James C. Otis, Associate Justice 1961-1982

Taconite tailings dumped in Lake Superior could be deposited inland

Dissenting opinion from court's decision to uphold the obscenity convictions of bookstore clerks for the sale of "filth for the sake of filth" on the grounds that the court did not adequately consider censorship issue

Dissenting from the court's decision to uphold the conviction of a man for possession of a microscopic amount of marijuana; led to the state legislature reducing penalties for small amounts of marijuana