Category: 1978

437 U.S. 365 98 S.Ct. 2396 57 L.Ed.2d 274 OWEN EQUIPMENT AND ERECTION COMPANY, Petitioner,v.Geraldine KROGER, Administratrix of the Estate of James D. Kroger, Deceased. No. 77-677. Argued April 18, 1978. Decided June 21, 1978. Syllabus Respondent, a citizen of Iowa, sued for damages based on the wrongful death of her husband, who was electrocuted […]

437 U.S. 385 98 S.Ct. 2408 57 L.Ed.2d 290 Rufus Junior MINCEY, Petitioner,v.State of ARIZONA. No. 77-5353. Argued Feb. 21, 1978. Decided June 21, 1978. Syllabus During a narcotics raid on petitioner’s apartment by an undercover police officer and several plainclothes policemen, the undercover officer was shot and killed, and petitioner was wounded, as were […]

437 U.S. 298 98 S.Ct. 2357 57 L.Ed.2d 221 UNITED STATES et al., Petitioner,v.LaSALLE NATIONAL BANK et al. No. 77-365. Argued March 29, 1978. Decided June 19, 1978. Syllabus Petitioner special agent of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in the process of investigating a taxpayer’s tax liability, issued summonses to respondent bank under authority of […]

57 L.Ed.2d 239 98 S.Ct. 2370 437 U.S. 322 The GREYHOUND CORPORATION et al., Petitioners,v.MT. HOOD STAGES, INC., etc. No. 77-598. Argued April 24, 1978. Decided June 1 , 1978. Syllabus On October 7, 1964, respondent motor carrier instituted a proceeding before the Interstate Commerce Commission in which it asked the ICC to reopen proceedings […]

437 U.S. 267 98 S.Ct. 2340 57 L.Ed.2d 197 MOORMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Appellant,v.G. D. BAIR, etc. No. 77-454. Argued March 21, 1978. Decided June 15, 1978. Rehearing Denied Oct. 2, 1978. See 439 U.S. 885, 99 S.Ct. 233. Syllabus An Iowa statute prescribes a so-called single-factor sales formula for apportioning an interstate corporation’s income for […]

437 U.S. 28 98 S.Ct. 2156 57 L.Ed.2d 24 Roger CRIST, as Warden of the Montana State Penitentiary, Deer Lodge, Montana, et al., Appellants,v.L. R. BRETZ et al. No. 76-1200. Argued Nov. 1, 1977. Decided June 14, 1978. Syllabus The federal rule that jeopardy attaches in a jury trial when the jury is empaneled and […]

437 U.S. 255 98 S.Ct. 2333 57 L.Ed.2d 187 FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON et al., Appellants,v.STATE TAX COMMISSION et al. No. 77-334. Argued March 21, 1978. Decided June 15, 1978. Syllabus Appellants brought suit in a Massachusetts court challenging the State’s power to impose an excise tax on federal savings and […]

437 U.S. 153 98 S.Ct. 2279 57 L.Ed.2d 117 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, Petitioner,v.Hiram G. HILL, Jr., et al. No. 76-1701. Argued April 18, 1978. Decided June 15, 1978. Syllabus The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act) authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) in ? 4 to declare a species of life “endangered.” Section 7 […]

437 U.S. 19 98 S.Ct. 2151 57 L.Ed.2d 15 Richard Austin GREENE, Petitioner,v.Raymond D. MASSEY, Superintendent, Union Correctional Institution. No. 76-6617. Argued Nov. 28, 1977. Decided June 14, 1978. Syllabus On appeal of the first-degree murder convictions of petitioner and another, the Florida Supreme Court reversed by a per curiam opinion and ordered a new […]

437 U.S. 214 98 S.Ct. 2311 57 L.Ed.2d 159 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner,v.ROBBINS TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY. No. 77-911. Argued April 26, 1978. Decided June 15, 1978. Syllabus After the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed an unfair labor practice complaint against respondent employer, respondent requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), […]

437 U.S. 1 98 S.Ct. 2141 57 L.Ed.2d 1 David Wayne BURKS, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 76-6528. Argued Nov. 28, 1977. Decided June 14, 1978. Syllabus Petitioner, in support of his insanity defense to a bank robbery charge, offered expert testimony, and the Government offered expert and lay testimony in rebuttal. Before the case was submitted […]

57 L.Ed.2d 91 98 S.Ct. 2207 437 U.S. 117 EXXON CORPORATION et al., Appellants,v.GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND et al. SHELL OIL COMPANY, Appellant, v. GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND et al. CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY et al., Appellants, v. GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND et al. GULF OIL CORPORATION, Appellant, v. GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND et al. ASHLAND OIL, INC., et al., […]

436 U.S. 935 98 S.Ct. 2835 56 L.Ed.2d 778 Learie Leo ALFORDv.State of FLORIDA No. 77-1490 Supreme Court of the United States May 30, 1978 On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Florida. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Mr. Justice MARSHALL, with whom Mr. Justice BRENNAN joins, […]

436 U.S. 850 98 S.Ct. 3063 56 L.Ed.2d 751 David B. TERKv.Ladd S. GORDON, etc., et al No. 77-1042 Supreme Court of the United States June 12, 1978 June 12, 1978. PER CURIAM. 1 This case originated as a challenge, under the Privileges and Immunities Clause, U.S.Const., Art. IV, ? 2, cl. 1, and under […]

436 U.S. 931 98 S.Ct. 2831 56 L.Ed.2d 776 Bruce LONGv.UNITED STATES No. 77-1226 Supreme Court of the United States May 30, 1978 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Mr. Justice BRENNAN, with whom Mr. […]

436 U.S. 932 98 S.Ct. 2833 56 L.Ed.2d 777 Michael ROBINSONv.CITY OF BIRMINGHAM No. 77-1339 Supreme Court of the United States May 30, 1978 On petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Mr. Justice BRENNAN, with whom Mr. Justice STEWART […]

436 U.S. 725 98 S.Ct. 2068 56 L.Ed.2d 658 Arthur F. QUERN, etc., et al., Petitioners,v.Venus MANDLEY et al. Joseph A. CALIFANO, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Petitioner, v. Venus MANDLEY et al. Nos. 76-1159, 76-1416. Argued Nov. 30, 1977. Decided June 6, 1978. Syllabus This litigation originated as a challenge to the […]

436 U.S. 748 98 S.Ct. 2081 56 L.Ed.2d 677 Joseph V. AGOSTO, Petitioner,v.IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE. No. 76-1410. Argued Feb. 28, 1978. Decided June 6, 1978. Syllabus The Immigration and Naturalization Service brought proceedings to deport petitioner as an alien who had unlawfully entered the United States. At a series of hearings before an Immigration […]

56 L.Ed.2d 728 98 S.Ct. 2122 436 U.S. 816 NATIONAL BROILER MARKETING ASSOCIATION, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 77-117. Argued Feb. 21, 1978. Decided June 12, 1978. Syllabus The United States brought an antitrust suit against petitioner, a nonprofit cooperative association the members of which are integrated producers of broiler chickens. The complaint alleged that petitioner, which […]