Category: 1981

450 U.S. 381 450 U.S. 381 101 S.Ct. 1495 67 L.Ed.2d 311 Sidney A. DIAMOND, Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, petitioner,v.John J. BRADLEY and Benjamin S. Franklin No. 79-855 Supreme Court of the United States March 9, 1981 On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. PER CURIAM. 1 […]

450 U.S. 382 450 U.S. 382 101 S.Ct. 1495 67 L.Ed.2d 312 John DOE and Jane Roe, appellants,v.State of DELAWARE No. 79-5932 Supreme Court of the United States March 9, 1981 Rehearing Denied April 27, 1981. See 451 U.S. 964, 101 S.Ct. 2036. PER CURIAM. 1 The appeal is dismissed for want of a properly […]

450 U.S. 40 450 U.S. 40 101 S.Ct. 970 67 L.Ed.2d 30 Tracy Lee HUDSON, Petitioner,v.State of LOUISIANA. No. 79-5688. Argued Dec. 1, 1980. Decided Feb. 24, 1981. Syllabus Held : Louisiana violated the Double Jeopardy Clause by prosecuting petitioner a second time for first-degree murder after the judge at the first trial granted petitioner’s […]

450 U.S. 311 450 U.S. 311 101 S.Ct. 1124 67 L.Ed.2d 258 CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Petitioner,v.KALO BRICK & TILE COMPANY. No. 79-1336. Argued Dec. 9, 1980. Decided March 9, 1981. Syllabus The Interstate Commerce Act authorizes the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to regulate interstate rail carriers’ abandonment of railroad lines, including branch […]

450 U.S. 333 450 U.S. 333 101 S.Ct. 1137 67 L.Ed.2d 275 Thomas J. ALBERNAZ and Edward Rodriguez, Petitioners,v.UNITED STATES. No. 79-1709. Argued Jan. 19, 1981. Decided March 9, 1981. Syllabus Petitioners, who were involved in an agreement to import marihuana and then to distribute it domestically, were convicted on separate counts of conspiracy to […]

450 U.S. 346 450 U.S. 346 101 S.Ct. 1146 67 L.Ed.2d 287 DELTA AIR LINES, INC., Petitioner,v.Rosemary AUGUST. No. 79-814. Argued Nov. 12, 1980. Decided March 9, 1981. Syllabus Held: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68—which provides that if a plaintiff rejects a defendant’s formal settlement offer “to allow judgment to be taken against him,” […]

450 U.S. 288 450 U.S. 288 101 S.Ct. 1112 67 L.Ed.2d 241 Lonnie Joe CARTER, Petitioner,v.Commonwealth of KENTUCKY. No. 80-5060. Argued Jan. 14, 1981. Decided March 9, 1981. Syllabus At petitioner’s criminal trial in a Kentucky court in which no testimony was introduced on behalf of the defense, the trial judge refused petitioner’s requested jury […]

450 U.S. 261 450 U.S. 261 101 S.Ct. 1097 67 L.Ed.2d 220 Raymond WOOD et al., Petitioners,v.State of GEORGIA. No. 79-6027. Argued Nov. 4, 1980. Decided March 4, 1981. Syllabus Petitioners, former employees of an “adult” movie theatre and bookstore, were convicted of distributing obscene materials in violation of a Georgia statute and received fines […]

450 U.S. 175 450 U.S. 175 101 S.Ct. 1048 67 L.Ed.2d 155 Sidney A. DIAMOND, Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Petitioner,v.James R. DIEHR, II and Theodore A. Lutton. No. 79-1112. Argued Oct. 14, 1980. Decided March 3, 1981. Syllabus Respondents filed a patent application claiming invention for a process for molding raw, uncured synthetic rubber […]

450 U.S. 221 450 U.S. 221 101 S.Ct. 1074 67 L.Ed.2d 186 Richard SCHWEIKER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellant,v.Charles Edward WILSON et al. No. 79-1380. Argued Dec. 2, 1980. Decided March 4, 1981. Syllabus The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which is part of the Social Security Act, provides a subsistence allowance to […]

450 U.S. 24 450 U.S. 24 101 S.Ct. 960 67 L.Ed.2d 17 Hoyt WEAVER, Petitioner,v.Robert GRAHAM, Governor of Florida. No. 79-5780. Argued Nov. 5, 1980. Decided Feb. 24, 1981. Syllabus Held: A Florida statute repealing an earlier statute and reducing the amount of “gain time” for good conduct and obedience to prison rules deducted from […]

450 U.S. 248 450 U.S. 248 101 S.Ct. 1089 67 L.Ed.2d 207 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, Petitioner,v.Joyce Ann BURDINE. No. 79-1764. Argued Dec. 9, 1980. Decided March 4, 1981. Syllabus Respondent filed suit in Federal District Court, alleging, inter alia, that her termination of employment with petitioner was predicated on gender discrimination in violation […]

450 U.S. 147 450 U.S. 147 101 S.Ct. 1032 67 L.Ed.2d 132 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES et al.v.FLORIDA NURSING HOME ASSOCIATION et al. No. 80-532. March 2, 1981. Rehearing Denied April 20, 1981. See 451 U.S. 933, 101 S.Ct. 2008. M. Stephen Turner, Culpepper, Beatty & Turner, Tallahassee, Fla., for petitioners. A. […]

450 U.S. 156 67 L.Ed.2d 140 101 S.Ct. 1037 450 U.S. 156 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner,v.PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY OF UTAH. No. 79-1907. Argued Jan. 13, 1981. Decided March 3, 1981. Syllabus Respondent mines cement rock and manufactures it into Portland cement. Section 611(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 allows respondent, as a […]

450 U.S. 107 450 U.S. 107 101 S.Ct. 1010 67 L.Ed.2d 82 DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF the UNITED STATES of America et al., Appellants,v.WISCONSIN ex rel. Bronson C. LaFOLLETTE et al. No. 79-1631. Argued Dec. 8, 1980. Decided Feb. 25, 1981. Syllabus Rules of the Democratic Party of the United States (National Party) provide that only […]

450 U.S. 1301 67 L.Ed.2d 322 101 S.Ct. 1073 450 U.S. 1301 BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Applicant,v.Susan B. LONG and Philip H. Long.No. A-720. March 3, 1981. Justice REHNQUIST, Circuit Justice. 1 Applicant Bureau of Economic Analysis, a division of the United States Department of Commerce, seeks to stay an […]

450 U.S. 139 450 U.S. 139 101 S.Ct. 1027 67 L.Ed.2d 123 IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICEv.JONG HA WANG and Kyung Hwa Wang. No. 80-485. March 2, 1981. Rehearing Denied April 27, 1981. See 451 U.S. 964, 101 S.Ct. 2037. PER CURIAM. 1 Section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act), 66 Stat. 214, as […]

450 U.S. 1022 450 U.S. 1022 101 S.Ct. 1729 68 L.Ed.2d 218 Garry WEBER et al.v.Benny B. BARRETT No. 80-840 Supreme Court of the United States March 23, 1981 Rehearing Denied May 18, 1981. See 451 U.S. 1011, 101 S.Ct. 2349. On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for […]

450 U.S. 1024 450 U.S. 1024 101 S.Ct. 1730 68 L.Ed.2d 219 SHELL OIL COMPANY et al.v.DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY et al No. 80-924 Supreme Court of the United States March 23, 1981 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The petition for a writ of […]

450 U.S. 1032 450 U.S. 1032 PALADINOv.UNITED STATES. No. 80-1467. Supreme Court of United States. March 30, 1981. 1 C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 637 F.2d 941. CC∅ | Transformed by Public.Resource.Org