Category: 1973

412 U.S. 363 93 S.Ct. 2183 37 L.Ed.2d 1 UNITED STATES, Appellant,v.STATE TAX COMMISSION OF MISSISSIPPI et al. No. 72?350. Argued March 19, 1973. Decided June 4, 1973. Syllabus The United States brought this action contesting the validity of appellee Tax Commission’s regulation requiring out-of-state liquor distillers and sumpliers to collect and remit to the […]

412 U.S. 391 93 S.Ct. 2202 37 L.Ed.2d 22 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Archie L. MASON et al. State of OKLAHOMA, Petitioner, v. Archie L. MASON and Margaret R. Mason, etc., et al. Nos. 72?654, 72?606. Argued April 18, 1973. Decided June 4, 1973. Syllabus The United States did not breach its fiduciary duty as trustee of […]

412 U.S. 401 93 S.Ct. 2169 37 L.Ed.2d 30 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD COMPANY. No. 72?90. Argued Feb. 26, 1973. Decided June 4, 1973. Syllabus In this refund suit, respondent railroad seeks to recover an alleged income tax overpayment resulting from its failure to take deductions for depreciation with respect to the […]

412 U.S. 427 93 S.Ct. 2201 37 L.Ed.2d 48 Deborah A. NORTHCROSS et al.v.BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the MEMPHIS CITY SCHOOLS et al. No. 72?1164. June 4, 1973. PER CURIAM. 1 This case presents the question of the propriety, under ? 718 of the Emergency School Aid Act of 1972, 86 Stat. 369, 20 U.S.C. […]

412 U.S. 430 93 S.Ct. 2199. 37 L.Ed.2d 52 James R. DOUGLASv.William E. BUDER, Judge. No. 72?6198. June 4, 1973. PER CURIAM. 1 In November 1971, petitioner, a 50-year-old truck driver with no prior offenses, pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter and was given a suspended sentence and placed on probation for a period […]

36 L.Ed.2d 941 93 S.Ct. 2008 412 U.S. 346 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Cecil J. BISHOP. No. 71?1698. Argued Jan. 16, 1973. Decided May 29, 1973. Syllabus Respondent was convicted of violating 26 U.S.C. ? 7206(1), which makes it a felony when one ‘(w)illfully makes and subscribes any return . . . which he does not believe […]

412 U.S. 218 93 S.Ct. 2041 36 L.Ed.2d 854 Merle R. SCHNECKLOTH, Superintendent, California Conservation Center, Petitioner,v.Robert Clyde BUSTAMONTE. No. 71?732. Argued Oct. 10, 1972. Decided May 29, 1973. Syllabus During the course of a consent search of a car that had been stopped by officers for traffic violations, evidence was discovered that was used […]

412 U.S. 291 93 S.Ct. 2000 36 L.Ed.2d 900 Hoyt C. CUPP, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, Petitioner,v.Daniel P. MURPHY. No. 72?212. Argued March 20, 1973. Decided May 29, 1973. Syllabus. Over respondent’s protest and without a warrant, police in the course of station-house questioning in connection with a murder took samples from the respondent’s fingernails […]

412 U.S. 17 93 S.Ct. 1977 36 L.Ed.2d 714 James CHAFFIN, Petitioner,v.LeRoy STYNCHCOMBE, Sheriff of Fulton County. No. 71?6732. Argued Feb. 22, 1973. Decided May 21, 1973. Syllabus Upon retrial following the reversal of his conviction, petitioner was again found guilty and sentenced by the jury to a greater term than had been imposed by […]

412 U.S. 205 93 S.Ct. 1993 36 L.Ed.2d 844 Francis A. KEEBLE, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 72?5323. Argued March 27, 1973. Decided May 29, 1973. Syllabus Petitioner, in Indian, was convicted of assault with intent to commit serious bodily injury on an Indian reservation, a federal crime under the Major Crimes Act of 1885, after the […]

412 U.S. 1 93 S.Ct. 1943 36 L.Ed.2d 702 Paul HALL, etc., et al., Petitioners,v.John COLE. No. 72?630. Argued March 21, 1973. Decided May 21, 1973. Syllabus Respondent, expelled from his union for deliberate and malicious vilification of union management following his resolutions unsuccessfully condemning that management’s alleged undemocratic actions and shortsighted policies, regained his […]

412 U.S. 1201 93 S.Ct. 2284 36 L.Ed.2d 953 Daniel Edward HENRY et al., petitioners,v.Honorable John E. WARNER et al.No. A-1124. Supreme Court of the United States May 18, 1973 On motion to vacate orders staying District Court judgment pending disposition of the case by the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Justice […]

411 U.S. 624 93 S.Ct. 1854 36 L.Ed.2d 547 CITY OF BURBANK et al., Appellants,v.LOCKHEED AIR TERMINAL INC. et al. No. 71?1637. Argued Feb. 20, 1973. Decided May 14, 1973. Richard L. Sieg, Jr., Beverly Hills, Cal., for appellants. Nicholas C. Yost, Los Angeles, Cal., for the State of California, as amicus curiae, by special […]

411 U.S. 655 93 S.Ct. 1804 36 L.Ed.2d 567 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.PENNSYLVANIA INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION. No. 72?624. Argued March 27, 1973. Decided May 14, 1973. Syllabus After the District Court refused respondent’s offers of proof of reliance on Army Corps of Engineers regulations limiting violations to those impeding navigation, respondent was convicted of violating ? […]

411 U.S. 624 93 S.Ct. 1854 36 L.Ed.2d 547 CITY OF BURBANK et al., Appellants,v.LOCKHEED AIR TERMINAL INC. et al. No. 71?1637. Argued Feb. 20, 1973. Decided May 14, 1973. Richard L. Sieg, Jr., Beverly Hills, Cal., for appellants. Nicholas C. Yost, Los Angeles, Cal., for the State of California, as amicus curiae, by special […]

411 U.S. 582 93 S.Ct. 1736 36 L.Ed.2d 503 KERN COUNTY LAND COMPANY, Petitioner,v.OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION. No. 71?1059 Argued Dec. 5 and 6, 1972. Decided May 7, 1973. Syllabus During a tender-offer campaign, respondent bought more than 10% of the outstanding stock of petitioner’s predecessor (Old Kern). Respondent was blocked in its takeover efforts by […]

411 U.S. 618 93 S.Ct. 2156 36 L.Ed.2d 541 Frank X. GACAv.UNITED STATES. No. 72-6011. Supreme Court of the United States May 7, 1973 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner was convicted in United States District Court of illegal wire-tapping […]

411 U.S. 619 93 S.Ct. 1700 36 L.Ed.2d 543 NEW JERSEY WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION et al.,v.William T. CAHILL, etc., et al. No. 72?6258. May 7, 1973. On appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. PER CURIAM. 1 This case presents the question of the constitutionality under the Equal Protection […]

411 U.S. 582 93 S.Ct. 1736 36 L.Ed.2d 503 KERN COUNTY LAND COMPANY, Petitioner,v.OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION. No. 71?1059 Argued Dec. 5 and 6, 1972. Decided May 7, 1973. Syllabus During a tender-offer campaign, respondent bought more than 10% of the outstanding stock of petitioner’s predecessor (Old Kern). Respondent was blocked in its takeover efforts by […]

411 U.S. 618 93 S.Ct. 2156 36 L.Ed.2d 541 Frank X. GACAv.UNITED STATES. No. 72-6011. Supreme Court of the United States May 7, 1973 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner was convicted in United States District Court of illegal wire-tapping […]