Category: 1972

406 U.S. 797 92 S.Ct. 1899 32 L.Ed.2d 499 Melvin LAIRD, Secretary of Defense, et al., Petitioners,v.Jim Nick NELMS et al. No. 71?573. Argued April 17, 1972. Decided June 7, 1972. Rehearing Denied Oct. 10, 1972. See 93 S.Ct. 95. Syllabus Damage from sonic boom caused by military planes, where no negligence was shown either […]

406 U.S. 813 92 S.Ct. 1931 32 L.Ed.2d 511 Earnest James AIKENS, Jr., Petitioner,v.State of CALIFORNIA. No. 68?5027. Argued Jan. 17, 1972. Decided June 7, 1972. Anthony G. Amsterdam, Stanford, Cal., for petitioner. Ronald M. George, Los Angeles, Cal., for respondent. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner in this case, which has been orally argued and is […]

406 U.S. 715 92 S.Ct. 1845 32 L.Ed.2d 435 Theon JACKSON, Petitioner,v.State of INDIANA. No. 70?5009. Argued Nov. 18, 1971. Decided June 7, 1972. Syllabus The Indiana procedure for pretrial commitment of incompetent criminal defendants set forth in Ind.Ann.Stat. ? 9?1706a provides that a trial judge with ‘reasonable ground’ to believe the defendant to be […]

406 U.S. 759 92 S.Ct. 1808 32 L.Ed.2d 466 FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK, Petitioner,v.BANCO NACIONAL de CUBA. No. 70?295. Argued Feb. 22, 1972. Decided June 7, 1972. Rehearing Denied Oct. 10, 1972. See 93 S.Ct. 92. Syllabus This case involves a claim by respondent for excess collateral it had pledged with petitioner to secure a […]

406 U.S. 649 92 S.Ct. 1860 32 L.Ed.2d 390 UNITED STATES et al., Petitioners,v.MIDWEST VIDEO CORPORATION. No. 71?506. Argued April 19, 1972. Decided June 7, 1972. Rehearing Denied Oct. 10, 1972. See 93 S.Ct. 95. Syllabus The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) promulgated a rule that ‘no CATV system having 3,500 or more subscribers shall carry […]

406 U.S. 682 92 S.Ct. 1877 32 L.Ed.2d 411 Thomas KIRBY, etc., Petitioner,v.State of ILLINOIS. No. 70?5061. Argued Nov. 11, 1971. Reargued March 20 and 21, 1972. Decided June 7, 1972. Syllabus Petitioner and a companion were stopped for interrogation. When each produced, in the course of demonstrating identification, items bearing the name ‘Shard,’ they […]

406 U.S. 706 92 S.Ct. 1936 32 L.Ed.2d 428 BRUNETTE MACHINE WORKS, LTD., Petitioner,v.KOCKUM INDUSTRIES, INC. No. 70?314. Argued March 23, 1972. Decided June 7, 1972. Syllabus Title 28 U.S.C. ? 1391(d), providing that ‘(a)n alien may be sued in any district,’ embodies the long-established rule that a suit against an alien is wholly outside […]

406 U.S. 605 92 S.Ct. 1891 32 L.Ed.2d 358 Donald L. BROOKS, Petitioner,v.State of TENNESSEE. No. 71?5313. Argued March 21, 22, 1972. Decided June 7, 1972. Syllabus 1. Tennessee’s statutory requirement that a defendant in a criminal proceeding ‘desiring to testify shall do so before any other testimony for the defense is heard by the […]

406 U.S. 621 92 S.Ct. 1827 32 L.Ed.2d 369 FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Petitioner,v.LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY et al. UNITED GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY et al., Petitioners, v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO. et al. Nos. 71?1016, 71?1040. Argued April 19, 1972. Decided June 7, 1972. Syllabus When United Gas Pipe Line Co. (United), a […]

406 U.S. 487 92 S.Ct. 1710 32 L.Ed.2d 248 INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 150, AFL-CIO, Petitioner,v.FLAIR BUILDERS, INC. No. 71?41. Argued April 10, 1972. Decided May 30, 1972. Syllabus Petitioner union brought an action in June 1968 seeking damages and injunctive relief for respondent’s alleged breach of their collective-bargaining agreement, charging that respondent […]

406 U.S. 535 92 S.Ct. 1724 32 L.Ed.2d 285 Ruth J. JEFFERSON et al., Appellants,v.Burton G. HACKNEY, Commissioner of Public Welfare, et al. No. 70?5064. Argued Feb. 22, 1972. Decided May 30, 1972. Rehearing Denied Oct. 10, 1972. See 93 S.Ct. 178. Syllabus Appellants, recipients of Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC), challenge the […]

406 U.S. 583 92 S.Ct. 1716 32 L.Ed.2d 317 SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY et al., Appellants,v.John J. GILLIGAN, Governor of the State of Ohio, et al. No. 70?21. May 30, 1972. Syllabus Appellant political party, its officers, and members, attacked the constitutionality of revisions of the Ohio election code made following this Court’s decision in Socialist […]

406 U.S. 598 92 S.Ct. 1932 32 L.Ed.2d 352 Robert B. CARLESON et al., Appellants,v.Nancy REMILLARD, etc., et al. No. 70?250. Argued April 10, 1972. Decided June 7, 1972. Syllabus This is a class action for injunctive and declaratory relief by a child and mother whose husband is away from home on military duty, challenging […]

406 U.S. 498 92 S.Ct. 1749 32 L.Ed.2d 257 LAKE CARRIERS’ ASSOCIATION et al., Appellants,v.Ralph A. MacMULLAN et al. No. 71-422. Argued March 22 and 23, 1972. Decided May 30, 1972. Although Michigan authorities indicated that they would not prosecute under Michigan Watercraft Pollution Control Act of 1970 until adequate land-based pump-out facilities were available […]

406 U.S. 518 92 S.Ct. 1700 32 L.Ed.2d 273 DEEPSOUTH PACKING CO., Inc., Petitioner,v.The LAITRAM CORPORATION. No. 71?315. Argued April 11, 1972. Decided May 30, 1972. Syllabus Petitioner is not foreclosed by 35 U.S.C. ? 271(a), which proscribes the unauthorized making of any patented invention within the United States, from making the parts of shrimp […]

406 U.S. 484 92 S.Ct. 1691 32 L.Ed.2d 246 State of UTAHv.UNITED STATES of America. No. 31, Orig. Supreme Court of the United States May 22, 1972 DECREE It is ordered, adjudged and decreed that: 1. The United States of America, its departments and agencies are enjoined, subject to any regulations which the Congress may […]

406 U.S. 441 92 S.Ct. 1653 32 L.Ed.2d 212 Charles Joseph KASTIGAR and Michael Gorean Stewart, Petitioners,v.UNITED STATES. No. 70?117. Argued Jan. 11, 1972. Decided May 22, 1972. Rehearing Denied June 26, 1972. See 408 U.S. 931, 92 S.Ct. 2478. Syllabus The United States can compel testimony from an unwilling witness who invokes the Fifth […]

406 U.S. 472 92 S.Ct. 1670 32 L.Ed.2d 234 Joseph Arthur ZICARELLI, Appellant,v.The NEW JERSEY STATE COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION. No. 69?4. Argued Jan. 11, 1972. Decided May 22, 1972. Syllabus After appellant invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer questions concerning organized crime, racketeering, and political corruption in Long Branch, New Jersey, appellee Commission […]

406 U.S. 482 92 S.Ct. 1677 32 L.Ed.2d 243 Albert SARNO and Chris Cardi, Petitioners,v.ILLINOIS CRIME INVESTIGATING COMMISSION. No. 70?7. Argued Jan. 11, 1972. Decided May 22, 1972. Frank G. Whalen, Chicago, Ill., for petitioners. Joel M. Flaum, Chicago, Ill., for respondent. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioners were ordered to testify before the Illinois Crime Investigating […]

406 U.S. 404 92 S.Ct. 1628 32 L.Ed.2d 184 Robert APODACA et al., Petitioners,v.OREGON. No. 69?5046. Argued March 1, 1971. Reargued Jan. 10, 1972. Decided May 22, 1972. Syllabus Petitioners, who were found guilty of committing felonies, by less-than-unanimous jury verdicts, which are permitted under Oregon law in noncapital cases, claim that their convictions, upheld […]