485 U.S. 495 108 S.Ct. 1350 99 L.Ed.2d 582 PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, et al., Petitionersv.ISLA PETROLEUM CORPORATION et al. No. 86-1406 Argued Feb. 29, 1988. Decided April 19, 1988. Syllabus In 1973, Congress passed the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act (EPAA), which required the President to promulgate regulations governing allocation and pricing of […]
Category: 1988
485 U.S. 388
485 U.S. 388 108 S.Ct. 1201 99 L.Ed.2d 450 State of TEXAS, Plaintiffv.State of NEW MEXICO. No. 65, Orig. March 28, 1988. PER CURIAM. 1 Last Term we issued a decree in this case which enjoined the State of New Mexico “to comply with its Article III(a) obligation under the Pecos River Compact and to […]
485 U.S. 395
485 U.S. 395 108 S.Ct. 1204 99 L.Ed.2d 455 George E. BENNETT, Petitionerv.ARKANSAS. No. 86-6124. March 29, 1988. Thomas M. Carpenter, for petitioner. Richard J. Lazarus, for the U.S., as amicus curiae supporting petitioner, by special leave of court. J. Steven Clark, for respondent. PER CURIAM. 1 This case involves an attempt by the State […]
485 U.S. 399
485 U.S. 399 108 S.Ct. 1255 99 L.Ed.2d 460 BETHESDA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, et al., Petitionersv.Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services. No. 86-1764. Argued Feb. 29, 1988. Decided April 4, 1988. Syllabus Under the Medicare program of the Social Security Act, a qualified provider of health care services, in order to obtain reimbursement […]
485 U.S. 409
485 U.S. 409 108 S.Ct. 1261 99 L.Ed.2d 470 FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, Petitionerv.ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. No. 86-1715. April 4, 1988. PER CURIAM. 1 The Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C. ? 7101 et seq., protects the right of federal […]
485 U.S. 351
485 U.S. 351 108 S.Ct. 1179 99 L.Ed.2d 368 UNITED STATES, Appellantv.WELLS FARGO BANK et al. No. 86-1521. Argued Dec. 8, 1987. Decided March 23, 1988. Syllabus Under ? 5(e) of the Housing Act of 1937, certain state and local public housing agency obligations, commonly termed “Project Notes,” are “exempt from all taxation . . […]
485 U.S. 360
485 U.S. 360 108 S.Ct. 1184 99 L.Ed.2d 380 Richard A. LYNG, Secretary of Agriculture, Appellant,v.INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA, UAW, et al. No. 86-1471. Argued Dec. 7, 1987. Decided March 23, 1988. Syllabus Under ? 109 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (OBRA), no household may […]
485 U.S. 386
485 U.S. 386 108 S.Ct. 1200 99 L.Ed.2d 402 Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Petitionerv.Kenneth KIZER, Director of California Department of Health Services, et al. No. 86-863. March 23, 1988. PER CURIAM. 1 We granted the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ petition for certiorari, 479 U.S. 1083, 107 S.Ct. 1282, […]
485 U.S. 340
485 U.S. 340 108 S.Ct. 1173 99 L.Ed.2d 357 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitionerv.Jesse C. BOLLINGER, et al. No. 86-1672. Argued Jan. 13, 1988. Decided March 22, 1988. Syllabus Because Kentucky’s usury law limited the annual interest rate for non-corporate borrowers, lenders willing to provide money only at higher rates required such borrowers to use […]
485 U.S. 271
485 U.S. 271 108 S.Ct. 1133 99 L.Ed.2d 296 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION, Petitionerv.MAYACAMAS CORPORATION. No. 86-1329. Argued Dec. 7, 1987. Decided March 22, 1988. Syllabus Petitioner sued respondent in state court for breach of contract. Respondent did not remove the action to federal court, but, one month later, filed a diversity action against petitioner in […]
485 U.S. 293
485 U.S. 293 108 S.Ct. 1145 99 L.Ed.2d 316 Eric J. SCHNEIDEWIND, et al., Petitionersv.ANR PIPELINE COMPANY and ANR Storage Company. No. 86-986. March 22, 1988. Syllabus Under a Michigan statute (Act 144), a public utility transporting natural gas in Michigan for public use must obtain approval of the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) before […]
485 U.S. 312
485 U.S. 312 108 S.Ct. 1157 99 L.Ed.2d 333 Michael BOOS, J. Michael Waller and Bridget Brooker, Petitionersv.Marion S. BARRY, Jr., Mayor, District of Columbia, et al. No. 86-803. Argued Nov. 9, 1987. Decided March 22, 1988. Syllabus District of Columbia Code ? 22-1115 makes it unlawful, within 500 feet of a foreign embassy, either […]
BASIC, INC. v. LEVISON, 485 U.S. 224 (1988)
Issues: Securities & Exchange, Securities Act of 1933
485 U.S. 224 108 S.Ct. 978 99 L.Ed.2d 194 BASIC INCORPORATED, et al., Petitioners, v. Max L. LEVINSON, et al. No. 86-279. Argued Nov. 2, 1987. Decided March 7, 1988. Syllabus The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Rule 10b-5, promulgated under ? 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act), prohibits, in connection with the […]
485 U.S. 25
485 U.S. 25 108 S.Ct. 864 99 L.Ed.2d 23 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.Thomas O. ROBINSON, Jr. No. 86-937. Argued Nov. 3, 1987. Decided Feb. 24, 1988. Syllabus At respondent’s federal-court jury trial, which resulted in his conviction of counts of mail fraud involving arson-related insurance claims, defense counsel urged several times in his closing argument that […]
485 U.S. 264
485 U.S. 264 108 S.Ct. 1253 99 L.Ed.2d 288 Alexander HAIG, et al., petitioners,v.Gladys BISSONETTE, et al. No. 86-987 Supreme Court of the United States March 21, 1988 On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. PER CURIAM. 1 Because the Court lacks a quorum, 28 U.S.C. ? […]
485 U.S. 265
485 U.S. 265 108 S.Ct. 1130 99 L.Ed.2d 289 Mercilyn BUCHANAN etc.v.STANSHIPS, INC., et al. No. 87-133. March 21, 1988. PER CURIAM. 1 Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(4) provides that if any party files a timely motion “under Rule 59 [of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure] to alter or amend the judgment,” then […]
485 U.S. 112
485 U.S. 112 108 S.Ct. 915 99 L.Ed.2d 107 CITY OF ST. LOUIS, Petitionerv.James H. PRAPROTNIK. No. 86-772. Argued Oct. 7, 1987. Decided March 2, 1988. Syllabus Two years after respondent, a management-level employee in one of petitioner city’s agencies, successfully appealed a temporary suspension to petitioner’s Civil Service Commission (Commission), he was transferred to […]
485 U.S. 176
485 U.S. 176 108 S.Ct. 950 99 L.Ed.2d 151 K MART CORPORATION, Petitionerv.CARTIER, INC., et al. 47TH STREET PHOTO, INC., Petitioner v. COALITION TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN TRADEMARKS, et al. UNITED STATES, et al., Petitioners v. COALITION TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN TRADEMARKS, et al. Nos. 86-495, 86-624 and 86-625. Argued Oct. […]
Norwest Bank Worthington v. Ahlers, 485 U.S. 197 (1988)
Issues: Bankruptcy Law, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
485 U.S. 197 108 S.Ct. 963 99 L.Ed.2d 169 NORWEST BANK WORTHINGTON, et al., Petitionersv.James R. AHLERS, et ux. No. 86-958. Argued Jan. 12, 1988. Decided March 7, 1988. Syllabus Respondents, who operate a family farm, obtained secured loans from petitioners. Following a 1984 default on the loan payments, one petitioner filed a state-court replevin […]
485 U.S. 212
485 U.S. 212 108 S.Ct. 971 99 L.Ed.2d 183 ARKANSAS BEST CORPORATION, Petitionerv.COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. No. 86-751. Argued Dec. 9, 1987. Decided March 7, 1988. Syllabus Under ? 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code, the term “capital asset” means “property held by the taxpayer (whether or not connected with his trade or business), but […]