Category: 1977

434 U.S. 1038 98 S.Ct. 775 54 L.Ed.2d 786 Arthur J. NATHANIEL, petitioner,v.W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections No. 77-5738 Supreme Court of the United States January 16, 1978 Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. 1 Denied. CC? | Transformed by Public.Resource.Org

434 U.S. 356 98 S.Ct. 786 54 L.Ed.2d 603 James Y. CARTER, etc., petitioner,v.Luther MILLER, etc No. 76-1171 Supreme Court of the United States January 17, 1978 On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Jan. 17, 1978. PER CURIAM. 1 The judgment is affirmed by an equally […]

434 U.S. 99 98 S.Ct. 600 54 L.Ed.2d 270 SHELL OIL COMPANY, petitioner,v.Anne M. DARTT No. 76-678 Supreme Court of the United States November 29, 1977 Rehearing Denied Jan. 16, 1978. See 434 U.S. 1042, 98 S.Ct. 785. On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Nov. 29, […]

434 U.S. 860 AMPEREX ELECTRONIC CORP.v.NEW YORK RACING ASSN., INC., ET AL. No. 77-179. Supreme Court of United States. October 3, 1977. 1 C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 553 F.2d 740. CC? | Transformed by Public.Resource.Org

433 U.S. 350 97 S.Ct. 2691 53 L.Ed.2d 810 John R. BATES and Van O’Steen, Appellants,v.STATE BAR OF ARIZONA. No. 76-316. Argued Jan. 18, 1977. Decided June 27, 1977. Rehearing Denied Oct. 3, 1977. See 434 U.S. 881, 98 S.Ct. 242. Syllabus Appellants, who are licensed attorneys and members of the Arizona State Bar, were […]

433 U.S. 425 97 S.Ct. 2777 53 L.Ed.2d 867 Richard M. NIXON, Appellant,v.ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES et al. No. 75-1605. Argued April 20, 1977. Decided June 28, 1977. Syllabus After appellant had resigned as President of the United States, he executed a depository agreement with the Administrator of General Services that provided for the storage […]

433 U.S. 72 97 S.Ct. 2497 53 L.Ed.2d 594 Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Secretary, Florida Department of Offender Rehabilitation, Petitioner,v.John SYKES. No. 75-1578. Argued March 29, 1977. Decided June 23, 1977. Rehearing Denied Oct. 3, 1977. See 434 U.S. 880, 98 S.Ct. 241. Syllabus During respondent’s trial for murder, inculpatory statements made by him to police […]

433 U.S. 584 97 S.Ct. 2861 53 L.Ed.2d 982 Ehrlich Anthony COKER, Petitioner,v.State of GEORGIA. No. 75-5444. Argued March 28, 1977. Decided June 29, 1977. Syllabus While serving various sentences for murder, rape, kidnaping, and aggravated assault, petitioner escaped from a Georgia prison and, in the course of committing an armed robbery and other offenses, […]

433 U.S. 623 97 S.Ct. 2881 53 L.Ed.2d 1009 VENDO COMPANY, Petitioner,v.LEKTRO VEND CORPORATION et al. No. 76-156. Argued Jan. 19, 1977. Decided June 29, 1977. Rehearing Denied Oct. 3, 1977. See 434 U.S. 881, 98 S.Ct. 242. Syllabus Petitioner vending machine manufacturer acquired most of the assets of another vending machine manufacturing company controlled […]

433 U.S. 267 97 S.Ct. 2749 53 L.Ed.2d 745 William G. MILLIKEN, Governor of the State of Michigan, et al., Petitioners,v.Ronald BRADLEY et al. No. 76-447. Argued March 22, 1977. Decided June 27, 1977. Syllabus After this Court in Milliken v. Bradley, 418 U.S. 717, 94 S.Ct. 3112, 41 L.Ed.2d 1069 (Milliken I), determined that […]

433 U.S. 36 97 S.Ct. 2549 53 L.Ed.2d 568 CONTINENTAL T. V., INC., et al., Petitioners,v.GTE SYLVANIA INCORPORATED. No. 76-15. Argued Feb. 28, 1977. Decided June 23, 1977. Syllabus In an attempt to improve its market position by attracting more aggressive and competent retailers, respondent manufacturer of television sets limited the number of retail franchises […]

433 U.S. 229 97 S.Ct. 2593 53 L.Ed.2d 714 Benson A. WOLMAN et al., Appellants,v.Franklin B. WALTER et al. No. 76-496. Argued April 25, 1977. Decided June 24, 1977. Syllabus Appellants, citizens and taxpayers of Ohio, brought this action against appellees, certain state officials and others, challenging the constitutionality of all but one of the […]

53 L.Ed.2d 629 97 S.Ct. 2532 433 U.S. 119 David L. JONES, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Correction, et al., Appellants,v.NORTH CAROLINA PRISONERS’ LABOR UNION, INC., etc. No. 75-1874. Argued April 19, 1977. Decided June 23, 1977. Syllabus Appellee prisoners’ labor union brought this action under 42 U.S.C. ? 1983, claiming that its […]

433 U.S. 321 97 S.Ct. 2720 53 L.Ed.2d 786 E. C. DOTHARD et al., Appellantsv.Dianne RAWLINSON et al. No. 76-422. Argued April 19, 1977. Decided June 27, 1977. Syllabus After her application for employment as a ‘correctional counselor’ (prison guard) in Alabama was rejected because she failed to meet the minimum 120-pound weight requirement of […]

433 U.S. 1 97 S.Ct. 2476 53 L.Ed.2d 538 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Joseph A. CHADWICK et al., Respondents. No. 75-1721. Argued April 26, 1977. Decided June 21, 1977. Syllabus When respondents arrived by train in Boston from San Diego, they were arrested at their waiting automobile by federal narcotics agents, who had been alerted that respondents […]

433 U.S. 165 97 S.Ct. 2616 53 L.Ed.2d 667 PUYALLUP TRIBE, INC. and Ramona Bennett, Petitioners,v.DEPARTMENT OF GAME OF the STATE OF WASHINGTON et al. No. 76-423. Argued April 18, 1977. Decided June 23, 1977. Syllabus After protracted litigation the Washington Superior Court entered a judgment against petitioner Puyallup Tribe reciting that the court possessed […]

433 U.S. 299 97 S.Ct. 2736 53 L.Ed.2d 768 HAZELWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Petitioners,v.UNITED STATES. No. 76-255. Argued April 27, 1977. Decided June 27, 1977. Syllabus The United States brought this action against petitioners, the Hazelwood, Mo., School District, located in St. Louis County, and various officials, alleging that they were engaged in a […]

433 U.S. 406 97 S.Ct. 2766 53 L.Ed.2d 851 DAYTON BOARD OF EDUCATION et al., Petitioners,v.Mark BRINKMAN et al. No. 76-539. Argued April 26, 1977. Decided June 27, 1977. Syllabus In this school desegregation case the District Court after an evidentiary hearing held that petitioner Dayton, Ohio, School Board had engaged in racial discrimination in […]

433 U.S. 562 97 S.Ct. 2849 53 L.Ed.2d 965 Hugo ZACCHINI, Petitioner,v.SCRIPPS-HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY. No. 76-577. Argued April 25, 1977. Decided June 28, 1977. Syllabus Petitioner’s 15-second ‘human cannonball’ act, in which he is shot from a cannon into a net some 200 feet away, was, without his consent, videotaped in its entirety at a […]