NEBRASKA PRESS ASSN. v. STUART, 427 U.S. 539 (1976)

Issues: Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Freedom of Press

427 U.S. 539 (1976) NEBRASKA PRESS ASSN. ET AL. v. STUART, JUDGE, ET AL. No. 75-817.Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 19, 1976.Decided June 30, 1976.CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF NEBRASKA. *540 Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — First Amendment — Freedom of Press — Prior Restraint — Reporting of Criminal Proceedings. Heavy burden imposed […]

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427 U.S. 160

427 U.S. 160 96 S.Ct. 2586 49 L.Ed.2d 415 Russell L. RUNYON et ux., Petitioners,v.Michael C. McCRARY, etc., et al. FAIRFAX-BREWSTER SCHOOL, INC., Petitioner, v. Colin M. GONZALES, etc., et al. SOUTHERN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, Petitioner, v. Michael C. McCRARY, etc., et al. Michael C. McCRARY, etc., et al., Petitioners, v. Russell L. RUNYON et […]

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427 U.S. 347

427 U.S. 347 96 S.Ct. 2673 49 L.Ed.2d 547 Richard J. ELROD, etc., et al., Petitioners,v.John BURNS et al. No. 74-1520. Argued April 19, 1976. Decided June 28, 1976. Syllabus Respondents, Republicans who are non-civil-service employees of the Cook County, Ill., Sheriff’s Office, brought this suit as a class action for declaratory, injunctive, and other […]

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427 U.S. 390

427 U.S. 390 96 S.Ct. 2718 49 L.Ed.2d 576 Thomas S. KLEPPE, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Petitioners,v.SIERRA CLUB et al. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM et al., Petitioners, v. SIERRA CLUB et al. Nos. 75-552 and 75-561. Argued April 28, 1976. Decided June 28, 1976. Syllabus Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act […]

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Aldinger v. Howard, 427 U.S. 1 (1976)

427 U.S. 1 96 S.Ct. 2413 49 L.Ed.2d 276 Monica ALDINGER, Petitioner, v. Merton L. HOWARD, etc., et al. No. 74-6521. Argued March 24, 1976. Decided June 24, 1976. Syllabus After petitioner had been discharged without a hearing by respondent county treasurer from her job in his office, she brought suit against the treasurer, the […]

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427 U.S. 463

427 U.S. 463 96 S.Ct. 2737 49 L.Ed.2d 627 Peter C. ANDRESEN, Petitioner,v.State of MARYLAND. No. 74-1646. Argued Feb. 25, 1976. Decided June 29, 1976. Syllabus After an investigation by a State’s Attorneys’ fraud unit of real estate settlement activities in certain Maryland counties indicated that petitioner, while acting as a settlement attorney, had defrauded […]

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427 U.S. 132

427 U.S. 132 96 S.Ct. 2548 49 L.Ed.2d 396 LODGE 76, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS, AFL-CIO, et al., Petitioners,v.WISCONSIN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION et al. No. 75-185. Argued March 22, 1976. Decided June 25, 1976. Syllabus During negotiations for renewal of an expired collective-bargaining agreement with respondent employer, petitioner union and its members […]

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427 U.S. 246

427 U.S. 246 96 S.Ct. 2518 49 L.Ed.2d 474 UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY, Petitioner,v.ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY et al. No. 74-1542. Argued Jan. 21, 1976. Decided June 25, 1976. Rehearing Denied Oct. 4, 1976. See 429 U.S. 873, 97 S.Ct. 189. Syllabus Section 110(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act, as added by the 1970 Amendments to the […]

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427 U.S. 273

427 U.S. 273 96 S.Ct. 2574 49 L.Ed.2d 493 L. N. McDONALD and Raymond L. Laird, Petitioners,v.SANTA FE TRAIL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY et al. No. 75-260. Argued April 20, 1976. Decided June 25, 1976. Syllabus Petitioners, both white employees of respondent transportation company, were discharged for misappropriating cargo from one of the company’s shipments, but a […]

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427 U.S. 215

427 U.S. 215 96 S.Ct. 2532 49 L.Ed.2d 451 Larry MEACHUM et al., Petitioners,v.Arthur FANO et al. No. 75-252. Argued April 21, 1976. Decided June 25, 1976. Rehearing Denied Oct. 4, 1976. See 429 U.S. 873, 97 S.Ct. 191. Syllabus The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment Held not to entitle a duly convicted […]

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427 U.S. 307

427 U.S. 307 96 S.Ct. 2562 49 L.Ed.2d 520 MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF RETIREMENT et al., Appellants,v.Robert D. MURGIA. No. 74-1044. June 25, 1976. [Syllabus intentionally left blank] PER CURIAM. 1 This case presents the question whether the provision of Mass.Gen.Laws Ann. c. 32, ? 26(3)(a) (1969), that a uniformed state police officer “shall be retired […]

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427 U.S. 424

427 U.S. 424 96 S.Ct. 2697 49 L.Ed.2d 599 PASADENA CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION et al., Petitioners,v.Nancy Anne SPANGLER et al. No. 75-164. Argued April 27-28, 1976. Decided June 28, 1976. Syllabus In 1968, respondents, Pasadena, Cal., high school students and their parents, brought a purported class action against various school officials seeking injunctive relief […]

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427 U.S. 328

427 U.S. 328 96 S.Ct. 2709 49 L.Ed.2d 534 Lonnie NORTH, Appellant,v.C. B. RUSSELL et al. No. 74-1409. Argued Dec. 9, 1975. Decided June 28, 1976. Syllabus Under Kentucky’s two-tier court system, police courts (the first tier) have jurisdiction of misdemeanor cases, but an accused has an appeal of right from a police judge’s decision […]

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427 U.S. 38

427 U.S. 38 96 S.Ct. 2406 49 L.Ed.2d 300 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Dominga SANTANA and William Alejandro. No. 75-19. Argued April 27, 1976. Decided June 24, 1976. Syllabus On the basis of information that respondent Santana had in her possession marked money used to make a heroin “buy” arranged by an undercover agent, police officers went […]

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427 U.S. 445

427 U.S. 445 96 S.Ct. 2666 49 L.Ed.2d 614 Garland M. FITZPATRICK et al., Petitioners,v.Frederick BITZER, etc., et al. Frederick BITZER, etc., et al., Petitioners, v. Donald MATTHEWS et al. Nos. 75-251, 75-283. Argued April 20 and 21, 1976. Decided June 28, 1976. Syllabus Present and retired male employees of the State of Connecticut (petitioners […]

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427 U.S. 236

427 U.S. 236 96 S.Ct. 2543 49 L.Ed.2d 466 Ernest L. MONTANYE, former Superintendent, Attica Correctional Facility, et al., Petitioners,v.Rodney R. HAYMES. No. 74-520. Argued April 21, 1976. Decided June 25, 1976. Syllabus The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment Held not to require a hearing in connection with the transfer of a state […]

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427 U.S. 123

427 U.S. 123 96 S.Ct. 2508 49 L.Ed.2d 361 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Alice R. HOPKINS, etc. No. 75-246. June 24, 1976. [Syllabus intentionally omitted] PER CURIAM. 1 This case involves a suit by respondent’s decedent,1 a civilian employee of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), claiming wrongful discharge from his employment. He asserted jurisdiction […]

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427 U.S. 297

427 U.S. 297 96 S.Ct. 2513 49 L.Ed.2d 511 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS et al., Appellants,v.Nancy DUKES, dba Louisiana Concessions. No. 74-775. June 25, 1976. [Syllabus from pages 297-298 intentionally left blank] Joel P. Loeffelholz, New Orleans, La., argued the cause for appellants. With him on the brief was Blake G. Arata, New Orleans, La. […]

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427 U.S. 461

427 U.S. 461 96 S.Ct. 3187 49 L.Ed.2d 625 State of UTAH, plaintiff,v.UNITED STATES. No. 31, Orig. Supreme Court of the United States June 28, 1976 DECREE On Bill of Complaint. It is ordered, adjudged, and decreed that: 1. Taking into consideration Sections 1, 2, and 5 of the decree of this Court entered May […]

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426 U.S. 833

426 U.S. 833 96 S.Ct. 2465 49 L.Ed.2d 245 The NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES et al., Appellants,v.W. J. USERY, Jr., Secretary of Labor. State of CALIFORNIA, Appellant, v. W. J. USERY, Jr., Secretary of Labor. Nos. 74-878, 74-879. Argued April 16, 1975. Reargued March 2, 1976. Decided June 24, 1976. Syllabus [Syllabus from 834 intentionally […]

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