Category: 1977

432 U.S. 416 97 S.Ct. 2399 53 L.Ed.2d 448 Richard A. BATTERTON, etc., et al., Petitioners,v.Robert FRANCIS, etc., et al. No. 75-1181. Argued April 19, 1977. Decided June 20, 1977. Syllabus Section 407(a) of the Social Security Act delegates to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare the power to prescribe “standards” for determining what […]

432 U.S. 333 97 S.Ct. 2434 53 L.Ed.2d 383 James B. HUNT, Jr., Governor of the State of North Carolina, et al., Appellants,v.WASHINGTON STATE APPLE ADVERTISING COMMISSION. No. 76-63. Argued Feb. 22, 1977. Decided June 20, 1977. Syllabus Appellee, a statutory agency for the promotion and protection of the Washington State apple industry and composed […]

432 U.S. 312 97 S.Ct. 2307 53 L.Ed.2d 368 THIRD NATIONAL BANK IN NASHVILLE, Petitioner,v.IMPAC LIMITED, INC., et al. No. 76-674. Argued April 26, 1977. Decided June 17, 1977. Syllabus Title 12 U.S.C. ? 91, which prohibits an “attachment, injunction, or execution” from being issued against a national bank or its property before final judgment […]

432 U.S. 385 97 S.Ct. 2464 53 L.Ed.2d 423 UNITED AIRLINES, INC., Petitioner,v.Liane Buix McDONALD. No. 76-545. Argued March 29, 1977. Decided June 20, 1977. Rehearing Denied Dec. 5, 1977. See 434 U.S. 989, 98 S.Ct. 623. Syllabus Claiming that petitioner United Airlines had violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by […]

432 U.S. 438 97 S.Ct. 2366 53 L.Ed.2d 464 Frank S. BEAL, etc., et al., Petitioners,v.Ann DOE et al. No. 75-554. Argued Jan. 11, 1977. Decided June 20, 1977. Syllabus Title XIX of the Social Security Act establishes a Medical Assistance (Medicaid) program, under which participating States financially assist qualified individuals in five general categories […]

432 U.S. 23 97 S.Ct. 2141 53 L.Ed.2d 80 Phillip Jerome LEE, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 76-5187. Argued April 25, 1977. Decided June 13, 1977. Syllabus After the prosecutor’s opening statement in petitioner’s bench trial for theft in violation of the Assimilative Crimes Act and the applicable Indiana statute, petitioner’s counsel moved to dismiss the information […]

432 U.S. 233 97 S.Ct. 2339 53 L.Ed.2d 306 Johnnie B. HANKERSON, Petitioner,v.State of NORTH CAROLINA. No. 75-6568. Argued Feb. 23, 1977. Decided June 17, 1977. Syllabus Prior to the decision in Mullaney v. Wilbur, 421 U.S. 684, 95 S.Ct. 1881, 44 L.Ed.2d 508, petitioner was convicted in a North Carolina court of second-degree murder […]

432 U.S. 46 97 S.Ct. 2229 53 L.Ed.2d 100 E. I. du PONT de NEMOURS AND COMPANY et al., Petitioners,v.Richard J. COLLINS, Jr., et al. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Petitioner, v. Richard J. COLLINS, Jr., et al. Nos. 75-1870 and 75-1872. Argued March 2, 1977. Decided June 16, 1977. Syllabus In approving the merger of […]

432 U.S. 183 97 S.Ct. 2283 53 L.Ed.2d 209 Ruby JONES, Petitioner,v.Douglas HILDEBRANT et al. No. 76-5416. June 16, 1977. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner is the mother of a 15-year-old boy who was shot and killed by respondent Hildebrant, while respondent was acting in his capacity as a Denver police officer. Petitioner brought suit in […]

432 U.S. 454 97 S.Ct. 2394 53 L.Ed.2d 464 Frank S. BEAL, etc., et al., Petitioners,v.Ann DOE et al. Edward W. MAHER, Commissioner of Social Services of Connecticut, Appellant, v. Susan ROE et al. John H. POELKER, etc., et al., Petitioners, v. Jane DOE, etc. Nos. 75-554, 75-1440, and 75-442. June 20, 1977. On Writ […]

432 U.S. 404 97 S.Ct. 2428 53 L.Ed.2d 439 Dolph BRISCOE, Governor of Texas, et al., Petitioners,v.Griffin B. BELL, Attorney General of the United States, et al. No. 76-60. Argued April 20, 1977. Decided June 20, 1977. Syllabus The provision of ? 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that a determination of the […]

432 U.S. 161 97 S.Ct. 2221 53 L.Ed.2d 187 Nathaniel BROWN, Petitioner,v.State of OHIO. No. 75-6933. Argued March 21, 1977. Decided June 16, 1977. Syllabus The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment, applied to the States through the Fourteenth held to bar prosecution and punishment for the crime of stealing an automobile following prosecution […]

432 U.S. 173 97 S.Ct. 2238 53 L.Ed.2d 199 Marvin MANDEL, Governor of Maryland, et al., Appellants,v.Bruce BRADLEY et al. No. 76-128. June 16, 1977. PER CURIAM. 1 Candidates for statewide or federal office in Maryland may obtain a place on the general election ballot by filing with the State Administrative Board of Election Laws […]

432 U.S. 519 97 S.Ct. 2391 53 L.Ed.2d 528 John H. POELKER, etc., et al., Petitioners,v.Jane DOE, etc. No. 75-442. June 20, 1977. Rehearing Denied Oct. 3, 1977. See 434 U.S. 880, 98 S.Ct. 241. Eugene P. Freeman, St. Louis, Mo., for petitioners. Frank Susman, St. Louis, Mo., for respondent. PER CURIAM. 1 Respondent Jane […]

432 U.S. 526 97 S.Ct. 2474 53 L.Ed.2d 534 Edward W. MAHER, etc.v.Donna DOE et al. No. 76-878. June 20, 1977. PER CURIAM. 1 The motion of appellees for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. 2 Appellees are mothers of illegitimate children who receive welfare benefits from the State of Connecticut under the […]

432 U.S. 40 97 S.Ct. 2915 53 L.Ed.2d 94 UNITED STATES, plaintiff,v.State of CALIFORNIA. No. 5, Orig. Supreme Court of the United States June 13, 1977 1 The joint motion for entry of a second supplemental decree is granted. SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL DECREE 2 For the purpose of identifying with greater particularity parts of the boundary […]

432 U.S. 43 97 S.Ct. 2205 53 L.Ed.2d 96 NATIONAL SOCIALIST PARTY OF AMERICA et al.v.VILLAGE OF SKOKIE. No. 76-1786. Decided June 14, 1977. PER CURIAM. 1 On April 29, 1977, the Circuit Court of Cook County entered an injunction against petitioners. The injunction prohibited them from performing any of the following actions within the […]

431 U.S. 324 97 S.Ct. 1843 52 L.Ed.2d 396 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES et al. T.I.M.E.-D.C., INC., Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES et al. Nos. 75-636 and 75-672. Argued Jan. 10, 1977. Decided May 31, 1977. Syllabus The United States instituted this litigation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against […]

431 U.S. 494 97 S.Ct. 1932 52 L.Ed.2d 531 Inez MOORE, Appellant,v.CITY OF EAST CLEVELAND, OHIO. No. 75-6289. Argued Nov. 2, 1976. Decided May 31, 1977. Syllabus Appellant lives in her East Cleveland, Ohio, home with her son and two grandsons (who are first cousins). An East Cleveland housing ordinance limits occupancy of a dwelling […]

431 U.S. 1 97 S.Ct. 1505 52 L.Ed.2d 92 UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, etc., Appellant,v.State of NEW JERSEY et al. No. 75-1687. Argued Nov. 10, 1976. Decided April 27, 1977. Rehearing Denied June 13, 1977. See 431 U.S. 975, 97 S.Ct. 2942. Syllabus A 1962 statutory covenant between New Jersey and New […]