Category: 1979

441 U.S. 68 99 S.Ct. 1589 60 L.Ed.2d 49 Gordon M. AMBACH, as Commissioner of Education of the State of New York, et al., Appellants,v.Susan M. W. NORWICK et al. No. 76-808. Argued Jan. 10, 1979. Decided April 17, 1979. Syllabus Held: A New York statute forbidding permanent certification as a public school teacher of […]

441 U.S. 750 99 S.Ct. 2066 60 L.Ed.2d 609 OSCAR MAYER & CO. et al., Petitioners,v.Joseph W. EVANS. No. 78-275. Argued Feb. 28, 1979. Decided May 21, 1979. Syllabus Section 14(b) of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) provides that in the case of an alleged unlawful practice occurring in a State […]

441 U.S. 520 99 S.Ct. 1861 60 L.Ed.2d 447 Griffin B. BELL et al., Petitioners,v.Louis WOLFISH et al. No. 77-1829. Argued Jan. 16, 1979. Decided May 14, 1979. Syllabus Respondent inmates brought this class action in Federal District Court challenging the constitutionality of numerous conditions of confinement and practices in the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC), […]

441 U.S. 600 99 S.Ct. 1905 60 L.Ed.2d 508 Jerome D. CHAPMAN, Commissioner of Texas Department of Human Resources, et al., Petitioners,v.HOUSTON WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION et al.* Julia GONZALEZ, Etc., Petitioner, v. James F. YOUNG, Director, Hudson County Welfare Board, et al. Nos. 77-719, 77-5324. Argued Oct. 2, 1978. Decided May 14, 1979. Syllabus Under […]

441 U.S. 488 99 S.Ct. 1842 60 L.Ed.2d 420 FORD MOTOR COMPANY, etc., Petitioner,v.NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al. No. 77-1806. Argued Feb. 28, 1979. Decided May 14, 1979. Syllabus Petitioner provides its employees with in-plant cafeteria and vending machine services. The services are managed by an independent caterer, but petitioner has the right to […]

441 U.S. 506 99 S.Ct. 1854 60 L.Ed.2d 435 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.564.54 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, situated in MONROE AND PIKE COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA, et al. No. 78-488. Argued March 27, 1979. Decided May 14, 1979. Syllabus The Government initiated condemnation proceedings to acquire land on which respondent, a private nonprofit organization, operated summer […]

441 U.S. 463 99 S.Ct. 1826 60 L.Ed.2d 360 Maurice SMITH et al.v. ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1315, et al. No. 78-1223. April 30, 1979. PER CURIAM. 1 In grievance proceedings initiated by employees of the Arkansas State Highway Department, the State Highway Commission will not consider a grievance unless the employee submits his […]

441 U.S. 468 99 S.Ct. 1829 60 L.Ed.2d 365 Herbert G. WILKINS, Sr.v.UNITED STATES. No. 78-5885. April 30, 1979. PER CURIAM. 1 The pro se petitioner was convicted in a Federal District Court on criminal charges, 422 F.Supp. 1371 (E.D.Pa.1977), and the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the convictions on June 9, […]

441 U.S. 471 99 S.Ct. 1831 60 L.Ed.2d 404 Harry G. BURKS, Jr., et al., Petitioners,v.Howard M. LASKER et al. No. 77-1724. Argued Jan. 17, 1979. Decided May 14, 1979. Syllabus Respondents, shareholders of an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (ICA), brought this derivative suit in Federal District Court against […]

441 U.S. 434 99 S.Ct. 1813 60 L.Ed.2d 336 JAPAN LINE, LTD., et al., Appellants,v.COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al. No. 77-1378. Argued Jan. 8, 1979. Decided April 30, 1979. Syllabus Appellant Japanese shipping companies’ vessels carry cargo containers which, like the ships, are owned by appellants, are based, registered, and subjected to property tax […]

441 U.S. 458 99 S.Ct. 2044 60 L.Ed.2d 354 John S. TOLL, President, University of Maryland, petitioner,v.Juan Carlos MORENO et al No. 77-154 Supreme Court of the United States April 30, 1979 On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. April 30, 1979. PER CURIAM. 1 This decision […]

441 U.S. 39 99 S.Ct. 1572 60 L.Ed.2d 28 Genanett ALEXANDER et al., Petitioners,v.UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT et al. Patricia Roberts HARRIS, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, et al., Petitioners, v. Sadie E. COLE et al. Nos. 77-874, 77-1463. Argued Dec. 5, 1978. Decided April 17, 1979. Syllabus The Uniform […]

441 U.S. 418 99 S.Ct. 1804 60 L.Ed.2d 323 Frank O’Neal ADDINGTON, Appellant,v.State of TEXAS. No. 77-5992. Argued Nov. 28, 1978. Decided April 30, 1979. Syllabus Appellant’s mother filed a petition for his indefinite commitment to a state mental hospital in accordance with Texas law governing involuntary commitments. Appellant had a long history of confinements […]

441 U.S. 380 99 S.Ct. 1760 60 L.Ed.2d 297 Abdiel CABAN, Appellant,v.Kazim MOHAMMED and Maria Mohammed. No. 77-6431. Argued Nov. 6, 1978. Decided April 24, 1979. Syllabus Appellant and appellee Maria Mohammed lived together out of wedlock for several years in New York City, during which time two children were born. Appellant, who was identified […]

441 U.S. 347 99 S.Ct. 1742 60 L.Ed.2d 269 Curtis PARHAM, Appellant,v.Ellis Franklin HUGHES. No. 78-3. Argued Jan. 15, 1979. Decided April 24, 1979. Syllabus A Georgia statute, while permitting the mother of an illegitimate child, or the father if he has legitimated the child and there is no mother, to sue for the wrongful […]

441 U.S. 369 99 S.Ct. 1755 60 L.Ed.2d 286 State of NORTH CAROLINA, Petitioner,v.Willie Thomas BUTLER. No. 78-354. Argued March 27, 1979. Decided April 24, 1979. Syllabus Respondent, while under arrest for certain crimes and after being advised of his rights under Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694, made […]

441 U.S. 238 99 S.Ct. 1682 60 L.Ed.2d 177 Lawrence DALIA, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 77-1722. Argued Jan. 9, 10, 1979. Decided April 18, 1979. Syllabus Pursuant to Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, the District Court, finding probable cause to believe that petitioner was a member of a […]

441 U.S. 281 99 S.Ct. 1705 60 L.Ed.2d 208 CHRYSLER CORPORATION, Petitioner,v.Harold BROWN, Secretary of Defense, et al. No. 77-922. Argued Nov. 8, 1978. Decided April 18, 1979. Syllabus Petitioner, as a party to numerous Government contracts, was required to comply with Executive Orders 11246 and 11375, which charge the Secretary of Labor with ensuring […]

441 U.S. 322 99 S.Ct. 1727 60 L.Ed.2d 250 William Riley HUGHES, Appellant,v.State of OKLAHOMA. No. 77-1439. Argued Jan. 9, 1979. Decided April 24, 1979. Syllabus An Oklahoma statute prohibits transporting or shipping outside the State for sale natural minnows seined or procured from waters within the State. Appellant, who holds a Texas license to […]

441 U.S. 153 99 S.Ct. 1635 60 L.Ed.2d 115 Anthony HERBERT, Petitioner,v.Barry LANDO et al. No. 77-1105. Argued Oct. 31, 1978. Decided April 18, 1979. Syllabus Petitioner instituted a diversity action in Federal District Court against the respondents, a television network and two of its employees, and a magazine, alleging that a program aired by […]