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0 | 1995_94-1244 | JUSTICE SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court.In Mitchell v. Forsyth, 472 U. S. 511 (1985), we held that a district court's rejection of a defendant's qualified-immunity defense is a "final decision" subject to immediate appeal under the general appellate jurisdiction statute, 28 U. S. C. § 1291. The question prese... | OCTOBER TERM, 1995SyllabusBEHRENS v. PELLETIERCERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUITNo. 94-1244. Argued November 7, 1995-Decided February 21, 1996Respondent was fired as provisional managing officer of Pioneer Savings and Loan Association after petitioner, the federal official responsibl... |
1 | 1984_82-2157 | JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion for the Court.The issue presented is whether an employer who participates in a multiemployer benefit plan that is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., must allow the plan to conduct an audit involving the records of employees w... | U.S. Supreme CourtCentral States Pension Fund v. Central Transp., 472 U.S. 559 (1985)Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fundv. Central Transport, Inc.No. 82-2157Argued November 27, 1984Decided June 19, 1985472 U.S. 559SyllabusPetitioners are multiemployer benefit plans governed by the Employee Retireme... |
2 | 2002_02-311 | Syllabusfrom precedents in which this Court has found limited investigations into mitigating evidence to be reasonable. The record of the sentencing proceedings underscores the unreasonableness of counsel's conduct by suggesting that their failure to investigate thoroughly stemmed from inattention, not strategic judgme... | OCTOBER TERM, 2002SyllabusWIGGINS v. SMITH, WARDEN, ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUITNo.02-311. Argued March 24, 2003-Decided June 26, 2003In 1989, petitioner Wiggins was convicted of capital murder by a Maryland judge and subsequently elected to be sentenced by a jury. His p... |
3 | 1966_4 | MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.When this case was here the last time, [Footnote 1] we held that the acquisition of Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corporation by El Paso Natural Gas Company violated § 7 of the Clayton Act, and we directed the District Court "to order divestiture without delay." Unit... | U.S. Supreme CourtCascade Nat. Gas Corp. v. El Paso Nat. Gas Co., 386 U.S. 129 (1967)Cascade Natural Gas Corp. v. El Paso Natural Gas Co.No. 4Argued January 12, 1967Decided February 27, 1967*386 U.S. 129SyllabusAlmost three years ago, this Court directed the District Court to order "without delay" that appellee El Paso... |
4 | 1981_80-2100 | JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.The issue in this case is whether the at-large system of elections in Burke County, Ga., violates the Fourteenth Amendment rights of Burke County's black citizens.IBurke County is a large, predominately rural county located in eastern Georgia. Eight hundred and thirty-o... | U.S. Supreme CourtRogers v. Lodge, 458 U.S. 613 (1982)Rogers v. LodgeNo. 80-2100Argued February 23, 1982Decided July 1, 1982458 U.S. 613SyllabusBurke County, Ga., a large, predominately rural county, has an at-large system for electing members of its governing Board of Commissioners. No Negro has ever been elected to ... |
5 | 1963_386 | MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.The Federal Power Commission, in its regulation of independent producers [Footnote 1] of natural gas, has required them Page 377 U. S. 35 to file their contracts as rate schedules. This was done by regulations which evolved as a result of a series of rulemaking pr... | U.S. Supreme CourtFPC v. Texaco, Inc., 377 U.S. 33 (1964)Federal Power Commission v. Texaco, Inc.No. 386Argued March 25, 1964Decided April 20, 1964377 U.S. 33Syllabus1. A Court of Appeals granted review of a Federal Power Commission (FPC) order concerning a contract performed in its circuit involving natural gas produc... |
6 | 1957_45 | MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.The General Accounting Office audited transportation bills of the respondent, rendered and paid in 1944, and determined that the Government was overcharged in the amount of $1,025.26. When the respondent did not refund this amount on demand, the Government exercis... | U.S. Supreme CourtUnited States v. New York, N.H. & Hartford R. Co., 355 U.S. 253 (1957)United States v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.No. 45Argued November 20, 1957Decided December 16, 1957355 U.S. 253SyllabusPursuant to § 322 of the Transportation Act of 1940, the Government paid, upon presentation and p... |
7 | 1995_95-210 | ion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part, in which REHNQUIST, C. J., and SCALIA and THOMAS, JJ., joined, post, p. 409.Charles P. Roberts III argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioners.Richard H. Seamon argued the cause for respondents.With him on the brief for respondent National Labor Relat... | OCTOBER TERM, 1995SyllabusHOLLY FARMS CORP. ET AL. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUITNo. 95-210. Argued February 21, 1996-Decided April 23, 1996Respondent National Labor Relations Board (Board) approved a bargaining unit at the Wilkesboro, Nor... |
8 | 2002_01-705 | (2) The result of appealing to plausibility is not affected by either of the other textual features that the companies argue indicate inability to assign beneficiaries after October 1, 1993. pp. 163-171.(i) The provision for unassigned beneficiary status, § 9704(d), cannot be characterized as the specification of a "co... | OCTOBER TERM, 2002SyllabusBARNHART, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY v. PEABODY COAL CO. ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUITNo. 01-705. Argued October 8, 2002-Decided January 15,2003*Under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992 (Coal Act or Act), the Commissioner of... |
9 | 1997_96-910 | 158 CHICAGO v. INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONSSyllabusLiberty Mut. Ins. Co., 367 U. S. 348, 354-355, require that an equivalent exception be read into the statute. To the extent that these cases might be read to establish limits on the scope of federal jurisdiction, they address only whether a cause of action for jud... | OCTOBER TERM, 1997SyllabusCITY OF CHICAGO ET AL. v. INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUITNo. 96-910. Argued October 14, 1997-Decided December 15,1997Following the preliminary determination of Chicago's Historical and Architectural Landmarks Comm... |
10 | 1970_75 | MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER announced the judgment of the Court and an opinion in which MR. JUSTICE STEWART, MR. JUSTICE WHITE, and MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN join.This case presents the narrow but important question of whether the constitutional privilege against compulsory self-incrimination is infringed by California's so-ca... | U.S. Supreme CourtCalifornia v. Byers, 402 U.S. 424 (1971)California v. ByersNo. 75Argued December 8, 1970Decided May 17, 1971402 U.S. 424SyllabusRespondent demurred to a count of an indictment charging him with violating Cal.Vehicle Code § 20002(a)(1) (Supp. 1971) by failing to stop and furnish his name and address af... |
11 | 1988_87-329 | JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.Florida Stat. § 794.03 (1987) makes it unlawful to "print, publish, or broadcast . . . in any instrument of mass communication" the name of the victim of a sexual offense. [Footnote 1] Pursuant to this statute, appellant The Florida Star was found civilly liable for ... | U.S. Supreme CourtFlorida Star v. B.J.F., 491 U.S. 524 (1989)Florida Star v. B.J.F.No. 87-329Argued March 21, 1989Decided June 21, 1989491 U.S. 524SyllabusAppellant, The Florida Star, is a newspaper which publishes a "Police Reports" section containing brief articles describing local criminal incidents under police inv... |
12 | 1997_97-5310 | of the transaction. We answer no and hold that § 1635(f) completely extinguishes the right of rescission at the end of the 3-year period.IThe declared purpose of the Act is "to assure a meaningful disclosure of credit terms so that the consumer will be able to compare more readily the various credit terms available to ... | OCTOBER TERM, 1997SyllabusBEACH ET ux. v. OCWEN FEDERAL BANKCERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA No. 97-5310. Argued March 2, 1998-Decided April 21, 1998Petitioners David and Linda Beach refinanced their Florida house in 1986 with a loan from Great Western Bank. In 1991, they stopped making mortgage payments, and... |
13 | 1997_96-568 | to the legal point we must decide, and in the interest of both brevity and dignity we shall describe them only generally. In late October 1991, Oncale was working for respondent Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc., on a Chevron U. S. A., Inc., oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. He was employed as a roustabout on an eigh... | OCTOBER TERM, 1997SyllabusONCALE v. SUNDOWNER OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC., ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUITNo. 96-568. Argued December 3, 1997-Decided March 4,1998Petitioner Oncale filed a complaint against his employer, respondent Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc., claiming that... |
14 | 1992_91-1538 | tate. At the time of his death, Smith worked as a carpenter at McMurdo Station on Ross Island, Antarctica, for a construction company under contract to the National Science Foundation, an agency of the United States. Smith and two companions one day took a recreational hike to Castle Rock, located several miles outside... | OCTOBER TERM, 1992SyllabusSMITH v. UNITED STATESCERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUITNo. 91-1538. Argued December 7, 1992-Decided March 8,1993After her husband was killed in Antarctica-a sovereignless region without civil tort law of its own-while he was working for a private firm under... |
15 | 1978_78-91 | MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.This case involves a dispute over the ownership of church property following a schism in a local church affiliated with a hierarchical church organization. The question for decision is whether civil courts, consistent with the First and Fourteenth Amendments to t... | U.S. Supreme CourtJones v. Wolf, 443 U.S. 595 (1979)Jones v. WolfNo. 78-91Argued Jan. 16, 1979Decided July 2, 1979443 U.S. 595SyllabusThis case involves a dispute over the ownership of church property following a schism in a local church affiliated with a hierarchical church organization. The property of the Vineville... |
16 | 1981_80-702 | JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.We are presented here with a recurring problem: to what extent may a State impose taxes on contractors that conduct business with the Federal Government?IAThis case concerns the contractual relationship between three private entities and the United States. The three... | U.S. Supreme CourtUnited States v. New Mexico, 455 U.S. 720 (1982)United States v. New MexicoNo. 80-702Argued December 8, 1981Decided March 24, 1982455 U.S. 720SyllabusSandia Corporation and Zia Company have contracts with the Federal Government to manage certain Government-owned atomic laboratories located in New Mexi... |
17 | 1978_78-482 | MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.We granted certiorari to consider whether a West Virginia statute violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution by making it a crime for a newspaper to publish, without the written approval of the juvenile court, the name of an... | U.S. Supreme CourtSmith v. Daily Mail Pub. Co., 443 U.S. 97 (1979)Smith v. Daily Mail Publishing Co.No. 78-482Argued March 20, 1979Decided June 26, 1979443 U.S. 97SyllabusRespondent newspapers published articles containing the name of a juvenile who had been arrested for allegedly killing another youth. Respondents le... |
18 | 1969_606 | MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.The Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that: "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right . . . to be confronted with the witnesses against him. . . ." We have held that the Fourteenth Amendmen... | U.S. Supreme CourtIllinois v. Allen, 397 U.S. 337 (1970)Illinois v. AllenNo. 606Argued February 24, 1970Decided March 31, 1970397 U.S. 337SyllabusRespondent, who was on trial for robbery, was removed from the courtroom for repeated disruptive behavior and the use of vile and abusive language directed at the trial judge... |
19 | 1985_84-1636 | JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.The question presented in this case is whether a state appellate court provided an adequate remedy for a violation of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment by modifying a jeopardy-barred conviction to that of a lesser included offense that is not jeopardy-bar... | U.S. Supreme CourtMorris v. Mathews, 475 U.S. 237 (1986)Morris v. MathewsNo. 84-1636Argued November 4, 1985Decided February 26, 1986475 U.S. 237SyllabusRespondent and another man (Daugherty) robbed a bank in Ohio. After an automobile chase, the police surrounded the two men when they stopped at a farmhouse. Thereafte... |
20 | 2001_00-1737 | 152 WATCHTOWER BIBLE & TRACT SOC. OF N. Y., INC. v.VILLAGE OF STRATTONSyllabusargument that the ordinance is nonetheless valid because it serves the two additional interests of protecting residents' privacy and the prevention of crime is unpersuasive. As to the former, an unchallenged ordinance section authorizing resi... | OCTOBER TERM, 2001SyllabusWATCHTOWER BIBLE & TRACT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC., ET AL. v. VILLAGEOF STRATTON ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUITNo. 00-1737. Argued February 26, 2002-Decided June 17,2002Respondent Village of Stratton (Village) promulgated an ordinance that, inter a... |
21 | 1982_81-1687 | JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.Petitioners manufacture and sell home videotape recorders. Respondents own the copyrights on some of the television Page 464 U. S. 420 programs that are broadcast on the public airwaves. Some members of the general public use videotape recorders sold by petitioners t... | U.S. Supreme CourtSony Corp. v. Universal City Studios, 464 U.S. 417 (1984)Sony Corporation of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.No. 81-1687Argued January 18, 1983Reargued October 3, 1983Decided January 17, 1984464 U.S. 417SyllabusPetitioner Sony Corp. manufactures home videotape recorders (VTR's), and markets the... |
22 | 1961_48 | MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.The Federal Employers' Liability Act [Footnote 1] requires railroads to pay damages for personal injuries negligently inflicted upon their employees. The question this case presents is whether a railroad can escape this statutory liability by proving that an employe... | U.S. Supreme CourtStill v. Norfolk & Western Ry. Co., 368 U.S. 35 (1961)Still v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.No. 48Argued October 19, 1961Decided November 13, 1961368 U.S. 35Syllabus1. Under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, a railroad cannot escape liability for personal injuries negligently inflicted upon an emp... |
23 | 1978_77-1439 | MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.The question presented for decision is whether Okla.Stat., Tit. 29, § 4-115(B) (Supp. 1978), violates the Commerce Clause, Art. I, § 8, cl. 3, of the United States Constitution, insofar as it provides that "[n]o person may transport or ship minnows for sale outside... | U.S. Supreme CourtHughes v. Oklahoma, 441 U.S. 322 (1979)Hughes v. OklahomaNo. 77-1439Argued January 9, 1979Decided April 24, 1979441 U.S. 322SyllabusAn Oklahoma statute prohibits transporting or shipping outside the State for sale natural minnows seined or procured from waters within the State. Appellant, who holds a... |
24 | 1975_75-145 | MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.The question to be decided is whether the Northern Cheyenne Allotment Act, Act of June 3, 1926, 44 Stat. 690, gave the allottees of surface lands vested rights in the mineral deposits underlying those lands. The District Court for the District of Montana held that... | U.S. Supreme CourtNorthern Cheyenne Tribe v. Hollowbreast, 425 U.S. 649 (1976)Northern Cheyenne Tribe v. HollowbreastNo. 75-145Argued March 29, 1976Decided May 19, 1976425 U.S. 649SyllabusSection 3 of the Northern Cheyenne Allotment Act of 1926 (Act) reserves coal and other mineral deposits underlying lands on the Nort... |
25 | 1958_34 | MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court.This case is here again on appeal from a judgment of civil contempt entered against appellant by the Merrimack County Court and affirmed by the Supreme Court of New Hampshire. It arises out of appellant's refusal to produce certain documents before a New Hampshire l... | U.S. Supreme CourtUphaus v. Wyman, 360 U.S. 72 (1959)Uphaus v. WymanNo. 34Argued November 17-18, 1958Decided June 8, 1959360 U.S. 72SyllabusIn an investigation conducted by the Attorney General of New Hampshire on behalf of the State Legislature under a resolution directing him to investigate violations of the State Su... |
26 | 1963_13 | MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.The sole question in the case is the one we set down for reargument in 373 U. S. 746, 747-748: "whether the Florida courts, rather than solely the National Labor Relations Board, are tribunals with jurisdiction to enforce Page 375 U. S. 98 the State's prohibition"... | U.S. Supreme CourtRetail Clerks v. Schermerhorn, 375 U.S. 96 (1963)Retail Clerks International Association,Local 1625, AFL-CIO v. SchermerhornNo. 13Argued April 18,1963Decided in part and set for reargument on one issue June 3, 1963Reargued October 16-17, 1963Decided December 2, 1963375 U.S. 96SyllabusPetitioner union ... |
27 | 1980_80-5 | JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.A regular or reserve commissioned officer of the United States Army who retires after 20 years of service is entitled to retired pay. 10 U.S.C. §§ 3911 and 3929. The question presented by this case is whether, upon the dissolution of a marriage, federal law preclude... | U.S. Supreme CourtMcCarty v. McCarty, 453 U.S. 210 (1981)McCarty v. McCartyNo. 80-5Argued March 2, 1981Decided June 26, 1981453 U.S. 210SyllabusA regular commissioned officer of the United States Army who retires after 20 years of service is entitled to retired pay. Retired pay terminates with the officer's death, alt... |
28 | 1996_95-728 | subject matter, even if it is equivalent to the matter expressly claimed. But petitioner reaches too far in arguing that any such surrender establishes a bright line beyond which no equivalents may be claimed, and that the reason for an amendment during patent prosecution is therefore irrelevant to any subsequent estop... | OCTOBER TERM, 1996SyllabusWARNER-JENKINSON CO., INC. v. HILTON DAVIS CHEMICAL CO.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUITNo. 95-728. Argued October 15, 1996-Decided March 3,1997Petitioner and respondent both manufacture dyes from which impurities must be removed. Respondent's '''746 pate... |
29 | 1999_98-1036 | CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.Respondent Wardlow fled upon seeing police officers patrolling an area known for heavy narcotics trafficking. Two of the officers caught up with him, stopped him, and conducted a protective patdown search for weapons. Discovering a .38-caliber handgun, the offi... | OCTOBER TERM, 1999SyllabusILLINOIS v. WARDLOWCERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOISNo. 98-1036. Argued November 2, 1999-Decided January 12,2000Respondent Wardlow fled upon seeing a caravan of police vehicles converge on an area of Chicago known for heavy narcotics trafficking. When Officers Nolan and Harvey caught... |
30 | 1987_85-1765 | JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.In this case we must decide whether a Mississippi statute imposing a 15% penalty on parties who appeal unsuccessfully from a money judgment violates the Equal Protection Clause.IThis action grows out of allegations that appellant Bankers Life and Casualty Company refu... | U.S. Supreme CourtBankers Life & Cas. Co. v. Crenshaw, 486 U.S. 71 (1988)Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. CrenshawNo. 85-1765Argued November 30, 1987Decided May 16, 1988486 U.S. 71SyllabusIn a state court suit upon an insurance claim for loss of a limb, the jury awarded appellee the $20,000 provided by his policy and pun... |
31 | 1969_33 | Opinion of the Court by MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, announced by MR. JUSTICE BLACK.This case, which involves an alleged discrimination against a Negro family in the use of certain community facilities, has been here before. The Virginia trial court dismissed petitioners' complaints and the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virgini... | U.S. Supreme CourtSullivan v. Little Hunting Park, Inc., 396 U.S. 229 (1969)Sullivan v. Little Hunting Park, Inc.No. 33Argued October 13, 1969Decided December 15, 1969396 U.S. 229SyllabusLittle Hunting Park is a Virginia nonstock corporation operating playground facilities and a community park for residents in an area ... |
32 | 1968_65 | MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court.This case presents constitutional questions arising out of the conviction of the petitioner, Dr. Timothy Leary, for violation of two federal statutes governing traffic in marihuana.The circumstances surrounding petitioner's conviction were as follows. On December 2... | U.S. Supreme CourtLeary v. United States, 395 U.S. 6 (1969)Leary v. United StatesNo. 65Argued December 11-12, 1968Decided May 19, 1969395 U.S. 6SyllabusPetitioner, accompanied by his daughter, son, and two others, on an automobile trip from New York to Mexico, after apparent denial of entry into Mexico, drove back acro... |
33 | 1994_93-986 | torneys General, Richard A. Cordray, State Solicitor, and Simon B. Karas. *JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.The question presented is whether an Ohio statute that prohibits the distribution of anonymous campaign literature is a "law ... abridging the freedom of speech" within the meaning of the First ... | OCTOBER TERM, 1994SyllabusMcINTYRE, EXECUTOR OF ESTATE OF McINTYRE, DECEASED v. OHIO ELECTIONS COMMISSIONCERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF OHIO No. 93-986. Argued October 12, 1994-Decided April 19, 1995After petitioner's decedent distributed leaflets purporting to express the views of "CONCERNED PARENTS AND TAX PAYERS... |
34 | 1978_77-752 | MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.This case arises out of the National Labor Relations Board's exercise of jurisdiction over lay faculty members at two groups of Catholic high schools. We granted certiorari to consider two questions: (a) whether teachers in schools operated by a church to te... | U.S. Supreme CourtNLRB v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago, 440 U.S. 490 (1979)National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic Bishop of ChicagoNo. 77-752Argued October 30, 1978Decided March 21, 1979440 U.S. 490SyllabusThe National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) certified unions as bargaining agents for lay teachers in schools oper... |
35 | 1984_83-2097 | JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.The State of Florida's long-arm statute extends jurisdiction to "[a]ny person, whether or not a citizen or resident of this state," who, inter alia, "[b]reach[es] a contract in this state by failing to perform acts required by the contract to be performed in this state... | U.S. Supreme CourtBurger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz, 471 U.S. 462 (1985)Burger King Corp. v. RudzewiczNo. 83-2097Argued January 8, 1985Decided May 20, 1985471 U.S. 462SyllabusAppellant is a Florida corporation whose principal offices are in Miami. It conducts most of its restaurant business through a franchise operation,... |
36 | 1986_85-6461 | JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.The Ohio Code provides that"[e]very person accused of an offense is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and the burden of proof for all elements of the offense is upon the prosecution. The burden of going forward with the evidence of an affi... | U.S. Supreme CourtMartin v. Ohio, 480 U.S. 228 (1987)Martin v. OhioNo. 85-6461Argued December 2, 1986Decided February 25, 1987480 U.S. 228SyllabusUnder the Ohio Revised Code (Code), the burden of proving the elements of a criminal offense is upon the prosecution, but, for an affirmative defense, the burden of proof by ... |
37 | 1958_94 | MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.We are asked in this case to hold that an Illinois statute [Footnote 1] requiring the use of a certain type of rear fender Page 359 U. S. 522 mudguard on trucks and trailers operated on the highways of that State conflicts with the Commerce Clause of the Constituti... | U.S. Supreme CourtBibb v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc., 359 U.S. 520 (1959)Bibb v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc.No. 94Argued March 30-31, 1959Decided May 25, 1959359 U.S. 520SyllabusAs applied to interstate motor carriers operating under certificates of public convenience and necessity issued by the Interstate Commerce Comm... |
38 | 1984_84-262 | JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.In 1928, Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company purchased an easement from the Pueblo of Santa Ana for a telephone line. Mountain States contends that the conveyance of this easement was valid under § 17 of the Pueblo Lands Act of 1924, 43 Stat. 641, because ... | U.S. Supreme CourtMountain States Tel. v. Santana Ana, 472 U.S. 237 (1985)Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.v. Pueblo of Santa AnaNo. 84-262Argued February 20, 1985Decided June 10, 1985472 U.S. 237SyllabusThe Pueblo Lands Act of 1924 was enacted to adjudicate and settle conflicting titles affecting lands claimed... |
39 | 1991_90-1029 | or service can never be a relevant market contravenes cases of this Court indicating that one brand of a product can constitute a separate market in some instances. The proper market definition in this case can be determined only after a factual inquiry into the commercial realities faced by Kodak equipment owners. Pp.... | OCTOBER TERM, 1991SyllabusEASTMAN KODAK CO. v. IMAGE TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC., ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUITNo. 90-1029. Argued December 10, 1991-Decided June 8, 1992After respondent independent service organizations (ISO's) began servicing copying and micrographic equipme... |
40 | 1962_76 | MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.Upon a special verdict of the jury, the Common Pleas Court of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, entered judgment awarding damages to petitioner in this Federal Employers' Liability Act [Footnote 1] suit. The Court of Appeals reversed, 173 N.E.2d 382, and the Ohio Supreme Court... | U.S. Supreme CourtGallick v. Baltimore & Ohio R. Co., 372 U.S. 108 (1963)Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio R. Co.No. 76Argued December 10, 1962Decided February 18, 1963372 U.S. 108SyllabusWhile working on a railroad near a stagnant, vermin-infested pool of water, petitioner suffered an insect bite which became infected and u... |
41 | 1997_96-1370 | completed the steps necessary to perfect its interest, so that a creditor may invoke the enabling loan exception only by satisfying state-law perfection requirements within the 20day period provided by the federal statute.IOn August 17, 1994, Diane Beasley purchased a 1994 Ford and gave petitioner, Fidelity Financial S... | OCTOBER TERM, 1997SyllabusFIDELITY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. v.FINK, TRUSTEECERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUITNo. 96-1370. Argued November 3, 1997-Decided January 13, 1998Diane Beasley purchased a new car and gave petitioner, Fidelity Financial Services, Inc., a promissory note for t... |
42 | 1978_77-6431 | MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.The appellant, Abdiel Caban, challenges the constitutionality of § 111 of the New York Domestic Relations Law (McKinney Page 441 U. S. 382 1977), under which two of his natural children were adopted by their natural mother and stepfather without his consent. We fin... | U.S. Supreme CourtCaban v. Mohammed, 441 U.S. 380 (1979)Caban v. MohammedNo.77-6431Argued November 6, 1978Decided April 24, 1979441 U.S. 380SyllabusAppellant and appellee Maria Mohammed lived together out of wedlock for several years in New York City, during which time two children were born. Appellant, who was identi... |
43 | 1991_90-6704 | morning, Dawson burglarized a house near Kenton, Delaware, stealing a motorcycle jacket, several pocket watches, and containers of loose change. He then proceeded to the home of Richard and Madeline Kisner, located about half a mile from the burglary site. Mrs. Kisner was alone in the house, preparing to leave for work... | OCTOBER TERM, 1991SyllabusDAWSON v. DELAWARECERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF DELAWARENo. 90-6704. Argued November 12, 1991-Decided March 9,1992A Delaware jury convicted petitioner Dawson of first-degree murder and other crimes. At the penalty hearing, the prosecution, inter alia, read a stipulation-"[t]he Aryan Broth... |
44 | 1996_95-1918 | Richard A. Hanson argued the cause for respondents.With him on the brief were Rufus E. Wolff, Kevin J. Feeley, and Michael L. Fayhee. *JUSTICE KENNEDY delivered the opinion of the Court. The Tax Injunction Act, 28 U. S. C. § 1341, restricts the power of federal district courts to prevent collection or enforcement of st... | OCTOBER TERM, 1996SyllabusARKANSAS v. FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUITNo. 95-1918. Argued April 21, 1997-Decided June 2,1997The Tax Injunction Act (Act) restricts the federal district courts' power to prevent collection or enforcement... |
45 | 1967_23 | MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.At issue in this case is the propriety of an award of summary judgment in favor of respondent Cities Service in a treble damage antitrust action. The District Court held there was no genuine issue as to material facts between the parties, and that respondent was ... | U.S. Supreme CourtFirst Nat'l Bank v. Cities Service Co., 391 U.S. 253 (1968)First National Bank of Arizona v. Cities Service Co.No. 23Argued November 9, 1967Decided May 20, 1968391 U.S. 253SyllabusOne Waldron (hereafter petitioner), in 1956, filed an antitrust action seeking treble damages amounting to $109,000,000 ag... |
46 | 1975_74-1245 | MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.Respondents filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in which they asserted that petitioner's employee insurance benefits and maternity leave regulations discriminated against women in violation of Title VII o... | U.S. Supreme CourtLiberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Wetzel, 424 U.S. 737 (1976)Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. WetzelNo. 74-1245Argued January 19, 1976Decided March 23, 1976424 U.S. 737SyllabusRespondents filed a complaint alleging that petitioner's employee insurance benefits and maternity leave regulations discriminated again... |
47 | 1959_443 | Opinion of the Court by MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, announced by MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN.Respondent transports steel and steel products by barge and maintains a terminal at Chickasaw, Alabama, where it performs maintenance and repair work on its barges. The employees at that terminal constitute a bargaining unit covered by a col... | U.S. Supreme CourtSteelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Co., 363 U.S. 574 (1960)United Steelworkers of America v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.No. 443Argued April 27, 1960Decided June 20, 1960363 U.S. 574SyllabusThis suit under § 301 (a) of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, was brought by a labor union to compel arbit... |
48 | 1975_74-754 | MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER announced the judgment of the Court in an opinion in which MR. JUSTICE WHITE, MR. JUSTICE POWELL, and MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST join.This case presents the question whether the warnings called for by Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U. S. 436 (1966), must be given to a grand jury witness who is called to te... | U.S. Supreme CourtUnited States v. Mandujano, 425 U.S. 564 (1976)United States v. MandujanoNo. 74-754Argued No;ember 5, 1975Decided May 19, 1976425 U.S. 564SyllabusAs a result of certain information concerning respondent's participation in an attempted sale of heroin, he was subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury in... |
49 | 1998_97-1625 | Syllabus(c) Saying that the Ninth Circuit's conclusion required a more extended examination of the possible factual underpinnings than it received is not necessarily to call for the fullest market analysis. Not every case attacking a restraint not obviously anticompetitive is a candidate for plenary market examination.... | OCTOBER TERM, 1998SyllabusCALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSIONCERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUITNo. 97-1625. Argued January 13, 1999-Decided May 24,1999Petitioner California Dental Association (CDA), a nonprofit association of local dental societies to which abou... |
50 | 1955_134 | MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.The question presented is whether the proceeds of the sale by the United States Government of standing timber on allotted lands on the Quinaielt Indian Reservation may be made subject to capital gains tax, consistently with applicable treaty and statutory prov... | U.S. Supreme CourtSquire v. Capoeman, 351 U.S. 1 (1956)Squire v. CapoemanNo. 134Argued January 19, 1956Decided April 23, 1956351 U.S. 1SyllabusIncome from the sale by the Government of standing timber on allotted forest land on the Quinaielt Indian Reservation held in trust by the Government for a noncompetent Quinaiel... |
51 | 1975_75-5027 | MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.This case presents the question reserved in McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Comm'n, 411 U. S. 164, 411 U. S. 178 n. 18 (1973): whether the grant of civil jurisdiction to the States conferred by § 4 of Pub.L. 280, 67 Stat. 589, 28 U.S.C. § 1360, is a congressional... | U.S. Supreme CourtBryan v. Itasca County, 426 U.S. 373 (1976)Bryan v. Itasca CountyNo. 75-5027Argued April 20, 1976Decided June 14, 1976426 U.S. 373SyllabusPetitioner, an enrolled Chippewa Indian, brought this suit in state court seeking a declaratory judgment that the State of Minnesota and respondent county lacked au... |
52 | 1972_71-366 | MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.On July 13, 1966, the United States filed a civil antitrust suit against Phillips Petroleum Co. (Phillips) and petitioner Tidewater Oil Co. (Tidewater). The complaint alleged that Phillips' acquisition of certain Page 409 U. S. 152 assets and operations of Tidewa... | U.S. Supreme CourtTidewater Oil Co. v. United States, 409 U.S. 151 (1972)Tidewater Oil Co. v. United StatesNo. 71-366Argued October 11, 1972Decided December 6, 1972409 U.S. 151SyllabusThe Expediting Act, providing that, in a civil antitrust action brought by the United States in a federal district court, an appeal from... |
53 | 1992_91-781 | phrase "property described in subsection (a)." Rather, the result reached in this case is correct because § 881(h) is best read as an expression of the traditional relation-back doctrine, which is a doctrine of retroactive vesting of title that takes effect only upon entry of the judicial order of forfeiture or condemn... | OCTOBER TERM, 1992SyllabusUNITED STATES v. A PARCEL OF LAND, BUILDINGS, APPURTENANCES, AND IMPROVEMENTS, KNOWN AS 92 BUENA VISTA AVENUE, RUMSON, NEW JERSEY, ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUITNo. 91-781. Argued October 13, 1992-Decided February 24, 1993The Government filed an in... |
54 | 1977_77-539 | MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.Under § 303(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 46 Stat. 687, as amended, 19 U.S.C. § 1303(a) (1976 ed.), whenever a foreign country pays a "bounty or grant" upon the exportation of a product from that country, the Secretary of the Treasury is required to levy a counter... | U.S. Supreme CourtZenith Radio Corp. v. United States, 437 U.S. 443 (1978)Zenith Radio Corp. v. United StatesNo. 77-539Argued April 25, 1978Decided June 21, 1978437 U.S. 443SyllabusPetitioner, an American manufacturer of consumer electronic products, filed a petition with the Commissioner of Customs, requesting assessm... |
55 | 1963_116 | MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.The Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution, which repealed the Eighteenth, provides in its second section that"The transportation or importation into any Page 377 U. S. 325 State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of into... | U.S. Supreme CourtHostetter v. Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp., 377 U.S. 324 (1964)Hostetter v. Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp.No. 116Argued March 23, 1964Decided June 1, 1964377 U.S. 324SyllabusAppellee, who, under Federal Bureau of Customs supervision, purchases bottled intoxicants at wholesale outside New York, br... |
56 | 1988_87-1327 | JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.This case is a sequel to Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe, 455 U. S. 130 (1982), in which we held that the Jicarilla Apache Tribe (Tribe) has the power to impose a severance tax on the production of oil and gas by non-Indian lessees of wells located on the Tribe's res... | U.S. Supreme CourtCotton Petroleum Corp. v. New Mexico, 490 U.S. 163 (1989)Cotton Petroleum Corp. v. New MexicoNo. 87-1327Argued November 30, 1988Decided April 25, 1989490 U.S. 163SyllabusPursuant to authority granted by the Indian Mineral Leasing Act of 1938 (1938 Act), the Jicarilla Apache Tribe (Tribe) leased lands ... |
57 | 2001_01-147 | JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil complaint alleging that a stockbroker violated both § 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 48 Stat. 891, as amended, 15 U. S. C. § 78j(b), and the SEC's Rule 10b-5, by selling his customer's securities... | OCTOBER TERM, 2001SyllabusSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v.ZANDFORDCERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUITNo. 01-147. Argued March 18, 2002-Decided June 3, 2002Respondent broker persuaded William Wood, an elderly man, to open a joint investment account for himself and his mentally re... |
58 | 1967_645 | MR JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.In this case, we are called upon to determine the scope and the constitutionality of an Act of Congress, 42 U.S.C. § 1982, which provides that:"All citizens of the United States shall have the same right, in every State and Territory, as is enjoyed by white citizens... | U.S. Supreme CourtJones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co., 392 U.S. 409 (1968)Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.No. 645Argued April 1-2, 1968Decided June 17, 1968392 U.S. 409SyllabusPetitioners, alleging that respondents had refused to sell them a home for the sole reason that petitioner Joseph Lee Jones is a Negro, filed a complaint i... |
59 | 1957_231 | MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.The question presented by petitioner is whether evidence obtained as the result of wiretapping by state law enforcement officers, without participation by federal authorities, is admissible in a federal court. Petitioner was convicted of the illegal possessio... | U.S. Supreme CourtBenanti v. United States, 355 U.S. 96 (1957)Benanti v. United StatesNo. 231Argued October 29, 1957Decided December 9, 1957355 U.S. 96SyllabusEvidence obtained as a result of wiretapping a telephone by state law enforcement officers pursuant to a state court warrant authorized by state law, and without... |
60 | 1999_99-138 | JUSTICE THOMAS agreed that this Court's recognition of a fundamental right of parents to direct their children's upbringing resolves this case, but concluded that strict scrutiny is the appropriate standard of review to apply to infringements of fundamental rights. Here, the State lacks a compelling interest in second-... | OCTOBER TERM, 1999SyllabusTROXEL ET VIR v. GRANVILLECERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF WASHINGTONNo. 99-138. Argued January 12, 2000-Decided June 5, 2000Washington Rev. Code §26.1O.160(3) permits "[a]ny person" to petition for visitation rights "at any time" and authorizes state superior courts to grant such rights whe... |
61 | 1972_71-364 | MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.Acting pursuant to the mandate of its newly revised state constitution, [Footnote 1] the Virginia General Assembly enacted statutes apportioning the State for the election of members of its House of Delegates [Footnote 2] and Senate. [Footnote 3] Two suits were ... | U.S. Supreme CourtMahan v. Howell, 410 U.S. 315 (1973)Mahan v. HowellNo. 71-364Argued December 12, 1972Decided February 21, 1973*410 U.S. 315SyllabusThe Virginia General Assembly in 1971 reapportioned the State for the election of state delegates and senators. The apportionment statutes, on challenge by appellees, wer... |
62 | 1990_90-34 | JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.This case raises the question whether admiralty jurisdiction extends to claims arising from agency contracts. In Minturn v. Maynard, 17 How. 477 (1855), this Court held that an agent who had advanced funds for repairs and supplies necessary for a vessel could not bri... | U.S. Supreme CourtExxon Corp. v. Central Gulf Lines, Inc., 500 U.S. 603 (1991)Exxon Corporation v. Central Gulf Lines, Inc.No. 90-34Argued April 15, 1991Decided June 3, 1991500 U.S. 603SyllabusPetitioner Exxon Corporation and Waterman Steamship Corporation negotiated a marine fuel requirements contract, in which Exxon ... |
63 | 1999_98-8384 | Syllabushelping to crack a prison drug ring and for returning a guard's missing wallet, and to discover the testimony of prison officials who described Williams as among the inmates least likely to act violently, dangerously, or provocatively, and of a prison minister that Williams seemed to thrive in a more regimented... | OCTOBER TERM, 1999SyllabusWILLIAMS v. TAYLOR, WARDENCERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUITNo. 98-8384. Argued October 4, 1999-Decided April 18, 2000A Virginia jury convicted petitioner Williams of robbery and capital murder, and, after a sentencing hearing, found a probability of future... |
64 | 2000_00-454 | Attorney General Cruden, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Edward C. DuMont, E. Ann Peterson, and William B. Lazarus. *CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.In Montana v. United States, 450 U. S. 544 (1981), we held that, with limited exceptions, Indian tribes lack civil authority over the conduct... | OCTOBER TERM, 2000SyllabusATKINSON TRADING CO., INC. v. SHIRLEY ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUITNo. 00-454. Argued March 27, 200l-Decided May 29, 2001In Montana v. United States, 450 U. S. 544, this Court held that, with two limited exceptions, Indian tribes lack civil author... |
65 | 1959_7 | MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.The appellants were convicted of violating a North Carolina criminal trespass statute, [Footnote 1] and their convictions were upheld by the Supreme Court of North Carolina, 248 N.C. 485, 103 S.E.2d 846. This appeal, grounded Page 364 U. S. 179 on 28 U.S.C. § 1257... | U.S. Supreme CourtWolfe v. North Carolina, 364 U.S. 177 (1960)Wolfe v. North CarolinaNo. 7Argued October 19-20, 1959Decided June 27, 1960364 U.S. 177SyllabusAppellants and other Negroes obtained from a Federal District Court an injunction against the operation on a racially discriminatory basis of a golf course owned b... |
66 | 1962_305 | MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.Section 23(k)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 [Footnote 1] provides for the deduction in full of worthless debts other than nonbusiness bad debts while § 23(k)(4) restricts nonbusiness bad debts to the treatment accorded losses on the sale of short-term capit... | U.S. Supreme CourtWhipple v. Commissioner, 373 U.S. 193 (1963)Whipple v. CommissionerNo. 305Argued March 26-27, 1963Decided May 13, 1963373 U.S. 193SyllabusPetitioner organized, owned the controlling interest in, and managed several business corporations. One was a bottling company to which he sold on credit bottling ... |
67 | 1977_77-285 | MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.The United States seeks to impound 2.4 million acre-feet of water from California's Stanislaus River as part of its Central Valley Project. The California State Water Resources Control Board ruled that the water could not be allocated to the Government under sta... | U.S. Supreme CourtCalifornia v. United States, 438 U.S. 645 (1978)California v. United StatesNo. 77-285Argued March 28, 1978Decided July 3, 1978438 U.S. 645SyllabusThe United States Bureau of Reclamation applied to the California State Water Resources Control Board for a permit to appropriate water that would be impoun... |
68 | 1987_87-6 | CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) provides:"Other crimes, wrongs, or acts. -- Evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show action in conformity therewith. It may, however, be admissible for other... | U.S. Supreme CourtHuddleston v. United States, 485 U.S. 681 (1988)Huddleston v. United StatesNo. 87-6. Argued March 23, 1988Decided May 2, 1988485 U.S. 681SyllabusFederal Rule of Evidence 404(b) provides that evidence of "other crimes, wrongs, or acts" is not admissible to prove a person's character, but may be admissi... |
69 | 1983_82-1213 | JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.Respondent Benjamin Quarles was charged in the New York trial court with criminal possession of a weapon. The trial court suppressed the gun in question, and a statement made by respondent, because the statement was obtained by police before they read respondent his... | U.S. Supreme CourtNew York v. Quarles, 467 U.S. 649 (1984)New York v. QuarlesNo. 82-1213Argued January 18, 1984Decided June 12, 1984467 U.S. 649SyllabusRespondent was charged in a New York state court with criminal possession of a weapon. The record showed that a woman approached two police officers who were on road p... |
70 | 1990_89-1821 | JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.This case concerns a claim of age discrimination said to be in violation of § 15 (the federal employees' component) of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 81 Stat. 602, as added by the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974, 88 Stat. 74, and amended, 29... | U.S. Supreme CourtStevens v. Department of Treasury, 500 U.S. 1 (1991)Stevens v. Department of TreasuryNo. 89-1821Argued March 19, 1991Decided April 24, 1991500 U.S. 1SyllabusOn April 26, 1987, petitioner Stevens, who was in his 60's, was subjected to an adverse personnel action by his employer, the Internal Revenue Se... |
71 | 1974_73-1210 | Opinion of the Court by MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, announced by MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER.This is an appeal from a judgment of a three-judge District Court, 28 U.S.C. § 1253, which held invalid an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission promulgating Page 420 U. S. 185 a car Service Order [Footnote 1] under § 1(15) of the ... | U.S. Supreme CourtICC v. Oregon Pacific Indus., Inc., 420 U.S. 184 (1975)ICC v. Oregon Pacific Industries, Inc.No. 73-1210Argued November 20, 1974Decided February 19, 1975420 U.S. 184SyllabusService Order No. 1134, promulgated by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) without notice or hearing pursuant to its emergen... |
72 | 1982_81-969 | JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.The State of Washington's principal source of revenue is a sales and use tax imposed on the buyer or consumer in all retail sales and consumer uses of tangible personal property. [Footnote 1] Page 460 U. S. 538 In this case, the United States contends that one aspec... | U.S. Supreme CourtWashington v. United States, 460 U.S. 536 (1983)Washington v. United StatesNo. 81-969Argued January 10, 1983Decided March 29, 1983460 U.S. 536SyllabusWashington state statutes impose a sales tax on federal contractors with respect to the sale of materials to such contractors for work on federal projec... |
73 | 1996_95-938 | mitted for permanent residence. In 1985, while respondent's naturalization application was still pending, respondent and his wife obtained another divorce in order to permit her to obtain a visa under her true name (as the relative of a daughter who had obtained United States citizenship).The Immigration and Naturaliza... | OCTOBER TERM, 1996SyllabusIMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE v.YUEH-SHAIO YANGCERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUITNo. 95-938. Argued October 15, 1996-Decided November 13,1996Respondent and his wife, former Taiwan residents, executed elaborate fraudulent schemes to gain entry to the... |
74 | 1957_99 | MR. JUSTICE WHITTAKER delivered the opinion of the Court.Petitioner, a 19-year-old Negro, was convicted by a jury in Jefferson County, Arkansas, of first degree murder, and sentenced to death by electrocution. On appeal to the Supreme Court of Arkansas, he pressed two main contentions: (1) that the trial court erred ... | U.S. Supreme CourtPayne v. Arkansas, 356 U.S. 560 (1958)Payne v. ArkansasNo. 99Argued March 3, 1958Decided May 19, 1958356 U.S. 560SyllabusPetitioner, a mentally dull 19-year-old Negro with a fifth-grade education, was convicted in a state court of first degree murder and sentenced to death. At his trial, there was ad... |
75 | 1970_36 | MR. JUSTICE WHITE announced the judgment of the Court and an opinion in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE, MR. JUSTICE STEWART, and MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN join.An indictment was returned in March, 1963, charging petitioner Fred T. Mackey in five counts of evading payment of income taxes by willfully preparing and causing to be pre... | U.S. Supreme CourtMackey v. United States, 401 U.S. 667 (1971)Mackey v. United StatesNo. 36Argued October 21, 1970Decided April 5, 1971401 U.S. 667SyllabusAt petitioner's trial for income tax evasion, the Government used monthly wagering tax forms petitioner had filed, as required by statute, to show that the gross amo... |
76 | 1975_74-883 | MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act, 52 Stat. 824, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 717f(b), provides that"[n]o natural gas company shall abandon all Page 424 U. S. 496 or any portion of its facilities subject to the jurisdiction of the [Federal Power] Commission, or any se... | U.S. Supreme CourtFPC v. Moss, 424 U.S. 494 (1976)Federal Power Commission v. MossNo. 74-883Argued December 3, 1975Decided March 3, 1976424 U.S. 494SyllabusThe Federal Power Commission (FPC), for the purpose of "stimulat[ing] and accelerat[ing] domestic exploration and development of natural gas reserves," by order est... |
77 | 1990_90-5319 | JUSTICE SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court.This case presents the question whether an accused's invocation of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel during a judicial proceeding constitutes an invocation of his Miranda right to counsel.IPetitioner Paul McNeil was arrested in Omaha, Nebraska, in May, 1987, pursuant... | U.S. Supreme CourtMcNeil v. Wisconsin, 501 U.S. 171 (1991)McNeil v. WisconsinNo. 90-5319Argued Feb. 25, 1991Decided June 13, 1991501 U.S. 171SyllabusCharged with an armed robbery in West Allis, Wisconsin, petitioner McNeil was represented by a public defender at a bail hearing. While in jail on that charge, he was que... |
78 | 1987_86-489 | JUSTICE SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court.Petitioners W. T. and Maryanne Grimes Langley seek reversal of a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granting the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) summary judgment on its claim for payment of a promissory note signed by petit... | U.S. Supreme CourtLangley v. FDIC, 484 U.S. 86 (1987)Langley v. Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationNo. 86-489Argued October 14, 1987Decided December 1, 1987487 U.S. 86SyllabusTo finance the purchase of land in Louisiana, petitioners borrowed money from a bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC... |
79 | 1968_643 | MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.Petitioner was convicted in an Oregon state court of second-degree murder in connection with the September 22, 1964, slaying of one Russell Anton Marleau. After the Supreme Court of Oregon had affirmed his conviction, 245 Ore. 4, 418 P.2d 841 (1966), petitioner f... | U.S. Supreme CourtFrazier v. Cupp, 394 U.S. 731 (1969)Frazier v. CuppNo. 643Argued February 26, 1969Decided April 22, 1969394 U.S. 731SyllabusPetitioner in this habeas corpus proceeding claims that his constitutional rights were violated in three respects in his trial in 1965 for murder for which he had been indicted j... |
80 | 1974_73-1892 | MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.Social Security Act benefits based on the earnings of a deceased husband and father covered by the Act are payable, with some limitations, both to the widow and to the couple's minor children in her care. § 202(g) of the Social Security Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. ... | U.S. Supreme CourtWeinberger v. Wiesenfeld, 420 U.S. 636 (1975)Weinberger v. WiesenfeldNo. 73-1892Argued January 20, 1975Decided March 19, 1975420 U.S. 636SyllabusThe gender-based distinction mandated by the provisions of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 402(g), that grant survivors' benefits based on the earnings ... |
81 | 1976_75-1513 | MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.The issue in this case is whether Illinois has provided constitutionally adequate procedures for suspending or revoking the license of a driver who repeatedly has been convicted of traffic offenses. The statute and administrative regulations provide for an initia... | U.S. Supreme CourtDixon v. Love, 431 U.S. 105 (1977)Dixon v. LoveNo. 75-1513Argued March 1-2, 1977Decided May 16, 1977431 U.S. 105SyllabusThe Illinois Driver Licensing Law authorizes the Secretary of State of Illinois to suspend or revoke a driver's license without preliminary hearing upon a showing by his records or o... |
82 | 1964_365 | MR. JUSTICE GOLDBERG delivered the opinion of the Court.Petitioner Sansone was indicted for willfully attempting to evade federal income taxes for the year 1957 in violation of § 7201 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Section 7201 provides:"Any person who willfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat any tax... | U.S. Supreme CourtSansone v. United States, 380 U.S. 343 (1965)Sansone v. United StatesNo. 365Argued March 10, 1965Decided March 29, 1965380 U.S. 343SyllabusPetitioner was indicted for willfully attempting to evade federal income taxes in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201. At the end of his trial, he requested that the ju... |
83 | 1965_440 | MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.The typical construction contract between the Government and a private contractor provides for an equitable adjustment of the contract price or an appropriate extension of time, or both, if the government orders permitted changes in the work or if the contractor enco... | U.S. Supreme CourtUnited States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co., 384 U.S. 394 (1966)United States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co.No. 440Argued March 23-24, 1966Decided June 6, 1966384 U.S. 394SyllabusThe contract whereby respondent agreed to construct a facility for the Atomic Energy Commission contained a disputes... |
84 | 1960_241 | MR. JUSTICE WHITTAKER delivered the opinion of the Court.Petitioner recovered a judgment in the Court of Claims against the United States for an overpayment of its excess profits taxes for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1942, in the amount of $211,899.28, plus interest thereon "as provided by law." 163 F. Supp. 633, ... | U.S. Supreme CourtBulova Watch Co., Inc. v. United States, 365 U.S. 753 (1961)Bulova Watch Co., Inc. v. United StatesNo. 241Argued March 27, 1961Decided April 17, 1961365 U.S. 753SyllabusWhen the Court of Claims has awarded a judgment against the United States to a taxpayer for an overpayment of excess profits taxes, p... |
85 | 1990_90-6282 | JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.Petitioners were convicted of manufacturing and conspiring to manufacture "Euphoria," a drug temporarily designated as a schedule I controlled substance pursuant to § 201(h) of the Controlled Substances Act, 98 Stat. 2071, 21 U.S.C. § 811(h). We consider whether § 20... | U.S. Supreme CourtTouby v. United States, 500 U.S. 160 (1991)Touby v. United StatesNo. 90-6282Argued April 17, 1991Decided May 20, 1991500 U.S. 160SyllabusThe Controlled Substances Act authorizes the Attorney General, upon compliance with specified procedures, to add new drugs to five "schedules" of controlled substanc... |
86 | 1986_85-1043 | JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.This case presents the question whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 88 Stat. 829, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., preempts state common law tort and contract actions asserting improper processing of a claim for benefits under an ... | U.S. Supreme CourtPilot Life Ins. Co. v. Dedeaux, 481 U.S. 41 (1987)Pilot Life Insurance Co. v. DedeauxNo. 85-1043.Argued January 21, 1987Decided April 6, 1987481 U.S. 41SyllabusThe "preemption clause" (§ 514(a)) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) provides that ERISA supersedes all state law... |
87 | 1975_75-817 | MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.The respondent State District Judge entered an order restraining the petitioners from publishing or broadcasting accounts of confessions or admissions made by the accused or facts "strongly implicative" of the accused in a widely reported murder of six persons... | U.S. Supreme CourtNebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart, 427 U.S. 539 (1976)Nebraska Press Assn. v. StuartNo. 75-817Argued April 19, 1976Decided June 30, 1976427 U.S. 539SyllabusRespondent Nebraska state trial judge, in anticipation of a trial for a multiple murder which had attracted widespread news coverage, entered an orde... |
88 | 1956_445 | MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court.This admiralty limitation proceeding resulted from a maritime disaster in 1954. The aggregate amount of all of the claims filed in the proceeding and for which the petitioner could be held liable if found at fault is less than the value of petitioner's vessels and t... | U.S. Supreme CourtLake Tankers Corp. v. Henn, 354 U.S. 147 (1957)Lake Tankers Corp. v. HennNo. 445Argued May 6, 1957Decided June 10, 1957354 U.S. 147SyllabusPetitioner brought this proceeding in a Federal District Court under the Limited Liability Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 181-196, to limit its liability for claims growing out... |
89 | 1974_73-5520 | MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.Margaret Cantrell and four of her minor children brought this diversity action in a Federal District Court for invasion of privacy against the Forest City Publishing Co., publisher of a Cleveland newspaper, the Plain Dealer, and against Joseph Eszterhas, a reporter... | U.S. Supreme CourtCantrell v. Forest City Publishing Co., 419 U.S. 245 (1974)Cantrell v. Forest City Publishing Co.No. 73-5520Argued November 13, 1974Decided December 18, 1974419 U.S. 245SyllabusPetitioners, a mother and her son, brought a diversity action against respondents, a newspaper publisher and a reporter, for ... |
90 | 1968_19 | MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.The Secretary of the Interior is responsible for maintaining our national parks, and for providing facilities and services for their public enjoyment through concessionaires or otherwise. [Footnote 1] In meeting this responsibility, he has contracted for petitioner ... | U.S. Supreme CourtShuttle Corp. v. Washington Transit Comm'n, 393 U.S. 186 (1968)Universal Interpretive Shuttle Corp. v.Washington Metropolitan Area Transit CommissionNo.19Argued October 21-22, 1968Decided November 25, 1968393 U.S. 186SyllabusRespondent Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission (WMATC) sued to en... |
91 | 1984_83-1307 | JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.In Dunn v. United States, 284 U. S. 390 (1932), this Court held that a criminal defendant convicted by a jury on one count could not attack that conviction because it was inconsistent with the jury's verdict of acquittal on another count. We granted certiorari in th... | U.S. Supreme CourtUnited States v. Powell, 469 U.S. 57 (1984)United States v. PowellNo. 83-1307Argued November 5, 1984Decided December 10, 1984469 U.S. 57SyllabusRespondent was indicted on a number of counts for violations of the federal narcotics laws. Count 1 charged her with conspiracy to possess cocaine with inten... |
92 | 1998_98-231 | sen, Jr., John J. Galban, Jeremy G. Epstein, Stephen J. Marzen, Meredith Kolsky Lewis, Andrew J. Wertheim, and Lisa T. Simpson.*JUSTICE SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court.This case presents the question whether, in an action for money damages, a United States District Court has the power to issue a preliminary i... | OCTOBER TERM, 1998SyllabusGRUPO MEXICANO DE DESARROLLO, S. A., ET AL. v.ALLIANCE BOND FUND, INC., ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUITNo. 98-231. Argued March 31, 1999-Decided June 17, 1999Respondent investment funds purchased unsecured notes (Notes) from petitioner Grupo Mexica... |
93 | 1986_85-494 | JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.The question presented is whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, preempts a state statute that requires Page 479 U. S. 275 employers to provide leave and reinstatement to employees disabled by pregnan... | U.S. Supreme CourtCalifornia Fed. S & L v. Guerra, 479 U.S. 272 (1987)California Federal Savings & Loan Assn. v. Guerra,Director, Department of Fair Employment and HousingNo. 85-494Argued October 8, 1986Decided January 13, 1987479 U.S. 272SyllabusThe California Fair Employment and Housing Act, in § 12945(b)(2), require... |
94 | 1988_88-357 | PER CURIAM.In 1958, respondent was convicted of robbery in Washington state court and sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment; this sentence expired by its terms in 1978. In 1976, while on parole from that sentence, he was convicted of two counts of assault and one count of aiding a prisoner to escape; in 1978, the Stat... | U.S. Supreme CourtMaleng v. Cook, 490 U.S. 488 (1989)Maleng v. CookNo. 88-357Argued March 27, 1989Decided May 15, 1989490 U.S. 488SyllabusAs the result of a 1958 conviction in a Washington state court, respondent Cook served a sentence that expired by its terms in 1978. Subsequently, he was convicted of other state cr... |
95 | 1955_460 | MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.This case involves the construction and constitutional validity of the Act of September 7, 1949, 63 Stat. 686, now codified in 18 U.S.C. §§ 4244-4248,"To provide for the care and custody of insane persons charged with or convicted of offenses against the United... | U.S. Supreme CourtGreenwood v. United States, 350 U.S. 366 (1956)Greenwood v. United StatesNo. 460Argued January 25, 1956Decided March 5, 1956350 U.S. 366SyllabusActing under 18 U.S. C. §§ 4244-4248, a Federal District Court held a hearing on the sanity of petitioner, who had been indicted for robbery of a post office ... |
96 | 1958_233 | MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.When the Court in 1793 held that a State could be sued in the federal courts by a citizen of another State [Footnote 1] (Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 Dall. 419), the Eleventh Amendment [Footnote 2] was passed precluding it. But this is an immunity which a State may waiv... | U.S. Supreme CourtPetty v. Tennessee-Missouri Bridge Comm'n, 359 U.S. 275 (1959)Petty v. Tennessee-Missouri Bridge CommissionNo. 233Argued March 4, 1959Decided April 20, 1959359 U.S. 275SyllabusPetitioner sued in a Federal District Court to recover under the Jones Act for the death of her husband while working aboard a... |
97 | 2000_99-1408 | Syllabushistory has likewise failed to reveal any such design. Nor is there in any of the modern historical accounts of the Fourth Amendment's adoption any substantial indication that the Framers intended such a restriction. Indeed, to the extent the modern histories address the issue, their conclusions are to the cont... | OCTOBER TERM, 2000SyllabusATWATER ET AL. v. CITY OF LAGO VISTA ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUITNo. 99-1408. Argued December 4, 2000-Decided April 24, 2001Texas law makes it a misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine, either for a front-seat passenger in a car equipped with safe... |
98 | 1971_70-19 | MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.This appeal requires us to decide whether dismissal of a federal indictment was constitutionally required by reason of a period of three years between the occurrence of the alleged criminal acts and the filing of the indictment.On April 21, 1970, the two appellees we... | U.S. Supreme CourtUnited States v. Marion, 404 U.S. 307 (1971)United States v. MarionNo. 70-19Argued November 8, 1971Decided December 20, 1971404 U.S. 307SyllabusAppellees, claiming that the Government had known of the crimes with which they were charged, the circumstances of the crimes, and appellees' identities for o... |
99 | 1976_75-1197 | MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.Under the Social Security Act a married woman whose husband retires or becomes disabled is granted benefits if she has a minor or other dependent child in her care. A divorced Page 429 U. S. 182 woman whose former husband retires or becomes disabled does not recei... | U.S. Supreme CourtMathews v. De Castro, 429 U.S. 181 (1976)Mathews v. De CastroNo. 75-1197Argued November 8, 1976Decided December 13, 1976429 U.S. 181SyllabusThe statutory classification of § 202(b)(1) of the Social Security Act whereby a married woman under 62 whose husband retires or becomes disabled is granted month... |
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