Category: 1977

431 U.S. 209 97 S.Ct. 1782 52 L.Ed.2d 261 D. Louis ABOOD et al., Appellants,v.DETROIT BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. No. 75-1153. Argued Nov. 9, 1976. Decided May 23, 1977. Rehearing Denied June 27, 1977. See 433 U.S. 915, 97 S.Ct. 2989. Syllabus A Michigan statute authorizing union representation of local governmental employees permits an […]

431 U.S. 816 97 S.Ct. 2094 53 L.Ed.2d 14 Henry SMITH, Individually and as Administrator of New York City Human Resources Administration, et al., Appellants,v.ORGANIZATION OF FOSTER FAMILIES FOR EQUALITY AND REFORM et al. Bernard SHAPIRO, Individually and as Executive Director of the New York State Board of Social Welfare et al., Appellants, v. ORGANIZATION […]

431 U.S. 434 97 S.Ct. 1911 52 L.Ed.2d 486 James TRAINOR, etc., et al., Appellants,v.Juan HERNANDEZ et al., etc. No. 75-1407. Argued Jan. 18, 1977. Decided May 31, 1977. Syllabus Rather than charging appellees with the crime of fraudulently concealing assets while applying for and receiving public assistance, the Illinois Department of Public Aid (IDPA) […]

431 U.S. 720 97 S.Ct. 2061 52 L.Ed.2d 707 ILLINOIS BRICK COMPANY et al., Petitioners,v.State of ILLINOIS et al. No. 76-404. Argued March 23, 1977. Decided June 9, 1977. Rehearing Denied Oct. 3, 1977. See 434 U.S. 881, 98 S.Ct. 243. Syllabus Respondents, the State of Illinois and 700 local governmental entities, brought this antitrust […]

431 U.S. 291 97 S.Ct. 1756 52 L.Ed.2d 324 Jerry Lee SMITH, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 75-1439. Argued Dec. 8, 1976. Decided May 23, 1977. Syllabus Petitioner, who had been indicted in the Southern District of Iowa for mailing obscene materials in violation of 18 U.S.C. ? 1461, unavailingly sought to propound questions to the jury […]

431 U.S. 606 97 S.Ct. 1972 52 L.Ed.2d 617 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Charles W. RAMSEY and James W. Kelly. No. 76-167. Argued March 30, 1977. Decided June 6, 1977. Syllabus Title 19 U.S.C. ? 482 and implementing postal regulations authorize customs officials to inspect incoming international mail when they have a “reasonable cause to suspect” that […]

431 U.S. 678 97 S.Ct. 2010 52 L.Ed.2d 675 Hugh CAREY, etc., et al., Appellants,v.POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL et al. No. 75-443. Argued Jan. 10, 1977. Decided June 9, 1977. Syllabus Section 6811(8) of the New York Education Law makes it a crime (1) for any person to sell or distribute any contraceptive of any kind […]

431 U.S. 407 97 S.Ct. 1828 52 L.Ed.2d 465 Peggy J. CONNOR et al., Appellants,v.Cliff FINCH, Governor of Mississippi, et al. (two cases). Cliff FINCH, Governor of Mississippi, et al., Appellants, v. Peggy J. CONNOR et al. UNITED STATES, Appellant, v. Cliff FINCH, Governor of Mississippi, et al. Nos. 76-777, 76-933 to 76-935. Argued Feb. […]

431 U.S. 265 97 S.Ct. 1740 52 L.Ed.2d 304 James E. DOUGLAS, Jr., Commissioner, Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Appellant,v.SEACOAST PRODUCTS, INC., et al. No. 75-1255. Argued Jan. 17, 1977. Decided May 23, 1977. Syllabus The federal enrollment and licensing laws, under which vessels engaged in domestic or coastwise trade or used for fishing are “enrolled” […]

431 U.S. 119 97 S.Ct. 1709 52 L.Ed.2d 184 Jack B. KREMENS, etc., et al., Appellants,v.Kevin BARTLEY et al. No. 75-1064. Argued Dec. 1, 1976. Decided May 16, 1977. Syllabus Appellees, five mentally ill individuals who were between 15 and 18 years old at the time the complaint was filed, were the named plaintiffs in […]

431 U.S. 63 97 S.Ct. 1621 52 L.Ed.2d 136 Stanley BLACKLEDGE, Warden, et al., Petitioners,v.Gary Darrell ALLISON. No. 75-1693. Argued Feb. 22, 1977. Decided May 2, 1977. Syllabus At the arraignment of respondent, who had been indicted in North Carolina for various state criminal offenses, he entered a guilty plea to a single count of […]

431 U.S. 471 97 S.Ct. 1898 52 L.Ed.2d 513 OHIO BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES et al., Appellants,v.Leonard Paul HODORY. No. 75-1707. Argued Feb. 28, 1977. Decided May 31, 1977. Syllabus Appellee, an employee of United States Steel Corporation (USS) at a plant in Ohio, was furloughed when the plant was shut down because of a […]

431 U.S. 563 97 S.Ct. 1963 52 L.Ed.2d 582 Richard A. SCARBOROUGH, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 75-1344. Argued March 2, 1977. Decided June 6, 1977. Syllabus In a prosecution for possession of a firearm in violation of the provision of Title VII of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. App. […]

431 U.S. 783 97 S.Ct. 2044 52 L.Ed.2d 752 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Eugene LOVASCO, Sr. No. 75-1844. Argued March 21-22, 1977. Decided June 9, 1977. Rehearing Denied Oct. 3, 1977. See 434 U.S. 881, 98 S.Ct. 242. Syllabus More than 18 months after federal criminal offenses were alleged to have occurred, respondent was indicted for committing […]

431 U.S. 864 97 S.Ct. 2150 53 L.Ed.2d 48 UNITED STATES et al., Petitioners,v.Nicholas J. LARIONOFF, Jr., et al. No. 76-413. Argued April 27, 1977. Decided June 13, 1977. Syllabus Respondent enlisted members of the United States Navy and others similarly situated, who agreed to extend their enlistments at a time when a statute provided […]

431 U.S. 633 97 S.Ct. 1993 52 L.Ed.2d 637 Harry ROBERTS, Petitioner,v.State of LOUISIANA. No. 76-5206. June 6, 1977. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner Harry Roberts was indicted, tried, and convicted of the first-degree murder of Police Officer Dennis McInerney, who at the time of his death was engaged in the performance of his lawful duties. […]

431 U.S. 651 97 S.Ct. 2034 52 L.Ed.2d 651 Donald ABNEY, Larry Starks and Alonzo Robinson, Petitioners,v.UNITED STATES. No. 75-6521. Argued Jan. 17, 1977. Decided June 9, 1977. Syllabus Petitioners and others were charged in a single-count indictment with conspiracy and an attempt to obstruct interstate commerce by means of extortion, in violation of the […]

431 U.S. 145 97 S.Ct. 1730 52 L.Ed.2d 203 Robert J. HENDERSON, Superintendent, Auburn Correctional Facility, Petitioner,v.Barry Warren KIBBE. No. 75-1906. Argued March 1, 1977. Decided May 16, 1977. Syllabus Respondent and his codefendant, after robbing an intoxicated man in their car, abandoned him at night on an unlighted rural road where the visibility was […]

431 U.S. 581 97 S.Ct. 2002 52 L.Ed.2d 595 ALABAMA POWER COMPANY, Petitioner,v.Raymond E. DAVIS. No. 76-451. Argued April 25, 1977. Decided June 6, 1977. Syllabus Respondent, who left employment with petitioner for military service but who returned after completion of such service and continued in employment until his retirement, held entitled under ? 9 […]

431 U.S. 767 97 S.Ct. 2085 52 L.Ed.2d 738 Wesley WARD, Appellant,v.State of ILLINOIS. No. 76-415. Argued April 27, 1977. Decided June 9, 1977. Syllabus Prior to the decision in Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15, 93 S.Ct. 2607, 37 L.Ed.2d 419, appellant was convicted of selling obscene sado-masochistic materials in violation of the Illinois […]