UNITED STATES v. IBARRA, 502 U.S. 1 (1991)

Issues: Appeals

UNITED STATES v. IBARRA AJ ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT No. 90-1713. Decided October 15, 1991 Headnotes: Timeliness of Appeal — Effect of Motion for Rehearing. An appeal filed more than 30 days after District Court ordered that certain evidence that Government proposed […]

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500 U.S. 90

500 U.S. 90 500 U.S. 90 111 S.Ct. 1711 114 L.Ed.2d 152 Jill S. KAMEN, Petitionerv.KEMPER FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., et al. No. 90-516. Argued March 27, 1991. Decided May 20, 1991. Syllabus Petitioner Kamen is a shareholder of respondent Cash Equivalent Fund, Inc. (Fund), a mutual fund whose investment adviser is respondent Kemper Financial Services, […]

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500 U.S. 962

500 U.S. 962 500 U.S. 962 111 S.Ct. 2279 114 L.Ed.2d 730 Rajesh THAKKAR, petitioner,v.Dickinson DEBEVOISE No. 90-7333 Supreme Court of the United States June 3, 1991 1 The petition for rehearing is denied. CC∅ | Transformed by Public.Resource.Org

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Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co., Inc., 500 U.S. 614 (1991)

Issues: Batson Challenge, Due Process Clause, Due Process of Law, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment

500 U.S. 614 111 S.Ct. 2077 114 L.Ed.2d 660 Thaddeus Donald EDMONSON, Petitioner v. LEESVILLE CONCRETE COMPANY, INC. No. 89-7743. Argued Jan. 15, 1991. Decided June 3, 1991. [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Summary:??The Supreme Court of the United States held that peremptory challenges may not be used to exclude jurors on the basis of race in?civil trials. […]

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500 U.S. 646

500 U.S. 646 500 U.S. 646 111 S.Ct. 2096 114 L.Ed.2d 691 Janice G. CLARK, et al., Appellantsv.Charles “Buddy” ROEMER, Governor of Louisiana, et al. No. 90-952. Argued April 22, 1991. Decided June 3, 1991. Syllabus Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 requires covered jurisdictions to obtain either judicial preclearance from the […]

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500 U.S. 72

500 U.S. 72 500 U.S. 72 111 S.Ct. 1700 114 L.Ed.2d 134 INTERNATIONAL PRIMATE PROTECTION LEAGUE and its Members, et al., Petitionersv.ADMINISTRATORS OF TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND, et al. No. 90-89. Argued March 20, 1991. Decided May 20, 1991. Petitioners, organizations and individuals seeking the humane treatment of animals, filed suit in a Louisiana court to […]

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500 U.S. 946

500 U.S. 946 500 U.S. 946 111 S.Ct. 2248 114 L.Ed.2d 488 Dennis D. HERRING, petitioner,v.UNITED STATES No. 90-7163 Supreme Court of the United States May 28, 1991 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice […]

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500 U.S. 961

500 U.S. 961 500 U.S. 961 111 S.Ct. 2277 114 L.Ed.2d 728 Donald H. GASKINS, petitioner,v.Kenneth D. McKELLAR, Warden, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al No. 90-7469 Supreme Court of the United States June 3, 1991 Rehearing Denied Aug. 2, 1991. See U.S., 112 S.ct. 14. On petition for writ of certiorari to the […]

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500 U.S. 507

500 U.S. 507 500 U.S. 507 111 S.Ct. 1950 114 L.Ed.2d 572 James P. LEHNERT, et al., Petitionersv.FERRIS FACULTY ASSOCIATION et al. No. 89-1217. Argued Nov. 5, 1990. Decided May 30, 1991. Rehearing Denied June 24, 1991. See — U.S. —-, 111 S.Ct. 2978. Syllabus Subsequent to Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, 431 U.S. […]

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CALIFORNIA v. ACEVEDO, 500 U.S. 565 (1991)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Vehicle Searches

500 U.S. 565 500 U.S. 565 111 S.Ct. 1982 114 L.Ed.2d 619 CALIFORNIA, Petitionerv.Charles Steven ACEVEDO. No. 89-1690. Argued Jan. 8, 1991. Decided May 30, 1991. Syllabus Police observed respondent Acevedo leave an apartment, known to contain marijuana, with a brown paper bag the size of marijuana packages they had seen earlier. He placed the […]

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500 U.S. 603

500 U.S. 603 500 U.S. 603 111 S.Ct. 2071 114 L.Ed.2d 649 EXXON CORPORATION, Petitionerv.CENTRAL GULF LINES, INC., et al. No. 90-34. Argued April 15, 1991. Decided June 3, 1991. Syllabus Petitioner Exxon Corporation and Waterman Steamship Corporation negotiated a marine fuel requirements contract, in which Exxon agreed to supply Waterman’s vessels with fuel when […]

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500 U.S. 478

500 U.S. 478 500 U.S. 478 111 S.Ct. 1934 114 L.Ed.2d 547 Cathy BURNS, Petitionerv.Rick REED. No. 89-1715. Argued Nov. 28, 1990. Decided May 30, 1991. Syllabus Suspecting that petitioner Burns had multiple personalities, one of which shot her sons while they slept, Indiana police sought the advice of respondent Reed, a state prosecutor, who […]

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500 U.S. 453

500 U.S. 453 500 U.S. 453 111 S.Ct. 1919 114 L.Ed.2d 524 Richard L. CHAPMAN, John M. Schoenecker and Patrick Brumm, Petitionersv.UNITED STATES. No. 90-5744. Argued March 26, 1991. Decided May 30, 1991. Rehearing Denied Aug. 2, 1991. See U.S., 112 S.ct 17. Syllabus A pure dose of the hallucinogenic drug LSD is so small […]

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500 U.S. 391

500 U.S. 391 500 U.S. 391 111 S.Ct. 1884 114 L.Ed.2d 432 Dale Robert YATESv.Parker EVATT, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. No. 89-7691. Argued Jan. 8, 1991. Decided May 28, 1991. Syllabus Petitioner Yates and Henry Davis robbed a South Carolina grocery store owned by Willie Wood. After Yates wounded Wood, he […]

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500 U.S. 415

500 U.S. 415 500 U.S. 415 111 S.Ct. 1899 114 L.Ed.2d 493 Dawud Majid MU’MIN, Petitionerv.VIRGINIA. No. 90-5193. Argued Feb. 20, 1991. Decided May 30, 1991. Rehearing Denied Aug. 2, 1991. See U.S., 112 S.ct. 13. Syllabus Petitioner Mu’Min, a Virginia inmate serving time for first-degree murder, committed another murder while out of prison on […]

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500 U.S. 44

500 U.S. 44 500 U.S. 44 111 S.Ct. 1661 114 L.Ed.2d 49 COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE and Cois Byrd, Sheriff of Riverside County, Petitioners,v.Donald Lee McLAUGHLIN, et al. No. 89-1817. Argued Jan. 7, 1991. Decided May 13, 1991. Syllabus Respondent McLaughlin brought a class action seeking injunctive and declaratory relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging […]

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500 U.S. 344

500 U.S. 344 500 U.S. 344 111 S.Ct. 1854 114 L.Ed.2d 385 Thomas BRAXTON, Petitionerv.UNITED STATES. No. 90-5358. Argued March 18, 1991. Decided May 28, 1991. Syllabus At a hearing at which petitioner Braxton pleaded guilty to assault and firearm counts, but not guilty to the more serious charge of attempting to kill a United […]

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500 U.S. 352

500 U.S. 352 500 U.S. 352 111 S.Ct. 1859 114 L.Ed.2d 395 Dionisio HERNANDEZ, Petitionerv.NEW YORK. No. 89-7645. Argued Feb. 25, 1991. Decided May 28, 1991. Syllabus Counsel for petitioner Hernandez at his New York trial objected that the prosecutor had used four peremptory challenges to exclude Latino potential jurors. Two of the jurors had […]

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500 U.S. 380

500 U.S. 380 500 U.S. 380 111 S.Ct. 1877 114 L.Ed.2d 420 State of ILLINOIS, Plaintiff,v.Commonwealth of KENTUCKY. No. 106, Orig. Argued March 18, 1991. Decided May 28, 1991. Syllabus In a dispute between Illinois and Kentucky over their common boundary, the Special Master has recommended that this Court determine the boundary to be the […]

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500 U.S. 257

500 U.S. 257 500 U.S. 257 111 S.Ct. 1807 114 L.Ed.2d 307 Robert L. McCORMICK, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 89-1918. Argued Jan. 8, 1991. Decided May 23, 1991. Syllabus Petitioner McCormick, a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1984, was a leading advocate of a legislative program allowing foreign medical school graduates to […]

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