Category: 1982

455 U.S. 642 455 U.S. 642 102 S.Ct. 1332 71 L.Ed.2d 522 Charles Ronald McELROY, Petitionerv.UNITED STATES. No. 80-6680. Argued Jan. 12, 1982. Decided March 23, 1982. Rehearing Denied May 3, 1982. See 456 U.S. 965, 102 S.Ct. 2047. Syllabus Petitioner was convicted in Federal District Court of two counts of violating 18 U.S.C. § […]

455 U.S. 591 455 U.S. 591 102 S.Ct. 1303 71 L.Ed.2d 480 George SUMNER, Wardenv.Robert MATA. No. 81-844. March 22, 1982. PER CURIAM. 1 This is the second time that this matter has come before us. In Summer v. Mata, 449 U.S. 539, 101 S.Ct. 764, 66 L.Ed.2d 722 (1981), decided last Term, we held […]

455 U.S. 603 455 U.S. 603 102 S.Ct. 1309 71 L.Ed.2d 490 Lloyd FLETCHER, Superintendent, Bell County Forestry Campv.Eric WEIR. No. 81-1049. March 22, 1982. PER CURIAM. 1 In the course of a fight in a nightclub parking lot, Ronnie Buchanan pinned respondent Weir to the ground. Buchanan then jumped to his feet and shouted […]

455 U.S. 562 455 U.S. 562 102 S.Ct. 1226 71 L.Ed.2d 419 UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA HEALTH AND RETIREMENT FUNDS, et al., Petitioners,v.Gracie ROBINSON and Juanita Hager, etc. No. 81-61. Argued Jan. 13, 1982. Decided March 8, 1982. Syllabus A 1974 collective-bargaining agreement between the United Mine Workers of America and the Bituminous Coal […]

455 U.S. 577 455 U.S. 577 102 S.Ct. 1235 71 L.Ed.2d 432 BREAD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, et al., Appellants,v.FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEE, et al. No. 80-1481. Argued Jan. 19, 1982. Decided March 8, 1982. Syllabus Section 310(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 lists three categories of plaintiffs who may challenge the constitutionality of […]

455 U.S. 586 455 U.S. 586 102 S.Ct. 1300 71 L.Ed.2d 475 Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Petitionerv.Jose TORNA. No. 81-362. March 22, 1982. PER CURIAM. 1 Respondent is in custody pursuant to several felony convictions that were affirmed by the Third District Court of Appeal of Florida. Torna v. State, 358 […]

455 U.S. 509 455 U.S. 509 102 S.Ct. 1198 71 L.Ed.2d 379 Jim ROSE, Warden, Petitionerv.Noah Harrison LUNDY. No. 80-846. Argued Oct. 14, 1981. Decided March 3, 1982. Syllabus Title 28 U.S.C. §§ 2254(b) and (c) provide that a state prisoner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus in a federal district court based on […]

455 U.S. 551 455 U.S. 551 102 S.Ct. 1220 71 L.Ed.2d 409 MARINE BANK, Petitionerv.Samuel WEAVER, et ux. No. 80-1562. Argued Jan. 11, 1982. Decided March 8, 1982. Syllabus After respondents purchased a $50,000 certificate of deposit, with a 6-year maturity, from petitioner federally regulated bank, they pledged it to petitioner to guarantee a $65,000 […]

455 U.S. 422 455 U.S. 422 102 S.Ct. 1148 71 L.Ed.2d 265 Laverne L. LOGANv.ZIMMERMAN BRUSH COMPANY et al. No. 80-5950. Argued Oct. 14, 1981. Decided Feb. 24, 1982. Syllabus The Illinois Fair Employment Practices Act (FEPA) barred employment discrimination on the basis of physical handicap unrelated to ability. To obtain relief, a complainant had […]

455 U.S. 445 455 U.S. 445 102 S.Ct. 1162 71 L.Ed.2d 325 Richard H. WHITE, Petitionerv.NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY et al. No. 80-5887. Argued Nov. 30, 1981. Decided March 2, 1982. Syllabus Petitioner filed an action in Federal District Court alleging that respondent New Hampshire Department of Employment Security failed to make timely […]

455 U.S. 457 455 U.S. 457 102 S.Ct. 1169 71 L.Ed.2d 335 RAILWAY LABOR EXECUTIVES’ ASSOCIATION, Appellant,v.William M. GIBBONS, Trustee, et al. RAILWAY LABOR EXECUTIVES’ ASSOCIATION, Appellant, v. William M. GIBBONS, Trustee, etc., et al. Nos. 80-415, 80-1239. Argued Dec. 2, 1981. Decided March 2, 1982. Rehearing Denied April 19, 1982. See 456 U.S. 939, […]

455 U.S. 478 455 U.S. 478 102 S.Ct. 1181 71 L.Ed.2d 353 James M. MURPHY, District Judge, Fourth Judicial District of the State of Nebraska, Douglas County, Appellant,v.Eugene L. HUNT. No. 80-2165. March 2, 1982. PER CURIAM. 1 Appellee Hunt was charged with first-degree sexual assault on a child and three counts of first-degree forcible […]

455 U.S. 489 455 U.S. 489 102 S.Ct. 1186 71 L.Ed.2d 362 VILLAGE OF HOFFMAN ESTATES, et al., Appellants,v.FLIPSIDE, HOFFMAN ESTATES, INC. No. 80-1681. Argued Dec. 9, 1981. Decided March 3, 1982. Rehearing Denied April 26, 1982. See 456 U.S. 950, 102 S.Ct. 2023. Syllabus An ordinance of appellant village requires a business to obtain […]

455 U.S. 385 455 U.S. 385 102 S.Ct. 1127 71 L.Ed.2d 234 Anne B. ZIPES, et al., Petitioners,v.TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, Petitioner, v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., et al. Nos. 78-1545, 80-951. Argued Dec. 2, 1981. Decided Feb. 24, 1982. Syllabus In 1970, the union then representing flight attendants employed […]

455 U.S. 404 455 U.S. 404 102 S.Ct. 1137 71 L.Ed.2d 250 G. D. SEARLE & COMPANY, Petitioner,v.Susan COHN and Walter Cohn. No. 80-644. Argued Dec. 7, 1981. Decided Feb. 24, 1982. Syllabus A New Jersey statute tolls the limitation period for an action against a foreign corporation that “is not represented” in New Jersey […]

455 U.S. 40 70 L.Ed.2d 810 102 S.Ct. 835 455 U.S. 40 COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC., Petitioner,v.CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO, et al. No. 80-1350. Argued Oct. 13, 1981. Decided Jan. 13, 1982. Syllabus Respondent city of Boulder is a “home rule” municipality, granted by the Colorado Constitution extensive powers of self-government in local and municipal […]

455 U.S. 345 455 U.S. 345 102 S.Ct. 1103 71 L.Ed.2d 199 Malcolm BALDRIGE, Secretary of Commerce, et al., Petitioners,v.Peter SHAPIRO, Essex County Executive. William H. McNICHOLS, Jr., etc., et al., Petitioners, v. Malcolm BALDRIGE, Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce, et al. Nos. 80-1436, 80-1781. Argued Dec. 2, 1981. Decided Feb. 24, […]

455 U.S. 283 455 U.S. 283 102 S.Ct. 1070 71 L.Ed.2d 152 CITY OF MESQUITE, Appellant,v.ALADDIN’S CASTLE, INC. No. 80-1577. Argued Nov. 10, 1981. Decided Feb. 23, 1982. Judgment Recall Denied Oct. 31, 1983. See 104 S.Ct. 329. Syllabus Section 6 of appellant Texas city’s licensing ordinance governing coin-operated amusement establishments directs the Chief of […]

455 U.S. 305 71 L.Ed.2d 170 102 S.Ct. 1082 455 U.S. 305 George F. JEWETT, Jr., et ux., Petitionersv.COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. No. 80-1614. Argued Dec. 1, 1981. Decided Feb. 23, 1982. Syllabus Held: The “transfer” referred to in the Treasury Regulation excepting from the federal gift tax a refusal to accept ownership of an […]