Category: 1983

461 U.S. 480 461 U.S. 480 103 S.Ct. 1962 76 L.Ed.2d 81 VERLINDEN B.V., Petitionerv.CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. No. 81-920. Argued Jan. 11, 1983. Decided May 23, 1983. Syllabus A contract between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and petitioner Dutch corporation for the purchase of cement by Nigeria provided that Nigeria was to establish a […]

461 U.S. 352 461 U.S. 352 103 S.Ct. 1855 75 L.Ed.2d 903 William KOLENDER, et al., Petitioner,v.Edward LAWSON. No. 81-1320. Argued Nov. 8, 1982. Decided May 2, 1983. Syllabus A California statute requires persons who loiter or wander on the streets to provide a “credible and reliable” identification and to account for their presence when […]

461 U.S. 375 461 U.S. 375 103 S.Ct. 1905 76 L.Ed.2d 1 ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION, Appellantv.ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. No. 81-731. Argued Jan. 17, 1983. Decided May 16, 1983. Syllabus Appellant is a customer-owned rural power cooperative established with loan funds and technical assistance provided by the federal Rural Electrification Administration (REA), but unlike […]

461 U.S. 402 461 U.S. 402 103 S.Ct. 1921 76 L.Ed.2d 22 AMERICAN PAPER INSTITUTE, INC., Petitioner,v.AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORPORATION et al. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Petitioner, v. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORPORATION et al. Nos. 82-34, 82-226. Argued March 22, 1983. Decided May 16, 1983. Syllabus Section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory […]

461 U.S. 30 461 U.S. 30 103 S.Ct. 1625 75 L.Ed.2d 632 William H. SMITH, Petitioner,v.Daniel R. WADE. No. 81-1196. Argued Nov. 10, 1982. Decided April 20, 1983. Syllabus Respondent, while an inmate in a Missouri reformatory for youthful first offenders, was harassed, beaten, and sexually assaulted by his cellmates. He brought suit under 42 […]

461 U.S. 300 75 L.Ed.2d 863 103 S.Ct. 1826 461 U.S. 300 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitionerv.John F. TUFTS et al. No. 81-1536. Argued Nov. 29, 1982. Decided May 2, 1983. Syllabus Section 752(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (IRC) provides that liabilities incurred in the sale or exchange of a partnership interest […]

461 U.S. 321 461 U.S. 321 103 S.Ct. 1838 75 L.Ed.2d 879 Oralia MARTINEZ, as Next Friend of Roberto Morales, Petitionerv.Raymon L. BYNUM, etc., et al. No. 81-857. Argued Jan. 10, 1983. Decided May 2, 1983. Syllabus Texas Education Code § 21.031(d) permits a school district to deny tuition-free admission to its public schools for […]

461 U.S. 273 461 U.S. 273 103 S.Ct. 1811 75 L.Ed.2d 840 John R. BLOCK, Secretary of Agriculture, et al., Petitioners,v.NORTH DAKOTA, ex rel. BOARD OF UNIVERSITY AND SCHOOL LANDS. NORTH DAKOTA, ex rel. BOARD OF UNIVERSITY AND SCHOOL LANDS, Petitioner, v. John R. BLOCK, Secretary of Agriculture, et al. Nos. 81-2337, 82-132. Argued Feb. […]

461 U.S. 238 461 U.S. 238 103 S.Ct. 1741 75 L.Ed.2d 813 Antone OLIM, et al., Petitionersv.Delbert Kaahanui WAKINEKONA. No. 81-1581. Argued Jan. 19, 1983. Decided April 26, 1983. Syllabus Petitioner members of a prison “Program Committee,” after investigating a breakdown in discipline and the failure of certain programs within the maximum control unit of […]

461 U.S. 260 461 U.S. 260 103 S.Ct. 1753 75 L.Ed.2d 830 JIM McNEFF, INC., Petitionerv.Frank L. TODD, et al. No. 81-2150. Argued Jan. 17, 1983. Decided April 27, 1983. Syllabus Section 8(f) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) authorizes construction industry employers and unions to enter into so-called “prehire” agreements setting the terms […]

461 U.S. 190 461 U.S. 190 103 S.Ct. 1713 75 L.Ed.2d 752 PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, et al., Petitionersv.STATE ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION et al. No. 81-1945. Argued Jan. 17, 1983. Decided April 20, 1983. Syllabus Section 25524.1(b) of the California Public Resources Code provides that before a nuclear powerplant may be […]

461 U.S. 138 461 U.S. 138 103 S.Ct. 1684 75 L.Ed.2d 708 Harry CONNICK, Individually and in His Capacity as District Attorney, etc., Petitioner,v.Sheila MYERS. No. 81-1251. Argued Nov. 8, 1982. Decided April 20, 1983. Syllabus Respondent was employed as an Assistant District Attorney in New Orleans with the responsibility of trying criminal cases. When […]

461 U.S. 171 461 U.S. 171 103 S.Ct. 1702 75 L.Ed.2d 736 UNITED STATES, et al., Appellantsv.Mary T. GRACE, et al. No. 81-1863. Argued Jan. 18, 1983. Decided April 20, 1983. Syllabus Title 40 U.S.C. § 13k prohibits the “display [of] any flag, banner, or device designed or adapted to bring into public notice any […]

461 U.S. 230 461 U.S. 230 103 S.Ct. 1736 75 L.Ed.2d 806 ALABAMAv.John Louis EVANS, III.No. A-858. April 22, 1983. PER CURIAM. 1 This matter was presented to Justice POWELL on the morning of April 22, 1983, on an application for an order vacating a stay of execution, and by him referred to the Court. […]

460 U.S. 780 460 U.S. 780 103 S.Ct. 1564 75 L.Ed.2d 547 John B. ANDERSON, et al., Petitioners,v.Anthony J. CELEBREZZE, Jr., Secretary of State of Ohio. No. 81-1635. Argued Dec. 6, 1982. Decided April 19, 1983. Syllabus An Ohio statute requires an independent candidate for President to file a statement of candidacy and nominating petition […]

461 U.S. 1 461 U.S. 1 103 S.Ct. 1610 75 L.Ed.2d 610 John Paul MORRIS, Warden, Petitioner,v.Joseph D. SLAPPY. No. 81-1095. Argued Dec. 1, 1982. Decided April 20, 1983. Syllabus When respondent was charged in California Superior Court with various crimes, including rape, robbery, and burglary, all concerning the same female victim, the court assigned […]

461 U.S. 1301 461 U.S. 1301 103 S.Ct. 1735 75 L.Ed.2d 921 John Louis EVANS, IIIv.ALABAMA. No. 82-6581 (A-848). April 21, 1983. Justice POWELL, Circuit Justice. 1 This is an application for a stay of execution set for April 22, 1983, pending the disposition of a petition for certiorari to the Alabama Supreme Court. The […]

461 U.S. 1303 461 U.S. 1303 103 S.Ct. 1810 75 L.Ed.2d 924 VOLKSWAGENWERK A.G.v.Joseph and Barbara FALZON, etc.No. A-875. April 29, 1983. Justice O’CONNOR, Circuit Justice. 1 Under Rule 44.4, the Justices of this Court will not entertain an application for a stay unless the applicant has first sought relief from the appropriate lower court […]

460 U.S. 824 460 U.S. 824 103 S.Ct. 1587 75 L.Ed.2d 580 Charles A. BOWSHER, Comptroller General of the United States, et al., Petitioners,v.MERCK & CO., INC. MERCK & CO., INC., Petitioner, v. Charles A. BOWSHER, Comptroller General of the United States and United States. Nos. 81-1273, 81-1472. Argued Dec. 1, 1982. Decided April 19, […]

460 U.S. 752 460 U.S. 752 103 S.Ct. 1548 75 L.Ed.2d 521 UNITED STATES, et al., Petitionersv.Richard W. RYLANDER, Sr., As President of Rylander & Co. Realtors, Inc., et al. No. 81-1120. Argued Jan. 18, 1983. Decided April 19, 1983. Rehearing Denied June 6, 1983. See U.S., 103 S.Ct. 2466. Syllabus The Internal Revenue Service […]