Category: 1983

460 U.S. 766 460 U.S. 766 103 S.Ct. 1556 75 L.Ed.2d 534 METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY, et al., Petitionersv.PEOPLE AGAINST NUCLEAR ENERGY et al. UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION, et al., Petitioners, v. PEOPLE AGAINST NUCLEAR ENERGY et al. Nos. 81-2399, 82-358. Argued March 1, 1983. Decided April 19, 1983. Syllabus Petitioner Metropolitan Edison Co. (Metropolitan) […]

460 U.S. 693 460 U.S. 693 103 S.Ct. 1467 75 L.Ed.2d 387 METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY, Petitionerv.NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al. No. 81-1664. Argued Jan. 11, 1983. Decided April 4, 1983. Syllabus Despite a no-strike clause in the collective-bargaining agreement between petitioner employer and the Electrical Workers union, which represented over half of petitioner’s employees, […]

460 U.S. 711 460 U.S. 711 103 S.Ct. 1478 75 L.Ed.2d 403 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, Petitionerv.Louis H. AIKENS. No. 81-1044. Argued Nov. 9, 1982. Decided April 4, 1983. Syllabus Respondent, a black employee of the United States Postal Service, filed suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, […]

460 U.S. 719 103 S.Ct. 1483 75 L.Ed.2d 413 Frank KUSH, et al., Petitioners v. Kevin RUTLEDGE. No. 81-1675. Argued Jan. 12, 1983. Decided April 4, 1983. Syllabus In his action in Federal District Court, and in state administrative and judicial proceedings, respondent, a white male, asserted a variety of common-law and statutory claims against […]

460 U.S. 73 460 U.S. 73 103 S.Ct. 969 74 L.Ed.2d 823 CONNECTICUT, Petitionerv.Lindsay B. JOHNSON. No. 81-927. Argued Oct. 13, 1982. Decided Feb. 23, 1983. Syllabus Upon a jury trial in a Connecticut state court, respondent was convicted of all the charges under a multicount information, including charges of attempted murder and robbery. The […]

460 U.S. 660 460 U.S. 660 103 S.Ct. 1412 75 L.Ed.2d 359 Melvin E. TUTEN, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 81-6756. Argued March 1, 1983. Decided March 30, 1983. Syllabus In 1971, petitioner, who was then 19 years old, pleaded guilty to the charge of carrying a pistol without a license in violation of a provision of […]

460 U.S. 669 460 U.S. 669 103 S.Ct. 1453 75 L.Ed.2d 368 LOCAL 926, INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, AFL-CIO, et al., Appellantsv.Robert C. JONES. No. 81-1574. Argued Dec. 1, 1982. Decided April 4, 1983. Syllabus Respondent filed a charge with a Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board (Board), alleging that petitioner Union […]

460 U.S. 557 460 U.S. 557 103 S.Ct. 1356 75 L.Ed.2d 281 ILLINOIS, Petitionerv.ABBOTT & ASSOCIATES, INC., et al. No. 81-1114. Argued Nov. 29, 1982. Decided March 29, 1983. Syllabus by the Court Section 4F(a) of the Clayton Act, enacted in 1976, provides that whenever the Attorney General of the United States has brought an […]

460 U.S. 575 460 U.S. 575 103 S.Ct. 1365 75 L.Ed.2d 295 MINNEAPOLIS STAR AND TRIBUNE COMPANY, Appellantv.MINNESOTA COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE. No. 81-1839. Argued Jan. 12, 1983. Decided March 29, 1983. Syllabus While exempting periodic publications from its general sales and use tax, Minnesota imposes a “use tax” on the cost of paper and ink […]

460 U.S. 605 460 U.S. 605 103 S.Ct. 1382 75 L.Ed.2d 318 State of ARIZONA, Plaintiffv.State of CALIFORNIA et al. No. 8, Orig. Argued Dec. 8, 1982. Decided March 30, 1983. Syllabus This extended litigation over rights to the waters of the Colorado River began in 1952 when Arizona brought an original action in this […]

460 U.S. 491 460 U.S. 491 103 S.Ct. 1319 75 L.Ed.2d 229 FLORIDA, Petitioner,v.Mark ROYER. No. 80-2146. Argued Oct. 12, 1982. Decided March 23, 1983. Syllabus After purchasing a one-way airline ticket to New York City at Miami International Airport under an assumed name and checking his two suitcases bearing identification tags with the same […]

460 U.S. 536 460 U.S. 536 103 S.Ct. 1344 75 L.Ed.2d 264 WASHINGTON, et al., Appellantsv.UNITED STATES. No. 81-969. Argued January 10, 1983. Decided March 29, 1983. Syllabus Washington state statutes impose a sales tax on federal contractors with respect to the sale of materials to such contractors for work on federal projects, but with […]

460 U.S. 370 75 L.Ed.2d 130 103 S.Ct. 1134 460 U.S. 370 HILLSBORO NATIONAL BANK, Petitionerv.COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. UNITED STATES, Petitioner v. BLISS DAIRY, INC. Nos. 81-485, 81-930. Argued Nov. 1, 1982. Decided March 7, 1983. Syllabus Until 1970, Illinois imposed a property tax on shares of stock held in incorporated banks, but in […]

460 U.S. 462 460 U.S. 462 103 S.Ct. 1303 75 L.Ed.2d 206 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, et al., Petitionersv.Marc FELDMAN and Edward J. Hickey, Jr. No. 81-1335. Argued Dec. 8, 1982. Decided March 23, 1983. Syllabus Respondents filed petitions in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals asking for waivers of that court’s […]

460 U.S. 533 460 U.S. 533 103 S.Ct. 1343 75 L.Ed.2d 260 THURSTON MOTOR LINES, INC.v.JORDAN K. RAND, LTD. No. 82-713. March 28, 1983. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner is a common carrier authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission to transport commodities. When respondent allegedly failed to pay $661.41 in motor freight charges, petitioner filed suit […]

460 U.S. 428 75 L.Ed.2d 174 103 S.Ct. 1282 460 U.S. 428 FALLS CITY INDUSTRIES, INC., Petitionerv.VANCO BEVERAGE, INC. No. 81-1271. Argued Oct. 13, 1982. Decided March 22, 1983. Syllabus During a certain period from 1972 through 1978, petitioner sold its beer to respondent, the sole wholesale distributor for petitioner’s beer in Vanderburgh County, Ind., […]

460 U.S. 453 460 U.S. 453 103 S.Ct. 1298 75 L.Ed.2d 198 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.GENERIX DRUG CORPORATION et al. No. 81-1222. Argued Nov. 3, 1982. Decided March 22, 1983. Syllabus The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (Act) prohibits the marketing of a “new drug” without the prior approval of the Food and Drug Administration […]

460 U.S. 325 460 U.S. 325 103 S.Ct. 1108 75 L.Ed.2d 96 Carlisle W. BRISCOE, Chris P. Vickers, Sr., and James N. Ballard, Petitionersv.Martin LaHUE and James W. Hunley, etc. No. 81-1404. Argued Nov. 9, 1982. Decided March 7, 1983. Syllabus Held: Title 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976 ed., Supp. IV) does not authorize a […]

460 U.S. 37 460 U.S. 37 103 S.Ct. 948 74 L.Ed.2d 794 PERRY EDUCATION ASSN., Appellantv.PERRY LOCAL EDUCATORS’ ASSN., et al. No. 81-896. Argued Oct. 13, 1982. Decided Feb. 23, 1983. Syllabus Under a collective-bargaining agreement between the Board of Education of Perry Township, Ind., and appellant as the exclusive bargaining representative for the school […]