Category: 1992

504 U.S. 71 112 S.Ct. 1780 504 U.S. 71 118 L.Ed.2d 437 Terry FOUCHA, Petitionerv.LOUISIANA. No. 90-5844. Argued Nov. 4, 1991. Decided May 18, 1992. Syllabus Under Louisiana law, a criminal defendant found not guilty by reason of insanity may be committed to a psychiatric hospital. If a hospital review committee thereafter recommends that the […]

504 U.S. 719 112 S.Ct. 2222 504 U.S. 719 119 L.Ed.2d 492 Derrick MORGAN, Petitionerv.ILLINOIS. No. 91-5118. Argued Jan. 21, 1992. Decided June 15, 1992. Syllabus The trial of a capital offense in Illinois is conducted in two phases, with the same jury determining both a defendant’s guilt and whether the death penalty should be […]

504 U.S. 753 112 S.Ct. 2242 504 U.S. 753 119 L.Ed.2d 519 John R. PATTERSON, Trustee, Petitionerv.Joseph B. SHUMATE, Jr. No. 91-913. Argued April 20, 1992. Decided June 15, 1992. Syllabus Respondent Shumate was a participant in his employer’s pension plan, which contained the anti-alienation provision required for tax qualification under the Employee Retirement Income […]

504 U.S. 768 112 S.Ct. 2251 504 U.S. 768 119 L.Ed.2d 533 ALLIED-SIGNAL, INC., as Successor-in-Interest to the Bendix Corporation, Petitionerv.DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF TAXATION. No. 91-615. Argued March 4, 1992. Reargued April 22, 1992. Decided June 15, 1992. Syllabus In order for a State to tax the multistate income of a nondomiciliary corporation, there must […]

504 U.S. 689 112 S.Ct. 2206 504 U.S. 689 119 L.Ed.2d 468 Carol ANKENBRANDT, as Next Friend and Mother of L.R. and S.R., Petitionerv.Jon A. RICHARDS and Debra Kesler. No. 91-367. Argued March 31, 1992. Decided June 15, 1992. Syllabus Petitioner brought this suit on behalf of her daughters in the District Court, alleging federal […]

504 U.S. 648 112 S.Ct. 2184 504 U.S. 648 119 L.Ed.2d 432 BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Petitioner,v.William D. FORD and Thomas L. Johnson. No. 91-779. Argued April 20, 1992. Decided June 12, 1992. Syllabus Respondents sued petitioner, their employer, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act in the state court in Yellowstone County, Montana. That court […]

504 U.S. 655 112 S.Ct. 2188 504 U.S. 655 119 L.Ed.2d 441 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.Humberto ALVAREZ-MACHAIN. No. 91-712. Argued April 1, 1992. Decided June 15, 1992. Syllabus Respondent, a citizen and resident of Mexico, was forcibly kidnapped from his home and flown by private plane to Texas, where he was arrested for his participation in […]

504 U.S. 505 112 S.Ct. 2102 504 U.S. 505 119 L.Ed.2d 308 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.THOMPSON/CENTER ARMS COMPANY. No. 91-164. Argued Jan. 13, 1992. Decided June 8, 1992. Syllabus Respondent manufactures the “Contender” pistol and, for a short time, also manufactured a kit that could be used to convert the Contender into a rifle with either […]

504 U.S. 555 112 S.Ct. 2130 504 U.S. 555 119 L.Ed.2d 351 Manuel LUJAN, Jr., Secretary of the Interior, Petitionerv.DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE, et al. No. 90-1424. Argued Dec. 3, 1991. Decided June 12, 1992. Syllabus Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 divides responsibilities regarding the protection of endangered species between petitioner Secretary […]

504 U.S. 621 112 S.Ct. 2169 504 U.S. 621 119 L.Ed.2d 410 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Petitioner,v.TICOR TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al. No. 91-72. Argued Jan. 13, 1992. Decided June 12, 1992. Syllabus Petitioner Federal Trade Commission filed an administrative complaint charging respondent title insurance companies with horizontal price fixing in setting fees for title searches […]

504 U.S. 451 112 S.Ct. 2072 504 U.S. 451 119 L.Ed.2d 265 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Petitionerv.IMAGE TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC., et al. No. 90-1029. Argued Dec. 10, 1991. Decided June 8, 1992. Syllabus After respondent independent service organizations (ISOs) began servicing copying and micrographic equipment manufactured by petitioner Eastman Kodak Co., Kodak adopted policies to limit […]

504 U.S. 527 112 S.Ct. 2114 504 U.S. 527 119 L.Ed.2d 326 Dennis SOCHOR, Petitionerv.FLORIDA. No. 91-5843. Argued March 2, 1992. Decided June 8, 1992. Syllabus After a Florida jury found petitioner Sochor guilty of capital murder, the jury was instructed at the penalty hearing on the possibility of finding four aggravating factors, including the […]

504 U.S. 607 112 S.Ct. 2160 504 U.S. 607 119 L.Ed.2d 394 REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA and Banco Central De La Republica Argentina, Petitioners,v.WELTOVER, INC., et al. No. 91-763. Argued April 1, 1992. Decided June 12, 1992. Syllabus As part of a plan to stabilize petitioner Argentina’s currency, that country and petitioner bank (collectively Argentina) issued […]

504 U.S. 36 112 S.Ct. 1735 504 U.S. 36 118 L.Ed.2d 352 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.John H. WILLIAMS, Jr. No. 90-1972. Argued Jan. 22, 1992. Decided May 4, 1992. Syllabus Respondent Williams was indicted by a federal grand jury for alleged violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1014. On his motion, the District Court ordered the indictment […]

504 U.S. 374 112 S.Ct. 2031 504 U.S. 374 119 L.Ed.2d 157 Dan MORALES, Attorney General of Texas, Petitionerv.TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., et al. No. 90-1604. Argued March 3, 1992. Decided June 1, 1992. Syllabus In order to ensure that the States would not undo the anticipated benefits of federal deregulation of the airline industry, […]

504 U.S. 428 112 S.Ct. 2059 504 U.S. 428 119 L.Ed.2d 245 Alan B. BURDICK, Petitionerv.Morris TAKUSHI, Director of Elections of Hawaii, et al. No. 91-535. Argued March 24, 1992. Decided June 8, 1992. Syllabus Petitioner, a registered Honolulu voter, filed suit against respondent state officials, claiming that Hawaii’s prohibition on write-in voting violated his […]

504 U.S. 353 112 S.Ct. 2019 504 U.S. 353 119 L.Ed.2d 139 FORT GRATIOT SANITARY LANDFILL, INC., Petitioner,v.MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, et al. No. 91-636. Argued March 30, 1992. Decided June 1, 1992. Syllabus The Waste Import Restrictions of Michigan’s Solid Waste Management Act (SWMA) provide that solid waste generated in another county, state, […]

504 U.S. 334 112 S.Ct. 2009 504 U.S. 334 119 L.Ed.2d 121 CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC., Petitionerv.Guy HUNT, Governor of Alabama et al. No. 91-471. Argued April 21, 1992. Decided June 1, 1992. Syllabus Petitioner Chemical Waste Management, Inc., operates a commercial hazardous waste land disposal facility in Emelle, Alabama, that receives both in-state and […]

504 U.S. 191 112 S.Ct. 1846 504 U.S. 191 119 L.Ed.2d 5 Charles W. BURSON, Attorney General and Reporter for Tennessee, Petitionerv.Mary Rebecca FREEMAN. No. 90-1056. Argued Oct. 8, 1991. Decided May 26, 1992. Syllabus Respondent Freeman, while the treasurer for a political campaign in Tennessee, filed an action in the Chancery Court, alleging, among […]