Category: 1981

454 U.S. 1000 454 U.S. 1000 102 S.Ct. 542 70 L.Ed.2d 407 Joseph Green BROWN et al.v.Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Secretary, Department of Corrections, Florida No. 80-6434 Supreme Court of the United States November 2, 1981 On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Florida. The petition for writ of certiorari is denied. […]

454 U.S. 1 454 U.S. 1 102 S.Ct. 18 70 L.Ed.2d 1 Jack DUCKWORTH, Wardenv.Isadore SERRANO. No. 80-2041. Oct. 19, 1981. Page 2 PER CURIAM. 1 The motion of respondent to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for writ of certiorari are granted. 2 This habeas corpus case involves the presentation to a federal […]

453 U.S. 928 453 U.S. 928 102 S.Ct. 4 69 L.Ed.2d 1025 Charles A. GRADDICK, Attorney General of Alabama, Applicant,v.N. H. NEWMAN et al.No. A-72. Sept. 2, 1981. Opinion of Justice POWELL. This case, involving an application and “reapplication” for a stay, arises in a complex and unusual procedural posture. The applicant Charles Graddick is […]

453 U.S. 945 453 U.S. 945 102 S.Ct. 17 69 L.Ed.2d 1032 State of CALIFORNIAv.States of TEXAS, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina No. 90 Original (R53-15) Supreme Court of the United States September 8, 1981 1 The stipulation to dismiss the State of Mississippi as a party defendant was filed under Rule 53. CC∅ […]

453 U.S. 654 453 U.S. 654 101 S.Ct. 2972 69 L.Ed.2d 918 DAMES & MOORE, Petitioner,v.Donald T. REGAN, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. No. 80-2078. Argued June 24, 1981. Decided July 2, 1981. Syllabus In response to the seizure of American personnel as hostages at the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran, President Carter, pursuant […]

453 U.S. 902 453 U.S. 902 101 S.Ct. 3135 69 L.Ed.2d 989 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE BOARD OF GOVERNORSv.Louis H. AIKENS No. 80- 1737 Supreme Court of the United States June 29, 1981 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The petition for […]

453 U.S. 907 453 U.S. 907 101 S.Ct. 3138 69 L.Ed.2d 991 In the Matter of DISBARMENT OF Maurice R. STRICKLANDNo. D-222 Supreme Court of the United States June 29, 1981 Response to Rule to Show Cause. It is ordered that the order of this Court entered March 9, 1981, suspending Maurice R. Strickland from […]

453 U.S. 914 453 U.S. 914 101 S.Ct. 3149 69 L.Ed.2d 998 Bobbie Lee JEFFRIESv.Gene BARKSDALE, Sheriff No. 80-6620 Supreme Court of the United States June 29, 1981 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice […]

453 U.S. 916 453 U.S. 916 101 S.Ct. 3151 69 L.Ed.2d 999 George N. CAMPBELL, Jr., Commissioner of Transportation, State of Maine, appellant,v.JOHN DONNELLY & SONS, et al No. 80-1597 Supreme Court of the United States July 2, 1981 The judgment is affirmed. THE CHIEF JUSTICE, Justice REHNQUIST and Justice STEVENS would note probable jurisdiction […]

453 U.S. 490 453 U.S. 490 101 S.Ct. 2882 69 L.Ed.2d 800 METROMEDIA, INC., et al., Appellants,v.CITY OF SAN DIEGO et al. No. 80-195. Argued Feb. 25, 1981. Decided July 2, 1981. Syllabus Appellee city of San Diego enacted an ordinance which imposes substantial prohibitions on the erection of outdoor advertising displays within the city. […]

453 U.S. 571 453 U.S. 571 101 S.Ct. 2925 69 L.Ed.2d 856 ARKANSAS LOUISIANA GAS COMPANY, Petitioner,v.Frank J. HALL et al. No. 78-1789. Argued April 20, 1981. Decided July 2, 1981. Syllabus In 1952, respondent natural gas producers and petitioner entered into a contract under which respondents agreed to sell petitioner natural gas from a […]

453 U.S. 609 453 U.S. 609 101 S.Ct. 2946 69 L.Ed.2d 884 COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY et al., Appellants,v.State of MONTANA et al. No. 80-581. Argued March 30, 1981. Decided July 2, 1981. Rehearing Denied Aug. 28, 1981. See 453 U.S. 927, 102 S.Ct. 889. Syllabus Montana imposes a severance tax on each ton of coal […]

453 U.S. 367 453 U.S. 367 101 S.Ct. 2813 69 L.Ed.2d 706 CBS, INC., Petitioner,v.FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION et al. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC., Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION et al. NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION et al. Nos. 80-207, 80-213, and 80-214. Argued March 3, 1981. Decided July 1, 1981. Syllabus […]

453 U.S. 57 453 U.S. 57 101 S.Ct. 2646 69 L.Ed.2d 478 Bernard ROSTKER, Director of Selective Service, Appellant,v.Robert L. GOLDBERG et al. No. 80-251. Argued March 24, 1981. Decided June 25, 1981. Syllabus The Military Selective Service Act (Act) authorizes the President to require the registration for possible military service of males but not […]

453 U.S. 473 453 U.S. 473 101 S.Ct. 2870 69 L.Ed.2d 784 GULF OFFSHORE COMPANY, a Division of the Pool Company, Petitioner,v.MOBIL OIL CORPORATION et al. No. 80-590. Argued March 31, 1981. Decided July 1, 1981. Syllabus Respondent Mobil Oil Corp. contracted with petitioner for the latter’s performance of certain operations on offshore oil drilling […]

453 U.S. 280 453 U.S. 280 101 S.Ct. 2766 69 L.Ed.2d 640 Alexander M. HAIG, Jr., Secretary of State of the United States, Petitioner,v.Philip AGEE. No. 80-83. Argued Jan. 24, 1981. Decided June 29, 1981. Syllabus Respondent, an American citizen and a former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency, announced a campaign “to expose CIA […]

453 U.S. 355 453 U.S. 355 101 S.Ct. 2806 69 L.Ed.2d 696 State of CALIFORNIAv.Randall James PRYSOCK. No. 80-1846. June 29, 1981. PER CURIAM. 1 This case presents the question whether the warnings given to respondent prior to a recorded conversation with a police officer satisfied the requirements of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, […]

453 U.S. 322 453 U.S. 322 101 S.Ct. 2789 69 L.Ed.2d 672 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner,v. AMAX COAL COMPANY, A DIVISION OF AMAX, INC., et al. UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL NO. 1854 et al., Petitioners, v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al. Nos. 80-692, 80-289. Argued April 28, 1981. Decided June 29, […]