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Warren E. Burger
Warren E. Burger (1907–1995), 15th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1969–1986), Minnesota-born Nixon appointee between Earl Warren and Rehnquist; wrote United States v. Nixon and reformed federal court administration.
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, 300 U.S. 379 (1937): 5–4 Supreme Court ruling upholding Washington's $14.50 weekly minimum wage for women, overruling Adkins v. Children's Hospital, and ending the Lochner era of striking down economic regulation.
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943), also called the Flag Salute Cases, held 6-3 that public schools cannot compel students to salute the flag or recite the Pledge of Allegiance, overruling Minersville School District v. Gobitis.
Wickard v. Filburn
Wickard v. Filburn, 317 U.S. 111 (1942), Supreme Court case holding Congress may regulate home-consumed wheat under the Commerce Clause via the aggregation principle; unanimous opinion by Justice Jackson, later narrowed by Lopez but relied on in Raich.
William Cranch
William Cranch (1769–1855), nephew of John Adams, was Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Circuit Court from 1801 to 1855 and the second, self-appointed Supreme Court reporter, publisher of the nine-volume Cranch Reports (U.S. Reports vols. 5–13).
William J. Brennan Jr.
William J. Brennan Jr. (1906-1997), U.S. Supreme Court associate justice 1956-1990, Eisenhower recess appointee from New Jersey, author of Baker v. Carr, New York Times v. Sullivan, and Texas v. Johnson, and the Warren Court's leading liberal.
William K. Suter
William K. Suter, American lawyer and retired Army Major General, served as 19th Clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1991 to 2013, succeeding Joseph F. Spaniol Jr. and being succeeded by Scott Harris after more than 1,700 arguments heard.
William O. Douglas
William O. Douglas (1898–1980), U.S. Supreme Court associate justice 1939–1975, longest tenure in Court history at over 36 years; FDR appointee, SEC chairman, author of Griswold v. Connecticut, environmental advocate.
William Rehnquist
William Hubbs Rehnquist (1924–2005), 16th Chief Justice of the United States (1986–2005) after serving as associate justice from 1972, known for federalism cases like Lopez and Usery, presiding over the Clinton impeachment trial, and Bush v. Gore.
Worcester v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia, 31 U.S. 515 (1832): Supreme Court case in which John Marshall held the Cherokee Nation a distinct sovereign community and Georgia's laws void on Cherokee land; Georgia and Andrew Jackson did not enforce it, preceding the Trail of Tears.
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579 (1952), the Steel Seizure Case, where the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Truman lacked authority to seize steel mills during the Korean War, and Justice Jackson's three-category framework for presidential power was born.