405 U.S. 191

405 U.S. 191 92 S.Ct. 767 31 L.Ed.2d 138 Nellie SWARB et al., Appellants,v.William M. LENNOX et al. No. 70?6. Argued Nov. 9, 1971. Decided Feb. 24, 1972. Syllabus Appellants (hereafter plaintiffs), purporting to act on behalf of a class consisting of all Pennsylvania residents who signed documents containing cognovit provisions leading, or that could […]

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405 U.S. 208

405 U.S. 208 92 S.Ct. 788 31 L.Ed.2d 151 Elliot L. RICHARDSON, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, Appellant,v.Radie WRIGHT et al. Radie WRIGHT et al., Appellants, v. Elliot L. RICHARDSON et al. Nos. 70?161, 70?5211. Argued Jan. 13, 1972. Decided Feb. 24, 1972. Rehearings Denied March 27, 1972. See 405 U.S. 1033, 92 S.Ct. […]

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405 U.S. 228

405 U.S. 228 92 S.Ct. 859 31 L.Ed.2d 165 IOWA BEEF PACKERS, INC., Petitioner,v.Edward D. THOMPSON et al. No. 70?286. Feb. 29, 1972. Argued Jan. 12, 1972. Decided Feb. 29, 1972. Louis S. Goldberg, Sioux City, Iowa, for petitioner. A. Raymond Randolph, Jr., Washington, D.C., for the United States as amicus curiae, pro hac vice, […]

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405 U.S. 15

405 U.S. 15 92 S.Ct. 804 31 L.Ed.2d 1 Richard L. ROUDEBUSH, Appellant,v.R. Vance HARTKE et al. Theodore L. SENDAK, Attorney General of Indiana, Apellant, v. R. Vance HARTKE et al. Nos. 70?66, 70?67. Argued Dec. 13, 1971. Decided Feb. 23, 1972. Syllabus Incumbent Senator Hartke was certified by the Indiana Secretary of State to […]

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PAPACHRISTOU v. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, 405 U.S. 156 (1972)

Issues: Constitutional Law, Due Process Clause, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Void for Vagueness Doctrine

405 U.S. 156 92 S.Ct. 839 31 L.Ed.2d 110 Margaret PAPACHRISTOU et al., Petitioners,v.CITY OF JACKSONVILLE. No. 70?5030. Argued Dec. 8, 1971. Decided Feb. 24, 1972. Syllabus The Jacksonville vagrancy ordinance, under which petitioners were convicted, is void for vagueness, in that it ‘fails to give a person of ordinary intelligence fair notice that his […]

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405 U.S. 172

405 U.S. 172 92 S.Ct. 848 31 L.Ed.2d 122 Raymond SMITH and Melvin McClaim, Petitioners,v.State of FLORIDA. No. 70-5055. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Dec. 8, 1971. February 24, 1972 Phillip A. Hubbart, Miami, Fla., for petitioners. Nelson E. Bailey, Tallahassee, Fla., for respondent, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court. Syllabus […]

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405 U.S. 174

405 U.S. 174 92 S.Ct. 775. 31 L.Ed.2d 124 D. H. OVERMYER CO., INC., OF OHIO, et al., Petitioners,v.FRICK COMPANY. No. 69?5. Argued Nov. 9, 1971. Decided Feb. 24, 1972. Syllabus After a corporation (Overmyer) had defaulted in its payments for equipment manufactured and being installed by respondent company (Frick), and Overmyer under a post-contract […]

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405 U.S. 15

405 U.S. 15 92 S.Ct. 804 31 L.Ed.2d 1 Richard L. ROUDEBUSH, Appellant,v.R. Vance HARTKE et al. Theodore L. SENDAK, Attorney General of Indiana, Apellant, v. R. Vance HARTKE et al. Nos. 70?66, 70?67. Argued Dec. 13, 1971. Decided Feb. 23, 1972. Syllabus Incumbent Senator Hartke was certified by the Indiana Secretary of State to […]

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405 U.S. 172

405 U.S. 172 92 S.Ct. 848 31 L.Ed.2d 122 Raymond SMITH and Melvin McClaim, Petitioners,v.State of FLORIDA. No. 70-5055. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Dec. 8, 1971. February 24, 1972 Phillip A. Hubbart, Miami, Fla., for petitioners. Nelson E. Bailey, Tallahassee, Fla., for respondent, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court. Syllabus […]

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405 U.S. 174

405 U.S. 174 92 S.Ct. 775. 31 L.Ed.2d 124 D. H. OVERMYER CO., INC., OF OHIO, et al., Petitioners,v.FRICK COMPANY. No. 69?5. Argued Nov. 9, 1971. Decided Feb. 24, 1972. Syllabus After a corporation (Overmyer) had defaulted in its payments for equipment manufactured and being installed by respondent company (Frick), and Overmyer under a post-contract […]

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405 U.S. 150

405 U.S. 150 92 S.Ct. 763 31 L.Ed.2d 104 John GIGLIO, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 70?29. Argued Oct. 12, 1971. Decided Feb. 24, 1972. Syllabus Petitioner filed a motion for a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence contending that the Government failed to disclose an alleged promise of leniency made to its key […]

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405 U.S. 1205

405 U.S. 1205 92 S.Ct. 754 30 L.Ed.2d 773 Leon CHAMBERSv.State of MISSISSIPPI.No. A?785. Feb. 14, 1972. Mr. Justice POWELL, Circuit Justice. 1 On January 31, 1972, counsel for Leon Chambers, petitioner in No. 71?5908, filed with me, as Circuit Justice for the States constituting the Fifth Circuit, an application for bail pending consideration of […]

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405 U.S. 127

405 U.S. 127 92 S.Ct. 785 31 L.Ed.2d 86 Dennis Stephen DUNCAN, Petitioner,v.State of TENNESSEE. No. 70?5122. Argued Jan. 13, 1972. Decided Feb. 23, 1972. Rodger N. Bowman, Clarksville, Tenn., for petitioner. Everett H. Falk, Nashville, Tenn., for respondent. PER CURIAM. 1 We granted certiorari in this case, 404 U.S. 821, 92 S.Ct. 121, 30 […]

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405 U.S. 134

405 U.S. 134 92 S.Ct. 849 31 L.Ed.2d 92 Bob BULLOCK et al., Appellants,v.Van Phillip CARTER et al. No. 70?128. Argued Nov. 17, 1971. Decided Feb. 24, 1972. Syllabus Appellees who sought to become candidates for local office in the Texas Democratic primary election challenged in the District Court the validity of the Texas statutory […]

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405 U.S. 150

405 U.S. 150 92 S.Ct. 763 31 L.Ed.2d 104 John GIGLIO, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 70?29. Argued Oct. 12, 1971. Decided Feb. 24, 1972. Syllabus Petitioner filed a motion for a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence contending that the Government failed to disclose an alleged promise of leniency made to its key […]

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405 U.S. 1205

405 U.S. 1205 92 S.Ct. 754 30 L.Ed.2d 773 Leon CHAMBERSv.State of MISSISSIPPI.No. A?785. Feb. 14, 1972. Mr. Justice POWELL, Circuit Justice. 1 On January 31, 1972, counsel for Leon Chambers, petitioner in No. 71?5908, filed with me, as Circuit Justice for the States constituting the Fifth Circuit, an application for bail pending consideration of […]

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405 U.S. 127

405 U.S. 127 92 S.Ct. 785 31 L.Ed.2d 86 Dennis Stephen DUNCAN, Petitioner,v.State of TENNESSEE. No. 70?5122. Argued Jan. 13, 1972. Decided Feb. 23, 1972. Rodger N. Bowman, Clarksville, Tenn., for petitioner. Everett H. Falk, Nashville, Tenn., for respondent. PER CURIAM. 1 We granted certiorari in this case, 404 U.S. 821, 92 S.Ct. 121, 30 […]

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405 U.S. 134

405 U.S. 134 92 S.Ct. 849 31 L.Ed.2d 92 Bob BULLOCK et al., Appellants,v.Van Phillip CARTER et al. No. 70?128. Argued Nov. 17, 1971. Decided Feb. 24, 1972. Syllabus Appellees who sought to become candidates for local office in the Texas Democratic primary election challenged in the District Court the validity of the Texas statutory […]

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405 U.S. 1052

405 U.S. 1052 92 S.Ct. 1503 31 L.Ed.2d 787 Rudy GONZALESv.George J. BETO, Director, Texas Dept. of Corrections. No. 71-5580. Supreme Court of the United States April 17, 1972 Arpil 17, 1972. On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The motion to proceed in forma […]

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405 U.S. 117

405 U.S. 117 92 S.Ct. 798 31 L.Ed.2d 79 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner,v.Robert SCRIVENER, dba AA Electric Company. No. 70?267. Argued Jan. 12, 1972. Decided Feb. 23, 1972. Syllabus Employer’s discharge of employees because they gave written sworn statements to a National Labor Relations Board field examiner investigating an unfair labor practice charge filed […]

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