Category: 1977

434 U.S. 412 98 S.Ct. 694 54 L.Ed.2d 648 CHRISTIANSBURG GARMENT CO., Petitioner,v.EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION. No. 76-1383. Argued Nov. 28, 29, 1977. Decided Jan. 23, 1978. Syllabus Two years after a racial discrimination charge under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 had been filed against petitioner company, respondent, the Equal Employment […]

434 U.S. 246 98 S.Ct. 549 54 L.Ed.2d 511 Leon Webster QUILLOIN, Appellant,v.Ardell Williams WALCOTT et al. No. 76-6372. Arg ed Nov. 9, 1977. Decided Jan. 10, 1978. Rehearing Denied March 6, 1978. See 435 U.S. 918, 98 S.Ct. 1477. Syllabus Under Georgia law no adoption of a child born in wedlock is permitted without […]

434 U.S. 35 98 S.Ct. 88 54 L.Ed.2d 218 CITIZENS AND SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANK, Petitioner,v.Nick BOUGAS. No. 76-398. Argued Oct. 3, 1977. Decided Nov. 8, 1977. Syllabus r 12 U.S.C. ? 94, which provides that actions against a national bank may be brought in any federal district court within the district in which the bank […]

434 U.S. 47 98 S.Ct. 95 54 L.Ed.2d 228 Joseph A. CALIFANO, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Appellant,v.John A. JOBST. No. 76-860. Argued Oct. 4, 1977. Decided Nov. 8, 1977. Syllabus Provisions of the Social Security Act specifying that secondary benefits under the Act received by a disabled dependent child of a covered […]

434 U.S. 125 98 S.Ct. 340 54 L.Ed.2d 346 State of NEW YORK, Appellant,v.CATHEDRAL ACADEMY. No. 76-616. Argued Oct. 3, 1977. Decided Dec. 6, 1977. Syllabus A three-judge District Court issued a judgment (later affirmed by this Court) declaring unconstitutional a New York statute (1970 N.Y.Laws, ch. 138) that authorized reimbursement to nonpublic schools for […]

434 U.S. 1316 98 S.Ct. 10 54 L.Ed.2d 28 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION et al., Applicants,v.BRITISH AMERICAN COMMODITY OPTIONS CORP. et al. No. A-86 (77-96). Aug. 8, 1977. Mr. Justice MARSHALL, Circuit Justice. 1 The Solicitor General, on behalf of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and its members, has applied to me as Circuit Justice […]

434 U.S. 1345 98 S.Ct. 359 54 L.Ed.2d 439 NEW MOTOR VEHICLE BOARD OF the State of CALIFORNIAv.ORRIN W. FOX CO. et al.No. A-451. Dec. 6, 1977. Mr. Justice REHNQUIST, Circuit Justice. 1 Applicant, the New Motor Vehicle Board of the State of California, has requested me to stay a judgment of the United States […]

434 U.S. 575 98 S.Ct. 866 55 L.Ed.2d 40 LORILLARD, a Division of Loew’s Theatres, Inc., Petitioner,v.Frances P. PONS. No. 76-1346. Argued Dec. 6, 1977. Decided Feb. 22, 1978. Syllabus In a private civil action for lost wages under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), a trial by jury is available where […]

434 U.S. 12 98 S.Ct. 76 54 L.Ed.2d 199 GENERAL ATOMIC COMPANYv.Edwin L. FELTER, Judge, et al. No. 76-1640. Oct. 31, 1977. >>PER CURIAM. 1 The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. 2 General Atomic Co. (GAC) challenges the validity of an injunction issued by a New Mexico state court restraining it from […]

434 U.S. 1329 98 S.Ct. 15 54 L.Ed.2d 41 Wes WISE et al., Applicants,v.Albert L. LIPSCOMB et al.No. A-149. Aug. 30, 1977. Injunction Denied Nov. 2, 1977. See 434 U.S. 935, 98 S.Ct. 424. Mr. Justice POWELL, Circuit Justice. 1 This is an application for a stay of the judgment and recall of the mandate […]

434 U.S. 1310 98 S.Ct. 4 54 L.Ed.2d 23 Abraham BEAME et al., Applicants,v.FRIENDS OF THE EARTH et al. No. A-99 (76-1718). Aug. 5, 1977. Mr. Justice MARSHALL, Circuit Justice. 1 Applicants, the city of New York (City) and several of its officials, seek a stay of enforcement of a judgment of the United States […]

434 U.S. 241 98 S.Ct. 546 54 L.Ed.2d 506 PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPERS, INC., et al.v.Domenic D. JEROME, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. No. 77-308. Jan. 9, 1978. PER CURIAM. 1 The proceedings below were brought to gain access by the press and public to pretrial suppression hearings in three separate […]

434 U.S. 100 98 S.Ct. 327 54 L.Ed.2d 324 IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENTv.Marlene G. SMITH. No. 76-1291. Dec. 5, 1977. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner challenges a ruling of the Idaho Supreme Court that the denial of unemployment benefits to otherwise eligible persons who attend school during the day violates the Equal Protection Clause of the […]

434 U.S. 1080 98 S.Ct. 1276 55 L.Ed.2d 789 C. Brice RATCHFORD, etc., et al., petitioners,v.GAY LIB et al No. 77-447 Supreme Court of the United States February 21, 1978 Rehearing Denied April 17, 1978. See 435 U.S. 981, 98 S.Ct. 1632. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for […]

434 U.S. 236 98 S.Ct. 544 54 L.Ed.2d 501 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION)v.SOUTH ACRES DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, a partnership. No. 77-267. Decided Jan. 9, 1978. PER CURIAM. 1 The issue in this case is whether Congress has authorized the District Court of Guam to exercise federal diversity jurisdiction. Respondent brought suit in the Guam District […]

434 U.S. 1305 98 S.Ct. 2 54 L.Ed.2d 17 PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS et al., Petitioners,v.F. Ray MARSHALL, Secretary of Labor, et al.No. A-81. Aug. 2, 1977. Mr. Justice REHNQUIST, Circuit Justice. 1 Applicants are conferences and other institutional bodies of the Seventh Day Adventist Church which operates some 150 religious schools and […]

434 U.S. 425 98 S.Ct. 702 54 L.Ed.2d 659 VENDO COMPANYv.LEKTRO-VEND CORPORATION et al. No. 76-156. Jan. 23, 1978. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner has filed a motion “for clarification of mandate” in this case, and respondents have filed a memorandum in answer to petitioner’s motion.* We decided this case last Term on June 29, 1977, […]

434 U.S. 989 98 S.Ct. 623 54 L.Ed.2d 486 Sharon HILLv.David Max GARNER No. 77-132 Supreme Court of the United States December 12, 1977 The appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question. Mr. Justice WHITE, with whom Mr. Justice BRENNAN joins, dissenting. 1 In 1929 this Court held that Connecticut’s guest statute […]

434 U.S. 931 98 S.Ct. 419 54 L.Ed.2d 291 George W. LEWIS et al.v.William F. HYLAND et al No. 77-301 Supreme Court of the United States October 31, 1977 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third District. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. […]

434 U.S. 949 98 S.Ct. 475 54 L.Ed.2d 309 MOBIL ALASKA PIPELINE COMPANYv.UNITED STATES et al.; EXXON PIPELINE COMPANY v. UNITED STATES et al.; BP PIPELINE, INC. v. UNITED STATES et al.; ARCO PIPE LINE COMPANY v. UNITED STATES et al No. 77-452 No.77-457 No.77-551 No.77-602 No.A-278 No.A-280 No.A-319 No.and A-376 Supreme Court of the […]