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100 | 1988_86-1904 | CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.Respondent Larry Youngblood was convicted by a Pima County, Arizona, jury of child molestation, sexual assault, and kidnaping. The Arizona Court of Appeals reversed his conviction on the ground that the State had failed to preserve semen samples from the victi... | U.S. Supreme CourtArizona v. Youngblood, 488 U.S. 51 (1988)Arizona v. YoungbloodNo. 86-1904Argued October 11, 1988Decided November 29, 1988488 U.S. 51SyllabusThe victim, a 10-year-old boy, was molested and sodomized by a middle-aged man for 1 1/2 hours. After the assault, the boy was taken to a hospital, where a physi... |
101 | 1966_136 | MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.This case presents still another development in the efforts of the State of Florida to apportion its legislature in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Constitution. There have been previous chapters in this story. The litigation began in 1962. On June... | U.S. Supreme CourtSwann v. Adams, 385 U.S. 440 (1967)Swann v. AdamsNo. 136Argued December 6, 1966Decided January 9, 1967385 U.S. 440SyllabusFollowing this Court's decisions in Swann v. Adams invalidating the apportionment of the Florida Legislature (378 U.S. 553) and the subsequent reapportionment which the District Co... |
102 | 1955_342 | Opinion of the Court by MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, announced by MR. JUSTICE BURTON.Czaplicki was injured in 1945 while working as a longshoreman on the "SS Hoegh Silvercloud," a vessel owned by the Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission and operated by the Kerr Steamship Company. The injury occurred when some steps, constructe... | U.S. Supreme CourtCzaplicki v. The Hoegh Silvercloud, 351 U.S. 525 (1956)Czaplicki v. The Hoegh SilvercloudNo. 342Argued April 24, 1956Decided June 11, 1956351 U.S. 525SyllabusPetitioner, a longshoreman, was injured in 1945 while working on a ship when steps built by a contractor collapsed, causing him to fall. Shortl... |
103 | 1960_7 | MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.The basic question presented in this case is whether an interstate bus passenger is denied a federal statutory or constitutional right when a restaurant in a bus terminal used by the carrier along its route discriminates in serving food to the passenger solely becaus... | U.S. Supreme CourtBoynton v. Virginia, 364 U.S. 454 (1960)Boynton v. VirginiaNo. 7Argued October 12, 1960Decided December 5, 1960364 U.S. 454SyllabusFor refusing to leave the section reserved for white people in a restaurant in a bus terminal, petitioner, a Negro interstate bus passenger, was convicted in Virginia cour... |
104 | 1968_548 | MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion in which MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN and MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN join.This case involves the constitutionality of a 1967 Louisiana statute, known as Act No. 2, which creates Page 395 U. S. 414 a body called the Labor-Management Commission of Inq... | U.S. Supreme CourtJenkins v. McKeithen, 395 U.S. 411 (1969)Jenkins v. McKeithenNo. 548Argued March 25, 1969Decided June 9, 1969395 U.S. 411SyllabusAppellant, a labor union member, filed this suit in the District Court for declaratory and injunctive relief challenging as violative of due process and equal protection the... |
105 | 1987_87-82 | JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.The question presented by this appeal concerns the constitutionality of a statutory provision that authorizes the Page 486 U. S. 232 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to suspend from office an indicted official of a federally insured bank. The District Cour... | U.S. Supreme CourtFDIC v. Mallen, 486 U.S. 230 (1988)FDIC v. MallenNo. 87-82Argued March 22, 1988Decided May 31, 1988486 U.S. 230SyllabusTitle 12 U.S.C. § 1818(g)(1) authorizes the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to suspend from office an indicted official of a federally insured bank if his continued servi... |
106 | 1980_80-396 | JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.In Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Services, 436 U. S. 658 (1978), this Court for the first time held that a local government was subject to suit as a "person" within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Aside from concluding that a municipal body was not wholly ... | U.S. Supreme CourtCity of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc., 453 U.S. 247 (1981)City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc.No. 8396Argued March 31, 1981Decided June 26, 1981453 U.S. 247SyllabusRespondents (an organization licensed by petitioner city to present certain musical concerts, and a promoter of the concerts) brought s... |
107 | 1970_69-5035 | MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.Under both the Louisiana Constitution and Code of Criminal Procedure, criminal cases in which the punishment is necessarily at hard labor are tried to a jury of 12, and the vote of nine jurors is sufficient to return either a guilty or not guilty verdict. [Footnote 1... | U.S. Supreme CourtJohnson v. Louisiana, 406 U.S. 356 (1972)Johnson v. LouisianaNo. 69-5035Argued March 1, 1971Reargued January 10, 1972Decided May 22, 1972406 U.S. 356SyllabusA warrantless arrest for robbery was made of appellant at his home on the basis of identification from photographs, and he was committed by a mag... |
108 | 1981_80-1666 | JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.The principal question presented by this appeal is whether a Minnesota statute, imposing certain registration and reporting requirements upon only those religious organizations that solicit more than fifty percent of their funds from nonmembers, discriminates against s... | U.S. Supreme CourtLarson v. Valente, 456 U.S. 228 (1982)Larson v. ValenteNo. 80-1666Argued December 9, 1981Decided April 21, 1982456 U.S. 228SyllabusA section (§ 309.515, subd. 1(b)) of Minnesota's charitable solicitations Act provides that only those religious organizations that receive more than half of their total c... |
109 | 1972_72-95 | MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.Twenty-five years ago, respondent was indicted for the crime of first-degree murder by a grand jury in Davidson County, Tennessee. On the advice of counsel, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a term of 99 years in prison. Many years later, he sought habeas ... | U.S. Supreme CourtTollett v. Henderson, 411 U.S. 258 (1973)Tollett v. HendersonNo. 72-95Argued February 20, 1973Decided April 17, 1973411 U.S. 258SyllabusWhere a state criminal defendant, on advice of counsel, pleads guilty, he cannot, in a federal habeas corpus proceeding, raise independent claims relating to the depr... |
110 | 1963_137 | MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court.This case presents the claim that the Maritime Commission exceeded its statutory authority under § 5 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946, 60 Stat. 43, as amended, 50 U.S.C.App. § 1738, by"(1) including in its contract with petitioners [Footnote 1] for the bareboa... | U.S. Supreme CourtMassachusetts Trustees v. United States, 377 U.S. 235 (1964)Massachusetts Trustees of Eastern Gas & Fuel Associatesv. United States,No. 137Argued February 24, 1964Decided May 25, 1964377 U.S. 235SyllabusPetitioners chartered ships from the Maritime Commission under a contract providing for payment whi... |
111 | 1961_422 | MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court.Petitioner challenges, from the standpoint of both power and discretion, the District Court's sua sponte dismissal of this diversity negligence action under circumstances that follow.The action, growing out of a collision between petitioner's automobile and one of r... | U.S. Supreme CourtLink v. Wabash R. Co., 370 U.S. 626 (1962)Link v. Wabash Railroad Co.No. 422Argued April 3, 1962Decided June 25, 1962370 U.S. 626SyllabusMore than six years after institution of this diversity of citizenship action by petitioner in a Federal District Court to recover damages for personal injuries sust... |
112 | 1973_73-38 | MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.The United States brought this civil antitrust action under § 7 of the Clayton Act, 38 Stat. 731, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 18, to challenge a proposed merger between two commercial banks. The acquiring bank is a large, nationally chartered bank based in Seattle, Washi... | U.S. Supreme CourtUnited States v. Marine Bancorporation, Inc., 418 U.S. 602 (1974)United States v. Marine Bancorporation, Inc.No. 73-38Argued April 23, 1974Decided June 26, 1974418 U.S. 602SyllabusThe United States brought this civil antitrust action under § 7 of the Clayton Act to challenge a proposed merger between ... |
113 | 1971_69-5046 | MR. JUSTICE WHITE announced the judgment of the Court and an opinion in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE, MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN, and MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST joined.Robert Apodaca, Henry Morgan Cooper, Jr., and James Arnold Madden were convicted, respectively, of assault with a deadly weapon, burglary in a dwelling, and Page 406 U.... | U.S. Supreme CourtApodaca v. Oregon, 406 U.S. 404 (1972)Apodaca v. OregonNo. 69-5046Argued March 1, 1971Reargued January 10, 1972Decided May 22, 1972406 U.S. 404SyllabusPetitioners, who were found guilty of committing felonies, by less than unanimous jury verdicts, which are permitted under Oregon law in noncapital cas... |
114 | 1984_83-727 | Justice Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.In 1980, Tennessee proposed reducing the number of annual days of inpatient hospital care covered by its state Medicaid program. The question presented is whether the effect upon the handicapped that this reduction will have is cognizable under § 504 of the Rehabilit... | U.S. Supreme CourtAlexander v. Choate, 469 U.S. 287 (1985)Alexander v. ChoateNo. 83-727Argued October 1, 1984Decided January 9, 1985469 U.S. 287SyllabusFaced with Medicaid costs beyond its budget, Tennessee proposed to reduce from 20 to 14 the number of annual inpatient hospital days that state Medicaid would pay hospi... |
115 | 1970_153 | MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER announced the judgment of the Court and an opinion in which MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, MR. JUSTICE STEWART, and MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN join.This appeal presents important constitutional questions as to federal aid for church-related colleges and universities under Title I of the Higher Education Facilit... | U.S. Supreme CourtTilton v. Richardson, 403 U.S. 672 (1971)Tilton v. RichardsonNo. 153Argued March 2-3, 1971Decided June 28, 1971403 U.S. 672SyllabusThe Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 provides federal construction grants for college and university facilities, excluding"any facility used or to be used for secta... |
116 | 1995_94-12 | Syllabusfluous, for it is difficult to see why a tribe would suffer through § 2710(d)(7)'s intricate enforcement scheme if Ex parte Young's more complete and more immediate relief were available. The Court is not free to rewrite the statutory scheme in order to approximate what it thinks Congress might have wanted had ... | OCTOBER TERM, 1995SyllabusSEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA v. FLORIDA ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUITNo. 94-12. Argued October 11, 1995-Decided March 27,1996The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, passed by Congress pursuant to the Indian Commerce Clause, allows an Indian tribe to con... |
117 | 1988_87-1031 | JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.We are called upon in this case to decide what statute of limitations governs a claim by a union member under § 101 (a)(2) of Title I of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA), Pub.L. 86-257, 73 Stat. 522, 29 U.S.C. § 411(a)(2), alleging that... | U.S. Supreme CourtReed v. United Transp. Union, 488 U.S. 319 (1989)Reed v. United Transportation UnionNo. 87-1031Argued November 2, 1988Decided January 11, 1989488 U.S. 319SyllabusTwo years after the last of the complained-of events occurred, petitioner, an officer of a local chapter of respondent union, filed suit aga... |
118 | 1990_90-285 | JUSTICE KENNEDY delivered the opinion of the Court.This case requires us to determine whether a dispute over layoffs which occurred well after expiration of a collective bargaining agreement must be said to arise under the agreement despite its expiration. The question arises in the context of charges brought by the N... | U.S. Supreme CourtLitton Fin. Printing Div. v. NLRB, 501 U.S. 190 (1991)Litton Financial Printing Division v. National Labor Relations BoardNo. 90-285Argued March 20, 1991Decided June 13, 1991501 U.S. 190SyllabusAmong other things, the collective bargaining agreement (Agreement) between petitioner Litton and the Union ... |
119 | 1988_87-1729 | JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.We are called on to determine whether the federal drug forfeiture statute includes an exemption for assets that a defendant wishes to use to pay an attorney who conducted his defense in the criminal case where forfeiture was sought. Because we determine that no such exe... | U.S. Supreme CourtCaplin & Drysdale v. United States, 491 U.S. 617 (1989)Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered v. United StatesNo. 87-1729Argued March 21, 1989Decided June 22, 1989491 U.S. 617SyllabusChristopher Reckmeyer was charged with running a massive drug importation and distribution scheme alleged to be a continuing crim... |
120 | 1992_91-261 | 220 BUILDING & CONSTR. TRADES COUNCIL v. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS OF MASS.lR. 1., INC.Maurice Baskin argued the cause for respondents. With him on the briefs was Carol Chandler.tJUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court. The issue in this litigation is whether the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA),... | OCTOBER TERM, 1992SyllabusBUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT v. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS OF MASSACHUSETTS/RHODE ISLAND, INC., ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUITNo.91-261. Argued December 9, 1992-Decided March 8,1993*Following a lawsuit ... |
121 | 1979_78-5937 | MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.An Illinois statute authorizes law enforcement officers to detain and search any person found on premises being searched pursuant to a search warrant, to protect themselves from attack or to prevent the disposal or concealment of anything described in the warrant. ... | U.S. Supreme CourtYbarra v. Illinois, 444 U.S. 85 (1979)Ybarra v. IllinoisNo. 78-5937Argued October 9, 1979Decided November 28, 1979444 U.S. 85SyllabusOn the strength of a complaint for a search warrant based on an informant's statements that he had observed tinfoil packets on the person of a bartender and behind the b... |
122 | 1976_75-567 | MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.This lawsuit began when the State of Oregon sued Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co., an Oregon corporation, to settle the ownership of certain lands underlying the Willamette River. The Willamette is a navigable river, and this land is located near Corvallis, Oregon. ... | U.S. Supreme CourtState Land Bd. v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co., 429 U.S. 363 (1977)Oregon ex rel. State Land Bd. v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co.No. 75-567Argued October 4, 1976Decided January 12, 1977*429 U.S. 363SyllabusThis litigation involves a dispute between the State of Oregon and an Oregon corporation over the o... |
123 | 1995_95-266 | STEVENS, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which O'CONNOR, KENNEDY, SOUTER, THOMAS, GINSBURG, and BREYER, JJ., joined. SCALIA, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which REHNQUIST, C. J., joined as to Part III, post, p. 18.Kenneth N. Flaxman argued the cause for petitioner.With him on the briefs were Ronald L. F... | CASES ADJUDGEDIN THESUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATESATOCTOBER TERM, 1995SyllabusJAFFEE, SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR ALLEN, DECEASED v. REDMOND ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUITNo. 95-266. Argued February 26, 1996-Decided June 13, 1996Petitioner, the administrator of decede... |
124 | 1960_66 | MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.The petitioners were tried and found guilty in the District Court for the District of Columbia upon three counts of an indictment charging gambling offenses under the District of Columbia Code. At the trial, police officers were permitted to describe incriminating... | U.S. Supreme CourtSilverman v. United States, 365 U.S. 505 (1961)Silverman v. United StatesNo. 66Argued December 5, 1960Decided March 6, 1961365 U.S. 505SyllabusAt the trial in a federal district court in which petitioners were convicted of gambling offenses under the District of Columbia Code, there was admitted in ev... |
125 | 1983_83-173 | STEVENS, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, post, p. 468 U.S. 574.CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II-A, III-A, III-C, and IV, and an opinion with respect to Parts II-B and III-B, in which JUSTICE WHITE, JUSTICE REH... | U.S. Supreme CourtWasman v. United States, 468 U.S. 559 (1984)Wasman v. United StatesNo. 83-173Argued March 20, 1984Decided July 3, 1984468 U.S. 559SyllabusPrior to trial on a federal indictment charging petitioner with mail fraud, he was indicted, tried, and convicted of the unrelated federal offense of knowingly and ... |
126 | 1994_93-7901 | Syllabuswould consider fairly all of the evidence presented and would conscientiously obey the trial court's instructions requiring proof beyond a reasonable doubt. The Carrier standard, although requiring a substantial showing, is by no means equivalent to the standard governing review of insufficient evidence claims.... | OCTOBER TERM, 1994SyllabusSCHLUP v. DELO, SUPERINTENDENT, POTOSI CORRECTIONAL CENTERCERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUITNo.93-7901. Argued October 3, 1994-Decided January 23,1995Petitioner Schlup, a Missouri prisoner, was convicted of participating in the murder of a fellow inmate and... |
127 | 1956_11 | MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court.United States Gypsum Company appeals from a decree of a three-judge court of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, entered December 9, 1954. This decree modified a final decree of that court, entered May 15, 1951, against Gypsum, the appell... | U.S. Supreme CourtUnited States Gypsum Co. v. National Gypsum Co., 352 U.S. 457 (1957)United States Gypsum Co. v. National Gypsum Co.No. 11Argued November 5-6, 1956Decided February 25, 1957352 U.S. 457SyllabusAfter this Court, in United States v. United States Gypsum Co., 333 U. S. 364, reversed dismissal of the Govern... |
128 | 2000_99-1038 | BREYER, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which REHNQUIST, C. J., and STEVENS, O'CONNOR, KENNEDY, SOUTER, and GINSBURG, JJ., joined. SCALIA, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which THOMAS, J., joined, post, p. 67.John G. Roberts, Jr., argued the cause for petitioner.With him on the briefs wer... | OCTOBER TERM, 2000SyllabusEASTERN ASSOCIATED COAL CORP. v. UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, DISTRICT 17, ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUITNo. 99-1038. Argued October 2, 2000-Decided November 28, 2000The arbitration provisions in petitioner Eastern Associated Coal Corp.'s colle... |
129 | 1981_80-1556 | JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.In this case, both Texas and California assert the right to levy state death taxes on the estate of Howard Hughes. The laws of each State impose an inheritance tax on the real and tangible personal property located within its borders, and upon the intangible personalty,... | U.S. Supreme CourtCory v. White, 457 U.S. 85 (1982)Cory v. WhiteNo. 80-1556Argued January 18, 1982Decided June 14, 1982457 U.S. 85SyllabusBoth Texas and California assert the right to levy state death taxes on the estate of Howard Hughes, the taxing officials of each State claiming that Hughes was domiciled in their St... |
130 | 1978_78-3 | MR. JUSTICE STEWART announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE, MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST, and MR. JUSTICE STEVENS joined.Under § 105-1307 of the Georgia Code (1978) (hereinafter Georgia statute), [Footnote 1] the mother of an illegitimate child can Page 441 U. S. 349 sue for t... | U.S. Supreme CourtParham v. Hughes, 441 U.S. 347 (1979)Parham v. HughesNo. 78-3Argued January 15, 1979Decided April 24, 1979441 U.S. 347SyllabusA Georgia statute, while permitting the mother of an illegitimate child, or the father if he has legitimated the child and there is no mother, to sue for the wrongful death of ... |
131 | 1980_80-298 | JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit concluded that 38 U.S.C. § 2021(b)(3), a provision of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, does not require an employer to provide preferential scheduling of work hours for an employee who must be abs... | U.S. Supreme CourtMonroe v. Standard Oil Co., 452 U.S. 549 (1981)Monroe v. Standard Oil Co.No. 80-298Argued March 4, 1981Decided June 17, 1981452 U.S. 549SyllabusThe Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 provides in 38 U.S.C. § 2021(b)(3) that any employee of a private employer"shall not be denied r... |
132 | 1973_73-786 | MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.We are asked in this case to decide whether Douglas v. California, 372 U. S. 353 (1963), which requires appointment of counsel for indigent state defendants on their first appeal as of right, should be extended to require counsel for discretionary state appeals a... | U.S. Supreme CourtRoss v. Moffitt, 417 U.S. 600 (1974)Ross v. MoffittNo. 73-76Argued April 22, 1974Decided June 17, 1974417 U.S. 600SyllabusRespondent, an indigent, while represented by court-appointed counsel, was convicted of forgery in state court in two separate cases, and his convictions were affirmed on his appea... |
133 | 1980_79-1344 | JUSTICE REHNQUIST announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE, JUSTICE STEWART, and JUSTICE POWELL joined.The question presented in this case is whether California's "statutory rape" law, § 261.5 of the Cal.Penal Code Ann. (West Supp. 1981), violates the Equal Protection Cla... | U.S. Supreme CourtMichael M. v. Superior Ct., 450 U.S. 464 (1981)Michael M. v. Superior CourtNo. 79-1344Argued November 4, 1980Decided March 23, 1981450 U.S. 464SyllabusPetitioner, then a 17 1/2-year-old male, was charged with violating California's "statutory rape" law, which defines unlawful sexual intercourse as "an... |
134 | 1959_176 | MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.The petitioner was a member of the crew of the Boston fishing trawler Racer, owned and operated by the Page 362 U. S. 540 respondent. On April 1, 1957, the vessel returned to her home port from a 10-day voyage to the North Atlantic fishing grounds, loaded with a c... | U.S. Supreme CourtMitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc., 362 U.S. 539 (1960)Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.No. 176Argued January 21, 1960Decided May 16, 1960362 U.S. 539SyllabusIn an action by a seaman who was a member of the crew of a fishing trawler to recover damages for personal injuries sustained as a result of unseawor... |
135 | 1984_83-1748 | JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.The Wisconsin courts have made the bad faith handling of an insurance claim a tort under state law. Those courts have gone further, and have applied this tort to the handling of a claim under a disability plan included in a collective bargaining agreement. The quest... | U.S. Supreme CourtAllis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck, 471 U.S. 202 (1985)Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. LueckNo. 83-1748Argued January 16, 1985Decided April 16, 1985471 U.S. 202SyllabusThe bad-faith handling of an insurance claim, including a claim under a disability insurance plan included in a collective bargaining agreement, is... |
136 | 1984_83-1416 | CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.We granted certiorari to decide whether the National Labor Relations Board may exclude from a collective bargaining unit employees who are relatives of the owners of a closely held corporation that employs them, without a finding that the employees receive special... | U.S. Supreme CourtNLRB v. Action Automotive, Inc., 469 U.S. 490 (1985)National Labor Relations Board v. Action Automotive, Inc.No. 83-1416Argued October 29, 1984Decided February 19, 1985469 U.S. 490SyllabusRespondent, a retail automobile parts and gasoline dealer, is a closely held corporation owned equally by three br... |
137 | 1985_85-5319 | JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.This case presents three questions concerning the validity of petitioner's criminal conviction and death sentence: (i) whether the exclusion for cause of a member of the venire violated the principles announced in Wainwright v. Witt, 469 U. S. 412 (1985); (ii) whether ... | U.S. Supreme CourtDarden v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 168 (1986)Darden v. WainwrightNo 85-5319Argued January 13, 1986Decided June 23, 1986477 U.S. 168SyllabusAfter a jury trial in a Florida court, petitioner was found guilty of murder, robbery, and assault with intent to kill. Pursuant to Florida's capital sentencing statu... |
138 | 1958_326 | MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN announced the judgment of the Court, and delivered an opinion, in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE, MR. JUSTICE BLACK, and MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS join.This case is here on writ of certiorari, 358 U.S. 892, to review petitioner's suspension from the practice of law for one year, ordered by the Supreme Court of t... | U.S. Supreme CourtIn re Sawyer, 360 U.S. 622 (1959)In re SawyerNo. 326Argued May 19-20, 1959Decided June 29, 1959360 U.S. 622SyllabusWhile actively participating as one of the defense counsel in a protracted and highly publicized trial in a Federal District Court in Hawaii of several defendants for conspiracy under the... |
139 | 2002_01-706 | (d) Nor does the FBSA's statutory scheme implicitly pre-empt petitioner's claims. The Act does not require the Coast Guard to promulgate comprehensive regulations covering every aspect of recreational boat safety and design; nor must the Coast Guard certify the acceptability of every recreational boat subject to its ju... | OCTOBER TERM, 2002SyllabusSPRIETSMA, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF SPRIETSMA, DECEASED v. MERCURY MARINE, A DIVISION OF BRUNSWICK CORP.CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOISNo. 01-706. Argued October 15, 2002-Decided December 3, 2002Petitioner's wife was killed in a boating accident when she was struck by the pro... |
140 | 1955_23 | MR. JUSTICE CLARK.This appeal brings into question the constitutionality of § 903 of the Charter of the City of New York. That section provides that whenever an employee of the City utilizes the privilege against self-incrimination to avoid answering a question relating to his official conduct,"his term or tenure of o... | U.S. Supreme CourtSlochower v. Board of Education, 350 U.S. 551 (1956)Slochower v. Board of Higher Education of New York CityNo. 23Argued October 18-19, 1955Decided April 9, 1956350 U.S. 551SyllabusSection 903 of the New York City Charter provides that, whenever a city employee utilizes the privilege against self-incri... |
141 | 1977_77-510 | MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.The Rio Mimbres rises in the southwestern highlands of New Mexico and flows generally southward, finally disappearing in a desert sink just north of the Mexican border. The river originates in the upper reaches of the Gila National Forest, but during its course,... | U.S. Supreme CourtUnited States v. New Mexico, 438 U.S. 696 (1978)United States v. New MexicoNo. 77-510Argued April 24, 25, 1978Decided July 3, 1978438 U.S. 696SyllabusThe United States, in setting aside the Gila National Forest from other public lands, held to have reserved the use of water out of the Rio Mimbres only... |
142 | 1976_75-6933 | MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.The question in this case is whether the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment bars prosecution and punishment for the crime of stealing an automobile following prosecution and punishment for the lesser included offense of operating the same vehicle without ... | U.S. Supreme CourtBrown v. Ohio, 432 U.S. 161 (1977)Brown v. OhioNo. 75-6933Argued March 21, 1977Decided June 16, 1977432 U.S. 161SyllabusThe Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment, applied to the States through the Fourteenth, held to bar prosecution and punishment for the crime of stealing an automobile follow... |
143 | 1998_97-9361 | ing factor been precisely defined. See Clemons v. Mississippi, 494 U. S. 738, 753-754. The Fifth Circuit performed the first sort of analysis, and its explanation appears sufficient. Even if its analysis was too perfunctory, it is plain, under the alternative mode of harmless-error analysis, that the error indeed was h... | OCTOBER TERM, 1998SyllabusJONES v. UNITED STATESCERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUITNo. 97-9361. Argued February 22, 1999-Decided June 21, 1999Petitioner was sentenced to death for the crime of kidnaping resulting in the victim's death. Petitioner's sentence was imposed pursuant to the... |
144 | 1961_488 | MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.A grand jury returned an indictment charging the National Dairy Products Corporation with engaging"in a combination and conspiracy to eliminate price competition in the sale of milk in the Greater Kansas City market in unreasonable restraint of . . . trade and... | U.S. Supreme CourtUnited States v. Wise, 370 U.S. 405 (1962)United States v. WiseNo. 488Argued April 16, 1962Decided June 25, 1962370 U.S. 405SyllabusA grand jury indicted appellee and a corporation of which he was an officer for engaging in a combination and conspiracy to eliminate price competition in the sale of mil... |
145 | 1993_93-489 | ally insured bank, it is a federal-law or rather a state-law rule of decision that governs the tort liability of attorneys who provided services to the bank.IAmerican Diversified Savings Bank (ADSB or S&L) is a California-chartered and federally insured savings and loan. The following facts have been stipulated to, or ... | OCTOBER TERM, 1993SyllabusO'MELVENY & MYERS v. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS RECEIVER FOR AMERICAN DIVERSIFIED SAVINGS BANK, ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUITNo. 93-489. Argued March 21, 1994-Decided June 13, 1994Respondent Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FD... |
146 | 1976_75-1255 | MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.The issue in this case is the validity of two Virginia statutes that limit the right of nonresidents and aliens to catch fish in the territorial waters of the Commonwealth.IPersons or corporations wishing to fish commercially in Virginia must obtain licenses. Sec... | U.S. Supreme CourtDouglas v. Seacoast Products, Inc., 431 U.S. 265 (1977)Douglas v. Seacoast Products, Inc.No. 75-1255Argued January 17, 1977Decided May 23, 1977431 U.S. 265SyllabusThe federal enrollment and licensing laws, under which vessels engaged in domestic or coastwise trade or used for fishing are "enrolled" fo... |
147 | 1984_84-5004 | CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.We granted certiorari to decide whether a felon possessing a firearm may be convicted and concurrently sentenced under 18 U.S.C. § 922(h)(1) for receiving that firearm, and under 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a)(1) for possessing the same weapon. 469 U.S. 816 (1984).IAfte... | U.S. Supreme CourtBall v. United States, 470 U.S. 856 (1985)Ball v. United StatesNo. 84-5004Argued January 9, 1985Decided March 26, 1985470 U.S. 856SyllabusPetitioner, a previously convicted felon, was arrested when the police found him in possession of another person's revolver that was reported missing; he reportedly... |
148 | 1962_45 | MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.Section 792 of California's Agricultural Code, which gauges the maturity of avocados by oil content, prohibits the transportation or sale in California of avocados which contain "less than 8 percent of oil, by weight . . . Page 373 U. S. 134 excluding the skin and ... | U.S. Supreme CourtFlorida Avocado Growers v. Paul, 373 U.S. 132 (1963)Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. PaulNo. 45Argued January 8, 1963Decided May 13, 1963*373 U.S. 132SyllabusAppellants, who are engaged in the business of growing, packing and marketing Florida avocados in interstate commerce, sued in a Federal ... |
149 | 1985_84-1686 | JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.The Internal Revenue Code and the Social Security Act direct the Secretary of the Treasury to "intercept" certain Page 475 U. S. 853 tax refunds payable to persons who have failed to meet child support obligations. In this case, the United States Court of Appeals for... | U.S. Supreme CourtSorenson v. Secretary of Treasury, 475 U.S. 851 (1986)Sorenson v. Secretary of the TreasuryNo. 84-1686Argued January 15, 1986Decided April 22, 1986475 U.S. 851SyllabusThe Internal Revenue Code (IRC) allows an individual responsible for the support of a child living with him a credit against income tax... |
150 | 1978_77-515 | MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.Holt is a small, largely rural, unincorporated community located on the northeastern outskirts of Tuscaloosa, the fifth largest city in Alabama. Because the community is within the three-mile police jurisdiction circumscribing Tuscaloosa's corporate limits, its ... | U.S. Supreme CourtHolt Civic Club v. City of Tuscaloosa, 439 U.S. 60 (1978)Holt Civic Club v. City of TuscaloosaNo. 77-515Argued October 11, 1978Decided November 28, 1978439 U.S. 60SyllabusAppellants, a civic association and certain individual residents of Holt, Ala., a small unincorporated community outside the corpor... |
151 | 1980_79-1236 | JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.The question presented in this Title VII class action is whether an interlocutory order of the District Court denying a joint motion of the parties to enter a consent decree containing injunctive relief is an appealable order.IPetitioners, representing a class of prese... | U.S. Supreme CourtCarson v. American Brands, Inc., 450 U.S. 79 (1981)Carson v. American Brands, Inc.No. 79-1236Argued December 10, 1980Decided February 25, 1981450 U.S. 79SyllabusPetitioners, representing a class of present and former black employees and job applicants, sought injunctive and declaratory relief and dama... |
152 | 1981_81-460 | CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.We granted certiorari to determine whether a federal court should abstain from considering a challenge to the constitutionality of disciplinary rules that are the subject of pending state disciplinary proceedings within the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Supreme C... | U.S. Supreme CourtMiddlesex County Ethics Comm. v. Bar Assn., 457 U.S. 423 (1982)Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar AssociationNo. 81-460Argued March 31, 1982Decided June 21, 1982457 U.S. 423SyllabusUnder rules promulgated by the New Jersey Supreme Court pursuant to its authority under the State Cons... |
153 | 1974_73-1765 | MR. JUSTICE STEWART announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court (Parts I, II, IV, and V), together with an opinion (Part III), in which MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN and MR. JUSTICE POWELL, joined.This case requires us to determine once again whether a state law providing assistance to nonpublic, ... | U.S. Supreme CourtMeek v. Pittenger, 421 U.S. 349 (1975)Meek v. PittengerNo. 73-1765Argued February 19, 1976Decided May 19, 1975421 U.S. 349SyllabusThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is authorized to provide directly to all children enrolled in nonpublic elementary and secondary schools meeting Pennsylvania's compulsory ... |
154 | 1965_471 | MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.These consolidated cases, sequels to Georgia v. Rachel, ante, p. 384 U. S. 780, involve prosecutions on various state criminal charges against 29 people who were allegedly engaged in the spring and summer of 1964 in civil rights activity in Leflore County, Mississ... | U.S. Supreme CourtCity of Greenwood v. Peacock, 384 U.S. 808 (1966)City of Greenwood v. PeacockNo. 471Argued April 26, 1966Decided June 20, 1966*384 U.S. 808SyllabusVarious state criminal charges were brought against the individual petitioners, members of groups engaging in civil rights activities in Mississippi in 196... |
155 | 1980_79-1176 | JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.The question presented is whether a decision by the city of Memphis to close the north end of West Drive, a street that traverses a white residential community, violated § 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, Rev.Stat. § 1978, 42 U.S.C. § 1982, or the Thirteenth Amendmen... | U.S. Supreme CourtCity of Memphis v. Greene, 451 U.S. 100 (1981)City of Memphis v. GreeneNo. 79-1176Argued December 3, 1980Decided April 20, 1981451 U.S. 100SyllabusThe city of Memphis decided to close the north end of a street (West Drive) that traverses a white residential community (Hein Park), the area to the north... |
156 | 1979_79-565 | MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.This case presents the question whether a regulation of the Public Service Commission of the State of New York violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments because it completely bans promotional advertising by an electrical utility.IIn December, 1973, the Commission... | U.S. Supreme CourtCentral Hudson Gas & Elec. v. Public Svc. Comm'n, 447 U.S. 557 (1980)Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v.Public Service Commission of New YorkNo. 79-565Argued March 17, 1980Decided June 20, 1980447 U.S. 557SyllabusHeld: A regulation of appellee New York Public Service Commission which completely ba... |
157 | 1970_2 | MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.Appellee, John Harris, Jr., was indicted in a California state court, charged with violation of the California Penal Code §§ 11400 and 11401, known as the California Criminal Syndicalism Act, set out below. [Footnote 1] He then filed Page 401 U. S. 39 a complaint in... | U.S. Supreme CourtYounger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971)Younger v. HarrisNo. 2Argued April 1, 1969Reargued April 29 and November 16, 1970Decided February 23, 1971401 U.S. 37SyllabusAppellee Harris, who had been indicted for violating the California Criminal Syndicalism Act, sued in the Federal District Court to enjoin a... |
158 | 1967_27 | MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.The Federal Trade Commission, after extensive proceedings, ruled that respondents, the corporate owner of a chain of supermarkets and two of its officers, had unlawfully induced certain suppliers to engage in discriminatory pricing and sales promotional activi... | U.S. Supreme CourtFTC v. Fred Meyer, Inc., 390 U.S. 341 (1968)Federal Trade Commission v. Fred Meyer, Inc.No. 27Argued November 6, 1967Decided March 18, 1968390 U.S. 341SyllabusThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ruled that respondents, the corporate owner of a chain of supermarkets (Meyer) and two of its officers, had ... |
159 | 1973_72-1040 | MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.This is a loyalty oath case. The question for decision is whether the First and Fourteenth Amendments are violated by Indiana's requirement, Ind. Ann.Stat. § 29-3812 (1969), that"[n]o existing or newly organized political party or organization shall be permitted on... | U.S. Supreme CourtCommunist Party of Indiana v. Whitcomb, 414 U.S. 441 (1974)Communist Party of Indiana v. WhitcombNo. 72-1040Argued October 16, 1973Decided January 9, 1974414 U.S. 441SyllabusThe application of appellants (the Communist Party of Indiana, certain of its officers and potential voters, and its candidates ... |
160 | 1983_83-95 | JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.This case brings before us a claim that pretrial publicity so infected a state criminal trial as to deny the defendant his Sixth Amendment right to an "impartial jury."IOn April 28, 1966, the body of Pamela Rimer, an 18-year-old high school student, was found in a woode... | U.S. Supreme CourtPatton v. Yount, 467 U.S. 1025 (1984)Patton v. YountNo. 83-95Argued February 28, 1984Decided June 26, 1984467 U.S. 1025SyllabusAfter a jury trial in a Pennsylvania state court in 1966, respondent was convicted of first-degree murder and rape, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. However, on direct... |
161 | 1972_71-1428 | MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.This case requires us to determine whether a person released on his own recognizance is "in custody" within the meaning of the federal habeas corpus statute, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241(c)(3), 2254(a). See Peyton v. Rowe, 391 U. S. 54 (1968); Carafas v. LaVallee, 391 U. S. ... | U.S. Supreme CourtHensley v. Municipal Court, 411 U.S. 345 (1973)Hensley v. Municipal CourtNo. 71-1428Argued January 15, 1973Decided April 18, 1973411 U.S. 345SyllabusRestraints imposed on petitioner who was released on his own recognizance constitute "custody" within the meaning of the federal habeas corpus statute, 2... |
162 | 1982_81-1255 | JUSTICE POWELL announced the judgment of the Court in Part VI and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I and II and an opinion with respect to Parts III, IV, and V, in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE joins.These cases, like City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc., ante p. 462 U. S. 416,... | U.S. Supreme CourtPlanned Parenthood Assn. v. Ashcroft, 462 U.S. 476 (1983)Planned Parenthood Association ofKansas City, Missouri, Inc. v. AshcroftNo. 81-1255Argued November 30, 1982Decided June 15, 1983*462 U.S. 476SyllabusMissouri statutes require abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy to be performed in a hospital (§... |
163 | 1997_96-1768 | 342 FELTNER v. COLUMBIA PICTURES TELEVISION, INC.Henry J. Tashman argued the cause for respondent.With him on the brief was Gregory J. Kopta. *JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the opinion of the Court. Section 504(c) of the Copyright Act of 1976 permits a copyright owner "to recover, instead of actual damages and profits, an a... | OCTOBER TERM, 1997SyllabusFELTNER v. COLUMBIA PICTURES TELEVISION, INC.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUITNo. 96-1768. Argued January 21, 1998-Decided March 31,1998Respondent Columbia Pictures Television, Inc., terminated agreements licensing several television series to three televis... |
164 | 1958_58 | MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.The question in this case is whether the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, under the applicable principles hereinafter discussed, properly held that it was error to submit to a jury's determination whether an insured died as a result of suicide or accid... | U.S. Supreme CourtDick v. New York Life Insurance Co., 359 U.S. 437 (1959)Dick v. New York Life Insurance Co.No. 58Argued January 12, 1959Decided May 18, 1959359 U.S. 437SyllabusIn this case, federal jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship and the issue was whether an insured died as a result of suicide or a... |
165 | 1976_75-353 | MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.We granted certiorari in these cases, 425 U.S. 910 (1976), to consider, among other issues, whether an unsuccessful tender offeror in a contest for control of a corporation has an implied cause of action for damages under § 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act... | U.S. Supreme CourtPiper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc., 430 U.S. 1 (1977)Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc.No. 75-353Argued October 6, 1976Decided February 23, 1977*430 U.S. 1SyllabusRespondent Chris-Craft Industries was the unsuccessful tender offeror in a contest for the control of a corporation. During the cour... |
166 | 1978_77-1248 | MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.Under the Illinois Election Code, new political parties and independent candidates must obtain the signatures of 25,000 qualified voters in order to appear on the ballot in statewide elections. [Footnote 1] However, a different standard applies in elections Page ... | U.S. Supreme CourtIllinois State Bd. of Elections v. Socialist Workers Party, 440 U.S. 173 (1979)Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers PartyNo. 77-1248Argued November 6, 1978Decided February 22, 1979440 U.S. 173SyllabusUnder the Illinois Election Code, new political parties and independent candidates m... |
167 | 1963_204 | MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.The question is whether the 1959 acquisition by the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) of the stock and assets of the Rome Cable Corporation (Rome) "may Page 377 U. S. 273 be substantially to lessen competition, or to tend to create a monopoly" in the production a... | U.S. Supreme CourtUnited States v. Aluminum Co. of America, 377 U.S. 271 (1964)United States v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaNo. 204Argued April 23 1964Decided June 1, 1964377 U.S. 271SyllabusThe United States brought this civil antitrust suit alleging a violation of § 7 of the Clayton Act by Aluminum Company of America's (A... |
168 | 1994_93-1636 | Robert B. McDuff argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Carlos A. Williams, Bryan Stevenson, and Bernard Harcourt.Paul R. Q. Wolfson argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae in support of petitioners. On the brief were Solicitor General Days, Assistant Attorney General Patrick, Dep... | OCTOBER TERM, 1994SyllabusSWINT ET AL. v. CHAMBERS COUNTY COMMISSION ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUITNo. 93-1636. Argued January 10, 1995-Decided March 1, 1995In the wake of police raids on a nightclub in Chambers County, Alabama, two of the club's owners joined by an empl... |
169 | 1986_86-475 | JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.The question for decision is whether a United States District Court may require that applicants for general admission Page 482 U. S. 643 to its bar either reside or maintain an office in the State where that court sits.IPetitioner David Frazier is an attorney having bo... | U.S. Supreme CourtFrazier v. Heebe, 482 U.S. 641 (1987)Frazier v. HeebeNo. 86-475Argued April 29, 1987Decided June 19, 1987482 U.S. 641SyllabusPetitioner, an attorney who maintained both his residence and his law office in Mississippi and who was a member of the Mississippi and Louisiana State Bars, was denied admissio... |
170 | 1973_73-5265 | MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.We granted certiorari in this case, 414 U.S. 1091 (1973), to resolve the conflict among the Courts of Appeals Page 417 U. S. 643 on the questions of whether an income tax refund is "property" under § 70a(5) of the Bankruptcy Act [Footnote 1] and whether, assum... | U.S. Supreme CourtKokoszka v. Belford, 417 U.S. 642 (1974)Kokoszka v. BelfordNo. 73-5265Argued April 22, 1974Decided June 19, 1974417 U.S. 642Syllabus1. An income tax refund is "property" that passes to the trustee under § 70a(5) of the Bankruptcy Act, being "sufficiently rooted in the bankruptcy past," and not being r... |
171 | 1989_88-1319 | Justice BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.Respondent Indianapolis Power & Light Company (IPL) requires certain customers to make deposits with it to assure payment of future bills for electric service. Petitioner Commissioner of Internal Revenue contends that these deposits are advance payments for electrici... | U.S. Supreme CourtCIR v. Indianapolis P & L, 493 U.S. 203 (1990)Commissioner of Internal Revenue v.Indianapolis Power & Light CompanyNo. 88-1319Argued Oct. 31, 1989Decided Jan. 9, 1990493 U.S. 203SyllabusRespondent Indianapolis Power and Light Co. (IPL), a regulated Indiana utility and an accrual-basis taxpayer, requir... |
172 | 1974_74-8 | MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.The respondent, Kenneth Donaldson, was civilly committed to confinement as a mental patient in the Florida State Hospital at Chattahoochee in January, 1957. He was kept in custody there against his will for nearly 15 years. The petitioner, Dr. J. B. O'Connor, was... | U.S. Supreme CourtO'Connor v. Donaldson, 422 U.S. 563 (1975)O'Connor v. DonaldsonNo. 74-8Argued January 15, 1975Decided June 26, 1975422 U.S. 563SyllabusRespondent, who was confined almost 15 years "for care, maintenance, and treatment" as a mental patient in a Florida state hospital, brought this action for damages un... |
173 | 1964_255 | MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.The American Ship Building Company seeks review of a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia enforcing an order of the National Labor Relations Board which found that the company had committed an unfair labor practice under §§ 8(... | U.S. Supreme CourtAmerican Ship Building Co. v. Labor Board, 380 U.S. 300 (1965)American Ship Building Co. v. Labor BoardNo. 255Argued January 21, 1965Decided March 29, 1965380 U.S. 300SyllabusPetitioner, operator of four shipyards, entered negotiations with the unions representing its employees for the purpose of secu... |
174 | 1993_93-517 | ion with respect to Parts II (introduction) and II-A, in which BLACKMUN, STEVENS, and GINSBURG, JJ., joined. BLACKMUN, J., filed a concurring opinion, post, p. 710. STEVENS, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which BLACKMUN and GINSBURG, JJ., joined, post, p. 711. O'CONNOR, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and c... | OCTOBER TERM, 1993SyllabusBOARD OF EDUCATION OF KIRYAS JOEL VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT v. GRUMETCERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NEW YORK No. 93-517. Argued March 30, 1994-Decided June 27,1994*The New York village of Kiryas Joel is a religious enclave of Satmar Hasidim, practitioners of a strict form of Judaism. Its ... |
175 | 1955_281 | MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court.The question for decision in this case is whether the president and principal negotiator of a labor union is a "representative" of employees within the meaning of § 302(b) of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, 61 Stat. 136, 29 U.S.C. § 141. That section mak... | U.S. Supreme CourtUnited States v. Ryan, 350 U.S. 299 (1956)United States v. RyanNo. 281Argued January 19, 1956Decided February 27, 1956350 U.S. 299SyllabusWithin the meaning of § 302(b) of the Labor Management Relations Act, which makes it unlawful for "any representative of any employees" to receive money or other th... |
176 | 1984_83-1660 | JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.In November, and again in December, 1981, the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare mailed a written notice to over 16,000 recipients advising them that a recent change in federal law might result in either a reduction or a termination of their food stamp benefits... | U.S. Supreme CourtAtkins v. Parker, 472 U.S. 115 (1985)Atkins v. ParkerNo. 83-1660Argued November 27, 1984Decided June 4, 1985*472 U.S. 115SyllabusIn 1981, Congress amended the Food Stamp Act to reduce from 20 percent to 18 percent the earned income disregard used in computing eligibility for food stamps. Thereafter, ... |
177 | 1966_463 | MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.The Federal Power Commission has awarded Pacific Northwest Power Company (a joint venture of four private power companies) a license to construct a hydroelectric power project at High Mountain Sheep, a site on the Snake River, a mile upstream from its confluence wi... | U.S. Supreme CourtUdall v. FPC, 387 U.S. 428 (1967)Udall v. Federal Power CommissionNo. 463Argued April 11, 1967Decided June 5, 1967*387 U.S. 428SyllabusPacific Northwest Power Co. (a joint venture of four private power companies) and Washington Public Power Supply System, allegedly a "municipality," applied to the Fed... |
178 | 1984_84-468 | JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.A Texas city denied a special use permit for the operation of a group home for the mentally retarded, acting pursuant to a municipal zoning ordinance requiring permits for such homes. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that mental retardation is a "quasi-su... | U.S. Supreme CourtCleburne v. Cleburne Living Ctr., 473 U.S. 432 (1985)City of Cleburne, Texas v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.No. 84-468Argued March 18, 1985Reargued April 23, 1985Decided July 1, 1985473 U.S. 432SyllabusRespondent Cleburne Living Center, Inc. (CLC), which anticipated leasing a certain building for the ... |
179 | 1994_94-688 | state law, it also held that petitioners were not entitled to declaratory or injunctive relief under Rev. Stat. § 1979, 42 U. S. C. § 1983, and, accordingly, that they could not obtain attorney's fees under 42 U. S. C. § 1988(b) (1988 ed., Supp. V). Petitioners argue that this holding violates the Supremacy Clause, U. ... | OCTOBER TERM, 1994SyllabusNATIONAL PRIVATE TRUCK COUNCIL, INC., ET AL. v. OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF OKLAHOMA No. 94-688. Argued April 18, 1995-Decided June 19, 1995In the Oklahoma state courts, petitioners successfully challenged certain state taxes as violating the "dormant" Comm... |
180 | 1982_81-1453 | JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.Schmerber v. California, 384 U. S. 757 (1966), held that a State could force a defendant to submit to a blood alcohol test without violating the defendant's Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. We now address a question left open in Schmerber, supra, at ... | U.S. Supreme CourtSouth Dakota v. Neville, 459 U.S. 553 (1983)South Dakota v. NevilleNo. 81-1453Argued December 8, 1982Decided February 22, 1983459 U.S. 553SyllabusA South Dakota statute permits a person suspected of driving while intoxicated to refuse to submit to a blood alcohol test, but authorizes revocation of the... |
181 | 1979_78-1548 | MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [Footnote 1] makes unlawful, practices, procedures, or tests that "operate to freeze' the status quo of prior discriminatory employment practices." Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U. S. 424, 401 U. S. 430. To this rule, § ... | U.S. Supreme CourtCalifornia Brewers Assn. v. Bryant, 444 U.S. 598 (1980)California Brewers Assn. v. BryantNo. 78-1548Argued November 27, 1979Decided February 20, 1980444 U.S. 598SyllabusAs an exception to the rule making it unlawful for an employer to engage in practices, procedures, or tests that operate to "freeze" ... |
182 | 1991_91-913 | JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court. The Bankruptcy Code excludes from the bankruptcy estate property of the debtor that is subject to a restriction on transfer enforceable under "applicable nonbankruptcy law." 11 U. S. C. § 541(c)(2). We must decide in this case whether an antialienation provision cont... | OCTOBER TERM, 1991SyllabusPATTERSON, TRUSTEE v. SHUMATECERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUITNo. 91-913. Argued April 20, 1992-Decided June 15, 1992Respondent Shumate was a participant in his employer's pension plan, which contained the antialienation provision required for tax qualific... |
183 | 1976_75-1812 | MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.The controversy in this case concerns the constitutionality of a Delaware statute that allows a court of that State to take jurisdiction of a lawsuit by sequestering any property of the defendant that happens to be located in Delaware. Appellants contend that the... | U.S. Supreme CourtShaffer v. Heitner, 433 U.S. 186 (1977)Shaffer v. HeitnerNo. 75-1812Argued February 22, 1977Decided June 24, 1977433 U.S. 186SyllabusAppellee, a nonresident of Delaware, filed a shareholder's derivative suit in a Delaware Chancery Court, naming as defendants a corporation and its subsidiary, as well a... |
184 | 1994_93-1525 | Kevin T. Baine argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Nicole K. Seligman, Stephen C. Rogers, and Louis R. Cohen. *JUSTICE SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court.In this case we consider whether actions of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, commonly known as Amtrak, are subject to the c... | OCTOBER TERM, 1994SyllabusLEBRON v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATIONCERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUITNo. 93-1525. Argued November 7, 1994-Decided February 21, 1995Petitioner Lebron, who creates billboard displays that comment on public issues, filed suit claiming, inter alia... |
185 | 1982_81-1802 | JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.A beeper is a radio transmitter, usually battery operated, which emits periodic signals that can be picked up by a radio receiver. In this case, a beeper was placed in a five-gallon drum containing chloroform purchased by one of respondent's codefendants. By monito... | U.S. Supreme CourtUnited States v. Knotts, 460 U.S. 276 (1983)United States v. KnottsNo. 81-1802Argued December 6, 1982Decided March 2, 1983460 U.S. 276SyllabusHaving reason to believe that one Armstrong was purchasing chloroform to be used in the manufacture of illicit drugs, Minnesota law enforcement officers arrange... |
186 | 1985_84-701 | JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.This case presents the question whether the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., together with certain regulations promulgated under its authority by the Army Corps of Engineers, authorizes the Corps to require landowners to obtain permits from the Corps befo... | U.S. Supreme CourtUnited States v. Riverside Bayview, 474 U.S. 121 (1985)United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc.No. 84-701Argued October 16, 1985Decided December 4, 1985474 U.S. 121SyllabusThe Clean Water Act prohibits any discharge of dredged or fill materials into "navigable waters" -- defined as the "waters ... |
187 | 1984_83-1015 | JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.This appeal challenges a three-judge District Court's construction and application of § 5 of the Voting Rights Act, 79 Stat. 437, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c. That section provides that certain jurisdictions, including the one in which this case arose, may not impleme... | U.S. Supreme CourtNAACP v. Hampton County, 470 U.S. 166 (1985)NAACP v. Hampton County Election CommissionNo. 83-1015Argued November 28, 1984Decided February 27, 1985470 U.S. 166SyllabusSection 5 of the Voting Rights Act provides that covered States or political subdivisions may not implement any election practices diff... |
188 | 1990_89-1836 | JUSTICE KENNEDY announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts III and VI, and an opinion with respect to Parts I, II, IV, and V in which JUSTICE MARSHALL, JUSTICE BLACKMUN, and JUSTICE STEVENS join. Page 501 U. S. 1033Hours after his client was indicted on criminal cha... | U.S. Supreme CourtGentile v. State Bar of Nevada, 501 U.S. 1030 (1991)Gentile v. State Bar of NevadaNo. 89-1836Argued April 15, 1991Decided June 27, 1991501 U.S. 1030SyllabusPetitioner Gentile, an attorney, held a press conference the day after his client, Sanders, was indicted on criminal charges under Nevada law. Si... |
189 | 1997_96-1569 | THOMAS, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.Charles Rothfeld argued the cause for petitioners. On the briefs were Thomas E. Shirley, Bruce A. Assad, and Robert J. Marchand.Harvey A. Schwartz argued the cause for respondent.With him on the brief were Siobhan M. Sweeney and Eric Schnapper. *JUSTICE THOMAS del... | OCTOBER TERM, 1997SyllabusBOGAN ET AL. v. SCOTT-HARRISCERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUITNo. 96-1569. Argued December 3, 1997-Decided March 3,1998Respondent Scott-Harris filed suit under 42 U. S. C. § 1983 against the city of Fall River, Massachusetts, petitioners Bogan (the city's ma... |
190 | 1964_138 | MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court.These consolidated cases involve claims of United Air Lines (United) and the Association for the Benefit of Non-Contract Employees of United (the Association), attacking the form of ballot that the Board intends to use in a representation election among United's empl... | U.S. Supreme CourtRailway Clerks v. Employees Ass'n, 380 U.S. 650 (1965)Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks, FreightHandlers, Express & Station Employees v. Associationfor the Benefit of Noncontract EmployeesNo. 138Argued March 4, 1965Decided April 28, 1965*380 U.S. 650SyllabusThe Brotherhood of Railway and Steam... |
191 | 1977_76-1310 | MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which MR. JUSTICE WHITE and MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST joined.The question presented is whether the news media have a constitutional right of access to a county jail, over and above that of other persons, to interview inmates and make ... | U.S. Supreme CourtHouchins v. KQED, Inc., 438 U.S. 1 (1978)Houchins v. KQED, Inc.No. 76-1310Argued November 29, 1977Decided June 26, 1978438 U.S. 1SyllabusAfter respondent broadcasting company, KQED, had been refused permission to inspect and take photographs at a portion (Little Greystone) of a county jail where a pri... |
192 | 1981_80-848 | JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.These cases arise out of an air crash that took place in Scotland. Respondent, acting as representative of the estates of several Scottish citizens killed in the accident, brought wrongful death actions against petitioners that were ultimately transferred to the Unit... | U.S. Supreme CourtPiper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, 454 U.S. 235 (1981)Piper Aircraft Co. v. ReynoNo. 8048Argued October 14, 1981Decided December 8, 1981*454 U.S. 235SyllabusRespondent, as representative of the estates of several citizens and residents of Scotland who were killed in an airplane crash in Scotland during a ch... |
193 | 1994_93-1251 | ever she disagreed with any anouncements or changes in GAAP and wished to depart from them. Pp. 100-102.(a) GAAP does not necessarily reflect economic reality, and its conservative orientation in guiding judgments and estimates ill serves Medicare reimbursement and its mandate to avoid cross-subsidization. pp. 100-101.... | OCTOBER TERM, 1994SyllabusSHALALA, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES v. GUERNSEY MEMORIAL HOSPITALCERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUITNo.93-1251. Argued October 31, 1994-Decided March 6,1995After the refinancing of its bonded debt resulted in a "defeasance" loss for accounting pur... |
194 | 1955_8 | MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.Petitioners brought suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, seeking Page 350 U. S. 62 recovery under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), for damages alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the Co... | U.S. Supreme CourtIndian Towing Co., Inc. v. United States, 350 U.S. 61 (1955)Indian Towing Co., Inc. v. United StatesNo. 8Argued February 10, 1955Affirmed by an equally divided Court April 11, 1955Rehearing granted May 16, 1955Reargued October 13, 1955Decided November 21, 1955350 U.S. 61SyllabusIf the Coast Guard is n... |
195 | 1977_76-1471 | (a) The regulations, which are designed to promote diversification of the mass media as a whole, are based on public interest goals that the FCC is authorized to pursue. As long as the regulations are not an unreasonable means for seeking to achieve those goals, they fall within the FCC's general rulemaking authority ... | U.S. Supreme CourtFCC v. National Citizens Committee, 436 U.S. 775 (1978)Federal Communications Commission v.National Citizens Committee for BroadcastingNo. 76-1471Argued January 16, 1978Decided June 12, 1978*436 U.S. 775CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSFOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUITSyllabusAfter a... |
196 | 1966_101 | MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.The question presented by this case is whether the Court of Appeals exceeded its authority as a reviewing court by postponing the operation of a Federal Trade Commission cease and desist order against respondent until an investigation should be made of alleged... | U.S. Supreme CourtFTC v. Universal-Rundle Corp., 387 U.S. 244 (1967)Federal Trade Commission v. Universal-Rundle Corp.No. 101Argued March 13, 1967Decided May 29, 1967387 U.S. 244SyllabusAfter hearings on a complaint charging respondent with violations of the price discrimination provisions of the Clayton Act, § 2(a) as... |
197 | 1978_77-920 | MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.This case, as it comes to us, presents two federal income tax issues. One has to do with inventory accounting. The other relates to a bad debt reserve.The Inventory Issue. In 1964, petitioner Thor Power Tool Co. (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the taxpaye... | U.S. Supreme CourtThor Power Tool v. Commissioner, 439 U.S. 522 (1979)Thor Power Tool v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueNo. 77-920Argued November 1, 1978Decided January 16, 1979439 U.S. 522SyllabusInventory accounting for tax purposes is governed by §§ 446 and 471 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Section 446 pro... |
198 | 1996_96-5955 | General Richard, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, James A. Feldman, and Deborah Watson. *JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.In Wilson v. Arkansas, 514 U. S. 927 (1995), we held that the Fourth Amendment incorporates the common-law requirement that police officers entering a dwelling must knock on the d... | OCTOBER TERM, 1996SyllabusRICHARDS v. WISCONSINCERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN No. 96-5955. Argued March 24, 1997-Decided April 28, 1997In Wilson v. Arkansas, 514 U. S. 927, this Court held that the Fourth Amendment incorporates the common-law requirement that police knock on a dwelling's door and announce... |
199 | 1976_75-811 | BURGER, C.J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which BLACKMUN and REHNQUIST, JJ., joined, post, p. 430 U. S. 384.MR. JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.Respondent is in custody pursuant to a sentence imposed by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. [Foo... | U.S. Supreme CourtSwain v. Pressley, 430 U.S. 372 (1977)Swain v. PressleyNo. 75-811Argued January 19, 1977Decided March 22, 1977430 U.S. 372SyllabusRespondent, in custody pursuant to a sentence imposed by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, applied in the United States District Court for the District of Col... |
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