488 U.S. 347

488 U.S. 347 109 S.Ct. 639 102 L.Ed.2d 700 SHEET METAL WORKERS’ INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION et al., Petitionersv.Edward LYNN. No. 86-1940. Argued Nov. 7, 1988. Decided Jan. 18, 1989. Syllabus In an attempt to alleviate a financial crisis plaguing petitioner local union (Local), which is an affiliate of petitioner international union (International), the International’s president appointed […]

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488 U.S. 319

488 U.S. 319 109 S.Ct. 621 102 L.Ed.2d 665 G.P. REED, Petitionerv.UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION et al. No. 87-1031. Argued Nov. 2, 1988. Decided Jan. 11, 1989. Syllabus Two years after the last of the complained-of events occurred, petitioner, an officer of a local chapter of respondent union, filed suit against the union and various of […]

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488 U.S. 336

488 U.S. 336 109 S.Ct. 633 102 L.Ed.2d 688 ALLEGHENY PITTSBURGH COAL COMPANY, Petitioner,v.COUNTY COMMISSION OF WEBSTER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA EAST KENTUCKY ENERGY CORPORATION, et al., Petitioners, v. COUNTY COMMISSION OF WEBSTER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. Nos. 87-1303, 87-1310. Argued Dec. 7, 1988. Decided Jan. 18, 1989. Syllabus The West Virginia Constitution in relevant part establishes […]

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488 U.S. 252

488 U.S. 252 109 S.Ct. 582 102 L.Ed.2d 607 Jerome F. GOLDBERG and Robert McTigue, Appellants,v.Roger D. SWEET, Director, Illinois Department of Revenue, et al. GTE SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, Appellants, v. Roger D. SWEET, etc., et al. Nos. 87-826, 87-1101. Argued Oct. 12, 1988. Decided Jan. 10, 1989. Syllabus In light of recent technological changes […]

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488 U.S. 272

488 U.S. 272 109 S.Ct. 594 102 L.Ed.2d 624 Donald Ray PERRY, Petitionerv.William D. LEEKE, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. No. 87-6325. Argued Nov. 8, 1988. Decided Jan. 10, 1989. Syllabus At the conclusion of petitioner’s direct testimony in his state-court trial for murder and related offenses, the trial judge declared a […]

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488 U.S. 299

488 U.S. 299 109 S.Ct. 609 102 L.Ed.2d 646 DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY and Pennsylvania Power Company, Appellantsv.David M. BARASCH, etc., et al. No. 87-1160. Argued Nov. 7, 1988. Decided Jan. 11, 1989. Syllabus In 1967, appellant Pennsylvania electric utilities joined a venture to construct seven nuclear generating units. But in 1980, because of intervening events, […]

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488 U.S. 235

488 U.S. 235 109 S.Ct. 573 102 L.Ed.2d 594 Javan OWENS and Daniel G. Lessard, Petitionersv.Tom U.U. OKURE. No. 87-56. Argued Nov. 1, 1988. Decided Jan. 10, 1989. Syllabus Twenty-two months after respondent was allegedly unlawfully arrested and beaten by petitioners, two State University of New York police officers, he brought suit against them in […]

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Olden v. Kentucky, 488 U.S. 227 (1988)

Issues: Confrontation Clause, Evidence Law, Prior Sexual Conduct, Sixth Amendment

488 U.S. 227 109 S.Ct. 480 102 L.Ed.2d 513 James OLDEN v. KENTUCKY. No. 88-5223. Dec. 12, 1988. Syllabus: Petitioner and one Harris, who are black, were charged with the kidnaping, rape, and forcible sodomy of Starla Matthews, a white woman. In his defense, petitioner asserted that he and Matthews had engaged in consensual sex, […]

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Beech Aircraft v. Rainey, 488 U.S. 153 (1988)

Issues: Evidence Law, Hearsay Rule, Public Records Exception

488 U.S. 153 109 S.Ct. 439 102 L.Ed.2d 445 BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. John C. RAINEY, etc., et al. BEECH AEROSPACE SERVICES, INC., Petitioner, v. John C. RAINEY, etc., et al. Nos. 87-981, 87-1028. Argued Oct. 4, 1988. Decided Dec. 12, 1988. Counsel: Jos. W. Womack, Miami, Fla., for petitioners. Dennis K. Larry, Pensacola, […]

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488 U.S. 179

488 U.S. 179 109 S.Ct. 454 102 L.Ed.2d 469 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, Petitionerv.Jerry TARKANIAN. No. 87-1061. Argued Oct. 5, 1988. Decided Dec. 12, 1988. Syllabus Petitioner National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), an unincorporated association consisting of approximately 960 public and private universities and colleges, adopts rules governing member institutions’ recruiting, admissions, academic eligibility, and […]

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488 U.S. 19

488 U.S. 19 109 S.Ct. 278 102 L.Ed.2d 186 SHELL OIL COMPANY, Appellantv.IOWA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. No. 87-984. Argued Oct. 4, 1988. Decided Nov. 8, 1988. Syllabus Between tax years 1977 and 1980, a portion of Shell Oil Company’s gross revenues was derived from the sale of oil and natural gas extracted from the Outer […]

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488 U.S. 204

488 U.S. 204 109 S.Ct. 468 102 L.Ed.2d 493 Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Petitionerv.GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL et al. No. 87-1097. Argued Oct. 11, 1988. Decided Dec. 12, 1988. Syllabus Under the Medicare program, the Government reimburses health care providers for expenses incurred in providing medical services to Medicare beneficiaries. The […]

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488 U.S. 226

488 U.S. 226 109 S.Ct. 546 102 L.Ed.2d 512 HARBISON-WALKER REFRACTORIES, A DIVISION OF DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC., petitioner,v.Eugene F. BRIECK. No. 87-271. Supreme Court of the United States December 12, 1988 On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. PER CURIAM. 1 The writ of certiorari is dismissed […]

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488 U.S. 15

488 U.S. 15 109 S.Ct. 276 102 L.Ed.2d 180 TOWN OF HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK, et al., Appellantsv.HUNTINGTON BRANCH, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, et al. No. 87-1961. Nov. 7, 1988. Rehearing Denied Jan. 9, 1989. See 488 U.S. 1023, 109 S.Ct. 824. PER CURIAM. 1 The motion of New York Planning Federation […]

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488 U.S. 152

488 U.S. 152 109 S.Ct. 546 102 L.Ed.2d 444 Edward McNAMARA, appellant,v.COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. No. 87-5840. Supreme Court of the United States December 6, 1988 PER CURIAM. 1 The appeal is dismissed for want of a properly presented federal question. CC? | Transformed by Public.Resource.Org

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488 U.S. 105

488 U.S. 105 109 S.Ct. 414 102 L.Ed.2d 408 PITTSTON COAL GROUP, et al., Petitionersv.James SEBBEN et al. Ann McLAUGHLIN, Secretary of Labor, et al., Petitioners v. James SEBBEN et al. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Petitioner v. Charlie BROYLES et al. Nos. 87-821, 87-827 and 87-1095. Argued Oct. […]

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488 U.S. 1301

488 U.S. 1301 109 S.Ct. 571 102 L.Ed.2d 682 BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICESv.Jacqueline BOUKNIGHT.No. A-494. Dec. 21, 1988. Chief Justice REHNQUIST, Circuit Justice. 1 The Baltimore City Department of Social Services (DSS) has asked me to stay the judgment of the Court of Appeals of Maryland in this case, In re Maurice, No. […]

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488 U.S. 1306

488 U.S. 1306 109 S.Ct. 852 102 L.Ed.2d 952 JOHN DOE AGENCY and John Doe Government Agencyv.JOHN DOE CORPORATION. No. 88-1083 (A-552). Jan. 30, 1989. ON APPLICATION FOR STAY Justice MARSHALL, Circuit Justice. 1 The Solicitor General requests that I issue a stay pending the disposition of the federal parties’ petition for certiorari to review […]

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488 U.S. 1311

488 U.S. 1311 109 S.Ct. 854 102 L.Ed.2d 957 CALIFORNIAv.Harold FREEMAN. No. A-602 (88-1054). Feb. 1, 1989. ON APPLICATION FOR STAY Justice O’CONNOR, Circuit Justice. The State of California requests that, as Circuit Justice, I stay the enforcement of the judgment of the Supreme Court of California pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ? 2101(f) pending the […]

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488 U.S. 1

488 U.S. 1 109 S.Ct. 202 102 L.Ed.2d 1 James A. RHODES et al.v.Larry STEWART. No. 88-139. Oct. 17, 1988. Page 2 PER CURIAM. 1 After entry of a judgment for the plaintiffs in a suit by two prisoners under 42 U.S.C. ? 1983, the District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, […]

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