Category: 1986

476 U.S. 734 476 U.S. 734 106 S.Ct. 2216 90 L.Ed.2d 767 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.Dwight DION, Sr. No. 85-246. Argued March 25, 1986. Decided June 11, 1986. Syllabus The Bald Eagle Protection Act (Eagle Protection Act) makes it a federal crime to hunt the bald eagle or the golden eagle, except that such hunting may […]

476 U.S. 610 476 U.S. 610 106 S.Ct. 2101 90 L.Ed.2d 584 Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Petitionerv.AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION et al. No. 84-1529. Argued Jan. 15, 1986. Decided June 9, 1986. Syllabus Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 provides that “[n]o otherwise qualified handicapped individual . . . […]

476 U.S. 667 476 U.S. 667 106 S.Ct. 2133 90 L.Ed.2d 623 Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al., Petitionersv.MICHIGAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS et al. No. 85-225. Argued Jan. 22, 1986. Decided June 9, 1986. Syllabus Respondents, who include an association of family physicians and several individual doctors, filed suit […]

476 U.S. 683 476 U.S. 683 106 S.Ct. 2142 90 L.Ed.2d 636 Major CRANE, Petitioner,v.KENTUCKY. No. 85-5238. Argued April 23, 1986. Decided June 9, 1986. Syllabus Prior to his trial for murder in a Kentucky court, petitioner moved to suppress his confession. Following a hearing, the trial court determined that the confession was voluntary and […]

476 U.S. 593 476 U.S. 593 106 S.Ct. 2092 90 L.Ed.2d 569 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.HUGHES PROPERTIES, INC. No. 85-554. Argued April 23, 1986. Decided June 3, 1986. Syllabus Respondent, in its gambling casino in Reno, Nev., operated a number of “progressive” slot machines. In addition to paying fixed amounts when certain symbol combinations appear on […]

476 U.S. 530 476 U.S. 530 106 S.Ct. 2056 90 L.Ed.2d 514 Millie R. LEE, Petitionerv.ILLINOIS. No. 84-6807. Argued Dec. 9, 1985. Decided June 3, 1986. Syllabus Petitioner and a codefendant, charged with committing a double murder, were tried jointly in an Illinois court in a bench trial at which neither defendant testified. In finding […]

476 U.S. 54 476 U.S. 54 106 S.Ct. 1697 90 L.Ed.2d 48 Eugene F. DIAMOND and Jasper F. Williams, Appellants,v.Allan G. CHARLES et al. No. 84-1379. Argued Nov. 5, 1985. Decided April 30, 1986. Syllabus Appellee physicians, who provide abortion services in Illinois, filed a class action in Federal District Court challenging the constitutionality of […]

476 U.S. 558 476 U.S. 558 106 S.Ct. 2071 90 L.Ed.2d 538 UNITED STATES, et al., Appellants,v.Alvin HEMME et al. No. 84-1944. Argued March 5, 1986. Decided June 3, 1986. Syllabus Prior to 1977, the Internal Revenue Code’s gift tax permitted the taxpayer a lifetime exemption of $30,000 to be deducted from amounts otherwise taxable, […]

476 U.S. 467 476 U.S. 467 106 S.Ct. 2022 90 L.Ed.2d 462 Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al., Petitionersv.CITY OF NEW YORK et al. No. 84-1923. Argued Feb. 26, 1986. Decided June 2, 1986. Syllabus The Social Security Act provides benefits to disabled persons under two programs administered by the […]

476 U.S. 488 476 U.S. 488 106 S.Ct. 2034 90 L.Ed.2d 480 CITY OF LOS ANGELES and Department of Water and Power, Petitionersv.PREFERRED COMMUNICATIONS, INC. No. 85-390. Argued April 29, 1986. Decided June 2, 1986. Syllabus Respondent sued petitioners, the city of Los Angeles and its Department of Water and Power (DWP), in Federal District […]

476 U.S. 498 476 U.S. 498 106 S.Ct. 2039 90 L.Ed.2d 490 SOUTH CAROLINA et al., Petitionersv.CATAWBA INDIAN TRIBE, INC. No. 84-782. Argued Dec. 12, 1985. Decided June 2, 1986. Syllabus In 1760 and 1763, respondent Indian Tribe surrendered to Great Britain its aboriginal territory in return for the right to settle permanently on a […]

476 U.S. 409 476 U.S. 409 106 S.Ct. 1922 90 L.Ed.2d 413 SQUARE D COMPANY and Big D Building Supply Corp., Petitionersv.NIAGARA FRONTIER TARIFF BUREAU, INC., et al. No. 85-21. Argued March 3, 1986. Decided May 27, 1986. Syllabus Petitioner shippers brought class actions in Federal District Court against respondent motor carriers and respondent ratemaking […]

476 U.S. 426 476 U.S. 426 106 S.Ct. 1931 90 L.Ed.2d 428 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, Petitionerv.PHILADELPHIA GEAR CORPORATION. No. 84-1972. Argued March 4, 1986. Decided May 27, 1986. Syllabus On the application of a customer of respondent, a bank issued a standby letter of credit for respondent’s benefit in the amount of $145,200. The […]

476 U.S. 445 476 U.S. 445 106 S.Ct. 2239 90 L.Ed.2d 444 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND, petitioner,v.CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC TELEPHONE COMPANY OF MARYLAND. No. 84-1362 Supreme Court of the United States May 27, 1986 On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. PER CURIAM. 1 We vacate […]

476 U.S. 447 476 U.S. 447 106 S.Ct. 2009 90 L.Ed.2d 445 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Petitionerv.INDIANA FEDERATION OF DENTISTS. No. 84-1809. Argued March 25, 1986. Decided June 2, 1986. Syllabus Respondent organization of dentists in Indiana promulgated a policy requiring its members to withhold x rays from dental insurers in connection with evaluating patients’ claims […]

476 U.S. 340 476 U.S. 340 106 S.Ct. 1881 90 L.Ed.2d 316 Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellantv.Buenta M. OWENS et al. No. 84-1905. Argued Feb. 26, 1986. Decided May 19, 1986. Syllabus Certain provisions of the Social Security Act in effect between 1979 and 1983 authorized payment of survivor’s benefits […]

476 U.S. 355 476 U.S. 355 106 S.Ct. 1890 90 L.Ed.2d 369 LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, Appellant,v.FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION et al. CALIFORNIA and Public Utilities Commission of California, et al., Petitioners, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF OHIO, et al., Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION et al. FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE […]

476 U.S. 380 476 U.S. 380 106 S.Ct. 1904 90 L.Ed.2d 389 INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN’S ASSOCIATION, AFL-CIO, Appellantv.Larry DAVIS. No. 85-217. Argued Feb. 25, 1986. Decided May 27, 1986. Syllabus Appellee was formerly employed as a ship superintendent for a stevedoring company. When he, with others, attempted to organize the company’s ship superintendents and to affiliate […]

476 U.S. 267 106 S.Ct. 1842 90 L.Ed.2d 260 Wendy WYGANT, et al., Petitioners v. JACKSON BOARD OF EDUCATION, etc., et al. No. 84-1340. Argued Nov. 6, 1985. Decided May 19, 1986. Rehearing Denied June 30, 1986. See 478 U.S. 1014, 106 S.Ct. 3320. Reversed. Syllabus The collective-bargaining agreement between respondent Board of Education (Board) […]