Category: 1984

469 U.S. 57 469 U.S. 57 105 S.Ct. 471 83 L.Ed.2d 461 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Betty Lou POWELL. No. 83-1307. Argued Nov. 5, 1984. Decided Dec. 10, 1984. Syllabus Respondent was indicted on a number of counts for violations of the federal narcotics laws. Count 1 charged her with conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to […]

469 U.S. 887 469 U.S. 887 105 S.Ct. 263 83 L.Ed.2d 199 BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, LOCAL NO. 70v.CALIFORNIA CONSOLIDATORS, INC No. 83-1755 Supreme Court of the United States October 9, 1984 Rehearing Denied Nov. 26, 1984. See 469 U.S. 1066, 105 S.Ct. 550. On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of […]

469 U.S. 478 469 U.S. 478 105 S.Ct. 881 83 L.Ed.2d 890 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.Lyle Gerald JOHNS et al. No. 83-1625. Argued Nov. 28, 1984. Decided Jan. 21, 1985. Syllabus Pursuant to an investigation of a suspected drug smuggling operation, United States Customs officers, by ground and air surveillance, observed two pickup trucks as they […]

469 U.S. 490 469 U.S. 490 105 S.Ct. 984 83 L.Ed.2d 986 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitionerv.ACTION AUTOMOTIVE, INC. No. 83-1416. Argued Oct. 29, 1984. Decided Feb. 19, 1985. Rehearing Denied April 15, 1985. See 471 U.S. 1049, 105 S.Ct. 2041. Syllabus Respondent, a retail automobile parts and gasoline dealer, is a closely held corporation […]

469 U.S. 325 469 U.S. 325 105 S.Ct. 733 83 L.Ed.2d 720 NEW JERSEYv.T.L.O. No. 83-712. Argued March 28, 1984. Reargued Oct. 2, 1984. Decided Jan. 15, 1985. Syllabus A teacher at a New Jersey high school, upon discovering respondent, then a 14-year-old freshman, and her companion smoking cigarettes in a school lavatory in violation […]

469 U.S. 464 469 U.S. 464 105 S.Ct. 873 83 L.Ed.2d 878 Elizabeth BRANDON et al., Petitioners,v.John D. HOLT, etc., et al. No. 83-1622. Argued Nov. 5, 1984. Decided Jan. 21, 1985. Eric Schnapper, New York City, for petitioners. Henry L. Klein, Memphis, Tenn., for respondents. Syllabus 1 In petitioners’ action in Federal District Court […]

469 U.S. 387 469 U.S. 387 105 S.Ct. 830 83 L.Ed.2d 821 Ralph W. EVITTS, Superintendent, Blackburn Correctional Complex and David L. Armstrong, Attorney General, Petitioners,v.Keith E. LUCEY. No. 83-1378. Argued Oct. 10, 1984. Decided Jan. 21, 1985. Rehearing Denied March 18, 1985. See 470 U.S. 1065, 105 S.Ct. 1783. After respondent was convicted of […]

469 U.S. 412 469 U.S. 412 105 S.Ct. 844 83 L.Ed.2d 841 Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Petitionerv.Johnny Paul WITT. No. 83-1427. Argued Oct. 2, 1984. Decided Jan. 21, 1985. Syllabus Respondent was tried by a jury in a Florida state court and convicted of first-degree murder. In accordance with the jury’s […]

469 U.S. 310 469 U.S. 310 105 S.Ct. 725 83 L.Ed.2d 678 TIFFANY FINE ARTS, INC., et al.v.UNITED STATES et al. No. 83-1007. Argued Oct. 31, 1984. Decided Jan. 9, 1985. Syllabus Petitioners are a holding company and its tax-shelter-promoting subsidiaries. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued summonses to petitioners pursuant to § 7602(a) of […]

469 U.S. 24 469 U.S. 24 105 S.Ct. 451 83 L.Ed.2d 376 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.50 ACRES OF LAND, etc., et al. No. 83-1170. Argued Oct. 2, 1984. Decided Dec. 4, 1984. Syllabus In connection with a flood control project, the United States filed proceedings in Federal District Court to condemn approximately 50 acres of land […]

469 U.S. 241 469 U.S. 241 105 S.Ct. 687 83 L.Ed.2d 622 UNITED STATESv.BOYLE, Executor of the Estate of Boyle. No. 83-1266. Argued Oct. 10, 1984. Decided Jan. 9, 1985. Syllabus Respondent, executor of his mother’s will, retained an attorney to handle the estate. Respondent provided the attorney with all relevant information and records for […]

469 U.S. 256 469 U.S. 256 105 S.Ct. 695 83 L.Ed.2d 635 LAWRENCE COUNTY et al.v. LEAD-DEADWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 40-1. No. 83-240. Argued Oct. 30, 1984. Decided Jan. 9, 1985. Syllabus The Payment in Lieu of Taxes Act compensates local governments for the loss of tax revenues resulting from the tax-immune status of federal […]

469 U.S. 274 469 U.S. 274 105 S.Ct. 705 83 L.Ed.2d 649 OHIOv.KOVACS, dba B & W Enterprises et al. No. 83-1020. Argued Oct. 10, 1984. Decided Jan. 9, 1985. Syllabus Petitioner State of Ohio obtained an injunction in state court ordering respondent and other defendants to clean up a hazardous waste disposal site. When […]

469 U.S. 287 469 U.S. 287 105 S.Ct. 712 83 L.Ed.2d 661 ALEXANDER, Governor of Tennessee, et al.v.CHOATE et al. No. 83-727. Argued Oct. 1, 1984. Decided Jan. 9, 1985. Syllabus Faced with Medicaid costs beyond its budget, Tennessee proposed to reduce from 20 to 14 the number of annual inpatient hospital days that state […]

469 U.S. 221 469 U.S. 221 105 S.Ct. 675 83 L.Ed.2d 604 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Thomas J. HENSLEY. No. 83-1330. Argued Nov. 5, 1984. Decided Jan. 8, 1985. Syllabus Following an armed robbery in the Cincinnati suburb of St. Bernard, Ohio, a St. Bernard police officer, on the basis of information obtained from an informant that […]

469 U.S. 189 469 U.S. 189 105 S.Ct. 658 83 L.Ed.2d 582 PARK ‘N FLY, INC., Petitioner,v.DOLLAR PARK AND FLY, INC. No. 83-1132. Argued Oct. 9, 1984. Decided Jan. 8, 1985. Syllabus Petitioner operates long-term parking lots near airports in St. Louis, Cleveland, Houston, Boston, Memphis, and San Francisco. In 1969, petitioner applied to the […]

469 U.S. 238 469 U.S. 238 105 S.Ct. 685 83 L.Ed.2d 618 BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS OF the TOWN OF TIVERTON, Petitionerv.Louis H. PASTORE, Jr., etc., et al. No. 83-963. Jan. 8, 1985. PER CURIAM. 1 We granted certiorari in this case, 468 U.S. 1216, 104 S.Ct. 3585, 82 L.Ed.2d 883 (1984), to decide whether […]

469 U.S. 153 469 U.S. 153 105 S.Ct. 638 83 L.Ed.2d 556 MILLS MUSIC, INC., Petitioner,v.Marie SNYDER and Ted Snyder, Jr., etc. No. 83-1153. Argued Oct. 9, 1984. Decided Jan. 8, 1985. Rehearing Denied March 18, 1985. See 470 U.S. 1065, 105 S.Ct. 1782. Syllabus This case involves a controversy between petitioner publisher and respondent […]