470 U.S. 821 470 U.S. 821 105 S.Ct. 1649 84 L.Ed.2d 714 Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Petitionerv.Larry Leon CHANEY et al. No. 83-1878. Argued Dec. 3, 1984. Decided March 20, 1985. Syllabus Respondent prison inmates were convicted of capital offenses and sentenced to death by lethal injection of drugs. They […]
Category: 1985
470 U.S. 856
470 U.S. 856 470 U.S. 856 105 S.Ct. 1668 84 L.Ed.2d 740 Truman Lewis BALL, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 84-5004. Argued Jan. 9, 1985. Decided March 26, 1985. Syllabus Petitioner, a previously convicted felon, was arrested when the police found him in possession of another person’s revolver that was reported missing; he reportedly threatened a neighbor […]
470 U.S. 869
470 U.S. 869 470 U.S. 869 105 S.Ct. 1676 84 L.Ed.2d 751 METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Appellantsv.W.G. WARD, Jr., et al. No. 83-1274. Argued Oct. 31, 1984. Decided March 26, 1985. Rehearing Denied May 20, 1985. See 471 U.S. 1120, 105 S.Ct. 2370. Syllabus An Alabama statute imposes a substantially lower gross premiums […]
470 U.S. 903
470 U.S. 903 470 U.S. 903 105 S.Ct. 1858 84 L.Ed.2d 776 BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, appellant,v.NATIONAL GAY TASK FORCE No. 83-2030 Supreme Court of the United States March 26, 1985 PER CURIAM. 1 The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court. 2 Justice POWELL took no part […]
470 U.S. 904
470 U.S. 904 470 U.S. 904 105 S.Ct. 1858 84 L.Ed.2d 777 Charles FUGATE, petitioner,v.NEW MEXICO No. 83-6663 Supreme Court of the United States March 26, 1985 Rehearing Denied May 13, 1985. See 471 U.S. 1112, 105 S.Ct. 2349. On writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of New Mexico. PER CURIAM. 1 The judgment […]
470 U.S. 768
470 U.S. 768 470 U.S. 768 105 S.Ct. 1620 84 L.Ed.2d 674 Wayne LINDAHLv.OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. No. 83-5954. Argued Dec. 3, 1984. Decided March 20, 1985. Syllabus The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) “determine[s] questions of disability and dependency” in administering the Federal Government’s disability retirement program. 5 U.S.C. § 8347(c). Its “decisions . […]
470 U.S. 811
470 U.S. 811 470 U.S. 811 105 S.Ct. 1643 84 L.Ed.2d 705 Joe HAYES, Petitionerv.FLORIDA. No. 83-6766. Argued Jan. 9, 1985. Decided March 20, 1985. Syllabus After concluding that petitioner was the principal suspect in a burglary-rape committed in Punta Gorda, Florida, the police, without a warrant, went to his home to obtain fingerprints. Arriving […]
470 U.S. 68
470 U.S. 68 470 U.S. 68 105 S.Ct. 1087 84 L.Ed.2d 53 Glen Burton AKE, Petitionerv.OKLAHOMA. No. 83-5424. Argued Nov. 7, 1984. Decided Feb. 26, 1985. Arthur B. Spitzer, Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Michael C. Turpen, Atty. Gen., Oklahoma City, Okl., for respondent. Syllabus 1 Petitioner, an indigent, was charged with first-degree murder and shooting […]
470 U.S. 729
470 U.S. 729 470 U.S. 729 105 S.Ct. 1598 84 L.Ed.2d 643 FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, Petitioner,v.Joette LORION, etc., et al. UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION and United States, Petitioners v. Joette LORION et al. Nos. 83-703, 83-1031. Argued Oct. 29, 1984. Decided March 20, 1985. Syllabus Under 28 U.S.C. § 2342(4), a provision […]
470 U.S. 753
470 U.S. 753 470 U.S. 753 105 S.Ct. 1611 84 L.Ed.2d 662 Andrew J. WINSTON, Sheriff and Aubrey M. Davis, Jr., Petitionersv.Rudolph LEE, Jr. No. 83-1334. Argued Oct. 31, 1984. Decided March 20, 1985. Syllabus A shopkeeper was wounded by gunshot during an attempted robbery but, also being armed with a gun, apparently wounded his […]
470 U.S. 656
470 U.S. 656 470 U.S. 656 105 S.Ct. 1544 84 L.Ed.2d 590 William J. BENNETT, Secretary of Education, United States Department of Education, Petitionerv.KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. No. 83-1798. Argued Jan. 8, 1985. Decided March 19, 1985. Syllabus Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, provided for federal grants […]
470 U.S. 675
470 U.S. 675 470 U.S. 675 105 S.Ct. 1568 84 L.Ed.2d 605 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.William Harris SHARPE and Donald Davis Savage. No. 83-529. Argued Nov. 27, 1984. Decided March 20, 1985. Syllabus A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent, while patrolling a highway in an area under surveillance for suspected drug trafficking, noticed an apparently overloaded […]
470 U.S. 598
470 U.S. 598 470 U.S. 598 105 S.Ct. 1524 84 L.Ed.2d 547 David Alan WAYTE, Petitionerv.UNITED STATES. No. 83-1292. Argued Nov. 6, 1984. Decided March 19, 1985. Syllabus A July 1980 Presidential Proclamation directed certain young male citizens to register with the Selective Service System during a specified week. Petitioner fell within the prescribed class […]
470 U.S. 632
470 U.S. 632 470 U.S. 632 105 S.Ct. 1555 84 L.Ed.2d 572 William J. BENNETT, Secretary of Education, Petitionerv.NEW JERSEY. No. 83-2064. Argued Jan. 8, 1985. Decided March 19, 1985. Syllabus In earlier proceedings in this litigation, this Court, reversing the Court of Appeals’ judgment, held that the Federal Government may recover misused funds from […]
470 U.S. 564
470 U.S. 564 470 U.S. 564 105 S.Ct. 1504 84 L.Ed.2d 518 Phyllis A. ANDERSONv.CITY OF BESSEMER CITY, NORTH CAROLINA. No. 83-1623. Argued Dec. 3, 1984. Decided March 19, 1985. Syllabus In 1975, respondent city set about to hire a new Recreation Director to manage the city’s recreational facilities and to develop recreational programs. A […]
470 U.S. 583
470 U.S. 583 470 U.S. 583 105 S.Ct. 1516 84 L.Ed.2d 535 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATLANTA, etc., Appellantv.BARTOW COUNTY BOARD OF TAX ASSESSORS et al. No. 83-1620. Argued Oct. 30, 1984. Decided March 19, 1985. Syllabus Prior to 1982, Rev.Stat. § 3701 provided that “[a]ll stocks, bonds, Treasury notes, and other obligations of the […]
470 U.S. 532
470 U.S. 532 470 U.S. 532 105 S.Ct. 1487 84 L.Ed.2d 494 CLEVELAND BOARD OF EDUCATION, Petitioner,v.James LOUDERMILL et al. PARMA BOARD OF EDUCATION, Petitioner, v. Richard DONNELLY et al. James LOUDERMILL, Petitioner, v. CLEVELAND BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. Nos. 83-1362, 83-1363 and 83-6392. Argued Dec. 3, 1984. Decided March 19, 1985. Syllabus In […]
470 U.S. 480
470 U.S. 480 470 U.S. 480 105 S.Ct. 1459 84 L.Ed.2d 455 FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Appellant,v.NATIONAL CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE et al. DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF the UNITED STATES and Democratic National Committee, Appellants, v. NATIONAL CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE and Fund for a Conservative Majority. Nos. 83-1032, 83-1122. Argued Nov. 28, 1984. Decided March 18, […]
470 U.S. 51
470 U.S. 51 470 U.S. 51 105 S.Ct. 1065 84 L.Ed.2d 38 Kevin Michael SHEA, Petitioner,v.LOUISIANA. No. 82-5920. Argued Nov. 7, 1984. Decided Feb. 20, 1985. Syllabus After petitioner was arrested on armed robbery charges in Louisiana, he was taken to the police station for questioning by detectives. Upon being read his Miranda rights, he […]
470 U.S. 522
470 U.S. 522 470 U.S. 522 105 S.Ct. 1482 84 L.Ed.2d 486 UNITED STATESv.Robert Paul GAGNON et al. No. 84-690. March 18, 1985. Rehearing Denied May 13, 1985. See 471 U.S. 1112, 105 S.Ct. 2350. PER CURIAM. 1 The four respondents were indicted on various counts and tried together in Federal District Court for participation […]