Category: 1979

60 L.Ed.2d 156 99 S.Ct. 1667 441 U.S. 211 DOUGLAS OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA et al., Petitioners,v.PETROL STOPS NORTHWEST et al. No. 77-1547. Argued Dec. 5, 1978. Decided April 18, 1979. Syllabus Respondents are independent gasoline dealers, one of which operates in Arizona and several other States, and two of which operate in the vicinity […]

441 U.S. 130 99 S.Ct. 1623 60 L.Ed.2d 96 Daniel BURCH et al., Petitioners,v.STATE OF LOUISIANA. No. 78-90. Argued Feb. 22, 1979. Decided April 17, 1979. Syllabus Held: A conviction by a nonunanimous six-person jury in a state criminal trial for a nonpetty offense, as contemplated by provisions of the Louisiana Constitution and Code of […]

441 U.S. 141 99 S.Ct. 1629 60 L.Ed.2d 106 ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY et al., Appellants,v.Arthur B. SNEAD, etc., et al. No. 77-1810. Argued Feb. 26, 1979. Decided April 18, 1979. Syllabus New Mexico has imposed an energy tax on the privilege of generating electricity within the State. This tax applies to all utility companies […]

441 U.S. 1 99 S.Ct. 1551 60 L.Ed.2d 1 BROADCAST MUSIC, INC., et al., Petitioners,v.COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC., et al. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS, et al., Petitioners, v. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC., et al. Nos. 77-1578, 77-1583. Argued Jan. 15, 1979. Decided April 17, 1979. Syllabus Respondent Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (CBS), […]

59 L.Ed.2d 733 99 S.Ct. 1465 440 U.S. 741 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Alfredo L. CACERES. No. 76-1309. Argued Jan. 8, 9, 1979. Decided April 2, 1979. Syllabus Regulations in the Internal Revenue Service Manual prohibit “consensual electronic surveillance” between taxpayers and IRS agents unless certain specified prior authorization is obtained. With respect to the monitoring of […]

440 U.S. 93 99 S.Ct. 939 59 L.Ed.2d 171 Cyrus R. VANCE, Secretary of State, et al., Appellants,v.Holbrook BRADLEY et al. No. 77-1254. Argued Nov. 27, 1978. Decided Feb. 22, 1979. Syllabus Section 632 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, which requires persons covered by the Foreign Service retirement system to retire at age […]

440 U.S. 987 99 S.Ct. 1986 60 L.Ed.2d 370 Betty EVANS, Individually and as Next Friend Acting on Behalf of John Louis Evans III, applicant,v.Larry BENNETT, Commissioner, Alabama Correctional System, et alNo. A-868 Supreme Court of the United States April 13, 1979 Application for stay of execution, presented to Mr. Justice REHNQUIST and by him […]

440 U.S. 689 99 S.Ct. 1435 59 L.Ed.2d 692 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Petitioner,v.MIDWEST VIDEO CORPORATION et al. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION et al. NATIONAL BLACK MEDIA COALITION et al., Petitioners, v. MIDWEST VIDEO CORPORATION et al. Nos. 77-1575, 77-1648 and 77-1662. Argued Jan. 10, 1979. Decided April 2, 1979. Syllabus […]

59 L.Ed.2d 153 99 S.Ct. 925 440 U.S. 69 GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA COMPANY, INC., Petitioner,v.FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. No. 77-654. Argued Dec. 4, 1978. Decided Feb. 22, 1979. Syllabus Section 2(a) of the Clayton Act, as amended by the Robinson-Patman Act, prohibits price discrimination by sellers, but under ? 2(b) the seller may rebut […]

440 U.S. 715 99 S.Ct. 1448 59 L.Ed.2d 711 UNITED STATES, Petitioner, 77-1359v.KIMBELL FOODS, INC., et al. UNITED STATES, Petitioner, 77-1644 v. Zac A. CRITTENDEN, Jr. d b a Crittenden Tractor Company. Nos. 77-1359, 77-1644. Argued Jan. 8, 1979. Decided April 2, 1979. Syllabus These cases present the question whether contractual liens arising from certain […]

440 U.S. 668 99 S.Ct. 1403 59 L.Ed.2d 677 LEO SHEEP COMPANY et al., Petitioners,v.UNITED STATES et al. No. 77-1686. Argued Jan. 15, 16, 1979. Decided March 27, 1979. Syllabus. The Union Pacific Act of 1862 granted public land to the Union Pacific Railroad for each mile of track that it laid, and this was […]

440 U.S. 568 99 S.Ct. 1355 59 L.Ed.2d 587 NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY et al., Petitioners,v.Carl A. BEAZER et al. No. 77-1427. Argued Dec. 6, 1978. Decided March 21, 1979. Syllabus Petitioner, New York City Transit Authority (TA), which, in operating the subway system and certain bus lines in New York City, employs about […]

440 U.S. 625 99 S.Ct. 1379 59 L.Ed.2d 642 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Petitioners,v.Van DAVIS et al. No. 77-1553. Argued Dec. 5, 1978. Decided March 27, 1979. Syllabus Respondents, representing present and future black and Mexican-American applicants to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, brought a class action against petitioners (Los Angeles County, […]

440 U.S. 519 99 S.Ct. 1328 59 L.Ed.2d 553 NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY et al., Petitioners,v.NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR et al. No. 77-961. Argued Oct. 30, 1978. Decided March 21, 1979. Syllabus A New York statute authorizes the payment of unemployment compensation after one week of unemployment, except that if a claimant’s loss […]

440 U.S. 59 99 S.Ct. 919 59 L.Ed.2d 144 State of CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff,v.State of ARIZONA and the United States. No. 78, Orig. Argued Jan. 9, 1979. Decided Feb. 22, 1979. Syllabus To resolve a dispute over the ownership of certain lands, California seeks to invoke this Court’s original jurisdiction in an action to quiet title […]

440 U.S. 612 99 S.Ct. 1523 59 L.Ed.2d 619 Peggy J. CONNOR et al.v.J. P. COLEMAN, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, et al No. 78-1013 Supreme Court of the United States March 26, 1979 On motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of mandamus. March 26, 1979. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioners […]

59 L.Ed.2d 519 99 S.Ct. 1304 440 U.S. 472 NATIONAL MUFFLER DEALERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 77-1172. Argued Nov. 27, 1978. Decided March 20, 1979. Syllabus Petitioner is a trade organization for muffler dealers but it has confined its membership to dealers franchised by Midas International Corporation and its activities to Midas’ muffler business. […]

440 U.S. 490 99 S.Ct. 1313 59 L.Ed.2d 533 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner,v.The CATHOLIC BISHOP OF CHICAGO et al. No. 77-752. Argued Oct. 30, 1978. Decided March 21, 1979. Syllabus The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) certified unions as bargaining agents for lay teachers in schools operated by respondents, which refused to recognize or […]

440 U.S. 447 99 S.Ct. 1201 59 L.Ed.2d 445 The CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N. A.v.The FINANCE ADMINISTRATION OF the CITY OF NEW YORK et al. No. 77-1659. March 5, 1979. [Syllabus intentionally omitted] PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioners are national banks that lease office space in New York City, where they maintain their principal places of […]