Category: 1978

439 U.S. 14 99 S.Ct. 235 58 L.Ed.2d 207 Virgil Delano PRESNELL, Jr.v.State of GEORGIA. No. 77-6885. Nov. 6, 1978. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner was indicted and found guilty by a jury of three capital offenses?rape, kidnaping with bodily injury, and murder with malice aforethought. Under Georgia law, a jury may impose the death penalty […]

439 U.S. 170 99 S.Ct. 471 58 L.Ed.2d 435 Joseph A. CALIFANO, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Appellant,v.Grace AZNAVORIAN, etc. Grace AZNAVORIAN, etc., Appellant, v. Joseph A. CALIFANO, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Nos. 77-991, 77-5999. Argued Nov. 6, 1978. Decided Dec. 11, 1978. Syllabus Section 1611(f) of the Social Security […]

439 U.S. 1081 99 S.Ct. 865 59 L.Ed.2d 52 ACF INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED, CARTER CARBURETOR DIVISION, petitioner,v.EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION No. 78-453 Supreme Court of the United States January 8, 1979 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is […]

439 U.S. 1317 99 S.Ct. 6 58 L.Ed.2d 25 The NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY and Myron Farberv.Mario E. JASCALEVICH.No. A-111. Aug. 1, 1978. Mr. Justice WHITE. 1 This is an application for a stay of an order of the Supreme Court of New Jersey refusing to stay, except temporarily to permit this application, an order […]

439 U.S. 1007 99 S.Ct. 622 58 L.Ed.2d 684 Geraldine HUCH et al.v.UNITED STATES. SOUTH PARK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT v. UNITED STATES. BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR the CITY OF VALDOSTA, GEORGIA v. UNITED STATES. Nos. 77-1464, 77-1467 and 78-222. Supreme Court of the United States December 4, 1978 Rehearing Denied Jan. 22, 1979. See 439 […]

439 U.S. 940 99 S.Ct. 335 58 L.Ed.2d 335 Marvin E. SINGLETON, Jr., et ux.v.COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE No. 78- 78 Supreme Court of the United States October 30, 1978 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is […]

439 U.S. 1360 99 S.Ct. 28 58 L.Ed.2d 69 Madeline BUCHANAN et al., Applicants,v.Brenda EVANS et al.No. A-188. Sept. 1, 1978. Mr. Justice BRENNAN, Circuit Justice. The Delaware State Board of Education and eight intervening defendant suburban school districts1 request that I stay execution of the judgment and mandate of the Court of Appeals for […]

439 U.S. 89 99 S.Ct. 399 58 L.Ed.2d 354 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.v.Kermit Kimball SHEEHAN. No. 78-344. Dec. 4, 1978. Rehearing Denied Jan. 22, 1979. See 439 U.S. 1135, 99 S.Ct. 1060. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner, the Union Pacific Railroad Co., discharged respondent for violating one of its employee work rules. Respondent thereupon began an […]

439 U.S. 24 99 S.Ct. 295 58 L.Ed.2d 216 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF KEENE STATE COLLEGE et al.v.Christine M. SWEENEY. No. 77-1792. Nov. 13, 1978. PER CURIAM. 1 The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. In Furnco Construction Co. v. Waters, 438 U.S. 567, 98 S.Ct. 2943, 57 L.Ed.2d 957 (1978), we stated […]

439 U.S. 1310 99 S.Ct. 3 58 L.Ed.2d 19 Kenneth F. FARE, as Acting Chief Probation Officer, etc.v.MICHAEL C.No. A-33. July 28, 1978. Mr. Justice REHNQUIST, Circuit Justice. 1 Applicant requests a stay of enforcement of a judgment of the California Supreme Court ordering a rehearing for respondent under Cal.Welf. & Inst.Code Ann. ? 602 […]

439 U.S. 1331 99 S.Ct. 11 58 L.Ed.2d 38 The NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY and Myron Farberv.Mario E. JASCALEVICH.No. A-111. Aug. 4, 1978. Mr. Justice MARSHALL, Circuit Justice. The New York Times and one of its reporters, Myron Farber, have reapplied to me for a stay of an order issued by the Supreme Court of […]

58 L.Ed.2d 713 99 S.Ct. 734 439 U.S. 1052 Rebecca S. HOLLENBAUGH and Fred K. Philburn, petitioners,v.CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY et al No. 78-5519 Supreme Court of the United States December 11, 1978 On petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The petition for writ of certiorari […]

439 U.S. 1348 99 S.Ct. 24 58 L.Ed.2d 55 COLUMBUS BOARD OF EDUCATION et al., Applicants,v.Gary L. PENICK et al.No. A-134. Aug. 11, 1978. Mr. Justice REHNQUIST. 1 The Columbus, Ohio, Board of Education and the Superintendent of the Columbus public schools request that I stay execution of the judgment and the mandate of the […]

439 U.S. 1105 99 S.Ct. 1006 59 L.Ed.2d 66 LeRoy SYMM, Tax Assessor-Collector of Waller County, Texasv.UNITED STATES et al No. 77-1688 Supreme Court of the United States January 15, 1979 The judgment is affirmed. Mr. Justice REHNQUIST, with whom THE CHIEF JUSTICE joins, dissenting. 1 Today the Court summarily affirms the judgment of a […]

439 U.S. 1367 99 S.Ct. 39 58 L.Ed.2d 75 Kenneth Eugene DIVANS, Petitioner,v.CALIFORNIA.No. A-233. Sept. 1, 1978. [Syllabus from 1368 intentionally omitted] Mr. Justice REHNQUIST, Circuit Justice. Applicant’s motion to stay the proceedings in the Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California, is denied. In July 1977 applicant filed a similar motion for stay pending […]

439 U.S. 1 99 S.Ct. 46 58 L.Ed.2d 1 The LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD COMPANYv.ABERDEEN & ROCKFISH RAILROAD COMPANY et al. No. 77-1515. Oct. 16, 1978. [Syllabus from 1 intentionally omitted] PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner, the Long Island Rail Road Co., seeks a writ of certiorari to review the judgment of the United States Court […]

439 U.S. 1338 99 S.Ct. 18 58 L.Ed.2d 45 Michael H. MIROYAN, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. Eugene Logan McGINNIS, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.Nos. A-99, A-87. Aug. 8, 1978. Mr. Justice REHNQUIST, Circuit Justice. 1 Applicants McGinnis and Miroyan seek a stay of the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit pending both […]

439 U.S. 1375 99 S.Ct. 32 58 L.Ed.2d 83 ALEXIS I. duPONT SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Applicants,v.Brenda EVANS et al.No. A-188. Sept. 8, 1978. Mr. Justice REHNQUIST. Applicants, seven defendant suburban school districts in the area of Wilmington, Delaware, have requested that I stay execution of the judgment and mandate of the Court of Appeals […]

439 U.S. 1034 99 S.Ct. 639 58 L.Ed.2d 696 LEE-HY PAVING CORP. and Davis E. Clemv.Marguerite T. O’CONNOR, etc No. 78- 410 Supreme Court of the United States December 4, 1978 Leave to File Petition for Rehearing Denied April 16, 1979. See 441 U.S. 918, 99 S.Ct. 2023. On petition for writ of certiorari to […]

439 U.S. 992 99 S.Ct. 594 58 L.Ed.2d 667 Dorothy BERG et al.v.Ida BERGER No. 77-1556 Supreme Court of the United States November 27, 1978 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. […]