Category: 1981

454 U.S. 516 454 U.S. 516 102 S.Ct. 781 70 L.Ed.2d 738 TEXACO, INC., et al., Appellants,v.Louise F. SHORT et al. Eden H. POND, Edna H. Bobe and Consolidation Coal Company, Appellants, v. Ulysses G. WALDEN, Jr., et al. Nos. 80-965, 80-1018. Argued Oct. 6, 1981. Decided Jan. 12, 1982. Syllabus The Indiana Dormant Mineral […]

454 U.S. 404 454 U.S. 404 102 S.Ct. 720 70 L.Ed.2d 656 CHARLES D. BONANNO LINEN SERVICE, INC., Petitionerv.NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al. No. 80-931. Argued Oct. 13, 1981. Decided Jan. 12, 1982. Syllabus. Petitioner linen supply company was a member of an association formed to negotiate collective-bargaining agreements with respondent truckdrivers’ union as […]

454 U.S. 432 454 U.S. 432 102 S.Ct. 735 70 L.Ed.2d 677 Clarence E. CABELL, et al., Appellantsv.Jose CHAVEZ-SALIDO et al. No. 80-990. Argued Nov. 3, 1981. Decided Jan. 12, 1982. Syllabus Section 1031(a) of the Cal.Gov’t Code Ann. (West 1980) requires “public officers or employees declared by law to be peace officers” to be […]

454 U.S. 389 454 U.S. 389 102 S.Ct. 713 70 L.Ed.2d 570 Raymond J. DONOVAN, Secretary of Labor, et al.v.RICHLAND COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS. No. 81-255. Jan. 11, 1982. PER CURIAM. 1 Appellee brought this action against officials of the United States Department of Labor seeking a declaratory judgment that the Fair Labor Standards […]

454 U.S. 393 454 U.S. 393 102 S.Ct. 715 70 L.Ed.2d 576 Larry BLANDING, et al., Appellants,v.E. M. DuBOSE, et al. No. 81-325. Jan. 11, 1982. PER CURIAM. 1 Appellants, citizens of Sumter County, S.C., have taken an appeal from a summary judgment entered against them on February 17, 1981, by the United States District […]

454 U.S. 351 454 U.S. 351 102 S.Ct. 962 70 L.Ed.2d 539 TENNESSEEv.ARKANSAS No. 77 Supreme Court of the United States December 14, 1981 On Bill of Complaint. DECREE IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED THAT: 1 1. The boundary line between the States of Tennessee and Arkansas in the area in controversy is fixed […]

454 U.S. 364 454 U.S. 364 102 S.Ct. 700 70 L.Ed.2d 551 Donald G. BOAGv.Ellis MacDOUGALL, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections. No. 80-6845. Jan. 11, 1982. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner, who was then an inmate of the Arizona Department of Corrections Reception and Treatment Center, filed a crudely written complaint in the United States District […]

454 U.S. 370 454 U.S. 370 102 S.Ct. 703 70 L.Ed.2d 556 Terrell Don HUTTO, Director, Virginia State Department of Corrections, et al.v.Roger Trenton DAVIS. No. 81-23. Jan. 11, 1982. Rehearing Denied March 22, 1982. See 455 U.S. 1038, 102 S.Ct. 1742. PER CURIAM. 1 On October 26, 1973, law enforcement officers raided respondent’s home […]

454 U.S. 354 454 U.S. 354 102 S.Ct. 695 70 L.Ed.2d 542 CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY, ROCHESTER, N. Y.v.OFFICIAL CREDITORS’ COMMITTEE OF GEIGER ENTERPRISES, INC., et al. No. 80-1565. Jan. 11, 1982. PER CURIAM. 1 On August 15, 1979, Geiger Enterprises, Inc. (Geiger), filed a petition in the United States District Court for the Western District […]

454 U.S. 290 454 U.S. 290 102 S.Ct. 434 70 L.Ed.2d 492 CITIZENS AGAINST RENT CONTROL/COALITION FOR FAIR HOUSING, et al., Appellantsv.CITY OF BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, et al. No. 80-737. Argued Oct. 14, 1981. Decided Dec. 14, 1981. Syllabus A Berkeley, Cal., ordinance places a limitation of $250 on contributions to committees formed to support or […]

454 U.S. 312 454 U.S. 312 102 S.Ct. 445 70 L.Ed.2d 509 POLK COUNTY et al., Petitionersv.Russell Richard DODSON. No. 80-824. Argued Oct. 13, 1981. Decided Dec. 14, 1981. Syllabus Respondent brought suit in Federal District Court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against petitioners Polk County, its Offender Advocate, its Board of Supervisors, and Martha […]

454 U.S. 339 454 U.S. 339 102 S.Ct. 460 70 L.Ed.2d 530 David R. HARRIS, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facilityv.Jose RIVERA No. 81-17. Dec. 14, 1981. PER CURIAM. 1 The questions presented by the certiorari petition concern the constitutionality of inconsistent verdicts in a nonjury criminal trial. Certiorari is granted and the judgment of the […]

454 U.S. 263 454 U.S. 263 102 S.Ct. 269 70 L.Ed.2d 440 Gary E. WIDMAR, et al., Petitioners,v.Clark VINCENT et al. No. 80-689. Argued Oct. 6, 1981. Decided Dec. 8, 1981. Syllabus The University of Missouri at Kansas City, a state university, makes its facilities generally available for the activities of registered student groups. A […]

454 U.S. 27 454 U.S. 27 102 S.Ct. 38 70 L.Ed.2d 23 FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Petitioner,v.DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE et al. NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE, Petitioner, v. DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE et al. Nos. 80-939, 80-1129. Argued Oct. 6, 1981. Decided Nov. 10, 1981. Syllabus One provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 […]

454 U.S. 170 454 U.S. 170 102 S.Ct. 216 70 L.Ed.2d 323 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner,v.HENDRICKS COUNTY RURAL ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION. HENDRICKS COUNTY RURAL ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. Nos. 80-885, 80-1103. Argued Oct. 5, 1981. Decided Dec. 2, 1981. Syllabus Held : There is a reasonable basis in law […]

454 U.S. 201 454 U.S. 201 102 S.Ct. 233 70 L.Ed.2d 345 George A. RALSTON, Warden, Petitioner,v.John Carroll ROBINSON. No. 80-2049. Argued Oct. 5, 1981. Decided Dec. 2, 1981. Rehearing Denied Jan. 25, 1982. See 455 U.S. 929, 102 S.Ct. 1293. Syllabus Respondent, when 17 years old, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced […]

454 U.S. 139 454 U.S. 139 102 S.Ct. 197 70 L.Ed.2d 298 Caspar W. WEINBERGER, Secretary of Defense, et al., Petitionersv.CATHOLIC ACTION OF HAWAII/PEACE EDUCATION PROJECT, et al. No. 80-1377. Argued Oct. 13, 1981. Decided Dec. 1, 1981. Syllabus Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) requires all federal agencies, “to […]

454 U.S. 14 454 U.S. 14 102 S.Ct. 31 70 L.Ed.2d 13 A. R. JAGO, Former Superintendent, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, et al.v.George D. VAN CUREN. No. 80-1942. Nov. 9, 1981. PER CURIAM. 1 After pleading guilty to embezzlement and related crimes, respondent was sentenced by an Ohio court to not less than 6 nor […]

454 U.S. 151 454 U.S. 151 102 S.Ct. 205 70 L.Ed.2d 309 James G. WATT, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Petitioners,v.ENERGY ACTION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION et al. No. 80-1464. Argued Oct. 5, 1981. Decided Dec. 1, 1981. Syllabus Under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953 (Act), the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) is […]