Category: 1981

451 U.S. 77 451 U.S. 77 101 S.Ct. 1571 67 L.Ed.2d 750 NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., Petitioner,v.TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO, et al. No. 79-1056. Argued Dec. 2, 1980. Decided April 20, 1981. Syllabus In a class action brought against petitioner airline by a female cabin attendant employee, petitioner was held liable to the class […]

451 U.S. 772 451 U.S. 772 101 S.Ct. 2142 68 L.Ed.2d 612 ST. MARTIN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH and Northwestern Lutheran Academy, Petitioners,v.State of SOUTH DAKOTA. No. 80-120. Argued March 3, 1981. Decided May 26, 1981. Syllabus Petitioner Church, located in South Dakota, is a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. It operates an elementary […]

451 U.S. 921 451 U.S. 921 101 S.Ct. 2000 68 L.Ed.2d 312 Freddie F. DAVISv.State of GEORGIA No. 80-5757 and Eddie SPRAGGINS v. State of GEORGIA No. 80-5775 and William Anthony BROOKS v. State of GEORGIA No. 80-5850 Supreme Court of the United States April 20, 1981 Rehearings Denied June 1 and June 8, 1981. […]

451 U.S. 648 451 U.S. 648 101 S.Ct. 2070 68 L.Ed.2d 514 WESTERN AND SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant,v.STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION OF CALIFORNIA. No. 79-1423. Argued Jan. 12, 1981. Decided May 26, 1981. Syllabus California, in addition to imposing a premiums tax on both foreign and domestic insurance companies doing business in the State, […]

451 U.S. 679 451 U.S. 679 101 S.Ct. 2088 68 L.Ed.2d 538 Clifford E. CLAYTON, Petitioner,v.INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA, et al. ITT GILFILLAN, etc., Petitioner, v. Clifford E. CLAYTON. Nos. 80-5049, 80-54. Argued March 4, 1981. Decided May 26, 1981. Syllabus After being discharged for violation of his […]

451 U.S. 704 451 U.S. 704 101 S.Ct. 2102 68 L.Ed.2d 558 H. A. ARTISTS & ASSOCIATES, INC., et al., Petitioners,v.ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION et al. No. 80-348. Argued March 23, 1981. Decided May 26, 1981. Syllabus Respondent union, which represents most of the stage actors and actresses in the United States, has entered into collective-bargaining […]

451 U.S. 625 451 U.S. 625 101 S.Ct. 1961 68 L.Ed.2d 495 Antonia BELTRAN, Petitioner,v.Beverlee A. MYERS, Individually and as Director, California State Department of Health, et al. No. 80-5303. May 18, 1981. PER CURIAM. 1 We granted a writ of certiorari, 449 U.S. 951, 101 S.Ct. 353, 66 L.Ed.2d 214 (1980), to review a […]

451 U.S. 630 68 L.Ed.2d 500 101 S.Ct. 2061 451 U.S. 630 TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC., Petitioner,v.RADCLIFF MATERIALS, INC., et al. No. 79-1144. Argued March 3, 1981. Decided May 26, 1981. Syllabus Petitioner and respondents manufacture and sell ready-mix concrete. A purchaser of concrete from petitioner filed a civil action against petitioner in Federal District Court, […]

451 U.S. 571 68 L.Ed.2d 454 101 S.Ct. 1931 451 U.S. 571 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Elwood SWANK et al. No. 79-1515. Argued Dec. 9, 1980. Decided May 18, 1981. Syllabus Held: The “percentage depletion” allowance under §§ 611 and 613 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954—whereby the owner of an economic interest in a mineral […]

451 U.S. 596 451 U.S. 596 101 S.Ct. 1945 68 L.Ed.2d 472 Frederico RODRIGUEZ, Luis Perez, and Srecko Barulec, Petitioners,v.COMPASS SHIPPING CO., LTD., et al. No. 79-1977. Argued Jan. 12, 1981. Decided May 18, 1981.* Rehearing Denied July 2, 1981. See 453 U.S. 923, 101 S.Ct. 3160. Syllabus Section 33(b) of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor […]

451 U.S. 619 451 U.S. 619 101 S.Ct. 1958 68 L.Ed.2d 489 Larry C. FLYNT, Jimmy R. Flynt and Althea Leasure Flynt, Petitioners,v.State of OHIO. No. 80-420. May 18, 1981. PER CURIAM. 1 On July 14, 1976, criminal complaints were issued against petitioners charging them with disseminating obscenity in violation of Ohio Rev.Code Ann. § […]

451 U.S. 56 451 U.S. 56 101 S.Ct. 1559 67 L.Ed.2d 732 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., Petitioner,v.William MITCHELL. No. 80-169. Argued Feb. 24, 1981. Decided April 20, 1981. Syllabus After respondent employee had been discharged by petitioner employer for alleged dishonest acts, respondent requested his union to file a grievance contesting the discharge. The collective-bargaining […]

451 U.S. 504 451 U.S. 504 101 S.Ct. 1895 68 L.Ed.2d 402 Joseph ALESSI et al., Appellants,v.RAYBESTOS-MANHATTAN, INC., et al. Henry BUCZYNSKI et al., Petitioners, v. The GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION et al. Nos. 79-1943, 80-193. Argued March 4, 1981. Decided May 18, 1981. Syllabus In two suits initiated in New Jersey state court, retired employees […]

451 U.S. 527 451 U.S. 527 101 S.Ct. 1908 68 L.Ed.2d 420 Robert PARRATT and Francis Lugenbill, Petitioners,v.Bert TAYLOR, Jr. No. 79-1734. Argued March 2, 1981. Decided May 18, 1981. Syllabus Respondent, an inmate of a Nebraska prison, ordered by mail certain hobby materials. After being delivered to the prison, the packages containing the materials […]

451 U.S. 557 68 L.Ed.2d 442 101 S.Ct. 1923 451 U.S. 557 J. TRUETT PAYNE COMPANY, INC., Petitioner,v.CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION. No. 79-1944. Argued Jan. 21, 1981. Decided May 18, 1981. Syllabus Petitioner, a former automobile dealer, brought suit against respondent automobile manufacturer in Federal District Court, alleging that respondent’s “sales incentive” programs over a certain […]

451 U.S. 430 451 U.S. 430 101 S.Ct. 1852 68 L.Ed.2d 270 Robert BULLINGTON, Petitioner,v.State of MISSOURI. No. 79-6740. Argued Jan. 14, 1981. Decided May 4, 1981. Syllabus Missouri law provides only two possible sentences for a defendant convicted of capital murder: (a) death, or (b) life imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole for […]

451 U.S. 454 451 U.S. 454 101 S.Ct. 1866 68 L.Ed.2d 359 W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Petitioner,v.Ernest Benjamin SMITH. No. 79-1127. Argued Oct. 8, 1980. Decided May 18, 1981. Syllabus After respondent was indicted in Texas for murder, the State announced its intention to seek the death penalty. At an […]

451 U.S. 493 451 U.S. 493 101 S.Ct. 1889 68 L.Ed.2d 392 Leah Lynn Parrish WEBB, Petitioner,v.James Thomas WEBB. No. 79-6853. Argued March 23, 1981. Decided May 18, 1981. Syllabus This case involves a custody dispute between the mother (petitioner) and father (respondent) of a minor child. A Florida state court awarded custody to petitioner. […]

451 U.S. 390 451 U.S. 390 101 S.Ct. 1830 68 L.Ed.2d 175 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS et al., Petitioners,v.Walter CAMENISCH. No. 80-317. Argued March 31, 1981. Decided April 29, 1981. Syllabus Respondent, a deaf graduate student at petitioner University, filed a complaint in Federal District Court, alleging that the University had violated § 504 of the […]