Category: 1989

489 U.S. 235 109 S.Ct. 1026 103 L.Ed.2d 290 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.RON PAIR ENTERPRISES, INC. No. 87-1043. Argued Oct. 31, 1988. Decided Feb. 22, 1989. Syllabus After respondent filed a petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code of 1978 (Code), the Government filed proof of a prepetition claim for unpaid withholding and social security […]

489 U.S. 255 109 S.Ct. 1038 103 L.Ed.2d 308 Warren Lee HARRIS, Petitionerv.Marvin REED, Warden, et al. No. 87-5677. Argued Oct. 12, 1988. Decided Feb. 22, 1989. Syllabus Petitioner’s state-court murder conviction was affirmed by the Appellate Court of Illinois on direct appeal, where petitioner challenged only the sufficiency of the evidence. The trial court […]

489 U.S. 189 109 S.Ct. 998 103 L.Ed.2d 249 Joshua DeSHANEY, a Minor, by his Guardian Ad Litem, and Melody DeShaney, Petitionersv.WINNEBAGO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, et al. No. 87-154. Argued Nov. 2, 1988. Decided Feb. 22, 1989. Syllabus Petitioner is a child who was subjected to a series of beatings by his father, […]

489 U.S. 214 109 S.Ct. 1013 103 L.Ed.2d 271 March Fong EU, Secretary of State of California, et al., Appellantsv.SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE, et al. No. 87-1269. Argued Dec. 5, 1988. Decided Feb. 22, 1989. Syllabus Section 11702 of the California Elections Code (Code) forbids the official governing bodies of political parties to […]

489 U.S. 141 109 S.Ct. 971 103 L.Ed.2d 118 BONITO BOATS, INC., Petitioner v. THUNDER CRAFT BOATS, INC. No. 87-1346. Argued Dec. 5, 1988. Decided Feb. 21, 1989. Syllabus Petitioner developed a hull design for a fiberglass recreational boat that it marketed under the trade name Bonito Boat Model 5VBR. The manufacturing process involved creating […]

489 U.S. 169 109 S.Ct. 987 103 L.Ed.2d 146 Myles OSTERNECK and Guy-Kenneth Osterneck, etc., Petitionersv.ERNST & WHINNEY. No. 87-1201. Argued Nov. 29, 1988. Decided Feb. 21, 1989. Syllabus As part of the merger of a company that they owned with another company, petitioners exchanged stock in their company for stock in the other company. […]

489 U.S. 180 109 S.Ct. 993 103 L.Ed.2d 158 In re Jessie McDONALD, Petitioner. No. 88-5890. Feb. 21, 1989. PER CURIAM. 1 Pro se petitioner Jessie McDonald requests that this Court issue a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ? 2241(a). He also requests that he be permitted to proceed in forma pauperis […]

489 U.S. 1060 109 S.Ct. 1331 103 L.Ed.2d 599 Robert J. FARMERv.George SUMNER, Director, Nevada Department of Prisons. No. 88-5343. Supreme Court of the United States February 27, 1989 On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Nevada. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice MARSHALL, with whom Justice […]

489 U.S. 1091 109 S.Ct. 1561 103 L.Ed.2d 864 William George BONIN, petitioner,v.CALIFORNIA. No. 88-6341. Supreme Court of the United States March 20, 1989 On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of California. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Motion for Leave to File Petition for Rehearing Denied Oct. […]

489 U.S. 1093 109 S.Ct. 1563 103 L.Ed.2d 930 Leon Rutherford KING, petitioner,v.James A. LYNAUGH, Director, Texas Department of Corrections. No. 88-6863 (A-759). Supreme Court of the United States March 21, 1989 The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice White and by him referred to the Court is denied. […]

489 U.S. 121 109 S.Ct. 959 103 L.Ed.2d 99 Kathryn Isabella MESA and Shabbir A. Ebrahim, a/k/a Shabbir Azam, Petitionersv.CALIFORNIA. No. 87-1206. Argued Dec. 6, 1988. Decided Feb. 21, 1989. Syllabus Petitioner mailtruck drivers, employees of the United States Postal Service, were separately charged in state criminal complaints with traffic violations arising out of unrelated […]

489 U.S. 1301 109 S.Ct. 1360 103 L.Ed.2d 802 BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN et al.v.SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.No. A-715. Supreme Court of the United States March 14, 1989 On application to vacate injunction. Justice BRENNAN, Circuit Justice. 1 Applicants request me, as Circuit Justice, to enter an order “immediately dissolving” the injunction issued by the […]

489 U.S. 1034 109 S.Ct. 1095 103 L.Ed.2d 230 Robert DUDLEYv.John STUBBS. No. 88-975. Supreme Court of the United States February 21, 1989 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition […]

489 U.S. 1040 109 S.Ct. 1098 103 L.Ed.2d 239 Eddie Albert CRAWFORDv.GEORGIA. No. 88-6009. Supreme Court of the United States February 21, 1989 Rehearing Denied April 24, 1989. See 490 U.S. 1042, 109 S.Ct. 1946. On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Georgia. The petition for a writ of certiorari is […]

489 U.S. 1042 109 S.Ct. 1099 103 L.Ed.2d 241 Rhett G. DePEWv.OHIO. No. 88-6059. Supreme Court of the United States February 21, 1989 Rehearing Denied April 17, 1989. See 490 U.S. 1032, 109 S.Ct. 1773. On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Ohio. The petition for a writ of certiorari is […]

489 U.S. 1044 109 S.Ct. 1100 103 L.Ed.2d 242 DeWayne C. BRITZ, petitioner,v.ILLINOIS. No. 88-6078. Supreme Court of the United States February 21, 1989 Rehearing Denied April 24, 1989. See 490 U.S. 1042, 109 S.Ct. 1946. See 492 U.S. 939, 110 S.Ct. 28. On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Illinois. […]

489 U.S. 1 109 S.Ct. 890 103 L.Ed.2d 1 TEXAS MONTHLY, INC., Appellantv.Bob BULLOCK, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, et al. No. 87-1245. Argued Nov. 1, 1988. Decided Feb. 21, 1989. Syllabus Between October 1984 and October 1987, a Texas statute exempted from sales and use taxes “[p]eriodicals . . . […]

489 U.S. 101 109 S.Ct. 948 103 L.Ed.2d 80 FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, et al., Petitionersv.Richard BRUCH, etc., et al. No. 87-1054. Argued Nov. 30, 1988. Decided Feb. 21, 1989. Syllabus Petitioner Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. (Firestone) maintained, and was the plan administrator and fiduciary of, a termination pay plan and two other […]