Category: 1989

491 U.S. 754 109 S.Ct. 2732 105 L.Ed.2d 639 INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, Petitionerv.Anne B. ZIPES et al. No. 88-608. Argued April 25, 1989. Decided June 22, 1989. Syllabus After protracted litigation, respondents, a class of female flight attendants alleging that Trans World Airlines’ policy of dismissing flight attendants who became mothers constituted sex […]

491 U.S. 617 109 S.Ct. 2646 105 L.Ed.2d 528 CAPLIN & DRYSDALE, CHARTERED, Petitionerv.UNITED STATES. No. 87-1729. Argued March 21, 1989. Decided June 22, 1989. Syllabus Christopher Reckmeyer was charged with running a massive drug importation and distribution scheme alleged to be a continuing criminal enterprise (CCE) in violation of 21 U.S.C. ? 848. Relying […]

491 U.S. 576 109 S.Ct. 2633 105 L.Ed.2d 493 MASSACHUSETTS, Petitionerv.Douglas OAKES. No. 87-1651. Argued Jan. 17, 1989. Decided June 21, 1989. Syllabus In 1984, respondent Oakes took color photographs of his partially nude and physically mature 14-year-old stepdaughter, L.S. He was indicted, tried, and convicted of violating a Massachusetts statute (? 29A) prohibiting adults […]

491 U.S. 58 109 S.Ct. 2304 105 L.Ed.2d 45 Ray WILL, Petitionerv.MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE et al. No. 87-1207. Argued Dec. 5, 1988. Decided June 15, 1989. Syllabus Petitioner filed Michigan state-court suits under 42 U.S.C. ? 1983 alleging that respondents, the Department of State Police and the Director of State Police in his […]

491 U.S. 600 109 S.Ct. 2657 105 L.Ed.2d 512 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.Peter MONSANTO. No. 88-454. Argued March 21, 1989. Decided June 22, 1989. Syllabus Respondent, who allegedly directed a large-scale heroin distribution enterprise, was indicted for alleged violations of racketeering laws, creation of a continuing criminal enterprise, and tax and firearm offenses. The indictment also […]

491 U.S. 524 109 S.Ct. 2603 105 L.Ed.2d 443 THE FLORIDA STAR, Appellantv.B.J.F. No. 87-329. Argued March 21, 1989. Decided June 21, 1989. Syllabus Appellant, The Florida Star, is a newspaper which publishes a “Police Reports” section containing brief articles describing local criminal incidents under police investigation After appellee B.J.F. reported to the Sheriff’s Department […]

491 U.S. 440 109 S.Ct. 2558 105 L.Ed.2d 377 PUBLIC CITIZEN, Appellant,v.UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al. WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al. Nos. 88-429, 88-494. Argued April 17, 1989. Decided June 21, 1989. Syllabus To aid the President in fulfilling his constitutional duty to appoint federal judges, […]

491 U.S. 490 109 S.Ct. 2584 105 L.Ed.2d 415 PITTSBURGH & LAKE ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY, Petitioner,v.RAILWAY LABOR EXECUTIVES’ ASSOCIATION. PITTSBURGH & LAKE ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY, Petitioner, v. RAILWAY LABOR EXECUTIVES’ ASSOCIATION, et al. Nos. 87-1589, 87-1888. Argued March 29, 1989. Decided June 21, 1989. Syllabus Faced with heavy losses, petitioner Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad […]

491 U.S. 397 109 S.Ct. 2533 105 L.Ed.2d 342 TEXAS, Petitioner v. Gregory Lee JOHNSON. No. 88-155. Argued March 21, 1989. Decided June 21, 1989. Syllabus During the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas, respondent Johnson participated in a political demonstration to protest the policies of the Reagan administration and some Dallas-based corporations. After […]

491 U.S. 274 109 S.Ct. 2463 105 L.Ed.2d 229 MISSOURI, et al., Petitionersv.Kalima JENKINS, by her friend, Kamau AGYEI, et al. No. 88-64. Argued Feb. 21, 1989. Decided June 19, 1989. Syllabus In this major school desegregation litigation in Kansas City, Missouri, in which various desegregation remedies were granted against the State of Missouri and […]

491 U.S. 299 109 S.Ct. 2477 105 L.Ed.2d 250 CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION, Petitionerv.RAILWAY LABOR EXECUTIVES’ ASSOCIATION et al. No. 88-1. Argued Feb. 28, 1989. Decided June 19, 1989. Syllabus Since its formation in 1976, petitioner Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) has required its employees to undergo physical examinations periodically and upon return from leave. Those examinations […]

491 U.S. 324 109 S.Ct. 2491 105 L.Ed.2d 275 John F. HEALY, et al., Appellants,v.The BEER INSTITUTE, et al. WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF CONNECTICUT, INC., Appellants, v. The BEER INSTITUTE, et al. Nos. 88-449, 88-513. Argued March 28, 1989. Decided June 19, 1989. Syllabus A Connecticut statute requires out-of-state shippers of beer to affirm […]

491 U.S. 350 109 S.Ct. 2506 105 L.Ed.2d 298 NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE, INC., Petitioner,v.COUNCIL OF the CITY OF NEW ORLEANS et al. No. 88-348. Argued April 25, 1989. Decided June 19, 1989. Syllabus The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) allocated the cost of the Grand Gulf 1 nuclear reactor among several jointly owned companies, […]

491 U.S. 376 109 S.Ct. 2522 105 L.Ed.2d 322 Jimmy JONES, Superintendent, Missouri Training Center for Men at Moberly, Petitionerv.Larry P. THOMAS. No. 88-420. Argued April 26, 1989. Decided June 19, 1989. Rehearing Denied Aug. 11, 1989. See 492 U.S. 932, 110 S.Ct. 12. Syllabus Respondent Thomas was convicted of both attempted robbery and first-degree […]

491 U.S. 22 109 S.Ct. 2397 105 L.Ed.2d 181 Carl S. DELLMUTH, Acting Secretary of Education of Pennsylvania, Petitionerv.Russell A. MUTH, Jr., et al. No. 87-1855. Argued Feb. 28, 1989. Decided June 15, 1989. Syllabus The Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA)?which enacts a comprehensive scheme to assure that handicapped children may achieve a free […]

491 U.S. 244 109 S.Ct. 2408 105 L.Ed.2d 199 COLONIAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitionerv.COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. No. 88-396. Argued April 18, 1989. Decided June 15, 1989. Syllabus Insurance companies commonly enter into reinsurance agreements, whereby the reinsurer pays the primary insurer, or “ceding company,” an up-front fee?a “ceding commission”?and agrees to assume the […]

491 U.S. 263 109 S.Ct. 2419 105 L.Ed.2d 218 Eugene John CARELLA, Appellant,v.CALIFORNIA. No. 87-6997. June 15, 1989. Rehearing Denied Aug. 30, 1989. See 492 U.S. 937, 110 S.Ct. 23. PER CURIAM. 1 On March 24, 1986, after a jury trial in the Municipal ourt of Beverly Hills Judicial District, California, appellant Eugene Carella was […]

491 U.S. 110 109 S.Ct. 2333 105 L.Ed.2d 91 MICHAEL H. and Victoria D., Appellantsv.GERALD D. No. 87-746. Argued Oct. 11, 1988. Decided June 15, 1989. Rehearing Denied Aug. 30, 1989. See 492 U.S. 937, 110 S.Ct. 22. Leave to File Second Petition for Rehearing Denied April 22, 1991. See — U.S. —-, 111 S.Ct. […]

491 U.S. 164 109 S.Ct. 2363 105 L.Ed.2d 132 Brenda PATTERSON, Petitionerv.McLEAN CREDIT UNION. No. 87-107. Argued Feb. 29, 1988. Reargued Oct. 12, 1988. Decided June 15, 1989. Syllabus Petitioner, a black woman, was employed by respondent credit union as a teller and file coordinator for 10 years until she was laid off. Thereafter, she […]