Category: 1990

495 U.S. 299 495 U.S. 299 110 S.Ct. 1868 109 L.Ed.2d 264 PORT AUTHORITY TRANS-HUDSON CORPORATION, Petitionerv.Patrick FEENEY. No. 89-386. Argued Feb. 26, 1990. Decided April 30, 1990.* Syllabus Petitioner Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. (PATH) is an entity created by New York and New Jersey to operate certain transportation facilities. Alleging that they incurred injuries […]

495 U.S. 320 495 U.S. 320 110 S.Ct. 1880 109 L.Ed.2d 325 Paul DELO, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Centerv.Winford STOKES.No. A-795. May 11, 1990. Syllabus After respondent Stokes was convicted and sentenced to death in Missouri, he filed three unsuccessful habeas corpus petitions in the federal courts. A few days before his scheduled execution, he filed […]

495 U.S. 207 495 U.S. 207 110 S.Ct. 1750 109 L.Ed.2d 184 James STEWART, et al., Petitionersv.Sheldon ABEND, dba Authors Research Company. No. 88-2102. Argued Jan. 9, 1990. Decided April 24, 1990. Syllabus In 1945, author Cornell Woolrich agreed to assign the motion picture rights to several of his stories, including the one at issue, […]

495 U.S. 103 110 S.Ct. 1691 109 L.Ed.2d 98 Clyde OSBORNE, Appellant v. OHIO. No. 88-5986. Argued Dec. 5, 1989. Decided April 18, 1990. Rehearing Denied June 4, 1990. See 495 U.S. 913, 110 S.Ct. 2605. Syllabus by the Court After Ohio police found photographs in petitioner Osborne’s home, each of which depicted a nude […]

495 U.S. 14 495 U.S. 14 110 S.Ct. 1640 109 L.Ed.2d 13 NEW YORK, Petitionerv.Bernard HARRIS. No. 88-1000. Argued Jan. 10, 1990. Decided April 18, 1990. Syllabus Police officers, having probable cause to believe that respondent Harris committed murder, entered his home without first obtaining a warrant, read him his rights under Miranda v. Arizona, […]

495 U.S. 149 495 U.S. 149 110 S.Ct. 1717 109 L.Ed.2d 135 Jonas H. WHITMORE, Individually and as Next Friend of Ronald Gene Simmons, Petitionerv.ARKANSAS et al. No. 88-7146. Argued Jan. 10, 1990. Decided April 24, 1990. Syllabus After his trial on multiple murder charges, Ronald Simmons waived his right to direct appeal of his […]

495 U.S. 182 495 U.S. 182 110 S.Ct. 1737 109 L.Ed.2d 163 Alex NGIRAINGAS, et al., Petitionersv.Francisco Q. SANCHEZ, etc., et al. No. 88-1281. Argued Jan. 8, 1990. Decided April 24, 1990. Syllabus Petitioners filed suit in the District Court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against respondents—the Guam Government, the Guam Police Department and its […]

494 U.S. 83 494 U.S. 83 110 S.Ct. 960 108 L.Ed.2d 72 Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al., Petitioners,v.Sandra EVERHART et al. No. 88-1323. Argued Nov. 27, 1989. Decided Feb. 21, 1990. Syllabus The Social Security Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, when he “finds that more […]

494 U.S. 872 494 U.S. 872 110 S.Ct. 1595 108 L.Ed.2d 876 EMPLOYMENT DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES OF OREGON, et al., Petitionersv.Alfred L. SMITH et al. No. 88-1213. Argued Nov. 6, 1989. Decided April 17, 1990. Rehearing Denied June 4, 1990. See 496 U.S. 913, 110 S.Ct. 2605. Syllabus Respondents Smith and Black were […]

494 U.S. 922 494 U.S. 922 110 S.Ct. 1623 108 L.Ed.2d 914 DEPARTMENT OF the TREASURY, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Petitionerv.FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, et al. No. 88-2123. Argued Jan. 8, 1990. Decided April 17, 1990. Syllabus During collective-bargaining negotiations, respondent National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) proposed that contractual grievance and arbitration provisions be designated as […]

495 U.S. 1 495 U.S. 1 110 S.Ct. 1632 109 L.Ed.2d 1 FLORIDA, Petitionerv.Martin Leslie WELLS. No. 88-1835. Argued Dec. 4, 1989. Decided April 18, 1990. Syllabus Following his arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol, respondent Wells gave the Florida Highway Patrol permission to open the trunk of his impounded car. An inventory […]

494 U.S. 775 494 U.S. 775 110 S.Ct. 1542 108 L.Ed.2d 801 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitionerv.CURTIN MATHESON SCIENTIFIC, INC. No. 88-1685. Argued Dec. 4, 1989. Decided April 17, 1990. Syllabus The National Labor Relations Act’s irrebuttable presumption of majority support for a certified collective-bargaining agent becomes rebuttable after one year. According to the National […]

494 U.S. 827 494 U.S. 827 110 S.Ct. 1570 108 L.Ed.2d 842 KAISER ALUMINUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, et al., Petitionersv.Joseph A. BONJORNO et al. Joseph A. BONJORNO, et al., Petitioners v. KAISER ALUMINUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION et al. Nos. 88-1595, 88-1771. Argued Dec. 4, 1989. Decided April 17, 1990. Syllabus Respondents (Bonjorno), the sole stockholders […]

494 U.S. 820 494 U.S. 820 110 S.Ct. 1566 108 L.Ed.2d 834 YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC., Petitionerv.Colleen DONNELLY. No. 89-431. Argued Feb. 28, 1990. Decided April 17, 1990. Syllabus After respondent filed a charge against petitioner alleging employment discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Employment Opportunity […]

494 U.S. 738 494 U.S. 738 110 S.Ct. 1441 108 L.Ed.2d 725 Chandler CLEMONS, Petitionerv.MISSISSIPPI. No. 88-6873. Argued Nov. 29, 1989. Decided March 28, 1990. Syllabus At the sentencing hearing following petitioner Clemons’ Mississippi capital murder conviction, the trial court instructed the jury, among other things, that, in deciding whether to impose the death penalty, […]

494 U.S. 652 494 U.S. 652 110 S.Ct. 1391 108 L.Ed.2d 652 Richard H. AUSTIN, Michigan Secretary of State and Frank J. Kelley, Michigan Attorney General, Appellantsv.MICHIGAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. No. 88-1569. Argued Oct. 31, 1989. Decided March 27, 1990. Syllabus Appellee Michigan State Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) is a nonprofit corporation, whose bylaws set […]

494 U.S. 715 494 U.S. 715 110 S.Ct. 1428 108 L.Ed.2d 701 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Petitioner,v.George R. TRIPLETT et al. COMMITTEE ON LEGAL ETHICS OF the WEST VIRGINIA STATE BAR, Petitioner v. George R. TRIPLETT et al. Nos. 88-1671, 88-1688. Argued Jan. 16, 1990. Decided March 27, 1990. Syllabus The Black Lung Benefits […]

494 U.S. 624 494 U.S. 624 110 S.Ct. 1376 108 L.Ed.2d 572 Robert A. BUTTERWORTH, Jr., Attorney General of Florida, et al., Petitionersv.Michael SMITH. No. 88-1993. Argued Jan. 16, 1990. Decided March 21, 1990. Syllabus When respondent Smith, a reporter, testified before a state grand jury about alleged improprieties committed by certain public officials, he […]

494 U.S. 638 494 U.S. 638 110 S.Ct. 1384 108 L.Ed.2d 585 ADAMS FRUIT COMPANY, INC., Petitionerv.Ramsford BARRETT, et al. No. 88-2035. Argued Jan. 17, 1990. Decided March 21, 1990. Syllabus Respondents, migrant farmworkers employed by petitioner, received benefits under Florida workers’ compensation law for injuries they suffered in an automobile accident while traveling to […]

494 U.S. 558 494 U.S. 558 110 S.Ct. 1339 108 L.Ed.2d 519 CHAUFFEURS, TEAMSTERS AND HELPERS, LOCAL NO. 391, Petitionerv.Thomas C. TERRY, et al. No. 88-1719. Argued Dec. 6, 1989. Decided March 20, 1990. Syllabus McLean Trucking Company and petitioner Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers Local No. 391 (Union) were parties to a collective-bargaining agreement which […]