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Supreme Court Opinions — October Term 1973

Most-cited Supreme Court opinions filed in October Term 1973 (October 1, 1973 to September 30, 1974), from CourtListener's bulk data. CourtListener's bulk data has 1,173 records for this term with at least one citation or a syllabus (1,173 with at least one citation, 1 with a syllabus, counted separately); up to 100 of them, ordered by citation count, are listed below.

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  1. April 17, 1974· cited 13,385×
    Scheuer v. Rhodes
  2. June 26, 1974· cited 12,327×
    Wolff v. McDonnell
  3. May 13, 1974· cited 6,517×
    Edelman v. Jordan
  4. February 27, 1974· cited 5,953×
    Davis v. Alaska
  5. June 25, 1974· cited 4,525×
    Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.
  6. July 24, 1974· cited 4,095×
    United States v. Nixon
  7. May 13, 1974· cited 3,922×
    Donnelly v. DeChristoforo
  8. February 20, 1974· cited 3,648×
    United States v. Matlock
  9. January 15, 1974· cited 3,578×
    O'Shea v. Littleton
  10. January 8, 1974· cited 3,415×
    United States v. Calandra
  11. May 28, 1974· cited 3,301×
    Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin
  12. February 19, 1974· cited 3,057×
    Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.
  13. October 9, 1973· cited 3,038×
    Miller v. California
  14. March 25, 1974· cited 2,844×
    Hagans v. Lavine
  15. April 29, 1974· cited 2,649×
    Procunier v. Martinez
  16. December 4, 1973· cited 2,639×
    Cupp v. Naughten
  17. March 19, 1974· cited 2,574×
    Steffel v. Thompson
  18. June 24, 1974· cited 2,527×
    Pell v. Procunier
  19. June 17, 1974· cited 2,038×
    Arnett v. Kennedy
  20. February 25, 1974· cited 2,015×
    American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah
  21. May 15, 1974· cited 1,967×
    Bradley v. School Bd. of Richmond
  22. May 20, 1974· cited 1,945×
    Blackledge v. Perry
  23. February 19, 1974· cited 1,904×
    Sampson v. Murray
  24. June 17, 1974· cited 1,878×
    Morton v. Mancari
  25. June 19, 1974· cited 1,846×
    Parker v. Levy
  26. March 25, 1974· cited 1,514×
    Smith v. Goguen
  27. June 17, 1974· cited 1,488×
    Ross v. Moffitt
  28. March 4, 1974· cited 1,462×
    Granny Goose Foods, Inc. v. Brotherhood of Teamsters & Auto Truck Drivers, Local No. 70
  29. June 10, 1974· cited 1,437×
    Michigan v. Tucker
  30. May 28, 1974· cited 1,395×
    Storer v. Brown
  31. June 25, 1974· cited 1,370×
    Schlesinger v. Reservists Committee to Stop the War
  32. June 3, 1974· cited 1,323×
    Corning Glass Works v. Brennan
  33. June 17, 1974· cited 1,276×
    Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co.
  34. October 9, 1973· cited 1,264×
    Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton
  35. February 20, 1974· cited 1,257×
    Curtis v. Loether
  36. February 20, 1974· cited 1,225×
    Morton v. Ruiz
  37. April 23, 1974· cited 1,220×
    DeFunis v. Odegaard
  38. April 23, 1974· cited 1,135×
    National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co.
  39. March 4, 1974· cited 1,113×
    Johnson v. Robison
  40. November 19, 1973· cited 1,102×
    Lefkowitz v. Turley
  41. May 28, 1974· cited 1,056×
    F. D. Rich Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Industrial Lumber Co.
  42. June 17, 1974· cited 1,012×
    Cardwell v. Lewis
  43. January 21, 1974· cited 995×
    Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur
  44. March 26, 1974· cited 917×
    United States v. Edwards
  45. January 21, 1974· cited 915×
    Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida
  46. May 13, 1974· cited 898×
    United States v. Giordano
  47. December 17, 1973· cited 866×
    Zahn v. International Paper Co.
  48. June 25, 1974· cited 847×
    United States v. Richardson
  49. June 25, 1974· cited 802×
    Spence v. Washington
  50. February 26, 1974· cited 770×
    Memorial Hospital v. Maricopa County
  51. April 29, 1974· cited 767×
    Lehman Brothers v. Schein
  52. May 15, 1974· cited 743×
    Bob Jones University v. Simon
  53. June 25, 1974· cited 723×
    Old Dominion Branch No. 496 v. Austin
  54. February 25, 1974· cited 713×
    National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. National Assn. of Railroad Passengers
  55. October 9, 1973· cited 707×
    Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations
  56. December 11, 1973· cited 699×
    Gustafson v. Florida
  57. March 18, 1974· cited 698×
    Rosin v. New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
  58. June 25, 1974· cited 685×
    Lehman v. City of Shaker Heights
  59. June 25, 1974· cited 685×
    Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo
  60. October 9, 1973· cited 667×
    Keyes v. School Dist. No. 1, Denver
  61. June 26, 1974· cited 664×
    Dorszynski v. United States
  62. June 26, 1974· cited 663×
    Taylor v. Hayes
  63. March 18, 1974· cited 648×
    Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. Gaudet
  64. May 13, 1974· cited 646×
    American Party of Texas v. White
  65. November 19, 1973· cited 640×
    Kusper v. Pontikes
  66. April 1, 1974· cited 622×
    California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz
  67. November 5, 1973· cited 594×
    Moore v. Arizona
  68. December 5, 1973· cited 587×
    Golden State Bottling Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
  69. January 8, 1974· cited 580×
    United States v. Maze
  70. June 3, 1974· cited 571×
    Anderson v. United States
  71. May 13, 1974· cited 566×
    Kewanee Oil Co. v. Bicron Corp.
  72. January 14, 1974· cited 535×
    Schmidt v. Lessard
  73. February 20, 1974· cited 533×
    Lewis v. City of New Orleans
  74. March 26, 1974· cited 530×
    Lubin v. Panish
  75. May 28, 1974· cited 523×
    Bellis v. United States
  76. June 17, 1974· cited 505×
    Geduldig v. Aiello
  77. May 20, 1974· cited 501×
    Allee v. Medrano
  78. February 19, 1974· cited 484×
    Renegotiation Board v. Bannercraft Clothing Co.
  79. January 8, 1974· cited 484×
    Gateway Coal Co. v. United Mine Workers
  80. June 3, 1974· cited 475×
    Howard Johnson Co. v. Detroit Local Joint Executive Board
  81. May 28, 1974· cited 467×
    Commissioner v. National Alfalfa Dehydrating & Milling Co.
  82. November 19, 1973· cited 467×
    Espinoza v. Farah Manufacturing Co.
  83. February 20, 1974· cited 457×
    United States v. Kahn
  84. June 10, 1974· cited 435×
    Federal Power Commission v. Texaco Inc.
  85. March 25, 1974· cited 420×
    Mayor of Philadelphia v. Educational Equality League
  86. June 17, 1974· cited 419×
    Cox v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
  87. June 24, 1974· cited 409×
    Jenkins v. Georgia
  88. April 24, 1974· cited 407×
    Pernell v. Southall Realty
  89. June 24, 1974· cited 377×
    Richardson v. Ramirez
  90. June 26, 1974· cited 370×
    Codispoti v. Pennsylvania
  91. March 4, 1974· cited 367×
    National Cable Television Assn., Inc. v. United States
  92. May 20, 1974· cited 365×
    Fuller v. Oregon
  93. April 24, 1974· cited 364×
    Kahn v. Shevin
  94. October 23, 1973· cited 355×
    Textile Workers Union v. Kayser-Roth Corp.
  95. May 13, 1974· cited 348×
    United States v. Chavez
  96. June 19, 1974· cited 343×
    Jimenez v. Weinberger
  97. January 21, 1974· cited 336×
    Lau v. Nichols
  98. April 22, 1974· cited 316×
    Landy v. Federal Deposit Insurance
  99. November 5, 1973· cited 316×
    Wainwright v. Stone
  100. November 19, 1973· cited 314×
    Hess v. Indiana

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