SCOTUS: BASED EDITION:
Supreme Court (January 20, 1973):
CJ: Arthur Goldberg (1969, Humphrey)
AJ: William Douglas (1939, Roosevelt)
AJ: William Brennan (1956, Eisenhower)
AJ: Potter Stewart (1958, Eisenhower)
AJ: Byron White (1962, Kennedy)
AJ: Thurgood Marshall (1967, Johnson)
AJ: Shirley Hufstedler (1970, Humphrey)
AJ: Harry Blackmun (1972, Humphrey)
AJ: Frank Johnson (1972, Humphrey)
6 LIBERALS
3 MODERATES
Supreme Court (January 20, 1977):
CJ: Arthur Goldberg (1969, Humphrey)
AJ: William Brennan (1956, Eisenhower)
AJ: Potter Stewart (1958, Eisenhower)
AJ: Byron White (1962, Kennedy)
AJ: Thurgood Marshall (1967, Johnson)
AJ: Shirley Hufstedler (1970, Humphrey)
AJ: Harry Blackmun (1972, Humphrey)
AJ: Frank Johnson (1972, Humphrey)
AJ: John Paul Stevens (1975, Rockefeller)
5 LIBERALS
4 MODERATES
Supreme Court (January 20, 1981):
CJ: Arthur Goldberg (1969, Humphrey)
AJ: William Brennan (1956, Eisenhower)
AJ: Potter Stewart (1958, Eisenhower)
AJ: Byron White (1962, Kennedy)
AJ: Thurgood Marshall (1967, Johnson)
AJ: Shirley Hufstedler (1970, Humphrey)
AJ: Harry Blackmun (1972, Humphrey)
AJ: Frank Johnson (1972, Humphrey)
AJ: John Paul Stevens (1975, Rockefeller)
5 LIBERALS
4 MODERATES
Supreme Court (January 20, 1985):
CJ: Arthur Goldberg (1969, Humphrey)
AJ: William Brennan (1956, Eisenhower)
AJ: Byron White (1962, Kennedy)
AJ: Shirley Hufstedler (1970, Humphrey)
AJ: Harry Blackmun (1972, Humphrey)
AJ: Frank Johnson (1972, Humphrey)
AJ: John Paul Stevens (1975, Rockefeller)
AJ: Edward Levi (1981, Holtzman)
AJ: A. Leon Higgenbotham (1983, Holtzman)
6 LIBERALS
3 MODERATES
Supreme Court (January 20, 1989):
CJ: Arthur Goldberg (1969, Humphrey)
AJ: Byron White (1962, Kennedy)
AJ: Shirley Hufstedler (1970, Humphrey)
AJ: Harry Blackmun (1972, Humphrey)
AJ: Frank Johnson (1972, Humphrey)
AJ: John Paul Stevens (1975, Rockefeller)
AJ: Edward Levi (1981, Holtzman)
AJ: A. Leon Higgenbotham (1983, Holtzman)
AJ: Stephen Breyer (1988, Holtzman)
6 LIBERALS
3 MODERATES
Supreme Court (January 20, 1993):
CJ: Edward Levi (1990, Carter)
AJ: Byron White (1962, Kennedy)
AJ: Shirley Hufstedler (1970, Humphrey)
AJ: Frank Johnson (1972, Humphrey)
AJ: John Paul Stevens (1975, Rockefeller)
AJ: A. Leon Higgenbotham (1983, Holtzman)
AJ: Stephen Breyer (1988, Holtzman)
AJ: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1989, Carter)
AJ: Richard Riley (1991, Carter)
7 LIBERALS
2 MODERATES
Supreme Court (January 20, 1997):
CJ: Edward Levi (1990, Carter)
AJ: Frank Johnson (1972, Humphrey)
AJ: John Paul Stevens (1975, Rockefeller)
AJ: A. Leon Higgenbotham (1983, Holtzman)
AJ: Stephen Breyer (1988, Holtzman)
AJ: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1989, Carter)
AJ: Richard Riley (1991, Carter)
AJ: Jose Cabranes (1993, Cohen)
AJ: Sandra Day O'Connor (1996, Cohen)
6 LIBERALS
2 MODERATES
1 CONSERVATIVE
Supreme Court (January 20, 2001):
CJ: Edward Levi (1990, Carter)
AJ: John Paul Stevens (1975, Rockefeller)
AJ: A. Leon Higgenbotham (1983, Holtzman)
AJ: Stephen Breyer (1988, Holtzman)
AJ: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1989, Carter)
AJ: Richard Riley (1991, Carter)
AJ: Jose Cabranes (1993, Cohen)
AJ: Sandra Day O'Connor (1996, Cohen)
AJ: Merrick Garland (1999, Cohen)
6 LIBERALS
2 MODERATES
1 CONSERVATIVE
Supreme Court (January 20, 2005):
CJ: Richard Riley (2004, Powell)
AJ: John Paul Stevens (1975, Rockefeller)
AJ: Stephen Breyer (1988, Holtzman)
AJ: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1989, Carter)
AJ: Jose Cabranes (1993, Cohen)
AJ: Sandra Day O'Connor (1996, Cohen)
AJ: Merrick Garland (1999, Cohen)
AJ: John Yoo (2002, Powell)
AJ: Clarence Thomas (2004, Powell)
4 LIBERALS
3 CONSERVATIVES
2 MODERATES
Supreme Court (January 20, 2009):
CJ: Richard Riley (2004, Powell)
AJ: Stephen Breyer (1988, Holtzman)
AJ: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1989, Carter)
AJ: Jose Cabranes (1993, Cohen)
AJ: Sandra Day O'Connor (1996, Cohen)
AJ: Merrick Garland (1999, Cohen)
AJ: John Yoo (2002, Powell)
AJ: Clarence Thomas (2004, Powell)
AJ: Sonia Sotomayor (2007, Gore)
5 LIBERALS
3 CONSERVATIVES
1 MODERATE
Supreme Court (January 20, 2013):
CJ: Merrick Garland (2011, Gore)
AJ: Stephen Breyer (1988, Holtzman)
AJ: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1989, Carter)
AJ: Jose Cabranes (1993, Cohen)
AJ: Sandra Day O'Connor (1996, Cohen)
AJ: John Yoo (2002, Powell)
AJ: Clarence Thomas (2004, Powell)
AJ: Sonia Sotomayor (2007, Gore)
AJ: Elena Kagan (2012, Gore)
5 LIBERALS
3 CONSERVATIVES
1 MODERATE
Supreme Court (January 20, 2017):
CJ: Merrick Garland (2011, Gore)
AJ: Stephen Breyer (1988, Holtzman)
AJ: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1989, Carter)
AJ: John Yoo (2002, Powell)
AJ: Clarence Thomas (2004, Powell)
AJ: Sonia Sotomayor (2007, Gore)
AJ: Elena Kagan (2012, Gore)
AJ: Lucy Koh (2014, Obama)
6 LIBERALS
2 CONSERVATIVES
Supreme Court (January 20, 2021):
CJ: Merrick Garland (2011, Gore)
AJ: Stephen Breyer (1988, Holtzman)
AJ: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1989, Carter)
AJ: John Yoo (2002, Powell)
AJ: Clarence Thomas (2004, Powell)
AJ: Sonia Sotomayor (2007, Gore)
AJ: Elena Kagan (2012, Gore)
AJ: Lucy Koh (2014, Obama)
AJ: John Roberts (2017, Kim)
6 LIBERALS
3 CONSERVATIVES
Supreme Court (Present):
CJ: Merrick Garland (2011, Gore)
AJ: Stephen Breyer (1988, Holtzman)
AJ: John Yoo (2002, Powell)
AJ: Clarence Thomas (2004, Powell)
AJ: Sonia Sotomayor (2007, Gore)
AJ: Elena Kagan (2012, Gore)
AJ: Lucy Koh (2014, Obama)
AJ: John Roberts (2017, Kim)
AJ: Ketanji Brown-Jackson (2022, Biden)
6 LIBERALS
3 CONSERVATIVES
CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT:
Earl Warren: October 5, 1953-June 23, 1969
Arthur Goldberg: June 23, 1969-December 1, 1990
Edward Levi: December 1, 1990-March 15, 2004
VACANT: March 15, 2004-May 20, 2004
Barbara Jordan: May 20, 2004-August 2, 2004 (Recess Appointment)
Richard Riley: August 2, 2004-June 2, 2011
Merrick Garland: June 2, 2011-Present
KEY DECISIONS:
Furman v. Georgia (1972), Ruled 5-4 that capital punishment is always unconstitutional, except for war crimes or other unique circumstances
Roe v. Wade (1973), Ruled 7-2 that no restrictions on abortion can occur before 20 weeks, and thereafter abortions in cases of rape/incest and danger to the mother are protected
Friends of Stonewall v. Connally (1974), Ruled 8-1 that 'anti-sodomy' laws are fundamentally unconstitutional
Kerry v. Kissinger (1976), Ruled 6-3 that the President must obtain congressional approval for any offensive military action
Black v. ATF (1978), Ruled 7-2 that sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine are unconstitutional, furthermore mandatory minimum sentencing is unconstitutional
Sanchez v. ATF (1979), Ruled 9-0 that police forces can't raid houses without a warrant, furthermore all evidence obtained is not permissible in a court of law.
ACLU v. DOJ (1981), Ruled 5-4 that sentences of life without parole are unconstitutional, furthermore solitary confinement is a human rights abuse and not constitutional
Daniels v. Gray (1985), Ruled 6-3 that civilian government employees can't be fired for being gay
ACLU v. Martin (1986), Ruled 5-4 that states must recognize civil unions between same-sex couples
Standard Oil v. IWW (1990), Ruled 5-3 that the remaining provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act are unconstitutional
Smith v. LAPD (1992) Ruled 7-2 to prohibit holding someone for more than 12 hours without charges
ACLU v. Balthazer (1994) Ruled 5-4 that corporations aren't people and don't have constitutional rights
Heritage Foundation v. New York (1995) Ruled 4-4 that public displays of religion in schools by teachers are prohibited unless used for a lesson, furthermore students who push other students to partake in religious activities against their will are prohibited from attending public schools
Heritage Foundation v. New York (1996) Ruled 5-4 that the decision in Heritage Foundation v. New York is constitutional. Furthermore, religious schools that don't follow approved curriculum can't receive public funding. Furthermore, religious colleges closed to any demographic of people can't receive funding from any government on any level
Muhammed v. Tennessee Adoption Agency (1998) Ruled 6-3 that states may not discriminate against couples looking to adopt due to religious beliefs
Open Society Foundation v. DOD (2000) Ruled 7-2 to reduce the circumstances where government documents can be indefinitely classified.
Defense of Marriage Foundation v. ACLU (2003) Ruled 5-3 to legalize gay marriage at the federal level
Focus On The Family v. California (2005) Ruled 6-3 that the right to knowledge for students overrules parental rights
Robert Kennedy v. DH&HS (2006) Ruled 6-3 that 'religious exemptions' are not an excuse for not taking a vaccine critical to public health efforts
Pence v. Texas (2010) Ruled 5-3 that 'don't say gay' laws are always unconstitutional