Category: 1992

505 U.S. 377 505 U.S. 377 112 S.Ct. 2538 120 L.Ed.2d 305 R.A.V., Petitioner,v.CITY OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. No. 90-7675. Argued Dec. 4, 1991. Decided June 22, 1992. Syllabus * After allegedly burning a cross on a black family’s lawn, petitioner R.A.V. was charged under, inter alia, the St. Paul, Minnesota, Bias-Motivated Crime Ordinance, which […]

505 U.S. 42 505 U.S. 42 112 S.Ct. 2348 120 L.Ed.2d 33 GEORGIA, Petitionerv.Thomas McCOLLUM, William Joseph McCollum and Ella Hampton McCollum. No. 91-372. Argued Feb. 26, 1992. Decided June 18, 1992. Syllabus Respondents, who are white, were charged with assaulting two African-Americans. Before jury selection began, the trial judge denied the prosecution’s motion to […]

505 U.S. 333 505 U.S. 333 112 S.Ct. 2514 120 L.Ed.2d 269 Robert Wayne SAWYER, Petitionerv.John WHITLEY, Warden. No. 91-6382. Argued Feb. 25, 1992. Decided June 22, 1992. Rehearing Denied Sept. 4, 1992. See U.S. , S.ct. 21. Syllabus A Louisiana jury convicted petitioner Sawyer and sentenced him to death for a murder in which […]

505 U.S. 277 505 U.S. 277 112 S.Ct. 2482 120 L.Ed.2d 225 Ellis B. WRIGHT, Jr., Warden and Mary Sue Terry, Attorney General of Virginia, Petitioners,v.Frank Robert WEST, Jr. No. 91-542. Argued March 24, 1992. Decided June 19, 1992. Syllabus A few weeks after a Virginia home was burglarized, over 15 of the missing items […]

505 U.S. 214 505 U.S. 214 112 S.Ct. 2447 120 L.Ed.2d 174 WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Petitioner,v.WILLIAM WRIGLEY, JR., CO. No. 91-119. Argued Jan. 22, 1992. Decided June 19, 1992. Syllabus During 1973-1978, respondent chewing gum manufacturer, which is based in Chicago, sold its products in Wisconsin through a sales force consisting of a regional […]

505 U.S. 247 505 U.S. 247 112 S.Ct. 2465 120 L.Ed.2d 201 AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS, Petitioner,v.S.G. and A.E. No. 91-594. Argued March 3, 1992. Decided June 19, 1992. Syllabus In a state-court tort action, respondents alleged that one of them had contracted AIDS from a transfusion of contaminated blood supplied by petitioner American National […]

505 U.S. 144 505 U.S. 144 112 S.Ct. 2408 120 L.Ed.2d 120 NEW YORK, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES et al. COUNTY OF ALLEGANY, NEW YORK, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES. COUNTY OF CORTLAND, NEW YORK, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES et al. Nos. 91-543, 91-558 and 90-563. Argued March 30, 1992. Decided June 19, 1992. Syllabus Faced with a […]

505 U.S. 123 505 U.S. 123 112 S.Ct. 2395 120 L.Ed.2d 101 FORSYTH COUNTY, GEORGIA, Petitioner,v.The NATIONALIST MOVEMENT. No. 91-538. Argued March 31, 1992. Decided June 19, 1992. Syllabus Petitioner county’s Ordinance 34 mandates permits for private demonstrations and other uses of public property; declares that the cost of protecting participants in such activities exceeds […]

505 U.S. 1301 505 U.S. 1301 112 S.Ct. 2512 120 L.Ed.2d 861 Harry L. REYNOLDS, Jr.v.INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR ATHLETIC FEDERATION, et al.No. A-954. June 20, 1992. Justice STEVENS, Circuit Justice. On June 19, 1992, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio entered a preliminary injunction barring The Athletic Congress of the U.S.A., […]

505 U.S. 1 505 U.S. 1 112 S.Ct. 2326 120 L.Ed.2d 1 Stephanie NORDLINGER, Petitionerv.Kenneth HAHN, in his capacity as Tax Assessor for Los Angeles County, et al. No. 90-1912. Argued Feb. 25, 1992. Decided June 18, 1992. Syllabus In response to rapidly rising real property taxes, California voters approved a statewide ballot initiative, Proposition […]

505 U.S. 1079 505 U.S. 1079 112 S.Ct. 2926 120 L.Ed.2d 854 Henry Jose ESPINOSA, Petitioner,v.FLORIDA. No. 91-7390. June 29, 1992. Rehearing Denied Sept. 4, 1992. See U.S. , 113 S.Ct. 26. PER CURIAM. 1 Under Florida law, after a defendant is found guilty of a capital felony, a separate sentencing proceeding is conducted to […]

504 U.S. 965 112 S.Ct. 2323 504 U.S. 965 119 L.Ed.2d 241 Jimmy CAMPBELL, et al., petitioners,v.Jay BRUMMETT. No. 91-1515. Supreme Court of the United States June 1, 1992 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. […]

504 U.S. 966 112 S.Ct. 2324 504 U.S. 966 119 L.Ed.2d 243 Thomas McCLEARY, petitioner,v.Jose G. NAVARRO, et ux. No. 91-1550. Supreme Court of the United States June 1, 1992 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is […]

504 U.S. 905 112 S.Ct. 2267 504 U.S. 905 119 L.Ed.2d 582 State of NEBRASKAv.States of WYOMING and Colorado. No. 108, Orig. Decided June 15, 1992. On Motion of the Special Master for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses. The Court by order dated April 20, 1992, awarded the Special Master interim compensation and reimbursement of […]

504 U.S. 932 112 S.Ct. 1997 504 U.S. 932 118 L.Ed.2d 593 Ana Feijoo TOMALA, petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 91-7051. Supreme Court of the United States May 18, 1992 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice […]

504 U.S. 933 112 S.Ct. 1998 504 U.S. 933 118 L.Ed.2d 594 James Armin FOWNER, petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 91-7169. Supreme Court of the United States May 18, 1992 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice […]

504 U.S. 946 112 S.Ct. 2290 504 U.S. 946 119 L.Ed.2d 214 Larry KINDER, petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 91-6658. Supreme Court of the United States May 26, 1992 Rehearing Denied Aug. 18, 1992. See U.S. , 113 S.Ct. 10. On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. […]

504 U.S. 962 112 S.Ct. 2321 504 U.S. 962 119 L.Ed.2d 239 Samuel E. WALLER, petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 91-1410. Supreme Court of the United States June 1, 1992 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice […]