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Supreme Court Opinions — October Term 1980

Most-cited Supreme Court opinions filed in October Term 1980 (October 1, 1980 to September 30, 1981), from CourtListener's bulk data. CourtListener's bulk data has 1,335 records for this term with at least one citation or a syllabus (1,335 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. March 4, 1981· cited 15,585×
    Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine
  2. June 22, 1981· cited 6,931×
    Edwards v. Arizona
  3. June 15, 1981· cited 6,761×
    Rhodes v. Chapman
  4. May 18, 1981· cited 6,693×
    Parratt v. Taylor
  5. January 21, 1981· cited 5,975×
    United States v. Cortez
  6. December 9, 1980· cited 4,909×
    Allen v. McCurry
  7. November 10, 1980· cited 3,527×
    Hughes v. Rowe
  8. September 23, 1981· cited 3,483×
    New York v. Belton
  9. August 28, 1981· cited 3,458×
    Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.
  10. January 13, 1981· cited 3,227×
    Upjohn Co. v. United States
  11. June 17, 1981· cited 2,648×
    United States v. Turkette
  12. February 24, 1981· cited 2,482×
    Weaver v. Graham
  13. June 15, 1981· cited 2,470×
    Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie
  14. April 29, 1981· cited 2,376×
    University of Texas v. Camenisch
  15. June 26, 1981· cited 2,156×
    City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc.
  16. December 15, 1980· cited 2,132×
    Delaware State College v. Ricks
  17. January 21, 1981· cited 2,073×
    Sumner v. Mata
  18. May 18, 1981· cited 2,053×
    Estelle v. Smith
  19. June 22, 1981· cited 2,036×
    Michigan v. Summers
  20. April 6, 1981· cited 1,701×
    Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division
  21. November 17, 1980· cited 1,679×
    Allied Chemical Corp. v. Daiflon, Inc.
  22. November 17, 1980· cited 1,661×
    Dennis v. Sparks
  23. December 9, 1980· cited 1,657×
    United States v. DiFrancesco
  24. March 9, 1981· cited 1,588×
    Albernaz v. United States
  25. April 21, 1981· cited 1,585×
    Steagald v. United States
  26. June 25, 1981· cited 1,562×
    Middlesex County Sewerage Authority v. National Sea Clammers Assn.
  27. June 15, 1981· cited 1,400×
    Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc.
  28. April 6, 1981· cited 1,393×
    Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.
  29. January 13, 1981· cited 1,372×
    Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Risjord
  30. June 22, 1981· cited 1,260×
    Heffron v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc.
  31. July 2, 1981· cited 1,213×
    Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego
  32. May 26, 1981· cited 1,191×
    Maryland v. Louisiana
  33. March 4, 1981· cited 1,161×
    Wood v. Georgia
  34. March 23, 1981· cited 1,109×
    Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co.
  35. February 23, 1981· cited 1,058×
    United States Railroad Retirement Board v. Fritz
  36. May 18, 1981· cited 1,055×
    Alessi v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.
  37. June 26, 1981· cited 1,052×
    McCarty v. McCarty
  38. June 1, 1981· cited 973×
    Gulf Oil Co. v. Bernard
  39. June 1, 1981· cited 962×
    Schad v. Borough of Mount Ephraim
  40. February 25, 1981· cited 921×
    Carson v. American Brands, Inc.
  41. June 26, 1981· cited 905×
    Lehman v. Nakshian
  42. May 26, 1981· cited 882×
    Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc.
  43. April 20, 1981· cited 878×
    United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Mitchell
  44. January 21, 1981· cited 876×
    Rubin v. United States
  45. May 4, 1981· cited 875×
    Bullington v. Missouri
  46. April 21, 1981· cited 843×
    Watt v. Alaska
  47. April 20, 1981· cited 806×
    Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union
  48. May 26, 1981· cited 791×
    Schweiker v. Hansen
  49. December 15, 1980· cited 790×
    Federal Trade Commission v. Standard Oil Co.
  50. April 21, 1981· cited 771×
    Rosales-Lopez v. United States
  51. February 24, 1981· cited 769×
    Hudson v. Louisiana
  52. June 17, 1981· cited 728×
    Connecticut Board of Pardons v. Dumschat
  53. March 4, 1981· cited 721×
    Schweiker v. Wilson
  54. December 9, 1980· cited 708×
    Webb's Fabulous Pharmacies, Inc. v. Beckwith
  55. June 17, 1981· cited 688×
    Donovan v. Dewey
  56. April 28, 1981· cited 687×
    California v. Sierra Club
  57. June 25, 1981· cited 656×
    Schweiker v. Gray Panthers
  58. April 21, 1981· cited 649×
    Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los Santos
  59. January 21, 1981· cited 641×
    Cuyler v. Adams
  60. June 29, 1981· cited 606×
    Haig v. Agee
  61. May 26, 1981· cited 575×
    Western & Southern Life Ins. Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization of Cal.
  62. April 27, 1981· cited 566×
    Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Jong Ha Wang
  63. July 1, 1981· cited 563×
    Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp.
  64. June 25, 1981· cited 560×
    Rostker v. Goldberg
  65. March 9, 1981· cited 552×
    Carter v. Kentucky
  66. March 9, 1981· cited 551×
    Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. v. Kalo Brick & Tile Co.
  67. March 2, 1981· cited 549×
    Allstate Insurance v. Hague
  68. April 28, 1981· cited 543×
    City of Milwaukee v. Illinois
  69. June 29, 1981· cited 537×
    California v. Prysock
  70. May 18, 1981· cited 532×
    Rosewell v. LaSalle National Bank
  71. July 2, 1981· cited 518×
    Dames & Moore v. Regan
  72. January 21, 1981· cited 518×
    Fedorenko v. United States
  73. December 15, 1980· cited 518×
    United States v. Will
  74. May 26, 1981· cited 515×
    Clayton v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers
  75. June 8, 1981· cited 510×
    County of Washington v. Gunther
  76. June 25, 1981· cited 505×
    United States Postal Service v. Council of Greenburgh Civic Associations
  77. September 23, 1981· cited 503×
    Robbins v. California
  78. March 3, 1981· cited 498×
    Diamond v. Diehr
  79. July 2, 1981· cited 492×
    Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Hall
  80. January 12, 1981· cited 481×
    Stone v. Graham
  81. June 29, 1981· cited 454×
    National Labor Relations Board v. Amax Coal Co.
  82. June 15, 1981· cited 451×
    Arizona v. Manypenny
  83. April 20, 1981· cited 446×
    Florida Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. Florida Nursing Home Ass'n
  84. June 15, 1981· cited 435×
    Hodel v. Indiana
  85. June 17, 1981· cited 433×
    American Textile Manufacturers Institute, Inc. v. Donovan
  86. March 9, 1981· cited 430×
    Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. August
  87. June 1, 1981· cited 419×
    Little v. Streater
  88. April 6, 1981· cited 392×
    Universities Research Assn., Inc. v. Coutu
  89. June 22, 1981· cited 387×
    First National Maintenance Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
  90. August 28, 1981· cited 384×
    Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Montana
  91. March 23, 1981· cited 352×
    Michael M. v. Superior Court of Sonoma County
  92. April 20, 1981· cited 342×
    Steadman v. Securities & Exchange Commission
  93. May 18, 1981· cited 341×
    J. Truett Payne Co. v. Chrysler Motors Corp.
  94. June 8, 1981· cited 336×
    Rowan Cos. v. United States
  95. January 13, 1981· cited 334×
    Watkins v. Sowders
  96. April 6, 1981· cited 302×
    M/G Transport Services, Inc. v. Citizens Fidelity Bank & Trust Co.
  97. December 15, 1980· cited 296×
    Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
  98. March 24, 1981· cited 295×
    Kassel v. Consolidated Freightways Corp. of Del.
  99. February 25, 1981· cited 288×
    Democratic Party of United States v. Wisconsin Ex Rel. La Follette
  100. March 23, 1981· cited 271×
    H. L. v. Matheson

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