Category: 1983

462 U.S. 1017 462 U.S. 1017 103 S.Ct. 2817 77 L.Ed.2d 387 State of IDAHO, ex rel. John V. EVANS, Governor; Jim Jones, Attorney General; Jerry M. Conley, Director, Department of Fish and Game, Plaintiffsv.States of OREGON and Washington No. 67, Orig. Argued March 23, 1983. Decided June 23, 1983. Syllabus Since 1938, several dams […]

462 U.S. 1039 462 U.S. 1039 103 S.Ct. 2830 77 L.Ed.2d 405 OREGON, Petitionerv.James Edward BRADSHAW. No. 81-1857. Argued March 28, 1983. Decided June 23, 1983. Syllabus During the investigation of the death of a person whose body had been found in his wrecked pickup truck, respondent was questioned at the police station, where he […]

461 U.S. 95 461 U.S. 95 103 S.Ct. 1660 75 L.Ed.2d 675 CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Petitionerv.Adolph LYONS. No. 81-1064. Argued Nov. 2, 1982. Decided April 20, 1983. Syllabus Respondent filed suit in Federal District Court against petitioner city of Los Angeles and certain of its police officers, alleging that in 1976 he was stopped […]

461 U.S. 731 461 U.S. 731 103 S.Ct. 2161 76 L.Ed.2d 277 BILL JOHNSON’S RESTAURANTS, INC., Petitionerv.NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. No. 81-2257. Argued March 29, 1983. Decided May 31, 1983. Syllabus After one Helton, a waitress at petitioner’s restaurant, filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleging that she had […]

461 U.S. 757 461 U.S. 757 103 S.Ct. 2177 76 L.Ed.2d 298 W.R. GRACE AND COMPANY, Petitionerv.LOCAL UNION 759, INTERNATIONAL UNION OF the UNITED RUBBER, CORK, LINOLEUM AND PLASTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA. No. 81-1314. Argued Feb. 28, 1983. Decided May 31, 1983. Syllabus Faced with the prospect of liability for violations of Title VII of […]

461 U.S. 773 461 U.S. 773 103 S.Ct. 2187 76 L.Ed.2d 312 Terrel H. BELL, Secretary of Education, Petitionerv.NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA. No. 81-2125. Argued April 18, 1983. Decided May 31, 1983. Syllabus Respondent States received funds as part of the federal grant-in-aid program under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of […]

461 U.S. 948 461 U.S. 948 103 S.Ct. 2114 77 L.Ed.2d 1307 Vernon Thaddeus TALIAFERRO, petitioner,v.MARYLAND No. 82-6483 Supreme Court of the United States May 23, 1983 On petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Maryland. The petition for writ of certiorari is denied. Justice WHITE with whom Justice BRENNAN and […]

461 U.S. 677 76 L.Ed.2d 236 103 S.Ct. 2132 461 U.S. 677 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.Lucille Mitzi Bosco RODGERS et al. No. 81-1476. Argued Dec. 6, 1982. Decided May 31, 1983.* Syllabus These cases present the issue whether § 7403 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954—which authorizes a federal district court, in a suit instituted […]

461 U.S. 660 461 U.S. 660 103 S.Ct. 2064 76 L.Ed.2d 221 Danny R. BEARDEN, Petitionerv.GEORGIA. No. 81-6633. Argued Jan. 11, 1983. Decided May 24, 1983. Syllabus Petitioner pleaded guilty in a Georgia trial court to burglary and theft by receiving stolen property, but the court, pursuant to the Georgia First Offender’s Act, did not […]

461 U.S. 574 461 U.S. 574 103 S.Ct. 2017 76 L.Ed.2d 157 BOB JONES UNIVERSITY, Petitionerv.UNITED STATES. GOLDSBORO CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS, INC., Petitioner v. UNITED STATES. Nos. 81-3, 81-1. Argued Oct. 12, 1982. Decided May 24, 1983. Syllabus Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (IRC) provides that “[c]orporations . . . organized and […]

461 U.S. 624 461 U.S. 624 103 S.Ct. 2045 76 L.Ed.2d 194 MORRISON-KNUDSEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, et al., Petitionersv.DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, et al. No. 81-1891. Argued March 21, 1983. Decided May 24, 1983. Syllabus Section 2(13) of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) defines “wages” for […]

461 U.S. 648 461 U.S. 648 103 S.Ct. 2058 76 L.Ed.2d 211 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Petitioner,v.DEVEX CORPORATION et al. No. 81-1661. Argued Dec. 7, 1982. Decided May 24, 1983. Syllabus Prior to 1946 the section of the patent laws governing recovery in patent infringement actions contained no reference to interest. In 1946 the section was […]

461 U.S. 499 461 U.S. 499 103 S.Ct. 1974 76 L.Ed.2d 96 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.Kelvin HASTING et al. No. 81-1463. Argued Dec. 7, 1982. Decided May 23, 1983. Syllabus At respondents’ trial in Federal District Court on charges of kidnaping, transporting women across state lines for immoral purposes, and conspiracy to commit such offenses, the […]

461 U.S. 540 461 U.S. 540 103 S.Ct. 1997 76 L.Ed.2d 129 Donald T. REGAN, Secretary of the Treasury, et al., Appellants,v.TAXATION WITH REPRESENTATION OF WASHINGTON. TAXATION WITH REPRESENTATION OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. Donald T. REGAN, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. Nos. 81-2338, 82-134. Argued March 22, 1983. Decided May 23, 1983.* Syllabus Section […]

461 U.S. 555 461 U.S. 555 103 S.Ct. 2005 76 L.Ed.2d 143 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS ($8,850) IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY. No. 81-1062. Argued Jan. 18, 1983. Decided May 23, 1983. Syllabus The Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, 31 U.S.C. § 1101, requires persons knowingly transporting monetary instruments exceeding $5,000 […]

461 U.S. 571 461 U.S. 571 103 S.Ct. 2015 76 L.Ed.2d 333 Harold CARDWELL, et al., Petitionersv.Louis Cuen TAYLOR. No. 82-1496. May 23, 1983. PER CURIAM. 1 The respondent, Louis Cuen Taylor, was convicted of 28 counts of first degree murder arising out of a fire set in a hotel in 1970. He received a […]

461 U.S. 529 461 U.S. 529 103 S.Ct. 1991 76 L.Ed.2d 120 PALLAS SHIPPING AGENCY, LTD., Petitionerv.Joseph DURIS. No. 82-502. Argued April 25, 1983. Decided May 23, 1983. Syllabus Under § 33(b) of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), an injured longshoreman who accepts “compensation under an award in a compensation order filed […]

461 U.S. 424 461 U.S. 424 103 S.Ct. 1933 76 L.Ed.2d 40 C. Duane HENSLEY et al., Petitionersv.Thomas ECKERHART et al. No. 81-1244. Argued Nov. 3, 1982. Decided May 16, 1983. Syllabus Respondents, on behalf of all persons involuntarily confined in the forensic unit of a Missouri state hospital, brought suit in Federal District Court […]

461 U.S. 458 461 U.S. 458 103 S.Ct. 1952 76 L.Ed.2d 66 Margaret H. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Petitioner,v.Carmen CAMPBELL. No. 81-1983. Argued Feb. 28, 1983. Decided May 16, 1983. Syllabus To be entitled to disability benefits under the Social Security Act a person must not only be unable to perform his […]

461 U.S. 477 461 U.S. 477 103 S.Ct. 2076 76 L.Ed.2d 330 BOSTON FIREFIGHTERS UNION, LOCAL 718, petitioner,v.BOSTON CHAPTER, NAACP, et al. BOSTON POLICE PATROLMEN’S ASSOCIATION, INC., petitioner, v. Pedro CASTRO et al. Nancy B. BEECHER, et al., petitioners, v. BOSTON CHAPTER, NAACP, et al No. 82-185 No.82-246 No.82-259 Supreme Court of the United States […]