Category: 1985

471 U.S. 375 471 U.S. 375 105 S.Ct. 2131 85 L.Ed.2d 399 UNITED STATES of America, plaintiff,v.States of MAINE, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida (Rhode Island and New York Boundary Case) No. 35 Supreme Court of the United States April 29, […]

471 U.S. 377 471 U.S. 377 105 S.Ct. 2131 85 L.Ed.2d 400 State of ARKANSAS, plaintiff,v.State of MISSISSIPPI No. 92 Supreme Court of the United States April 29, 1985 1 On bill of complaint. FINAL DECREE 2 The Report of the Special Master is received and ordered filed. The parties have presented a stipulation for […]

471 U.S. 307 471 U.S. 307 105 S.Ct. 1965 85 L.Ed.2d 344 Robert FRANCIS, Warden, Petitionerv.Raymond Lee FRANKLIN. No. 83-1590. Argued Nov. 28, 1984. Decided April 29, 1985. Syllabus Respondent state prisoner, while attempting to escape after receiving treatment at a local dentist’s office, shot and killed the resident of a nearby house with a […]

471 U.S. 34 471 U.S. 34 105 S.Ct. 1713 85 L.Ed.2d 24 TOWN OF HALLIE, et al., Petitionersv.CITY OF EAU CLAIRE. No. 82-1832. Argued Nov. 26, 1984. Decided March 27, 1985. Syllabus Petitioners, unincorporated townships located in Wisconsin adjacent to respondent city, filed suit against respondent in Federal District Court, alleging that petitioners were potential […]

471 U.S. 343 471 U.S. 343 105 S.Ct. 1986 85 L.Ed.2d 372 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION, Petitionerv.Gary WEINTRAUB et al. No. 84-261. Argued March 19, 1985. Decided April 29, 1985. Syllabus Petitioner filed a complaint in Federal District Court alleging violations of the Commodity Exchange Act by Chicago Discount Commodity Brokers (CDCB), and respondent Frank […]

471 U.S. 359 471 U.S. 359 105 S.Ct. 1996 85 L.Ed.2d 385 SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF the TOWN OF BURLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, et al., Petitionersv.DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF the Commonwealth of MASSACHUSETTS et al. No. 84-433. Argued March 26, 1985. Decided April 29, 1985. Syllabus The Education of the Handicapped Act requires participating state and local educational […]

471 U.S. 290 471 U.S. 290 105 S.Ct. 1953 85 L.Ed.2d 278 TONY AND SUSAN ALAMO FOUNDATION, et al., Petitionersv.SECRETARY OF LABOR. No. 83-1935. Argued March 25, 1985. Decided April 23, 1985. Syllabus Petitioner Foundation is a nonprofit religious organization that derives its income largely from the operation of commercial businesses staffed by the Foundation’s […]

471 U.S. 234 471 U.S. 234 105 S.Ct. 1923 85 L.Ed.2d 233 Leonard WEBB, Petitionerv.BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DYER COUNTY, TENNESSEE, et al. No. 83-1360. Argued Oct. 29, 1984. Decided April 17, 1985. Syllabus After respondent Board of Education of Dyer County, Tennessee, terminated petitioner’s employment as a schoolteacher in 1974, he retained counsel to […]

471 U.S. 261 105 S.Ct. 1938 85 L.Ed.2d 254 Richard WILSON and Martin Vigil, Petitioners v. Gary GARCIA. No. 83-2146. Argued Jan. 14, 1985. Decided April 17, 1985. Syllabus Respondent brought an action in Federal District Court under 42 U.S.C. ? 1983 against petitioners, a New Mexico State Police officer and the Chief of the […]

471 U.S. 288 471 U.S. 288 105 S.Ct. 2065 85 L.Ed.2d 275 SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., petitioners,v.Madelin H. KNOLL No. 82-1889 (A-667) Supreme Court of the United States April 17, 1985 On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. PER CURIAM. 1 On She sought equitable […]

471 U.S. 202 471 U.S. 202 105 S.Ct. 1904 85 L.Ed.2d 206 ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION, Petitioner,v.Roderick S. LUECK. No. 83-1748. Argued Jan. 16, 1985. Decided April 16, 1985. Syllabus The bad-faith handling of an insurance claim, including a claim under a disability insurance plan included in a collective-bargaining agreement, is a tort under Wisconsin law. Petitioner […]

471 U.S. 222 471 U.S. 222 105 S.Ct. 1916 85 L.Ed.2d 222 Nell HUNTER, et al., etc., Appellants,v.Victor UNDERWOOD and Carmen Edwards etc. No. 84-76. Argued Feb. 26, 1985. Decided April 16, 1985. Syllabus Article VIII, § 182, of the Alabama Constitution of 1901 provides for the disenfranchisement of persons convicted of certain enumerated felonies […]

471 U.S. 148 471 U.S. 148 105 S.Ct. 1820 85 L.Ed.2d 114 Bill HONIG, Superintendent of Public Instruction of California, et al.v.STUDENTS OF the CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND et al. No. 84-436. April 1, 1985. PER CURIAM. 1 Respondents, students of the California School for the Blind, brought this lawsuit in Federal District Court […]

471 U.S. 153 471 U.S. 153 105 S.Ct. 2011 85 L.Ed.2d 119 State of OHIOv.Commonwealth of KENTUCKY No. 27 Supreme Court of the United States April 15, 1985 1 On bill of complaint. 2 The Report of the Special Master is received and ordered filed. The Report is adopted. DECREE It is ordered, adjudged and […]

471 U.S. 154 471 U.S. 154 105 S.Ct. 2006 85 L.Ed.2d 120 Barry MINTZES, Wardenv.Nealy BUCHANON No. 84-501 Supreme Court of the United States April 15, 1985 On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. PER CURIAM. 1 The Court is advised that the respondent died in Ingham […]

471 U.S. 159 471 U.S. 159 105 S.Ct. 1881 85 L.Ed.2d 173 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, et al., Petitionersv.John Cary SIMS and Sidney M. Wolfe. John Cary SIMS and Sidney M. Wolfe, Petitioners v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY and William J. Casey, Director, Central Intelligence Agency. Nos. 83-1075, 83-1249. Argued Dec. 4, 1984. Decided April 16, 1985. […]

471 U.S. 195 471 U.S. 195 105 S.Ct. 1900 85 L.Ed.2d 200 KERR-McGEE CORPORATION, Petitioner,v.NAVAJO TRIBE OF INDIANS, et al. No. 84-68. Argued Feb. 25, 1985. Decided April 16, 1985. Syllabus The Tribal Council of respondent Navajo Tribe enacted ordinances imposing taxes on the value of leasehold interests in tribal lands and on receipts from […]

471 U.S. 1140 471 U.S. 1140 105 S.Ct. 2686 86 L.Ed.2d 703 CHEVRON U.S.A., INC., et al.v.William J. SHEFFIELD, Governor of Alaska, et al No. 84-634 Supreme Court of the United States June 3, 1985 On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The petition for […]

471 U.S. 1143 471 U.S. 1143 105 S.Ct. 3552 86 L.Ed.2d 706 Fortune ODEND’HAL, Jr., et al., petitioners,v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE.* No.84-1307. Supreme Court of the United States June 3, 1985 The motion to substitute Harry R. Smith, Jr., as Personal Representative of Estate of Ivan V. Magal, deceased, as a party petitioner is […]

471 U.S. 130 471 U.S. 130 105 S.Ct. 1811 85 L.Ed.2d 99 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.James Rual MILLER. No. 83-1750. Argued Jan. 16, 1985. Decided April 1, 1985. Syllabus A federal grand jury returned a multicount indictment charging respondent with mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. He was alleged to have defrauded his […]