Category: 1989

489 U.S. 749 109 S.Ct. 1468 103 L.Ed.2d 774 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al., Petitionersv.REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS et al. No. 87-1379. Argued Dec. 7, 1988. Decided March 22, 1989. Syllabus On the basis of information provided by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, the Federal Bureau of Investigation […]

489 U.S. 705 109 S.Ct. 1443 103 L.Ed.2d 734 Wayne T. SCHMUCK, Petitionerv.UNITED STATES. No. 87-6431. Argued Nov. 30, 1988. Decided March 22, 1989. Rehearing Denied May 15, 1989. See 490 U.S. 1076, 109 S.Ct. 2091. Syllabus Petitioner used-car distributor was charged with multiple counts of mail fraud. The indictment alleged that he purchased used […]

489 U.S. 726 109 S.Ct. 1455 103 L.Ed.2d 753 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitionerv.Donald E. CLARK et ux. No. 87-1168. Argued Nov. 7, 1988. Decided March 22, 1989. Syllabus Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, gain resulting from the sale or exchange of property is generally treated as capital gain. Although the Code imposes […]

489 U.S. 656 109 S.Ct. 1384 103 L.Ed.2d 685 NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, et al., Petitionersv.William VON RAAB, Commissioner, United States Customs Service. No. 86-1879. Argued Nov. 2, 1988. Decided March 21, 1989. Syllabus The United States Customs Service, which has as its primary enforcement mission the interdiction and seizure of illegal drugs smuggled into […]

489 U.S. 602 109 S.Ct. 1402 103 L.Ed.2d 639 Samuel K. SKINNER, Secretary of Transportation, et al., Petitionersv.RAILWAY LABOR EXECUTIVES’ ASSOCIATION et al. No. 87-1555. Argued Nov. 2, 1988. Decided March 21, 1989. Syllabus Upon the basis of evidence indicating that alcohol and drug abuse by railroad employees had caused or contributed to a number […]

489 U.S. 688 109 S.Ct. 1433 103 L.Ed.2d 717 BOARD OF ESTIMATE OF CITY OF NEW YORK, et al., Appellants,v.Beverly MORRIS et al. Frank V. PONTERIO, Appellant, v. Beverly MORRIS, Joy Clarke Holmes and Joanne Oplustil. Nos. 87-1022, 87-1112. Argued Dec. 7, 1988. Decided March 22, 1989. Syllabus New York City’s Board of Estimate consists […]

489 U.S. 593 109 S.Ct. 1378 103 L.Ed.2d 628 Georgia BROWER, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of William James Caldwell (Brower), Deceased, et al., Petitionersv.COUNTY OF INYO et al. No. 87-248. Argued Jan. 11, 1989. Decided March 21, 1989. Syllabus Petitioners’ decedent (Brower) was killed when the stolen car he had been driving […]

489 U.S. 538 109 S.Ct. 1289 103 L.Ed.2d 550 Melvin R. BLANTON and Mark D. Fraley, Petitionersv.CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. No. 87-1437. Argued Jan. 9, 1989. Decided March 6, 1989. Syllabus Under Nevada law, a first-time offender convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) faces up to six months of incarceration […]

489 U.S. 546 109 S.Ct. 1294 103 L.Ed.2d 559 Geoffrey W. BARNARD, etc., Petitionerv.Susan Esposito THORSTENN, et al. VIRGIN ISLANDS BAR ASSOCIATION, Petitioner v. Susan Esposito THORSTENN, et al. Nos. 87-1939, 87-2008. Argued Jan. 11, 1989. Decided March 6, 1989. Syllabus The District Court of the Virgin Islands’ Local Rule 56(b) provides that before an […]

489 U.S. 561 109 S.Ct. 1361 103 L.Ed.2d 602 COIT INDEPENDENCE JOINT VENTURE, Petitionerv.FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN INSURANCE CORPORATION, as Receiver of FirstSouth, F.A. No. 87-996. Argued Nov. 1, 1988. Decided March 21, 1989. Syllabus Due to disagreements about loans to petitioner by FirstSouth, F.A., a federal savings and loan association, etitioner filed suit against […]

489 U.S. 493 109 S.Ct. 1262 103 L.Ed.2d 509 NORTHWEST CENTRAL PIPELINE CORPORATION, Appellant v. STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF KANSAS et al. No. 86-1856. Argued Nov. 29, 1988. |Decided March 6, 1989. Syllabus The issues for decision are whether a regulation adopted by appellee State Corporation Commission of Kansas (KCC) (1) was pre-empted by the […]

489 U.S. 527 109 S.Ct. 1282 103 L.Ed.2d 539 Efthimios A. KARAHALIOS, Petitionerv. NATIONAL FEDERATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1263. No. 87-636. Argued Jan. 17, 1989. Decided March 6, 1989. Syllabus Petitioner?a language instructor for the Defense Language Institute, a federal agency?was not a union member but was within a bargaining unit for which respondent […]

489 U.S. 426 109 S.Ct. 1225 103 L.Ed.2d 456 TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., Petitionerv.INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. No. 87-548. Argued Nov. 7, 1988. Decided Feb. 28, 1989. Syllabus Although petitioner airline (TWA) and respondent flight attendants’ union (IFFA) pursued all the required dispute resolution mechanisms of the Railway Labor Act (RLA), their negotiations over […]

489 U.S. 46 109 S.Ct. 916 103 L.Ed.2d 34 FORT WAYNE BOOKS, INC., Petitionerv.INDIANA et al. Ronald W. SAPPENFIELD, et al., Petitioners v. INDIANA. Nos. 87-470, 87-614. Argued Oct. 3, 1988. Decided Feb. 21, 1989. Syllabus In No. 87-470, the State of Indiana and a local prosecutor (respondents) filed a civil action in state court […]

489 U.S. 468 109 S.Ct. 1248 103 L.Ed.2d 488 VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC., Appellant,v.BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF the LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY. No. 87-1318. Argued Nov. 30, 1988. Decided March 6, 1989. Syllabus A construction contract between appellant and appellee contained an agreement to arbitrate all disputes arising out of the contract and a choice-of-law […]

489 U.S. 378 109 S.Ct. 1197 103 L.Ed.2d 412 CITY OF CANTON, OHIO, Petitionerv.Geraldine HARRIS et al. No. 86-1088. Argued Nov. 8, 1988. Decided Feb. 28, 1989. Syllabus Although respondent fell down several times and was incoherent following her arrest by officers of petitioner city’s police department, the officers summoned no medical assistance for her. […]

489 U.S. 401 109 S.Ct. 1211 103 L.Ed.2d 435 Richard L. DUGGER, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, and Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General of Florida, Petitionersv.Aubrey Dennis ADAMS, Jr. No. 87-121. Argued Nov. 1, 1988. Decided Feb. 28, 1989. Rehearing Denied April 17, 1989. See 490 U.S. 1031, 109 S.Ct. 1770. Syllabus At the start […]

489 U.S. 353 109 S.Ct. 1183 103 L.Ed.2d 388 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.Philip George STUART, Sr., et al. No. 87-1064. Argued Dec. 5, 1988. Decided Feb. 28, 1989. Syllabus Articles XIX and XXI of the 1942 Convention Respecting Double Taxation (1942 Convention) between the United States and Canada require the United States, upon request and consistent […]

489 U.S. 288 109 S.Ct. 1060 103 L.Ed.2d 334 Frank Dean TEAGUE, Petitionerv.Michael LANE, Director, Illinois Department of Corrections, et al. No. 87-5259. Argued Oct. 4, 1988. Decided Feb. 22, 1989. Rehearing Denied April 17, 1989. See 490 U.S. 1031, 109 S.Ct. 1771. Syllabus Petitioner, a black man was convicted in an Illinois state court […]

489 U.S. 346 109 S.Ct. 1056 103 L.Ed.2d 380 Ronald D. CASTILLE, etc., et al., Petitionersv.Michael PEOPLES. No. 87-1602. Argued Dec. 6, 1988. Decided Feb. 22, 1989. Rehearing Denied May 15, 1989. See 490 U.S. 1076, 109 S.Ct. 2091. Syllabus Following the Pennsylvania Superior Court’s affirmance, on direct appeal, of respondent’s conviction of assault, robbery, […]