Category: 1980

449 U.S. 48 449 U.S. 48 101 S.Ct. 557 66 L.Ed.2d 253 State of WISCONSIN et al., Complainants,v.State of ILLINOIS and the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago et al., Defendant, United States, Intervenor. State of MICHIGAN, Complainant, v. State of ILLINOIS and the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago et al., Defendant, United States, […]

449 U.S. 490 449 U.S. 490 101 S.Ct. 737 66 L.Ed.2d 686 Feodor FEDORENKO, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 79-5602. Argued Oct. 15, 1980. Decided Jan. 21, 1981. Syllabus The Displaced Persons Act of 1948 (DPA) enabled European refugees driven from their homelands by World War II to emigrate to the United States without regard to traditional […]

449 U.S. 5 449 U.S. 5 101 S.Ct. 173 66 L.Ed.2d 163 Russell B. HUGHES, Jr.v.Charles J. ROWE et al. No. 79-6000. Nov. 10, 1980. [Syllabus from pages 5-6 intentionally omitted] PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner, an inmate of the Illinois State Penitentiary, asks us to review an order dismissing his civil rights action against the […]

449 U.S. 411 449 U.S. 411 101 S.Ct. 690 66 L.Ed.2d 621 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Jesus E. CORTEZ and Pedro Hernandez-Loera. No. 79-404. Argued Dec. 1, 1980. Decided Jan. 21, 1981. Syllabus Based on their discovery of sets of distinctive human footprints in the desert, Border Patrol officers deduced that on a number of occasions groups […]

449 U.S. 433 449 U.S. 433 101 S.Ct. 703 66 L.Ed.2d 641 Julius T. CUYLER, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, et al., Petitioners,v.John ADAMS. No. 78-1841. Argued Oct. 7, 1980. Decided Jan. 21, 1981. Syllabus While respondent was serving a sentence in a Pennsylvania correctional institution, the Camden County, N. J., prosecutor’s office lodged a detainer […]

449 U.S. 456 449 U.S. 456 101 S.Ct. 715 66 L.Ed.2d 659 State of MINNESOTA, Petitioner,v.CLOVER LEAF CREAMERY COMPANY et al. No. 79-1171. Argued Nov. 3, 1980. Decided Jan. 21, 1981. Rehearing Denied March 23, 1981. See 450 U.S. 1027, 101 S.Ct. 1735. Syllabus For the stated purposes of promoting resource conservation, easing solid waste […]

449 U.S. 408 449 U.S. 408 101 S.Ct. 912 66 L.Ed.2d 619 UNITED STATES of America, plaintiff,v.State of CALIFORNIA, defendant No. 5 Supreme Court of the United States January 19, 1981 1 On bill in Equity. FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL DECREE 2 Jan. 19, 1981. IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Decree of October 27, […]

449 U.S. 424 449 U.S. 424 101 S.Ct. 698 66 L.Ed.2d 633 William RUBIN, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 79-1013. Argued Nov. 12, 1980. Decided January 21, 1981. Syllabus Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 prohibits fraud in the “offer or sale” of any securities. Section 2(3) of the Act defines “sale” as including “every […]

449 U.S. 39 449 U.S. 39 101 S.Ct. 192 66 L.Ed.2d 199 Sydell STONE et al.v.James B. GRAHAM, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Kentucky. No. 80-321. Nov. 17, 1980. Rehearing Denied Jan. 12, 1981. See 449 U.S. 1104, 101 S.Ct. 904. PER CURIAM. 1 A Kentucky statute requires the posting of a copy of the […]

449 U.S. 405 449 U.S. 405 101 S.Ct. 909 66 L.Ed.2d 616 George MARISCALv.UNITED STATES No. 80-5618 Supreme Court of the United States January 19, 1981 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. PER CURIAM. 1 This case arises on a petition for certiorari to […]

449 U.S. 368 66 L.Ed.2d 571 101 S.Ct. 669 449 U.S. 368 FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Petitioner,v.John C. RISJORD. No. 79-1420. Argued Nov. 12, 1980. Decided Jan. 13, 1981. Syllabus Respondent is lead counsel for the plaintiffs in four consolidated product-liability suits in Federal District Court against petitioner and other manufacturers. Petitioner moved to […]

449 U.S. 302 449 U.S. 302 101 S.Ct. 633 66 L.Ed.2d 521 ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner,v.Lavina HAGUE, Personal Representative of Hague’s Estate. No. 79-938. Argued Oct. 6, 1980. Decided Jan. 13, 1981. Rehearing Denied March 2, 1981. See 450 U.S. 971, 101 S.Ct. 1494. Syllabus Respondent’s husband died of injuries suffered when a motorcycle on […]

449 U.S. 341 449 U.S. 341 101 S.Ct. 654 66 L.Ed.2d 549 John Gregory WATKINS, Petitioner,v.Dewey SOWDERS, Warden. James Willard SUMMITT, Petitioner, v. Dewey SOWDERS, Warden. Nos. 79-5949, 79-5951. Argued Nov. 10, 1980. Decided Jan. 13, 1981. Syllabus Held: A state criminal court is not required by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment […]

449 U.S. 361 449 U.S. 361 101 S.Ct. 665 66 L.Ed.2d 564 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Hazel MORRISON. No. 79-395. Argued Dec. 10, 1980. Decided Jan. 13, 1981. Rehearing Denied Feb. 23, 1981. See 450 U.S. 960, 101 S.Ct. 1420. Syllabus Federal agents, aware that respondent had been indicted on federal drug charges and had retained counsel, […]

449 U.S. 268 449 U.S. 268 101 S.Ct. 509 66 L.Ed.2d 446 POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, Petitioner,v.DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR et al. No. 79-816. Argued Oct. 8, 1980. Decided Dec. 15, 1980. Syllabus Under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, compensation for a permanent partial disability must […]

449 U.S. 292 66 L.Ed.2d 513 101 S.Ct. 549 449 U.S. 292 UNITED STATESv.DARUSMONT et ux. No. 80-243. Jan. 12, 1981. PER CURIAM. 1 Appellees instituted this federal income tax refund suit, claiming that the 1976 amendments of the minimum tax provisions contained in §§ 56 and 57 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, […]

449 U.S. 33 66 L.Ed.2d 193 101 S.Ct. 188 449 U.S. 33 ALLIED CHEMICAL CORPORATION et al.,v.DAIFLON, INC. No. 79-1895. Nov. 17, 1980. PER CURIAM. 1 Respondent, Daiflon, Inc., is a small importer of refrigerant gas that brought an antitrust suit against all domestic manufacturers of the gas. Petitioner E. I. du Pont de Nemours […]

449 U.S. 200 449 U.S. 200 101 S.Ct. 471 66 L.Ed.2d 392 UNITED STATES, Appellant,v.Hubert L. WILL et al. UNITED STATES, Appellant, v. Hubert L. WILL et al. Nos. 79-983, 79-1689. Argued Oct. 13, 1980. Decided Dec. 15, 1980. Syllabus An interlocking network of federal statutes fixes the compensation of high-level federal officials, including federal […]

449 U.S. 232 66 L.Ed.2d 416 101 S.Ct. 488 449 U.S. 232 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION et al., Petitioners,v.STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA. No. 79-900. Argued Oct. 15, 1980. Decided Dec. 15, 1980. Syllabus The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a complaint against respondent and several other major oil companies, alleging that the FTC had “reason […]