Category: 1992

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 […]

504 U.S. 229 112 S.Ct. 1867 504 U.S. 229 119 L.Ed.2d 34 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.Therese A. BURKE, Cynthia R. Center, and Linda G. Gibbs. No. 91-42. Argued Jan. 21, 1992. Decided May 26, 1992. Syllabus As part of the settlement of a sex discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, […]

504 U.S. 25 112 S.Ct. 1728 504 U.S. 25 118 L.Ed.2d 340 George F. DENTON, Director of Corrections of California, et al., Petitioners,v.Mike HERNANDEZ. No. 90-1846. Argued Feb. 24, 1992. Decided May 4, 1992. Syllabus Respondent Hernandez, a prisoner proceeding pro se, filed five civil rights suits in forma pauperis against petitioner California prison officials, […]

504 U.S. 255 112 S.Ct. 1881 504 U.S. 255 119 L.Ed.2d 57 John H. EVANS, Jr., Petitionerv.UNITED STATES. No. 90-6105. Argued Dec. 9, 1991. Decided May 26, 1992. Syllabus As part of an investigation of allegations of public corruption in Georgia, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent posing as a real estate developer initiated a […]

504 U.S. 1 112 S.Ct. 1715 504 U.S. 1 118 L.Ed.2d 318 J.C. KEENEY, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, Petitionerv.Jose TAMAYO-REYES. No. 90-1859. Argued Jan. 15, 1992. Decided May 4, 1992. Syllabus In collateral state-court proceedings, respondent, a Cuban immigrant with little education and almost no knowledge of English, alleged, inter alia, that his plea of […]

504 U.S. 127 112 S.Ct. 1810 504 U.S. 127 118 L.Ed.2d 479 David RIGGINS, Petitionerv.NEVADA. No. 90-8466. Argued Jan. 15, 1992. Decided May 18, 1992. Syllabus When petitioner Riggins, while awaiting a Nevada trial on murder and robbery charges, complained of hearing voices and having sleep problems, a psychiatrist prescribed the antipsychotic drug Mellaril. After […]

504 U.S. 158 112 S.Ct. 1827 504 U.S. 158 118 L.Ed.2d 504 Howard WYATT, Petitionerv.Bill COLE and John Robbins, II. No. 91-126. Argued Jan. 14, 1992. Decided May 18, 1992. Syllabus With the assistance of respondent Robbins, an attorney, respondent Cole filed a complaint under the Mississippi replevin statute against his partner, petitioner Wyatt. After […]

504 U.S. 181 112 S.Ct. 1840 504 U.S. 181 118 L.Ed.2d 524 Harold Ray WADE, Petitionerv.UNITED STATES. No. 91-5771. Argued March 23, 1992. Decided May 18, 1992. Syllabus After his arrest on, inter alia, federal drug charges, petitioner Wade gave law enforcement officials information that led them to arrest another drug dealer. Subsequently, he pleaded […]

503 U.S. 653 503 U.S. 653 112 S.Ct. 1652 118 L.Ed.2d 293 James GOMEZ and Daniel Vasquezv.UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR the NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, et al.No. A-767. April 21, 1992. PER CURIAM. 1 Harris claims that his execution by lethal gas is cruel and unusual in violation of the Eighth Amendment. This case […]

503 U.S. 79 503 U.S. 79 112 S.Ct. 1039 117 L.Ed.2d 226 INDOPCO, INC., Petitioner,v.COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. No. 90-1278. Argued Nov. 12, 1991. Decided Feb. 26, 1992. Syllabus On its 1978 federal income tax return, petitioner corporation claimed a deduction for certain investment banking fees and expenses that it incurred during a friendly acquisition […]

503 U.S. 91 503 U.S. 91 112 S.Ct. 1046 117 L.Ed.2d 239 ARKANSAS, et al., Petitioners,v.OKLAHOMA et al. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Petitioner, v. OKLAHOMA et al. Nos. 90-1262, 90-1266. Argued Dec. 11, 1991. Decided Feb. 26, 1992. Syllabus The Clean Water Act provides for two sets of water quality measures: effluent limitations, which are promulgated […]

503 U.S. 923 112 S.Ct. 1304 503 U.S. 923 117 L.Ed.2d 525 Kurt HIERSCHE, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jerome L. Hiersche, Deceased, petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 91-774. Supreme Court of the United States March 9, 1992 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The […]

503 U.S. 607 503 U.S. 607 112 S.Ct. 1627 118 L.Ed.2d 255 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Petitioner,v.OHIO, et al. OHIO, et al., Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. Nos. 90-1341, 90-1517. Argued Dec. 3, 1991. Decided April 21, 1992. Syllabus The Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of […]

503 U.S. 638 503 U.S. 638 112 S.Ct. 1644 118 L.Ed.2d 280 TAYLORv.FREELAND & KRONZ et al. No. 91-571. Argued March 2, 1992. Decided April 21, 1992. Syllabus On the schedule she filed pursuant to § 522(l ) of the Bankruptcy Code, debtor Davis listed as exempt property the expected proceeds from her pending employment […]

503 U.S. 569 503 U.S. 569 112 S.Ct. 1606 118 L.Ed.2d 222 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff,v.STATE OF ALASKA. No. 118, Orig. Argued Feb. 24, 1992. Decided April 21, 1992. Syllabus Pursuant to, inter alia, § 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899 (RHA), the Secretary of the Army, through the Army […]

503 U.S. 594 503 U.S. 594 112 S.Ct. 1619 118 L.Ed.2d 243 Keyton E. BARKER and Pauline Barker, et al., Petitionersv.KANSAS et al. No. 91-611. Argued March 3, 1992. Decided April 21, 1992. Syllabus Title 4 U.S.C. § 111 authorizes the States to tax federal employees’ compensation if the taxation does not discriminate against the […]

503 U.S. 60 503 U.S. 60 112 S.Ct. 1028 117 L.Ed.2d 208 Christine FRANKLIN, Petitioner,v.GWINNETT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS and William Prescott. No. 90-918. Argued Dec. 11, 1991. Decided Feb. 26, 1992. Syllabus Petitioner Franklin, a student in a high school operated by respondent school district, filed an action for damages in Federal District Court under […]

503 U.S. 47 503 U.S. 47 112 S.Ct. 1021 117 L.Ed.2d 196 HOLYWELL CORPORATION, et al., Petitioners,v.Fred Stanton SMITH, etc., et al. UNITED STATES, Petitioner, v. Fred Stanton SMITH et al. Nos. 90-1361, 90-1484. Argued Dec. 4, 1991. Decided Feb. 25, 1992. Syllabus Petitioner debtors, four affiliated corporate entities and an individual, filed Chapter 11 […]

503 U.S. 519 503 U.S. 519 112 S.Ct. 1522 118 L.Ed.2d 153 John K. YEE, et al., Petitionersv.CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA. No. 90-1947. Argued Jan. 22, 1992. Decided April 1, 1992. Syllabus The Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause generally requires just compensation where the government authorizes a physical occupation of property. But where the Government merely […]

503 U.S. 540 503 U.S. 540 112 S.Ct. 1535 118 L.Ed.2d 174 Keith JACOBSON, Petitionerv.UNITED STATES. No. 90-1124. Argued Nov. 6, 1991. Decided April 6, 1992. Syllabus At a time when federal law permitted such conduct, petitioner Jacobson ordered and received from a bookstore two Bare Boys magazines containing photographs of nude preteen and teenage […]