Category: 1991

498 U.S. 927 498 U.S. 927 111 S.Ct. 309 112 L.Ed.2d 295 Wilbert Lee EVANS, petitionerv.Raymond MUNCY, Warden, et al. No. 90-5958. Supreme Court of the United States October 17, 1990 The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to THE CHIEF JUSTICE and by him referred to the Court is denied. […]

498 U.S. 976 498 U.S. 976 111 S.Ct. 451 112 L.Ed.2d 432 CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC., et al., petitionersv.Manuel Antonio NORIEGA and United States. No. 90-767. Supreme Court of the United States November 18, 1990 On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and on Application […]

498 U.S. 89 111 S.Ct. 453 112 L.Ed.2d 435 Shirley W. IRWIN, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS et al. No. 89-5867. Argued Oct. 1, 1990. Decided Dec. 3, 1990. Rehearing Denied Jan. 22, 1991. See 111 U.S. 805, 111 S.Ct. 805. Syllabus Petitioner Irwin filed a complaint with the Veterans’ Administration (VA), claiming that […]

498 U.S. 9 498 U.S. 9 111 S.Ct. 377 112 L.Ed.2d 269 UNITED STATES of America, plaintiffv.State of LOUISIANA, et al. No. 9, Original. No. ____. Supreme Court of the United States November 5, 1990 ON BILL OF COMPLAINT 1 The Additional Supplemental Report of the Special Master, dated October 1, 1990, is received and […]

498 U.S. 908 498 U.S. 908 111 S.Ct. 281 112 L.Ed.2d 236 Alexzene HAMILTON, As Natural Mother and Next Friend to James Edward Smith, petitionerv.TEXAS. No. 89-7838. Supreme Court of the United States October 9, 1990 The motion of Chris Lonchar Kellogg for leave to intervene is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari […]

498 U.S. 912 498 U.S. 912 111 S.Ct. 284 112 L.Ed.2d 239 Paul Gregory HOUSE, petitionerv.TENNESSEE. No. 90-5395. Supreme Court of the United States October 9, 1990 The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice MARSHALL, dissenting. 1 In both Mills v. Maryland, 486 U.S. 367, 108 S.Ct. 1860, 100 L.Ed.2d 384 (1988), […]

498 U.S. 883 498 U.S. 883 111 S.Ct. 218 112 L.Ed.2d 186 William Frank PARKER, petitionerv.ARKANSAS. No. 89-7631. Case below, 292 Ark. 421, 731 S.W.2d 756; 300 Ark. 360, 779 S.W.2d 156. Oct. 1, 1990. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice MARSHALL, dissenting. 1 It is well established “that the Double […]

498 U.S. 887 498 U.S. 887 111 S.Ct. 222 112 L.Ed.2d 190 Michael Wayne HUNTER, petitionerv.CALIFORNIA. No. 89-7671. Supreme Court of the United States October 1, 1990 The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice MARSHALL, dissenting. 1 This petition for certiorari presents the significant issue whether, and under what circumstances, a criminal […]

498 U.S. 533 498 U.S. 533 111 S.Ct. 922 112 L.Ed.2d 1140 BUSINESS GUIDES, INC., Petitioner,v.CHROMATIC COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, INC. and Michael Shipp. No. 89-1500. Argued Nov. 26, 1990. Decided Feb. 26, 1991. Syllabus Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 provides, in relevant part, that “[t]he signature of an attorney or party constitutes a certificate by […]

498 U.S. 73 498 U.S. 73 111 S.Ct. 415 112 L.Ed.2d 374 ARCADIA, OHIO, et al., Petitionersv.OHIO POWER COMPANY et al. No. 89-1283. Argued Oct. 1, 1990. Decided Nov. 27, 1990. Rehearing Denied Jan. 22, 1991. See 498 U.S. 1075, 111 S.Ct. 804. Syllabus Respondent Ohio Power Co. is subject to the overlapping regulatory jurisdiction […]

498 U.S. 517 498 U.S. 517 111 S.Ct. 913 112 L.Ed.2d 1125 AIR COURIER CONFERENCE OF AMERICA, Petitioner,v.AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO, et al. No. 89-1416. Argued Nov. 28, 1990. Decided Feb. 26, 1991. L. Peter Farkas, Washington, D.C., for petitioner. 1 Paul J. Larkin, Jr., Washington, D.C., for federal respondent supporting the petitioner. 2 […]

498 U.S. 52 498 U.S. 52 111 S.Ct. 403 112 L.Ed.2d 356 FMC CORPORATION, Petitioner,v.Cynthia Ann HOLLIDAY. No. 89-1048. Argued Oct. 2, 1990. Decided Nov. 27, 1990. Syllabus After petitioner FMC Corporation’s self-funded health care plan (Plan) paid a portion of respondent’s medical expenses resulting from an automobile accident, FMC informed respondent that it would […]

498 U.S. 466 498 U.S. 466 111 S.Ct. 880 112 L.Ed.2d 991 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MASTERS, MATES & PILOTS, et al.v.Timothy A. BROWN. No. 89-1330. Argued Nov. 27, 1990. Decided Feb. 20, 1991. Syllabus Respondent, an unsuccessful candidate in prior elections of petitioner Union, advised the Union that he would be a candidate in the […]

498 U.S. 479 498 U.S. 479 111 S.Ct. 888 112 L.Ed.2d 1005 Gene McNARY, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, et al., Petitioners,v.HAITIAN REFUGEE CENTER, INC., et al. No. 89-1332. Argued Oct. 29, 1990. Decided Feb. 20, 1991. Syllabus The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Reform Act) amended the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) […]

498 U.S. 5 498 U.S. 5 111 S.Ct. 315 112 L.Ed.2d 263 Billy J. TEMPLEv.SYNTHES CORPORATION, LTD. No. 90-295. Nov. 5, 1990. Rehearing Denied Jan. 7, 1991. See 498 U.S. 1042, 111 S.Ct. 715. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner Temple, a Mississippi resident, underwent surgery in October 1986 in which a “plate and screw device” was […]

498 U.S. 505 498 U.S. 505 111 S.Ct. 905 112 L.Ed.2d 1112 OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION, Petitioner,v.CITIZEN BAND POTAWATOMI INDIAN TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA. No. 89-1322. Argued Jan. 7, 1991. Decided Feb. 26, 1991. Syllabus Although, for many years, respondent Indian Tribe has sold cigarettes at a convenience store that it owns and operates in Oklahoma on […]

498 U.S. 426 498 U.S. 426 111 S.Ct. 858 112 L.Ed.2d 951 FREEPORT-McMoRAN, INC., et al.v.K N ENERGY, INC. No. 90-655. Feb. 19, 1991. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioners seek review of a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, holding that a Federal District Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain their […]

498 U.S. 430 498 U.S. 430 111 S.Ct. 860 112 L.Ed.2d 956 Jose M. LOZADAv.George DEEDS, Warden. No. 90-5393. Feb. 19, 1991. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner Jose M. Lozada was convicted in Nevada state court in 1987 of four crimes arising out of the possession and sale of a controlled substance in violation of the […]

498 U.S. 433 498 U.S. 433 111 S.Ct. 862 112 L.Ed.2d 962 Jimmie BURDEN, Jr.v.Walter ZANT, Warden. No. 90-5796. Feb. 19, 1991. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner argues that the Court of Appeals, in rejecting his conflict-of-interest claim, improperly failed to give a presumption of correctness to a state-court factual finding, in violation of 28 U.S.C. […]

498 U.S. 439 111 S.Ct. 865 112 L.Ed.2d 969 Mark E. DENNIS, Petitioner, v. Margaret L. HIGGINS, Director, Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, et al. No. 89-1555. Argued Oct. 31, 1990. Decided Feb. 20, 1991. Counsel: Richard A. Allen, Washington, D.C., for petitioner. L. Jay Bartel, Lincoln, Neb., for respondents. [hr] Syllabus Petitioner motor carrier […]