Category: 1971

29 L.Ed.2d 406 91 S.Ct. 1763 403 U.S. 190 UNITED STATES et al., Petitioners,v.Anne Goyne MITCHELL et al. No. 798. Argued April 20, 1971. Decided June 7, 1971. Syllabus A married woman domiciled in Louisiana, where under state law the wife has a present vested interest in community property equal to that of her husband, […]

403 U.S. 207 91 S.Ct. 1772 29 L.Ed.2d 418 Stella CONNELL, Appellant,v.James M. HIGGINBOTHAM et al. No. 79. Argued Nov. 19, 1970. Decided June 7, 1971. Sanford Jay Rosen, Austin, Tex., for appellant. Stephen Marc Slepin, Tallahassee, Fla., for appellees. PER CURIAM. 1 This is an appeal from an action commenced in the United States […]

403 U.S. 1 91 S.Ct. 1889 29 L.Ed.2d 273 A. T. GORDON et al., Petitioners,v.Granville H. LANCE et al. No. 96. Argued Jan. 18, 1971. Decided June 7, 1971. Syllabus West Virginia’s constitutional and statutory requirement that political subdivisions may not incur bonded indebtedness or increase tax rates beyond those established by the State Constitution […]

403 U.S. 108 91 S.Ct. 1803 29 L.Ed.2d 352 Herbert L. ELY, Individually and as Chairman of the Democratic Party of Arizona, Appellant,v.Gary Peter KLAHR et al. No. 548. Argued March 23, 1971. Decided June 7, 1971. Philip J. Shea, Phoenix, Ariz., for appellant. John M. McGowan, II, Phoenix, Ariz., for appellees. Mr. Justice WHITE […]

402 U.S. 99 91 S.Ct. 1319 28 L.Ed.2d 625 William Ward EHLERT, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 120. Argued Jan. 13, 1971. Decided April 21, 1971. Syllabus The refusal of petitioner’s local board to reopen his classification and pass on his conscientious objector claim, made after mailing of his induction notice but before induction, on the basis […]

402 U.S. 916 91 S.Ct. 1368 28 L.Ed.2d 658 2,606.84 ACRES OF LAND IN TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, andFrank Corn, et al.v.UNITED STATES. No. 1316. Supreme Court of the United States April 19, 1971 Rehearing Denied June 7, 1971. See 403 U.S. 912, 91 S.Ct. 2203. On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United […]

402 U.S. 962 91 S.Ct. 1630 29 L.Ed.2d 128 Tina DEALv.CINCINNATI BOARD OF EDUCATION. No. 5210. Supreme Court of the United States May 3, 1971 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals of the Sixth Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied since it was untimely […]

29 L.Ed.2d 145 91 S.Ct. 1641 402 U.S. 978 Othello WASHINGTON et ux.v.UNITED STATES. No. 11. Supreme Court of the United States May 17, 1971 Rehearing Denied June 21, 1971. See 403 U.S. 940, 91 S.Ct. 2242. On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Petition […]

402 U.S. 673 91 S.Ct. 1752 29 L.Ed.2d 256 UNITED STATES, Appellant,v.ARMOUR & CO. and Greyhound Corporation. No. 759. Argued April 19, 1971. Decided June 1, 1971. Syllabus The ownership of the majority of the stock of Armour & Co., a meat packer, by Greyhound Corp., which has retail food subsidiaries and accordingly engages in […]

402 U.S. 689 91 S.Ct. 2186 29 L.Ed.2d 267 Robert Kenneth DEWEYv.REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY. No. 835. Supreme Court of the United States October Term, 1970. June 1, 1971 Donald F. Oosterhouse, Grand Rapids, Mich., for petitioner. Lawrence G. Wallace, Washington, D.C., for the United States, as amicus curiae, by special leave of Court. William A. […]

402 U.S. 690 91 S.Ct. 1760 29 L.Ed.2d 268 Peggy J. CONNOR, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, et al.v.Paul B. JOHNSON et al.No. ?-. June 3, 1971. Dissenting Opinion June 4, 1971. Rehearing Denied June 14, 1971. See 403 U.S. 924, 91 S.Ct. 2220. PER CURIAM. 1 On May 14, 1971, a three-judge District Court, convened […]

402 U.S. 637 91 S.Ct. 1704 29 L.Ed.2d 233 Adolfo PEREZ et ux., Petitioners,v.David H. CAMPBELL, Superintendent, Motor Vehicle Division, Arizona Highway Department, et al. No. 5175. Argued Jan. 19, 1971. Decided June 1, 1971. Syllabus The provision that ‘discharge in bankruptcy following the rendering of any such judgment (as a result of an automobile […]

402 U.S. 62 91 S.Ct. 1294 28 L.Ed.2d 601 UNITED STATES, Appellant,v.Milan VUITCH. No. 84. Argued Jan. 12, 1971. Decided April 21, 1971. Samuel Huntington for appellant. Joseph L. Nellis and Norman Dorsen, New York City, for appellee. Mr. Justice BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.* 1 Appellee Milan Vuitch, a licensed physician, was […]

402 U.S. 622 91 S.Ct. 1723 29 L.Ed.2d 222 Louis S. NELSON, Warden, Petitioner,v.Joe J. B. O’NEIL. No. 336. Argued March 24, 1971. Decided June 1, 1971. Syllabus Respondent and one Runnels were charged with committing various crimes and at their joint trial offered an alibi defense. A police officer testified that Runnels had orally […]

402 U.S. 558 91 S.Ct. 1697 29 L.Ed.2d 178 UNITED STATES, Appellant,v.INTERNATIONAL MINERALS & CHEMICAL CORP. No. 557. Argued April 26, 1971. Decided June 1, 1971. Syllabus Appellee was charged by information with shipping sulfuric and hydrofluosilicic acids in interstate commerce and that it ‘did knowingly fail to show on the shipping papers the required […]

402 U.S. 570 91 S.Ct. 1731 29 L.Ed.2d 187 CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Petitioner,v.UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION. No. 189. Argued Jan. 18, 1971. Decided June 1, 1971. Syllabus Petitioner railroad brought this suit (after formal procedures of the Railway Labor Act had been exhausted) to enjoin a threatened strike by respondent Union, charging that […]

402 U.S. 600 91 S.Ct. 1746 29 L.Ed.2d 206 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner,v.The NATURAL GAS UTILITY DISTRICT OF HAWKINS COUNTY, TENNESSEE. No. 785. Argued April 20, 1971. Decided June 1, 1971. Syllabus In this unfair labor practice proceeding under the Labor Management Relations Act respondent contended that it was not an ’employer’ but came […]

402 U.S. 611 91 S.Ct. 1686 29 L.Ed.2d 214 Dennis COATES et al., Appellants,v.CITY OF CINCINNATI. No. 117. Argued Jan. 11, 1971. Decided June 1, 1971. Syllabus Cincinnati, Ohio, ordinance making it a criminal offense for ‘three or more persons to assemble * * * on any of the sidewalks * * * and there […]

402 U.S. 530 91 S.Ct. 1580 29 L.Ed.2d 85 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Raymond J. RYAN. No. 758. Argued April 26, 1971. Decided May 24, 1971. Syllabus District Court’s order denying respondent’s motion to quash a grand jury subpoena duces tecum requiring the production of records under his control in Kenya was not final and therefore not […]

402 U.S. 535 91 S.Ct. 1586 29 L.Ed.2d 90 Paul J. BELL, Jr., Petitioner,v.R. H. BURSON, Director, Georgia Department of Public Safety. No. 5586. Argued March 23, 1971. Decided May 24, 1971. Syllabus Georgia’s Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, which provides that the motor vehicle registration and driver’s license of an uninsured motorist involved in […]