Category: 1979

440 U.S. 450 99 S.Ct. 1292 59 L.Ed.2d 501 State of NEW JERSEY, Petitioner,v.Joseph S. PORTASH. No. 77-1489. Argued Dec. 5, 1978. Decided March 20, 1979. Syllabus Respondent municipal official testified before a state grand jury under immunity granted pursuant to a New Jersey statute preventing a public employee’s grand jury testimony or evidence derived […]

440 U.S. 48 99 S.Ct. 914 59 L.Ed.2d 136 William E. BUTNER, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES et al. No. 77-1410. Argued Nov. 27, 1978. Decided Feb. 21, 1979. Syllabus In Chapter XI arrangement proceedings under the Bankruptcy Act, petitioner acquired a second mortgage on certain North Carolina real estate to secure a $360,000 indebtedness but received no […]

440 U.S. 391 99 S.Ct. 1171 59 L.Ed.2d 401 LAKE COUNTRY ESTATES, INC., et al., Petitioners,v.TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY, etc., et al. No. 77-1327. Argued Dec. 4, 1978. Decided March 5, 1979. Syllabus California and Nevada entered into a Compact, later consented to by Congress, to create respondent Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) to coordinate […]

440 U.S. 410 99 S.Ct. 1182 59 L.Ed.2d 416 State of NEVADA et al., Petitioners,v.John Michael HALL, etc., et al. No. 77-1337. Argued Nov. 7, 1978. Decided March 5, 1979. Rehearing Denied April 16, 1979. See 441 U.S. 917, 99 S.Ct. 2018. Syllabus Respondents, California residents, brought this suit in a California court for damages […]

440 U.S. 444 99 S.Ct. 1415 59 L.Ed.2d 440 Harold RAMSEY, petitioner,v.State of NEW YORK No. 77-6540 Supreme Court of the United States March 5, 1979 On Writ of Certiorari to the Appellate Division, Supreme Court of New York, Second Judicial Dept. March 5, 1979. PER CURIAM. 1 The petition for certiorari in this case […]

440 U.S. 445 99 S.Ct. 1200 59 L.Ed.2d 442 James C. ANDERS, Solicitor of Richland County,v.Jesse J. FLOYD. No. 77-1255. March 5, 1979. Rehearing Denied April 23, 1979. See 441 U.S. 928, 99 S.Ct. 2043. PER CURIAM. 1 The motion of Legal Defense Fund for Unborn Children for leave to file a brief, as amicus […]

440 U.S. 332 99 S.Ct. 1139 59 L.Ed.2d 358 Arthur F. QUERN, etc., Petitioner,v.John JORDAN, etc. No. 77-841. Argued Nov. 8, 1978. Decided March 5, 1979. Syllabus In Edelman v. Jordan, 415 U.S. 651, 94 S.Ct. 1347, 39 L.Ed.2d 662, it was held that retroactive welfare benefits awarded by a Federal District Court to the […]

440 U.S. 367 99 S.Ct. 1158 59 L.Ed.2d 383 Aubrey SCOTT, Petitioner,v.State of ILLINOIS. No. 77-1177. Argued Dec. 4, 1978. Decided March 5, 1979. Syllabus Petitioner, an indigent, was convicted of shoplifting and was fined $50 after a bench trial in an Illinois state court. The applicable Illinois statute set the maximum penalty for such […]

440 U.S. 268 99 S.Ct. 1102 59 L.Ed.2d 306 William Herbert ORR, Appellant,v.Lillian M. ORR. No. 77-1119. Argued Nov. 27, 1978. Decided March 5, 1979. Syllabus Following a stipulation between appellant husband and appellee wife, in which appellant agreed to pay appellee alimony, an Alabama court, acting pursuant to state alimony statutes under which husbands […]

440 U.S. 29 99 S.Ct. 903 59 L.Ed.2d 122 DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Petitioner,v.Genevieve O. RASMUSSEN et al. GEO CONTROL, INCORPORATED and New Hampshire Insurance Company, Petitioners, v. Genevieve O. RASMUSSEN et al. Nos. 77-1465, 77-1491. Argued Nov. 28, 1978. Decided Feb. 21, 1979. Syllabus The Longshoremen’s and […]

440 U.S. 301 99 S.Ct. 1123 59 L.Ed.2d 333 DETROIT EDISON COMPANY, Petitioner,v.NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. No. 77-968. Argued Nov. 6, 1978. Decided March 5, 1979. Syllabus Petitioner employer, in response to a request made by a Union in connection with arbitration of a grievance filed on behalf of employees in a bargaining unit, supplied […]

59 L.Ed.2d 261 99 S.Ct. 1067 440 U.S. 205 GROUP LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY, etc., et al., Petitioners,v.ROYAL DRUG COMPANY, etc., et al. No. 77-952. Argued Oct. 11, 1978. Decided Feb. 27, 1979. Rehearing Denied April 16, 1979. See 441 U.S. 917, 99 S.Ct. 2017. Syllabus Petitioner Blue Shield, a Texas insurance company, offers […]

440 U.S. 257 99 S.Ct. 1096 59 L.Ed.2d 296 Jane ARONSON, Petitioner,v.QUICK POINT PENCIL COMPANY. No. 77-1413. Argued Dec. 6, 1978. Decided Feb. 28, 1979. Syllabus Petitioner entered into a contract with respondent whereby, in return for the exclusive right to make and sell a keyholder designed by petitioner for which a patent application was […]

440 U.S. 192 99 S.Ct. 1273 59 L.Ed.2d 247 FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, petitioner,v.SHELL OIL COMPANY et al No. 77-1652 CONSUMER ENERGY COUNCIL OF AMERICA, petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION No. 77-1654 Supreme Court of the United States February 22, 1979 On writs of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the […]

440 U.S. 194 99 S.Ct. 1062 59 L.Ed.2d 248 HARRAH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT et al.v.Mary Jane MARTIN. No. 78-443. Feb. 26, 1979. [Sylllabus from pages 194-195 intentionally omitted] PER CURIAM. 1 Respondent Martin was employed as a teacher by petitioner School District under a contract that incorporated by reference the School Board’s rules and regulations. […]

440 U.S. 202 99 S.Ct. 1066 59 L.Ed.2d 257 UNITED STATESv.BODCAW COMPANY. No. 78-551. Feb. 26, 1979. PER CURIAM. 1 The United States brought this condemnation action to acquire a permanent easement in land owned by the respondent. The jury determined that just compensation for the easement was $146,206, a sum about halfway between the […]

440 U.S. 125 99 S.Ct. 957 59 L.Ed.2d 194 Jerome MILLER, etc., et al., Appellants,v.Marcel YOUAKIM et al. No. 77-742. Argued Oct. 30, 1978. Decided Feb. 22, 1979. Syllabus In administering its Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care program (AFDC-FC), Illinois distinguishes between children who reside with relatives and those who do not. Children […]

440 U.S. 147 Montana et al.v.United States No. 77-1134 Argued December 4, 1978 Decided February 22, 1979 Syllabus Montana levies a 1% gross receipts tax upon contractors of public, but not private, construction projects. A public contractor may credit against the gross receipts tax its payments of personal property, corporate income, and individual income taxes. […]

440 U.S. 173 99 S.Ct. 983 59 L.Ed.2d 230 ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, Appellant,v.SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY et al. No. 77-1248. Argued Nov. 6, 1978. Decided Feb. 22, 1979. Syllabus Under the Illinois Election Code, new political parties and independent candidates must obtain the signatures of 25,000 qualified voters in order to appear on the […]

440 U.S. 1 99 S.Ct. 887 59 L.Ed.2d 100 E. Richard FRIEDMAN et al.v.N. Jay ROGERS et al. N. Jay ROGERS et al., Appellants, v. E. Richard FRIEDMAN et al. TEXAS OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION, INC., Appellant, v. N. Jay ROGERS et al. Nos. 77-1163, 77-1164 and 77-1186. Argued Nov. 8, 1978. Decided Feb. 21, 1979. Rehearings […]