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200 | affirmed | <p>Roger C. Redhail, a Wisconsin minor, fathered a child. A court ordered him to pay child support. Two years later, he applied for a marriage license in Milwaukee County. His application was denied by County Clerk Thomas E. Zablocki who declined to issue the license under a state statute on the ground that Redhail owe... | False | 51727 | 557 | 8 | majority opinion | 76-879 | Zablocki | Zablocki v. Redhail | Civil Rights | 1 | Redhail | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-879 |
201 | reversed | <p>The petitioners, a class of female employees of the Department of Social Services and the Board of Education of the City of New York, sued their employers for depriving them of their constitutional rights. The employers required pregnant women to take unpaid leaves of absence before there was any medical reason to d... | True | 51732 | 785 | 7 | majority opinion | 75-1914 | Jane Monell, et al. | Monell v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York | Civil Rights | 2 | Department of Social Services of the City of New York, et al. | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/75-1914 |
202 | reversed | <p>In 1972, the Alaska Legislature passed the Local Hire Under State Leases Act which required "all oil and gas leases [and other activities related to this industry] to which the state is a party" include provisions for the preferential hiring of Alaska residents over non-residents. To administer the law, residents we... | True | 51729 | 506 | 9 | majority opinion | 77-324 | Hicklin | Hicklin v. Orbeck | Civil Rights | 0 | Orbeck | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/77-324 |
203 | reversed | <p>Paul Lewis Hayes was charged with forgery, an offense which carried a two-to-ten-year prison sentence. During plea negotiations, the prosecutor offered to pursue a five year sentence if Hayes would plead guilty. However, the prosecutor also stated that he would seek an indictment under the Kentucky Habitual Crime Ac... | True | 51731 | 574 | 5 | majority opinion | 76-1334 | Bordenkircher | Bordenkircher v. Hayes | Criminal Procedure | 4 | Hayes | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-1334 |
204 | reversed/remanded | <p>A Landmark Communications newspaper, <em>The Virginian Pilot,</em> published an article regarding the Virginia Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission's investigation into a state judge. The article, which was accurate, violated a Virginia law that prohibited the release of information from Commission hearings. Landm... | True | 51736 | 515 | 7 | majority opinion | 76-1450 | Landmark Communications Inc. | Landmark Communications, Inc. v. Virginia | First Amendment | 0 | Virginia | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-1450 |
205 | reversed/remanded | <p>This case arose when two Philadelphia police officers pulled over the defendant, Harry Mimms, for driving with an expired license plate. After asking Mimms to exit the car, the officers noticed an unusual bulge underneath his jacket. One of the officers searched Mimms and discovered a loaded .38-caliber revolver. Mi... | True | 51734 | 1111 | 6 | per curiam | 76-1830 | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania v. Mimms | Criminal Procedure | 3 | Harry Mimms | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-1830 |
206 | reversed/remanded | <p>During school hours on January 23, 1974, the principal of the Chicago Vocational High School saw Jarius Piphus, then a freshman, standing on school property sharing an irregularly shaped cigarette with another student. The principal saw a pack of the cigarettes change hands and believed he smelled marijuana. When th... | True | 51735 | 1979 | 8 | majority opinion | 76-1149 | John D. Carey, et al. | Carey v. Piphus | Civil Rights | 0 | Jarius Piphus, et al. | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-1149 |
207 | reversed | <p>During a Writers Guild of America strike, certain supervisor union-member employees continued to work as representatives for collective-bargaining and grievance-adjustments for their employers, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. These union members undertook no writing functions, as the writing contract was the b... | True | 51746 | 1219 | 5 | majority opinion | 76-1121 | American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. | American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. | Unions | 4 | Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-1121 |
208 | affirmed | <p>On January 21, 1970, Tyler’s Auction, a furniture store in Oakland County, Michigan, caught fire shortly before midnight. The building was leased to Loren Tyler, who ran the business with Robert Tompkins. When Fire Chief See arrived on the scene, he was informed that two plastic containers of flammable liquid were f... | False | 51754 | 1890 | 7 | majority opinion | 76-1608 | Michigan | Michigan v. Tyler | Criminal Procedure | 1 | Loren Tyler and Robert Tompkins | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-1608 |
209 | affirmed | <p>Maryland observed oil producer-operated stations receiving favorable rates from producers and refiners. In response, Maryland passed a statute prohibiting oil producers or refiners from operating gasoline stations within the state and requiring producers and refiners extend temporary price cuts to the stations they ... | False | 51759 | 485 | 7 | majority opinion | 77-10 | Exxon Corporation et al. | Exxon Corporation v. Governor of Maryland | Economic Activity | 1 | Governor of Maryland et al. | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/77-10 |
210 | vacated/remanded | <p>Following a failed attempt by the Department of Agriculture to revoke or suspend his commodity futures commission company's registration, Arthur Economou sought damages against Earl Butz and several other federal administrative officials for wrongful initiation of administrative proceedings. On appeal from an advers... | True | 51756 | 568 | 5 | majority opinion | 76-709 | Butz | Butz v. Economou | Economic Activity | 4 | Economou | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-709 |
211 | affirmed | <p>Edmund Foley applied for a position as a New York state trooper. Although Foley was a legally admitted resident alien, state officials refused to permit him to take the examination. New York authorities relied on a statute providing that "no person shall be appointed to the. . .state police force unless he shall be ... | False | 51763 | 357 | 6 | majority opinion | 76-839 | Foley | Foley v. Connelie | Civil Rights | 3 | Connelie | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-839 |
212 | reversed/remanded | <p>Ballew was found in violation of a misdemeanor for exhibiting an obscene motion picture film. In the Criminal Court of Fulton County, a jury of five persons was selected and sworn to hear the case.</p> | True | 51767 | 205 | 9 | plurality opinion | 76-761 | Ballew | Ballew v. Georgia | Criminal Procedure | 0 | Georgia | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-761 |
213 | affirmed | <p>In 1967, Congress appropriated funds to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to build the Tellico Dam. In 1973 Congress passed the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which protected certain species classified as “endangered”. The Secretary of the Interior declared the Snail Darter endangered. The area of the Tellico D... | False | 51775 | 1028 | 6 | majority opinion | 76-1701 | Tennessee Valley Authority | Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill | Economic Activity | 3 | Hiram G. Hill | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-1701 |
214 | affirmed | <p>In 1970, Congress imposed an annual registration tax on all civil aircraft that fly in the navigable airspace of the United States. The state of Massachusetts owned and utilized a helicopter for the purpose of patrolling highways and fulfilling other police duties. When Massachusetts refused to pay the tax, the fede... | False | 51778 | 467 | 6 | majority opinion | 76-1500 | Massachusetts | Massachusetts v. United States | Federalism | 2 | United States | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-1500 |
215 | reversed | <p>Several faculty members of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Medical School expressed dissatisfaction with the clinical performance of Charlotte Horowitz, a medical student. The Council of Evaluation (Council), a faculty-student body that recommends various actions including probation and dismissal, recommended... | True | 51784 | 1264 | 6 | majority opinion | 76-695 | Board of Curators of the University of Missouri | Board of Curators of the University of Missouri v. Horowitz | Due Process | 3 | Charlotte Horowitz | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-695 |
216 | reversed/remanded | <p>An Ohio law required that individuals found guilty of aggravated murder be given the death penalty. The death penalty was mandatory unless: 1) the victim had induced the offense, 2) the offense was committed under duress or coercion, or 3) the offense was a product of mental deficiencies. Sandra Lockett, who had enc... | True | 51786 | 481 | 7 | plurality opinion | 76-6997 | Lockett | Lockett v. Ohio | Criminal Procedure | 1 | Ohio | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-6997 |
217 | affirmed | <p>The New York City Landmarks Preservation Law of 1965 empowered the city to designate certain structures and neighborhoods as "landmarks" or "landmark sites." Penn Central, which owned the Grand Central Terminal (opened in 1913), was not allowed to construct a multistory office building above it.</p> | False | 51789 | 304 | 6 | majority opinion | 77-444 | Penn Central Transportation Company | Penn Central Transportation Company v. New York City | Due Process | 3 | New York City | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/77-444 |
218 | affirmed | <p>Litigation challenging the conditions in the Arkansas prison system began in 1969. In evaluating the diet and sleeping arrangements of the inmates, the physical condition of cells, and the behavior of prison guards (some of whom were inmates who had been issued guns), a District Court called the conditions which inm... | False | 51793 | 585 | 5 | majority opinion | 76-1660 | Hutto | Hutto v. Finney | Attorneys | 4 | Finney | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-1660 |
219 | affirmed | <p>Beth Israel Hospital, a nonprofit hospital, had a rule that prohibited employees from soliciting and distributing literature except in sanctioned areas such as certain employee locker rooms and restrooms. An employee distributing a pro-union newsletter in the employee cafeteria was informed that she had violated the... | False | 51790 | 1164 | 9 | majority opinion | 77-152 | Beth Israel Hospital | Beth Israel Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board | Unions | 0 | National Labor Relations Board | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/77-152 |
220 | reversed | <p>A catalytic converter is a device that removes pollutants during the refining of oil. In order to function effectively, it must operate within certain temperature and pressure ranges (“alarm limits”) that fluctuate during the conversion process. Dale R. Flook applied for a patent on a method of adjusting alarm limit... | True | 51798 | 922 | 6 | majority opinion | 77-642 | Lutrelle F. Parker, Acting Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks | Parker v. Flook | Economic Activity | 3 | Dale R. Flook | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/77-642 |
221 | affirmed | <p>In its licensing system for elk-hunters, the state of Montana required nonresidents to pay a substantially higher fee than residents for a hunting permit.</p> | False | 51797 | 162 | 6 | majority opinion | 76-1150 | Baldwin | Baldwin v. Fish and Game Commission of Montana | Civil Rights | 3 | Fish and Game Commission of Montana | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-1150 |
222 | reversed/remanded | <p>Since its first state Constitution in 1796, Tennessee has had a statute that prohibited ministers from serving as legislators. In 1977, Paul A. McDaniel, a Baptist minister, filed as a candidate for the state constitutional convention. Another candidate, Selma Cash Paty, sued for a declaratory judgment that McDaniel... | True | 51800 | 840 | 8 | plurality opinion | 76-1427 | Paul A. McDaniel | McDaniel v. Paty | First Amendment | 0 | Selma Cash Paty, et al. | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-1427 |
223 | <p>Channel Islands National Monument is a nationally designated area off the coast of California, including Anacapa and Santa Barbara Islands. In 1949, President Harry S Truman issued a proclamation that extended the boundary of the National Monument within one nautical mile of the islands.</p> | 51803 | 296 | 5 | majority opinion | 5-orig | United States | United States v. California | 3 | California | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/5-orig | |||
224 | reversed | <p>In 1971, officers of the Palo Alto, California, Police Department obtained a warrant to search the main office of The Stanford Daily, the student newspaper at the university. It was believed that The Stanford Daily had pictures of a violent clash between a group of protesters and the police; the pictures were needed... | True | 51804 | 692 | 5 | majority opinion | 76-1484 | Zurcher | Zurcher v. Stanford Daily | Criminal Procedure | 3 | Stanford Daily | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-1484 |
225 | <p>Estelle Jacobs was accused of threatening to harm a man who owed a substantial gambling debt to her employer, a collections agency. Unbeknownst to her, the phone call in which she made the threat was recorded. The Federal Bureau of Investigations contacted Jacobs and informed of her Miranda rights during questioning... | False | 51811 | 964 | 9 | per curiam | 76-1193 | United States | United States v. Jacobs | Judicial Power | 0 | Estelle Jacobs (aka Mrs. Kramer) | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-1193 | |
226 | reversed | <p>During a mid-afternoon weekly broadcast, a New York radio station aired George Carlin's monologue, "Filthy Words." Carlin spoke of the words that could not be said on the public airwaves. His list included shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits. The station warned listeners that the monologue inc... | True | 51820 | 514 | 5 | majority opinion | 77-528 | Federal Communications Commission | Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation | First Amendment | 4 | Pacifica Foundation | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/77-528 |
227 | reversed/remanded | <p>KQED Inc., owner of a number of licensed television and radio broadcasting stations, requested permission to inspect and take pictures of the Alameda County Jail at Santa Rita. KQED sought to investigate a recent suicide that had occurred at the facility. Houchins, the Sheriff of Alameda County, denied access to the... | True | 51823 | 332 | 4 | plurality opinion | 76-1310 | Houchins | Houchins v. KQED Inc. | First Amendment | 3 | KQED Inc. | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-1310 |
228 | reversed | <p>On June 13, 1973, Shirley Brooks and her family were evicted from their apartment in Mount Vernon, New York. The city marshal arranged for Flagg Bros., Inc. to store the Brooks' furniture in their warehouse, and informed Ms. Brooks of the cost. Although she objected, she allowed the workers to remove her furniture t... | True | 51831 | 994 | 5 | majority opinion | 77-25 | Flagg Bros., Inc., et al. | Flagg Bros., Inc. v. Brooks | Civil Rights | 3 | Shirley Herriott Brooks, et al. | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/77-25 |
229 | reversed | <p>In 1974, Minnesota adopted legislation which required private employers to pay a fee if they terminated employee pension plans or if they moved their offices from the state, leaving insufficient funds to cover pensions for ten-year employees. This law affected Allied Structural Steel as the company began closing off... | True | 51833 | 615 | 5 | majority opinion | 77-747 | Allied Structural Steel Company | Allied Structural Steel Company v. Spannaus | Economic Activity | 3 | Spannaus | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/77-747 |
230 | reversed | <p>A New Jersey law prohibited the importation of most "solid or liquid waste which originated or was collected outside the territorial limits of the State."</p> | True | 51844 | 162 | 7 | majority opinion | 77-404 | City of Philadelphia | City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey | Economic Activity | 2 | New Jersey | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/77-404 |
231 | affirmed | <p>In 1972, twenty one states were members of the Multistate Tax Compact, a body formed by states to assist them in formulating and administering tax law relating to multistate businesses. The Compact had not received congressional approval.</p> | False | 51849 | 246 | 7 | majority opinion | 76-635 | United States Steel Corporation | United States Steel Corporation v. Multistate Tax Commission | Federalism | 2 | Multistate Tax Commission | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-635 |
232 | reversed/remanded | <p>On June 1, 1975, three men entered a restaurant in Little Rock, Arkansas, and proceeded to rob and terrorize the five employees. The two female employees were raped. The ensuing police investigation resulted in the arrest of the Winston Holloway, Ray Lee Welch, and Gary Don Campbell. On July 29, 1975, the three defe... | True | 51852 | 1005 | 6 | majority opinion | 76-5856 | Winston M. Holloway, et al. | Holloway v. Arkansas | Civil Rights | 3 | State of Arkansas | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-5856 |
233 | affirmed | <p>Allan Bakke, a thirty-five-year-old white man, had twice applied for admission to the University of California Medical School at Davis. He was rejected both times. The school reserved sixteen places in each entering class of one hundred for "qualified" minorities, as part of the university's affirmative action progr... | False | 51853 | 725 | 5 | plurality opinion | 76-811 | Regents of the University of California | Regents of the University of California v. Bakke | Civil Rights | 4 | Allan Bakke | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/76-811 |
234 | vacated/remanded | <p>A class of female employees of the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power sued the department because they were forced to make larger contributions to the employee pension plan than their male colleagues. The department determined that, because women live longer than men, the women cost the company more i... | True | 51873 | 1149 | 6 | majority opinion | 76-1810 | City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, et al. | City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power v. Manhart | Civil Rights | 2 | Marie Manhart, et al. | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-1810 |
235 | affirmed | <p>Canadian Javelin, Ltd. (CJL) allegedly distributed false and misleading press releases regarding its business activities. In response, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) exercised its authority ostensibly under § 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, suspending the trading of securities of the comp... | False | 51874 | 849 | 9 | majority opinion | 76-1607 | Securities and Exchange Commission | Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sloan | Economic Activity | 0 | Samuel H. Sloan | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-1607 |
236 | affirmed | <p>In February 1974, 18-years-olds Carol McClintock and Wanda Lou Holbert were seriously injured when an uninsured motorist hit the vehicle McClintock was driving in their hometown of Montville, Ohio. When Albert Ohralik, a local attorney, learned of the accident, he visited McClintock in the hospital and offered to re... | False | 51875 | 1186 | 8 | majority opinion | 76-1650 | Albert Ohralik | Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn. | Attorneys | 0 | Ohio State Bar Assn. | 1977 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1977/76-1650 |
237 | reversed | <p>Susan Norwick and Tarja Dachinger were both foreign nationals who had resided in the United States for many years and were married to United States citizens. Both were eligible for citizenship, but had refused to apply. Both had applied for certification as public school teachers in New York State. New York law proh... | True | 51878 | 642 | 5 | majority opinion | 76-808 | Gordon M. Ambach | Ambach v. Norwick | Civil Rights | 4 | Susan M. W. Norwick and Tarja U. K. Dachinger | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/76-808 |
238 | reversed | <p>On December 9, 1977, El Paso Police Officers Venegas and Sotelo were cruising in a patrol car. At 12:45 p.m., they observed Zackary C. Brown and another man leaving an alley in opposite directions. The alley was in an area known for a high incidence of drug traffic. The officers believed the situation was suspicious... | True | 51882 | 1123 | 9 | majority opinion | 77-6673 | Zackary C. Brown | Brown v. Texas | Criminal Procedure | 0 | Texas | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/77-6673 |
239 | reversed | <p>Anthony Herbert was a retired Army officer who served in Vietnam. While in Vietnam, he accused superior officers of covering up atrocities that American troops had committed. The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) produced and broadcast a documentary of the petitioner's story. Herbert sued for libel arguing that the... | True | 51884 | 661 | 6 | majority opinion | 77-1105 | Herbert | Herbert v. Lando | First Amendment | 3 | Lando | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/77-1105 |
240 | affirmed | <p>Scott was convicted in a bench trial of shoplifting and fined $50. The statute applicable to his case set the maximum penalty at a $500 fine and/or one year in jail.</p> | False | 51886 | 173 | 5 | majority opinion | 77-1177 | Scott | Scott v. Illinois | Criminal Procedure | 4 | Illinois | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/77-1177 |
241 | affirmed | <p>A West Virginia statute made it a crime for a newspaper to publish, without approval of juvenile court, the name of any youth charged as a juvenile offender.</p> | False | 51889 | 165 | 8 | majority opinion | 78-482 | Smith | Smith v. Daily Mail Publishing Company | First Amendment | 0 | Daily Mail Publishing Company | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-482 |
242 | reversed/remanded | <p>A New York State police investigator bought two films from Lo-Ji Sales, Inc.’s Adult Store. After viewing the videos, he took them to the Town Justice, who determined that the films violated state obscenity laws. The Justice issued a warrant authorizing a search of the store and seizure of other copies of the two fi... | True | 51888 | 1250 | 9 | majority opinion | 78-511 | Lo-Ji Sales, Inc. | Lo-Ji Sales, Inc. v. New York | Criminal Procedure | 0 | New York | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-511 |
243 | reversed in-part/remanded | <p>Burch was found guilty by a nonunanimous six-member jury of showing obscene films. The court imposed a suspended prison sentence of two consecutive seven-month terms and fined him $1,000.</p> | True | 51897 | 195 | 9 | majority opinion | 78-90 | Burch | Burch v. Louisiana | Criminal Procedure | 0 | Louisiana | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-90 |
244 | reversed/remanded | <p>After he collided with a motorcycle in Acton, Massachusetts, Donald Montrym was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol (“DUI”). A state court later dismissed the DUI charges, but the Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles suspended Montrym’s driver’s license for ninety days because Montrym had refuse... | True | 51902 | 802 | 5 | majority opinion | 77-69 | Mackey | Mackey v. Montrym | Due Process | 4 | Montrym | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/77-69 |
245 | affirmed | <p>Local police in Little Rock, Arkansas received a tip that an individual would be arriving at the airport with a suitcase containing a significant quantity of marijuana. Upon arriving, the suspect retrieved his suitcase and left in a taxi. The police officers pursued and stopped the taxi, and ordered the driver to op... | False | 51912 | 495 | 7 | majority opinion | 77-1497 | Arkansas | Arkansas v. Sanders | Criminal Procedure | 2 | Sanders | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/77-1497 |
246 | reversed/remanded | <p>New York City police suspected Theodore Payton of murdering a gas station manager. The police forcibly entered Payton's home thinking he was there (he was not) and found evidence connecting Payton to the crime, which was introduced at Payton's trial. The police lacked an arrest warrant when they entered his home. Ho... | True | 51913 | 1119 | 6 | majority opinion | 78-5420 | Payton | Payton v. New York | Criminal Procedure | 3 | New York | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-5420 |
247 | vacated/remanded | <p>On December 12, 1976, Roosevelt Green, Jr. and Carzell Moore allegedly raped and murdered Teresa Allen outside Macon, Georgia. Green and Moore were tried separately, and each was convicted and sentenced to death. At Green's trial, the defense introduced the testimony of Thomas Pasby, who had testified at Moore's tri... | True | 51917 | 700 | 8 | per curiam | 78-5944 | Roosevelt Green, Jr. | Green v. Georgia | Criminal Procedure | 1 | Georgia | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-5944 |
248 | vacated/remanded | <p>This case supplements <i>Elkins v. Moreno</i>, in which Juan Carlos Moreno and other nonimmigrant aliens residing in Maryland sued the University of Maryland for failing to grant them in-state status for the purpose of tuition. They alleged violations of various federal laws and the Due Process and Equal Protection ... | True | 51916 | 995 | 9 | per curiam | 77-154 | John S. Toll, President of the University of Maryland | Toll v. Moreno | Judicial Power | 0 | Juan Carlos Moreno, et al. | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/77-154 |
249 | affirmed | <p>Curtis Parham's child and the child's mother were killed in a car accident. Parham was never married to the child's mother, but he signed the child's birth certificate and provided financial support. Parham never legitimated his child as available under Georgia law. After the child's death, Parham attempted to bring... | False | 51925 | 737 | 5 | plurality opinion | 78-3 | Parham | Parham v. Hughes | Civil Rights | 4 | Hughes | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-3 |
250 | reversed/remanded | <p>William and Lillian Orr were divorced in February 1974. William Orr was ordered to pay monthly alimony of $1,240. Lillian Orr sued William Orr for lack of payments in July 1976. Alabama's alimony statutes only required husbands to pay alimony, but not wives. William Orr challenged these statutes as unconstitutional.... | True | 51927 | 517 | 6 | majority opinion | 77-1119 | Willam Orr | Orr v. Orr | Civil Rights | 3 | Lillian Orr | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/77-1119 |
251 | reversed/remanded | <p>In early 1975, Senator William Proxmire implemented what he called the "Golden Fleece Award of the Month." The award was given out to governmental agencies which sponsored programs and research that Proxmire found to be a waste of tax dollars. One Golden Fleece went to federal agencies sponsoring the research of Ron... | True | 51930 | 668 | 8 | majority opinion | 78-680 | Hutchinson | Hutchinson v. Proxmire | First Amendment | 1 | Proxmire | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-680 |
252 | reversed/remanded | <p>A class action lawsuit challenged the legality of conditions facing pretrial detainees in a New York City correctional facility. Petitioners claimed that double-bunking, restrictions on reading materials that inmates were allowed to receive, and required cavity searches and shakedowns amounted to punishment before c... | True | 51944 | 335 | 6 | majority opinion | 77-1829 | Bell | Bell v. Wolfish | Due Process | 3 | Wolfish | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/77-1829 |
253 | reversed/remanded | <p>The Texas Department of Human Resources took custody of the children of John and Mary Sims after a teacher suspected child abuse. The Sims moved to modify the Harris County court order granting custody to the state. When they were not able to obtain and immediate hearing, the Sims filed a writ of habeas corpus. T... | True | 51948 | 1074 | 5 | majority opinion | 78-6 | Hilmar G. Moore, Raul Jimenez, Jaime Clements | Moore v. Sims | Judicial Power | 4 | John Pleasant Sims, Mary Carter Sims, Sabrina Marie Sims, Paul Edward Sims, Shawna Evette Sims | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-6 |
254 | reversed/remanded | <p>A Massachusetts law gave hiring preference to honorably discharged veterans applying for state civil service positions. Feeney, a woman who scored high on certain competitive civil service examinations, was ranked below male veterans who had lower scores.</p> | True | 51953 | 263 | 7 | majority opinion | 78-233 | Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts | Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts v. Feeney | Civil Rights | 2 | Feeney | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-233 |
255 | reversed/remanded | <p>Police arrested Michael C., a 16 year old, on suspicion of murder. Michael was already on probation and had a long history of criminal offenses. Before questioning, policed informed Michael of his Fifth Amendment rights under <i>Miranda v Arizona</i>, 384 U.S. 436(1966). Michael asked for his parole officer, but ... | True | 51954 | 881 | 5 | majority opinion | 78-334 | Kenneth F. Fare, Acting Chief Probation Officer | Fare v. Michael C. | Criminal Procedure | 4 | Michael C. | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-334 |
256 | reversed/remanded | <p>These are two consolidated cases. For 77-1546, in 1972, U. S. Attorney William Stafford, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida Stuart Carrouth, and Department of Justice Attorney Guy Goodwin conducted a grand jury investigation into a conspiracy to cause a riot in Florida. Respondents were am... | True | 51958 | 2204 | 5 | majority opinion | 77-1546 | William H. Stafford, Jr., et al. | Stafford v. Briggs | Judicial Power | 2 | John Briggs, et al. | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/77-1546 |
257 | reversed | <p>Mary Jane Martin, a tenured teacher at Harrah Independent School District, was required to earn five college credits every three years as continuing education. Martin refused to comply with this requirement and did not receive a pay increase each year her contract was renewed. The Oklahoma legislature passed a law... | True | 51966 | 1054 | 9 | per curiam | 78-443 | Harrah Independent School District, et al. | Harrah Independent School District v. Martin | Civil Rights | 0 | Mary Jane Martin | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-443 |
258 | affirmed | <p>A Delaware patrolman stopped William Prouse's car to make a routine check of his driver's license and vehicle registration. The officer had not observed any traffic violation or suspicious conduct on the part of Prouse. After stopping the car, the officer uncovered marijuana. The marijuana was later used to indict P... | False | 51975 | 331 | 8 | majority opinion | 77-1571 | Delaware | Delaware v. Prouse | Criminal Procedure | 1 | Prouse | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/77-1571 |
259 | reversed/remanded | <p>Davis, a former employee of Louisiana Congressman Otto Passman, charged Passman with violating her Fifth Amendment right to due process. Prior to the time of her firing Passman wrote a note explaining that, even though he knew Davis as an "able, energetic, and a hard, hard worker", he preferred a man to work in her ... | True | 51977 | 445 | 5 | majority opinion | 78-5072 | Davis | Davis v. Passman | Civil Rights | 4 | Passman | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-5072 |
260 | affirmed | <p>On March 5, 1976, Patricia McDonough was robbed in Baltimore, Maryland. She was able to give the police a description of the robber and the 1975 Monte Carlo she thought the robber was driving. Within a few days, she began receiving threatening phone calls that culminated in the caller telling her to stand on her por... | False | 51980 | 1833 | 5 | majority opinion | 78-5374 | Michael Lee Smith | Smith v. Maryland | Criminal Procedure | 3 | Maryland | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-5374 |
261 | reversed | <p>The United Steelworkers of America and the Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation implemented an affirmative action-based training program to increase the number of the company's black skilled craft workers. Half of the eligible positions in the training program were reserved for blacks. Weber, who was white, was ... | True | 51994 | 545 | 5 | majority opinion | 78-432 | United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO-CLC | United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO-CLC v. Weber | Civil Rights | 2 | Weber | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-432 |
262 | vacated/remanded | <p>An FBI officer read Willie Thomas Butler his rights under <i>Miranda v Arizona</i> after arresting him on a federal warrant. At Butler’s interrogation, the officer gave Butler an “Advice of Rights” form and asked him to sign it to indicate that he understood his rights. Butler refused to sign the waiver portion of... | True | 51997 | 1049 | 5 | majority opinion | 78-354 | North Carolina | North Carolina v. Butler | Criminal Procedure | 3 | Willie Thomas Butler | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-354 |
263 | vacated/remanded | <p>Vineville Presbyterian Church was organized in 1904 and first incorporated in 1939. Its property was purchased using funds contributed entirely by local church members. The year it was organized, Vineville was established as a member of the Augusta-Macon Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (“P... | True | 52008 | 1657 | 5 | majority opinion | 78-91 | R. W. Jones, Sr., et al. | Jones v. Wolf | First Amendment | 4 | Charles T. Wolf et al. | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-91 |
264 | reversed/remanded | <p>The Nebraska Board of Parole (Parole Board) procedure to determine whether an inmate was eligible for release is based on a yearly review of each inmate’s record and an informal interview in which the inmate could present letters and statements in support of his release on parole. The Parole Board would then determi... | True | 52014 | 1252 | 5 | majority opinion | 78-201 | John B. Greenholtz | Greenholtz v. Inmates of Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex | Due Process | 4 | Inmates of Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-201 |
265 | reversed/remanded | <p>Wiley L. Bolden and other residents of Mobile, Alabama brought a class action on behalf of all black citizens in Mobile. They argued that the practice of electing the City Commissioners at-large unfairly diluted the voting strength of black citizens. A district court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circu... | True | 52017 | 353 | 6 | plurality opinion | 77-1844 | City of Mobile | City of Mobile v. Bolden | 3 | Bolden | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/77-1844 | |
266 | reversed/remanded | <p>A jury convicted Billy Duren of first degree murder and first degree robbery. Duren alleged that the selection of this jury violated his Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment right to a trial by a jury chosen from a fair cross section of the community. Specifically, Jackson County allowed an automatic exemption from jury... | True | 52019 | 849 | 8 | majority opinion | 77-6067 | Billy Duren | Duren v. Missouri | Civil Rights | 1 | Missouri | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/77-6067 |
267 | reversed | <p>Section 632 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 required that members of the Foreign Service retirement system retire at 60. No mandatory retirement age was specified for employees covered by the Civil Service retirement system. Holbrook Bradley, a member of the Foreign Service retirement system, challenged the statu... | True | 52021 | 449 | 8 | majority opinion | 77-1254 | Cyrus Vance, Secretary of State et al. | Vance v. Bradley | Civil Rights | 1 | Holbrook Bradley et al. | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/77-1254 |
268 | reversed | <p>Carl Beazer and Jose Reyes were employees of the New York Transit Authority (NYTA). Both were heroin addicts undergoing methadone treatment. NYTA maintained a policy against hiring anyone using narcotics. Methadone was considered a narcotic, and both Beazer and Reyes were terminated after NYTA learned of their metha... | True | 52025 | 762 | 6 | majority opinion | 77-1427 | New York City Transit Authority | New York City Transit Authority v. Beazer | Civil Rights | 3 | Carl Beazer et al. | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/77-1427 |
269 | reversed | <p>On March 26, 1971, the proprietor of a Rochester, New York pizza parlor was killed in an attempted robbery. On August 10, 1971, the police received a lead implicating Irving Dunaway, but the lead did not provide enough information to arrest him. Nevertheless, the police brought him in for questioning. He was not tol... | True | 52028 | 1290 | 6 | majority opinion | 78-5066 | Irving Jerome Dunaway | Dunaway v. New York | Criminal Procedure | 2 | State of New York | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-5066 |
270 | reversed/remanded | <p>Frances Davis sought admission to the nursing program at Southeastern Community College, which received federal funds. Davis also suffered from a hearing disability, and was unable to understand speech without lip-reading. Davis' application was denied. She asked for reconsideration, and her application was again de... | True | 52031 | 532 | 9 | majority opinion | 78-711 | Southeastern Community College | Southeastern Community College v. Davis | Civil Rights | 0 | Frances Davis | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-711 |
271 | vacated/remanded | <p>Frank Addington was charged with “assault by threat” of his mother. His mother then filed a petition for his permanent confinement in a mental health facility. At trial, evidence was presented that Addington suffered from serious delusions, and two physicians testified that he was a psychotic schizophrenic. The jury... | True | 52035 | 1198 | 8 | majority opinion | 77-5992 | Frank O’Neal Addington | Addington v. Texas | Due Process | 0 | Texas | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/77-5992 |
272 | reversed | <p>In 1957 and 1958, Ilya Wolston’s aunt and uncle, Myra and Jack Soble, were the subject of an investigation to find Soviet intelligence agents in the United States. On one occasion, Wolston failed to respond to a subpoena and pleaded guilty to a contempt charge. The incident was publicized in newspapers, but Wolston ... | True | 52039 | 898 | 8 | majority opinion | 78-5414 | Ilya Wolston | Wolston v. Reader's Digest Association, Inc. | First Amendment | 1 | Reader's Digest Association, Inc., et al. | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-5414 |
273 | affirmed | <p>A Massachusetts law required minors to gain parental consent before having an abortion. However, if either or both of the parents refused, a judge of the superior court could allow a minor to have the procedure "for good cause shown."</p> | False | 52043 | 242 | 8 | plurality opinion | 78-329 | Bellotti | Bellotti v. Baird | Privacy | 1 | Baird | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/78-329 |
274 | affirmed | <p>Two suspects charged with murder, robbery, and grand larceny requested that the public be excluded from a pre-trial hearing concerning the admissibility of evidence. They argued that an "unabated buildup" of adverse publicity had jeopardized their ability to receive a fair trial. The request was granted by the judge... | False | 52047 | 602 | 5 | majority opinion | 77-1301 | Gannett Company, Inc. | Gannett Company, Inc. v. DePasquale | Criminal Procedure | 4 | DePasquale | 1978 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1978/77-1301 |
275 | reversed | <p>Herman Raddatz was indicted for unlawfully receiving a firearm. Before trial, he moved to suppress incriminating statements he made to police and FBI officers. The district court referred the motion to a magistrate judge for an evidentiary hearing as authorized by the Federal Magistrates Act (FMA). The Magistrate... | True | 52060 | 1130 | 5 | majority opinion | 79-8 | United States | United States v. Raddatz | Due Process | 4 | Herman Raddatz | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/79-8 |
276 | reversed/remanded | <p>In 1965, Congress established the Medicaid program, via Title XIX of the Social Security Act, to provide federal financial assistance to states that chose to reimburse certain costs of medical treatment for needy persons. Beginning in 1976, Congress passed a number of versions of the "Hyde Amendment" that severely l... | True | 52078 | 571 | 5 | majority opinion | 79-1268 | Harris | Harris v. McRae | Privacy | 4 | McRae | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/79-1268 |
277 | reversed | <p>Petitioner Vincent Chiarella worked in the composing room of Pandick Press (Pandick), a financial printer. An acquiring corporation hired Pandick to produce announcements of corporate takeover bids. Although the identities of the acquiring and target corporations were concealed, Chiarella was able to deduce the name... | True | 52079 | 1522 | 6 | majority opinion | 78-1202 | Chiarella | Chiarella v. United States | Criminal Procedure | 3 | United States | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/78-1202 |
278 | reversed | <p>After a series of mistrials in a murder case in the state of Virginia, a trial judge closed the trial to the public and the media. Defense counsel brought the closure motion; the prosecution did not object. Two reporters of Richmond Newspapers, Inc. challenged the judge's action.</p> | True | 52092 | 288 | 7 | plurality opinion | 79-243 | Richmond Newspapers Inc. | Richmond Newspapers Inc. v. Virginia | First Amendment | 1 | Virginia | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/79-243 |
279 | affirmed | <p>After genetically engineering a bacterium capable of breaking down crude oil, Ananda Chakrabarty sought to patent his creation under Title 35 U.S.C. Section 101, providing patents for people who invent or discover "any" new and useful "manufacture" or "composition of matter." On appeal from an application rejection ... | False | 52098 | 590 | 5 | majority opinion | 79-136 | Diamond | Diamond v. Chakrabarty | Economic Activity | 4 | Chakrabarty | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/79-136 |
280 | reversed/remanded | <p>Crown Simpson Pulp Company and Louisiana-Pacific Corporation operated two bleached craft pulp mills in California. The mills were granted permits by the California State Water Resources Control Board with variances from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for effluent discharge. The EPA, however, d... | True | 52095 | 749 | 9 | per curiam | 79-797 | Crown Simpson Pulp Company, et al. | Crown Simpson Pulp Company v. Costle | Economic Activity | 0 | Douglas M. Costle | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/79-797 |
281 | reversed | <p>On January 13, 1972, Randal Rush and Jeffrey Savchuk were involved in a single-car crash outside of Elkhart, Indiana. The passenger, Savchuk, was injured in the crash. In June 1973, Savchuk moved to Minnesota with his parents. He sued Rush in Minnesota district court and attempted to obtain quasi in rem jurisdiction... | True | 52096 | 743 | 7 | majority opinion | 78-952 | Randal Rush, et al. | Rush v. Savchuk | Due Process | 2 | Jeffrey Savchuk | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/78-952 |
282 | affirmed | <p>In the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, the United States granted the Sioux Indian Nation the Great Sioux Reservation, including the Black Hills of South Dakota. Congress reneged in 1877, passing an act that reclaimed the Black Hills. The Sioux Nation requested compensation in 1920. The United States Court of Claims rul... | False | 52112 | 878 | 8 | majority opinion | 79-639 | United States | United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians | Civil Rights | 1 | Sioux Nation of Indians | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/79-639 |
283 | reversed | <p>New York residents purchased a car from a Volkswagen retailer in New York. On a drive to Arizona, the residents got in a car accident while driving through Oklahoma. A defective gas tank in the car allegedly caused the accident. The residents sued the retailer and its New York based wholesale distributor in Oklah... | True | 52119 | 821 | 6 | majority opinion | 78-1078 | World Wide Volkswagen Corp., Seaway Volkswagen Inc. | World-Wide Volkwagen Corporation v. Woodson | Due Process | 3 | The Honorable Charles Woodson, District Judge of Creek County, State of Oklahoma; Key Eloise Robinson; Eva May Robinson; Harry Robinson; George Samuel Robinson | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/78-1078 |
284 | affirmed | <p>The Village of Schaumburg Illinois adopted an ordinance that prohibited charitable organizations from soliciting contributions in public areas without a permit. Permits were only granted to organizations that could demonstrate that 75 percent of their receipts were applied towards "charitable purposes." Citizens for... | False | 52125 | 602 | 8 | majority opinion | 78-1335 | Village of Schaumburg | Village of Schaumburg v. Citizens for Better Environment | First Amendment | 1 | Citizens for Better Environment | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/78-1335 |
285 | vacated/remanded | <p>After a picture identification by the victim of a robbery, Thomas J. Innis was arrested by police in Providence, Rhode Island. Innis was unarmed when arrested. Innis was advised of his Miranda rights and subsequently requested to speak with a lawyer. While escorting Innis to the station in a police car, three office... | True | 52127 | 663 | 6 | majority opinion | 78-1076 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island v. Innis | Criminal Procedure | 3 | Innis | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/78-1076 |
286 | reversed | <p>On September 25, 1975, 12 packages containing 871 boxes of films depicting homosexual activities were shipped from St. Petersburg, Florida, to Atlanta, Georgia. Though addressed to Leggs, Inc., the boxes were mistakenly delivered to the address of L’Eggs Products, Inc. Employees of L’Eggs Products opened the boxes a... | True | 52135 | 1061 | 5 | plurality opinion | 79-67 | William Walter | Walter v. United States | Criminal Procedure | 4 | United States | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/79-67 |
287 | vacated/remanded | <p>These are three consolidated cases.</p>
<p>Jasper F. Williams and Eugene F. Diamond, doctors who perform medically necessary abortions, a welfare rights organization, and Jane Doe, a woman in poverty who needed an abortion for medical reasons but not to save her life, brought a class action suit against the Director... | True | 52139 | 1783 | 5 | majority opinion | 79-4 | Jasper F. Williams, et al. | Williams v. Zbaraz | Privacy | 4 | David Zbaraz, et al. | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/79-4 |
288 | reversed/remanded | <p>Upon accepting employment in the CIA in 1968, Snepp signed an agreement with the Agency that he would not publish any information during or after his term of employment relating to the Agency's activities without first obtaining Agency approval. Snepp published a book about CIA activities in South Vietnam without fi... | False | 52142 | 467 | 6 | per curiam | 78-1871 | Snepp | Snepp v. United States | First Amendment | 3 | United States | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/78-1871 |
289 | affirmed | <p>Richard Thomas was convicted of attempted murder and committed to a mental institution for a suggested one to twenty years. The parole officials released him after five months. Five months after his release on parole, he murdered Mary Ellen Martinez, a fifteen-year-old girl. Her family, sued the parole official for ... | False | 52140 | 737 | 9 | majority opinion | 78-1268 | Martinez | Martinez v. California | Civil Rights | 0 | California | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/78-1268 |
290 | affirmed | <p>The County of Los Angeles imposed an ad valorem tax on manufactured items stored in warehouses. Sears, Roebuck and Co. paid this tax under protest and claimed an exemption from that tax for items manufactured outside the United States and imported into the United States. These items were intended for sale both in ... | False | 52147 | 780 | 4 | equally divided | 78-1577 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Sears, Roebuck and Co. v. County of Los Angeles and City of Compton | 4 | County of Los Angeles and City of Compton | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/78-1577 | |
291 | reversed | <p>The Public Service Commission of New York (PSC), in the interest of conserving energy, enacted a regulation that prohibited electric utilities from promoting electricity use. The PSC's regulation distinguished promotional advertising from informational advertising, which was permitted. Central Hudson Gas and Electri... | True | 52149 | 536 | 8 | majority opinion | 79-565 | Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation | Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation v. Public Service Commission of New York | First Amendment | 1 | Public Service Commission of New York | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/79-565 |
292 | <p>Rincon Island is artificial island off the coast of Ventura County, California and is connected to the mainland via a causeway. Additionally, there are 15 piers on the coastline. The Submerged Lands Act of 1953 granted to California all land and resources within three miles of the coastline. California and the Unite... | True | 52151 | 653 | 8 | majority opinion | 5-orig | United States | United States v. California | 0 | California | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/5_orig | ||
293 | affirmed | <p>The state of South Dakota operated a cement plant. A substantial percentage of the plant's production was sold to buyers outside the state. One such customer was Reeves, Inc., a concrete distributor in Wyoming that obtained over 90 percent of its cement from the state-run plant. In 1978, for economic reasons, the So... | False | 52162 | 475 | 5 | majority opinion | 79-677 | Reeves Inc. | Reeves Inc. v. Stake | Economic Activity | 4 | Stake | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/79-677 |
294 | affirmed | <p>In 1977, Congress enacted legislation requiring that at least 10 percent of federal funds granted for local public works programs had to be used to obtain services or supplies from businesses owned by minority group members. H. Earl Fullilove and other contractors filed suit, claiming they had been economically harm... | False | 52164 | 424 | 6 | plurality opinion | 78-1007 | Fullilove | Fullilove v. Klutznick | Civil Rights | 3 | Klutznick | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/78-1007 |
295 | vacated/remanded | <p>While working for his father’s broker-dealer firm, Peter E. Aaron was in charge of supervising sales of securities made by other employees and maintaining files on the companies that issued the securities sold by the firm. In the fall of 1974, two of Aaron’s employees began telling prospective investors that they sh... | True | 52169 | 1662 | 6 | majority opinion | 79-66 | Peter E. Aaron | Aaron v. SEC | Economic Activity | 3 | Securities and Exchange Commission | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/79-66 |
296 | reversed/remanded | <p>On January 7, 1975, police arrested Herschel Roberts in Lake County, Ohio. Roberts was charged with forgery of a check in the name of Bernard Isaacs and of possessing stolen credit cards belonging to Amy Isaacs. At the preliminary hearing on January 10, Roberts’ lawyer called the Isaacs’ daughter, Anita, as a witnes... | True | 52183 | 1214 | 6 | majority opinion | 78-756 | Ohio | Ohio v. Roberts | Criminal Procedure | 3 | Herschel Roberts | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/78-756 |
297 | affirmed | <p>Gilberto Alvez was a seaman on vacation from his regular trade. He was moonlighting for Joseph Vinal Ship Maintenance, Inc. as a harbor worker on the SS <i>Export Builder</i>, a vessel owned by American Export Lines, Inc (“AELI”). On October 13, 1972, while the SS <i>Export Builder</i> was in New York waters, the ha... | False | 52185 | 2172 | 6 | plurality opinion | 79-1 | American Export Lines, Inc. | American Export Lines, Inc. v. Alvez | Economic Activity | 3 | Gilberto Alvez, Joseph Vinal Ship Maintenance, Inc. | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/79-1 |
298 | vacated/remanded | <p>President Jimmy Carter acted without congressional approval in ending a defense treaty with Taiwan.</p> | False | 52186 | 107 | 6 | per curiam | 79-856 | Barry Goldwater et al. | Goldwater v. Carter | 3 | James Earl Carter, President of the United States, et al. | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/79-856 | |
299 | affirmed | <p>High school students seeking support for their opposition to a United Nations resolution against Zionism set up a table in PruneYard to distribute literature and solicit signatures for a petition. A security guard told them to leave since their actions violated the shopping center's regulations against "publicly exp... | False | 52187 | 345 | 9 | majority opinion | 79-289 | PruneYard Shopping Center | PruneYard Shopping Center v. Robins | Due Process | 0 | Robins | 1979 | https://api.oyez.org/cases/1979/79-289 |
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