Category: 1989

490 U.S. 212 109 S.Ct. 1726 104 L.Ed.2d 250 Samuel K. SKINNER, Secretary of Transportation, Appellant,v.MID-AMERICA PIPELINE COMPANY. No. 87-2098. Argued March 1, 1989. Decided April 25, 1989. Thomas W. Merrill, Washington, D.C., for appellant. Richard McMillan, Jr., Washington, D.C., for appellee. Syllabus Section 7005 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) […]

490 U.S. 225 109 S.Ct. 1734 104 L.Ed.2d 264 Anthony M. FRANK, Postmaster General of the United States, et al., Appellantsv.MINNESOTA NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION, INC. No. 87-1956. April 25, 1989. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, Paul A. Magnuson, Judge. PER CURIAM. 1 We initially noted probable jurisdiction of […]

490 U.S. 122 109 S.Ct. 1676 104 L.Ed.2d 113 Elisa CHAN, et al., Petitionersv.KOREAN AIR LINES, LTD. No. 87-1055. Argued Dec. 7, 1988. Decided April 18, 1989. Syllabus This case involves wrongful death actions against Korean Air Lines, Ltd. (KAL), by survivors of persons killed when one of its planes was destroyed by a Soviet […]

490 U.S. 153 109 S.Ct. 1693 104 L.Ed.2d 139 AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION, et al., Appellantsv.Steven GARFINKEL, Director, Information Security Oversight Office, et al. No. 87-2127. April 18, 1989. Patti A Goldsmith argued the cause for appellants. With her on the briefs were Alan B. Morrison, Paul Alan Levy, and Susan Z. Holik. Edwin S. […]

490 U.S. 1114 109 S.Ct. 3176 104 L.Ed.2d 1038 Richard P. CHRISTY, et al., petitioners,v.Manuel LUJAN, Jr., Secretary of the Interior and United States Department of the Interior. No. 88-1461. Supreme Court of the United States June 12, 1989 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth […]

490 U.S. 1052 109 S.Ct. 1967 104 L.Ed.2d 435 Francisco PAULINOv.UNITED STATES. No. 88-5804. Supreme Court of the United States May 1, 1989 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice WHITE, with whom Justice BRENNAN […]

490 U.S. 1054 109 S.Ct. 1969 104 L.Ed.2d 437 Anthony R. HAMBSCH, III,v.UNITED STATES. No. 88-6120. Supreme Court of the United States May 1, 1989 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Memorandum of Justice STEVENS […]

490 U.S. 1059 109 S.Ct. 1974 104 L.Ed.2d 622 Aubrey Dennis ADAMS, Jr.v.Richard L. DUGGER, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections. No. 88-7140 (A-875). Supreme Court of the United States May 3, 1989 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The application for stay of execution […]

490 U.S. 107 109 S.Ct. 1668 104 L.Ed.2d 98 MASSACHUSETTS, Petitionerv.Richard N. MORASH. No. 88-32. Argued Feb. 21, 1989. Decided April 18, 1989. Syllabus Petitioner Commonwealth issued criminal complaints charging that, in failing to compensate two discharged bank vice presidents for vacation time they accrued but did not use, respondent bank president had violated a […]

489 U.S. 87 109 S.Ct. 939 103 L.Ed.2d 67 Arthur J. BLANCHARD, Petitionerv.James BERGERON et al. No. 87-1485. Argued Nov. 28, 1988. Decided Feb. 21, 1989. Syllabus After a jury awarded petitioner $10,000 in damages on his claim that respondent sheriff’s deputy had beaten him and thereby deprived him of his civil rights under 42 […]

490 U.S. 1 109 S.Ct. 1581 104 L.Ed.2d 1 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.Andrew SOKOLOW. No. 87-1295. Argued Jan. 10, 1989. Decided April 3, 1989. Syllabus Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents stopped respondent upon his arrival at Honolulu International Airport. The agents found 1,063 grams of cocaine in his carry-on luggage. When respondent was stopped, the agents […]

490 U.S. 1012 109 S.Ct. 1656 104 L.Ed.2d 169 Maurice J. KEENANv.CALIFORNIA. No. 88-6438. Supreme Court of the United States April 3, 1989 On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of California. The petition for writ of certiorari is denied. Justice BRENNAN, dissenting. Adhering to my view that the death penalty is […]

490 U.S. 1029 109 S.Ct. 1767 104 L.Ed.2d 202 PUEBLO OF ACOMAv.PADILLA. No. 88-415. Supreme Court of the United States April 17, 1989 On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of New Mexico. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice WHITE, dissenting. 1 Respondent Frank Padilla, a roofing consultant, […]

490 U.S. 1040 109 S.Ct. 1944 104 L.Ed.2d 415 Leonard Marvin LAWSv.William ARMONTROUT, Warden. No. 88-6848. Supreme Court of the United States April 24, 1989 Rehearing Denied June 12, 1989. See 490 U.S. 1117, 109 S.Ct. 3179. On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The […]

489 U.S. 836 109 S.Ct. 1518 103 L.Ed.2d 922 Walter ZANT, Warden, Petitionerv.William Neal MOORE. No. 87-1104. March 29, 1989. On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Case below, 824 F.2d 847. PER CURIAM. 1 The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United […]

489 U.S. 838 109 S.Ct. 1519 103 L.Ed.2d 924 OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION, Petitionerv.Jan GRAHAM et al. No. 88-266. March 29, 1989. PER CURIAM. 1 The Chickasaw Nation owns and operates the Chickasaw Motor Inn in Sulphur, Oklahoma. At the inn, the Tribe conducts bingo games and sells cigarettes. Oklahoma filed a complaint against the Chickasaw […]

489 U.S. 782 109 S.Ct. 1486 103 L.Ed.2d 866 TEXAS STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, et al., Petitionersv.GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT et al. No. 87-1759. Argued March 1, 1989. Decided March 28, 1989. Syllabus Petitioners, state and local teachers’ associations and several of their members and employees, brought suit in the District Court under 42 U.S.C. ? […]

489 U.S. 794 109 S.Ct. 1494 103 L.Ed.2d 879 MIDLAND ASPHALT CORPORATION and Albert C. Litteer, Petitionersv.UNITED STATES. No. 87-1905. Argued Jan. 17, 1989. Decided March 28, 1989. Syllabus Petitioners moved to dismiss a federal indictment against them on the ground, inter alia, that the prosecution had violated Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e)(2)?which generally […]

489 U.S. 803 109 S.Ct. 1500 103 L.Ed.2d 891 Paul S. DAVIS, Appellantv.MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY. No. 87-1020. Argued Jan. 9, 1989. Decided March 28, 1989. Syllabus In each of the years 1979 through 1984, appellant, a Michigan resident and former federal employee, paid state income tax on his federal retirement benefits in accordance with […]

489 U.S. 829 109 S.Ct. 1514 103 L.Ed.2d 914 William A. FRAZEE, Appellant,v.ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY et al. No. 87-1945. Argued March 1, 1989. Decided March 29, 1989. Syllabus Appellant, who refused a temporary retail position because the job would have required him to work on Sunday in violation of his personal religious beliefs, […]