Category: 1989

492 U.S. 33 109 S.Ct. 2782 106 L.Ed.2d 26 GRANFINANCIERA, S.A., et al., Petitionersv.Paul C. NORDBERG, Creditor Trustee for the Estate of Chase & Sanborn Corporation, etc. No. 87-1716. Argued Jan. 9, 1989. Decided June 23, 1989. Syllabus Respondent, the bankruptcy trustee for a corporation undergoing Chapter 11 reorganization, filed suit in the District Court […]

492 U.S. 361 109 S.Ct. 2969 106 L.Ed.2d 306 Kevin N. STANFORD, Petitionerv.KENTUCKY. Heath A. WILKINS, Petitioner v. MISSOURI. Nos. 87-5765, 87-6026. Argued March 27, 1989. Decided June 26, 1989. Rehearings Denied Aug. 30, 1989. See 492 U.S. 937, 110 S.Ct. 23. Syllabus Petitioner in No. 87-5765 was approximately 17 years and 4 months old […]

492 U.S. 406 109 S.Ct. 2994 106 L.Ed.2d 342 WYOMING, Petitionerv.UNITED STATES et al. No. 88-309. June 26, 1989. Rehearing Denied Aug. 30, 1989. See 492 U.S. 938, 110 S.Ct. 28. On writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Wyoming. Case below: Wyo., 753 P.2d 76. PER CURIAM. 1 The judgment below is affirmed […]

492 U.S. 229 109 S.Ct. 2893 106 L.Ed.2d 195 H.J. INC., et al., etc., Petitionersv.NORTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY et al. No. 87-1252. Argued Nov. 8, 1988. Decided June 26, 1989. Syllabus The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. ?? 1961-1968, which is Title IX of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 […]

492 U.S. 115 109 S.Ct. 2829 106 L.Ed.2d 93 SABLE COMMUNICATIONS OF CALIFORNIA, INC., Appellantv.FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION et al. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, et al., Appellants v. SABLE COMMUNICATIONS OF CALIFORNIA, INC. Nos. 88-515, 88-525. Argued April 19, 1989. Decided June 23, 1989. Syllabus Section 223(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, bans indecent […]

492 U.S. 136 109 S.Ct. 2841 106 L.Ed.2d 112 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Petitionerv.TAX ANALYSTS. No. 88-782. Argued April 24, 1989. Decided June 23, 1989. Syllabus The Tax Division of the Department of Justice (Department) represents the Federal Government in nearly all civil tax cases in the district courts, the courts of appeals, and […]

492 U.S. 158 109 S.Ct. 2854 106 L.Ed.2d 134 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO, Appellantv.June M. BETTS. No. 88-389. Argued March 28, 1989. Decided June 23, 1989. Syllabus The Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (PERS), established by statute in 1933, provides retirement benefits for state and local government employees. Benefits are payable based […]

492 U.S. 1 109 S.Ct. 2765 106 L.Ed.2d 1 Edward W. MURRAY, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections, et al., Petitionersv.Joseph M. GIARRATANO, Johnny Watkins, Jr., and Richard T. Boggs, et al. No. 88-411. Argued March 22, 1989. Decided June 23, 1989. Syllabus Respondents, a class of indigent Virginia death row inmates who do not have […]

492 U.S. 1301 110 S.Ct. 1 106 L.Ed.2d 616 CALIFORNIAv.AMERICAN STORES COMPANY et al. No. A-151 (89-258). Aug. 22, 1989. Justice O’CONNOR, Circuit Justice. 1 Applicant, the State of California, requests a stay of the mandate of the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, pending disposition of its petition […]

493 U.S. 120 110 S.Ct. 456 107 L.Ed.2d 438 PAVELIC & LeFLORE, Petitionerv.MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP et al. No. 88-791. Argued Oct. 2, 1989. Decided Dec. 5, 1989. Syllabus Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 provides in pertinent part that pleadings and other papers shall be signed by at least one attorney of record in the […]

493 U.S. 1 110 S.Ct. 4 107 L.Ed.2d 1 Michael TERRELLv.Terry L. MORRIS, Superintendent, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. No. 88-7535. Oct. 10, 1989. Page 2 PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner Terrell is incarcerated in a state prison in Ohio. After applying for state-law postconviction relief, he petitioned for a federal writ of habeas corpus pursuant to […]

493 U.S. 1005 110 S.Ct. 569 107 L.Ed.2d 563 Joe L. SOROLA, petitioner,v.TEXAS. No. 88-7384. Supreme Court of the United States December 11, 1989 Petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas. 1 Denied. 2 Justice BRENNAN, with whom Justice MARSHALL joins, dissenting. 3 Petitioner, Joe Sorola, was indicted for […]

493 U.S. 103 110 S.Ct. 444 107 L.Ed.2d 420 GOLDEN STATE TRANSIT CORP., Petitioner,v.CITY OF LOS ANGELES. No. 88-840. Argued Oct. 3, 1989. Decided Dec. 5, 1989. Syllabus After this Court held that respondent city had violated federal law by conditioning the renewal of petitioner’s taxicab franchise on settlement of a pending labor dispute between […]

491 U.S. 781 109 S.Ct. 2746 105 L.Ed.2d 661 Benjamin R. WARD, et al., Petitionersv.ROCK AGAINST RACISM. No. 88-226. Argued Feb. 27, 1989. Decided June 22, 1989. Rehearing Denied Aug. 30, 1989. See 492 U.S. 937, 110 S.Ct. 23. Syllabus Respondent Rock Against Racism (RAR), furnishing its own sound equipment and technicians, has sponsored yearly […]

491 U.S. 95 109 S.Ct. 2324 105 L.Ed.2d 74 Robert J. QUINN, Jr., and Patricia J. Kampsen, etc., Appellantsv.Wayne L. MILLSAP et al. No. 88-1048. Argued April 25, 1989. Decided June 15, 1989. Syllabus Article VI, ? 30, of the Missouri Constitution (hereafter ? 30) provides that the governments of the city of St. Louis […]

491 U.S. 657 109 S.Ct. 2678 105 L.Ed.2d 562 HARTE-HANKS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Petitionerv.Daniel CONNAUGHTON. No. 88-10. Argued March 20, 1989. Decided June 22, 1989. Syllabus Respondent was the unsuccessful challenger for the position of Municipal Judge of Hamilton, Ohio, in an election conducted on November 8, 1983. A local newspaper, the Journal News, published by […]

491 U.S. 701 109 S.Ct. 2702 105 L.Ed.2d 598 Norman JETT, Petitioner,v.DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Petitioner v. Norman JETT. Nos. 87-2084, 88-214. Argued March 28, 1989. Decided June 22, 1989. Syllabus Petitioner Jett, a white male, was employed by respondent Dallas Independent School District (DISD) as a teacher, athletic director, and […]