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 […]
Category: 1973
411 U.S. 475
411 U.S. 475 93 S.Ct. 1827 36 L.Ed.2d 439 Peter PREISER, Commissioner of Correctional Services, et al., Petitioners,v.Eugene RODRIGUEZ et al. No. 71?1369. Argued Jan. 9, 1973. Decided May 7, 1973. Syllabus Respondents were state prisoners who had elected to participate in New York’s conditional-release program, by which a prisoner serving an indeterminate sentence may […]
411 U.S. 526
411 U.S. 526 93 S.Ct. 1702 36 L.Ed.2d 472 GEORGIA et al., Appellants,v.UNITED STATES. No. 72?75. Argued Feb. 21 and 22, 1973. Decided May 7, 1973. Syllabus On November 5, 1971, the State of Georgia submitted to the Attorney General for consideration under ? 5 of the Voting Rights Act its 1971 House reapportionment plan. […]
411 U.S. 546
36 L.Ed.2d 528 93 S.Ct. 1713 411 U.S. 546 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Douglas B. CARTWRIGHT, as Executor of the Estate of Ethel B. Bennett. No. 71?1665. Argued Jan. 16, 1973. Decided May 7, 1973. Syllabus Shares in mutual funds can be ‘sold’ by the shareholder only back to the fund and only at a set redemption […]
411 U.S. 475
411 U.S. 475 93 S.Ct. 1827 36 L.Ed.2d 439 Peter PREISER, Commissioner of Correctional Services, et al., Petitioners,v.Eugene RODRIGUEZ et al. No. 71?1369. Argued Jan. 9, 1973. Decided May 7, 1973. Syllabus Respondents were state prisoners who had elected to participate in New York’s conditional-release program, by which a prisoner serving an indeterminate sentence may […]
411 U.S. 564
411 U.S. 564 93 S.Ct. 1689 36 L.Ed.2d 488 Thomas S. GIBSON et al., Appellants,v.L. M. BERRYHILL et al. No. 71?653. Argued Jan. 9 and 10, 1973. Decided May 7, 1973. Syllabus Appellees, licensed optometrists employed by Lee Optical Co., who were not members of the Alabama Optometric Association (Association), were charged by the Association […]
411 U.S. 526
411 U.S. 526 93 S.Ct. 1702 36 L.Ed.2d 472 GEORGIA et al., Appellants,v.UNITED STATES. No. 72?75. Argued Feb. 21 and 22, 1973. Decided May 7, 1973. Syllabus On November 5, 1971, the State of Georgia submitted to the Attorney General for consideration under ? 5 of the Voting Rights Act its 1971 House reapportionment plan. […]
411 U.S. 546
36 L.Ed.2d 528 93 S.Ct. 1713 411 U.S. 546 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Douglas B. CARTWRIGHT, as Executor of the Estate of Ethel B. Bennett. No. 71?1665. Argued Jan. 16, 1973. Decided May 7, 1973. Syllabus Shares in mutual funds can be ‘sold’ by the shareholder only back to the fund and only at a set redemption […]
411 U.S. 564
411 U.S. 564 93 S.Ct. 1689 36 L.Ed.2d 488 Thomas S. GIBSON et al., Appellants,v.L. M. BERRYHILL et al. No. 71?653. Argued Jan. 9 and 10, 1973. Decided May 7, 1973. Syllabus Appellees, licensed optometrists employed by Lee Optical Co., who were not members of the Alabama Optometric Association (Association), were charged by the Association […]
411 U.S. 452
411 U.S. 452 93 S.Ct. 1732 36 L.Ed.2d 420 Edmund G. BROWN, Jr., Secretary of State of California, Appellant,v.Raymond G. CHOTE. No. 71?1583. Argued Feb. 22, 1973. Decided May 7, 1973. Syllabus Appellee, who sought to run for Congress but asserted that he was unable to pay California’s statutory filing fee, filed a class action […]
411 U.S. 458
411 U.S. 458 93 S.Ct. 1723 36 L.Ed.2d 426 FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Petitioner,v.MEMPHIS LIGHT, GAS AND WATER DIVISION, et al. TEXAS GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. MEMPHIS LIGHT, GAS AND WATER DIVISION, et al. Nos. 72?486, 72?488. Argued March 27, 1973. Decided May 7, 1973. Syllabus Section 441 of the Tax Reform Act of 1969 […]
411 U.S. 452
411 U.S. 452 93 S.Ct. 1732 36 L.Ed.2d 420 Edmund G. BROWN, Jr., Secretary of State of California, Appellant,v.Raymond G. CHOTE. No. 71?1583. Argued Feb. 22, 1973. Decided May 7, 1973. Syllabus Appellee, who sought to run for Congress but asserted that he was unable to pay California’s statutory filing fee, filed a class action […]
411 U.S. 458
411 U.S. 458 93 S.Ct. 1723 36 L.Ed.2d 426 FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Petitioner,v.MEMPHIS LIGHT, GAS AND WATER DIVISION, et al. TEXAS GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. MEMPHIS LIGHT, GAS AND WATER DIVISION, et al. Nos. 72?486, 72?488. Argued March 27, 1973. Decided May 7, 1973. Syllabus Section 441 of the Tax Reform Act of 1969 […]
411 U.S. 356
411 U.S. 356 93 S.Ct. 1652 36 L.Ed.2d 318 Leila MOURNING, Petitioner,v.FAMILY PUBLICATIONS SERVICE, INC. No. 71?829. Argued Nov. 9, 1972. Decided April 24, 1973. Syllabus Petitioner, who contracted to purchase magazine subscriptions from respondent, brought this action in District Court, alleging that respondent had failed to comply with the disclosure provisions of the Truth […]
411 U.S. 389
411 U.S. 389 93 S.Ct. 1670 36 L.Ed.2d 342 Roosevelt F. PALMORE, Appellant,v.UNITED STATES. No. 72?11. Argued Feb. 21, 1973. Decided April 24, 1973. Syllabus Palmore was convicted of a felony in violation of the District of Columbia Code by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals, […]
411 U.S. 423
411 U.S. 423 93 S.Ct. 1637 36 L.Ed.2d 366 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Richard RUSSELL. No. 71?1585. Argued Feb. 27, 1973. Decided April 24, 1973. Syllabus An undercover narcotics agent investigating respondent and his confederates for illicitly manufacturing a drug, offered them an essential ingredient which was difficult to obtain, though legally available. After the agent had […]
411 U.S. 356
411 U.S. 356 93 S.Ct. 1652 36 L.Ed.2d 318 Leila MOURNING, Petitioner,v.FAMILY PUBLICATIONS SERVICE, INC. No. 71?829. Argued Nov. 9, 1972. Decided April 24, 1973. Syllabus Petitioner, who contracted to purchase magazine subscriptions from respondent, brought this action in District Court, alleging that respondent had failed to comply with the disclosure provisions of the Truth […]
411 U.S. 451
411 U.S. 451 93 S.Ct. 1941 36 L.Ed.2d 385 Leonard TONASKET, Appellant,v.WASHINGTON et al. No. 71-1031. Supreme Court of the United States April 24, 1973 Robert L. Pirtle, Seattle, Wash., for appellant. Alvin J. Ziontz, Seattle, Wash., for Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington, and others, as amici curiae, by special leave of Court. […]
411 U.S. 389
411 U.S. 389 93 S.Ct. 1670 36 L.Ed.2d 342 Roosevelt F. PALMORE, Appellant,v.UNITED STATES. No. 72?11. Argued Feb. 21, 1973. Decided April 24, 1973. Syllabus Palmore was convicted of a felony in violation of the District of Columbia Code by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals, […]
411 U.S. 423
411 U.S. 423 93 S.Ct. 1637 36 L.Ed.2d 366 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Richard RUSSELL. No. 71?1585. Argued Feb. 27, 1973. Decided April 24, 1973. Syllabus An undercover narcotics agent investigating respondent and his confederates for illicitly manufacturing a drug, offered them an essential ingredient which was difficult to obtain, though legally available. After the agent had […]