868×
    United States v. Ash
  38. June 11, 1973· cited 853×
    Vlandis v. Kline
  39. March 26, 1973· cited 851×
    Lehnhausen v. Lake Shore Auto Parts Co.
  40. January 10, 1973· cited 846×
    United States v. Kras
  41. November 14, 1972· cited 834×
    Ward v. Village of Monroeville
  42. February 20, 1973· cited 833×
    California v. LaRue
  43. June 11, 1973· cited 827×
    Wardius v. Oregon
  44. June 25, 1973· cited 806×
    Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. Nyquist
  45. January 9, 1973· cited 797×
    Couch v. United States
  46. June 18, 1973· cited 793×
    Barnes v. United States
  47. December 4, 1972· cited 788×
    Webb v. Texas
  48. June 18, 1973· cited 771×
    White v. Regester
  49. June 11, 1973· cited 748×
    City of Kenosha v. Bruno
  50. April 18, 1973· cited 742×
    Hensley v. Municipal Court, San Jose-Milpitas Judicial Dist., Santa Clara Cty.
  51. May 29, 1973· cited 739×
    Cupp v. Murphy
  52. February 26, 1973· cited 731×
    District of Columbia v. Carter
  53. March 27, 1973· cited 698×
    Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones
  54. May 7, 1973· cited 676×
    United States v. Cartwright
  55. June 11, 1973· cited 675×
    Strunk v. United States
  56. April 18, 1973· cited 656×
    Employees of Department of Public Health v. Department of Public Health
  57. June 21, 1973· cited 652×
    National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. New York
  58. January 17, 1973· cited 622×
    Ham v. South Carolina
  59. February 21, 1973· cited 618×
    McGinnis v. Royster
  60. June 21, 1973· cited 583×
    Gilligan v. Morgan
  61. October 10, 1972· cited 581×
    Jefferson v. Hackney
  62. May 29, 1973· cited 580×
    Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Democratic National Committee
  63. March 26, 1973· cited 579×
    Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States
  64. June 21, 1973· cited 558×
    New York State Department of Social Services v. Dublino
  65. December 11, 1972· cited 544×
    One Lot Emerald Cut Stones and One Ring v. United States
  66. June 18, 1973· cited 535×
    Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Wichita Board of Trade
  67. June 21, 1973· cited 524×
    United States v. 12 200-Ft. Reels of Super 8MM. Film
  68. June 25, 1973· cited 523×
    Heller v. New York
  69. June 18, 1973· cited 515×
    Weinberger v. Hynson, Westcott & Dunning, Inc.
  70. June 18, 1973· cited 507×
    Gaffney v. Cummings
  71. May 14, 1973· cited 506×
    City of Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc.
  72. June 11, 1973· cited 505×
    Logue v. United States
  73. April 24, 1973· cited 502×
    Palmore v. United States
  74. June 25, 1973· cited 483×
    Roaden v. Kentucky
  75. June 25, 1973· cited 480×
    In Re Griffiths
  76. January 10, 1973· cited 480×
    Bronston v. United States
  77. May 29, 1973· cited 479×
    Doe v. McMillan
  78. April 23, 1973· cited 466×
    Rosario v. Rockefeller
  79. January 17, 1973· cited 466×
    Gomez v. Perez
  80. June 25, 1973· cited 451×
    Sugarman v. Dougall
  81. January 22, 1973· cited 448×
    United States v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.
  82. November 20, 1972· cited 442×
    Gottschalk v. Benson
  83. April 2, 1973· cited 441×
    Mahan v. Howell
  84. January 17, 1973· cited 432×
    Goosby v. Osser
  85. May 29, 1973· cited 417×
    United States v. Bishop
  86. March 5, 1973· cited 412×
    Hughes Tool Co. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
  87. June 4, 1973· cited 411×
    Butz v. Glover Livestock Commission Co.
  88. January 10, 1973· cited 411×
    Philpott v. Essex County Welfare Board
  89. June 4, 1973· cited 385×
    Northcross v. Memphis Board of Education
  90. February 22, 1973· cited 381×
    United States v. Enmons
  91. January 22, 1973· cited 379×
    United States v. Mara
  92. February 26, 1973· cited 374×
    Robinson v. Neil
  93. June 25, 1973· cited 372×
    Hunt v. McNair
  94. March 5, 1973· cited 364×
    Ortwein v. Schwab
  95. April 16, 1973· cited 356×
    United States v. Basye
  96. December 12, 1972· cited 341×
    Erlenbaugh v. United States
  97. October 24, 1972· cited 330×
    Robinson v. Hanrahan
  98. June 21, 1973· cited 324×
    United States v. Orito
  99. June 18, 1973· cited 320×
    White v. Weiser
  100. April 16, 1973· cited 320×
    United States v. Indrelunas

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