503 U.S. 131 503 U.S. 131 112 S.Ct. 1076 117 L.Ed.2d 280 Donald J. WILLY, Petitioner,v.COASTAL CORPORATION et al. No. 90-1150. Argued Dec. 3, 1991. Decided March 3, 1992. Syllabus After petitioner Willy sued respondent Coastal Corporation in Texas state court, alleging that Coastal fired him in violation of, inter alia, federal and state environmental […]
Category: 1992
503 U.S. 140
503 U.S. 140 503 U.S. 140 112 S.Ct. 1081 117 L.Ed.2d 291 John J. McCARTHY, Petitioner,v.Larry MADIGAN et al. No. 90-6861. Argued Dec. 9, 1991. Decided March 4, 1992. Syllabus While a federal prisoner, petitioner McCarthy filed a damages action under Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 […]
503 U.S. 115
503 U.S. 115 503 U.S. 115 112 S.Ct. 1061 117 L.Ed.2d 261 Myra Jo COLLINS, Petitioner,v.CITY OF HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS. No. 90-1279. Argued Nov. 5, 1991. Decided Feb. 26, 1992. Syllabus Larry Collins, an employee in respondent city’s sanitation department, died of asphyxia after entering a manhole to unstop a sewer line. Petitioner, his widow, […]
Presley v. Etowah County Comm’n, 502 U.S. 491 (1992)
Issues: Voting Rights Act of 1965
502 U.S. 491 112 S.Ct. 820 117 L.Ed.2d 51 Lawrence C. PRESLEY, etc., Appellant, v. ETOWAH COUNTY COMMISSION et al. Ed Peter MACK and Nathaniel Gosha, III, etc., Appellants, v. RUSSELL COUNTY COMMISSION et al. Nos. 90-711, 90-712. Argued Nov. 12, 1991. Decided Jan. 27, 1992. Headnotes: Voting Rights Act of 1965, Section 5 — […]
Lechmere, Inc. v. NLRB, 502 U.S. 527 (1992)
Issues: Employment Law, National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
502 U.S. 527 112 S.Ct. 841 117 L.Ed.2d 79 LECHMERE, INC., Petitioner v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. No. 90-970. Argued Nov. 12, 1991. Decided Jan. 27, 1992. Headnotes: National Labor Relations Act — Unfair labor practice — barring nonemployee union organizers from employer’s property:?Lechmere did not commit an unfair labor practice by barring nonemployee union […]
INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 (1992)
Issues: Immigration & Nationality Act, Immigration Law
502 U.S. 478 112 S.Ct. 812 117 L.Ed.2d 38 IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Petitioner, v. Jairo Jonathan ELIAS-ZACARIAS. No. 90-1342. Argued Nov. 4, 1991. Decided Jan. 22, 1992. Headnotes: Deportation — Request for Asylum — Persecution on account of political opinion: A guerrilla organization’s attempt to coerce a person into performing military service does not […]
White v. Illinois, 502 U.S. 346 (1992)
Issues: Confrontation Clause, Evidence Law, Hearsay Rule, Sixth Amendment
502 U.S. 346 112 S.Ct. 736 116 L.Ed.2d 848 Randall D. WHITE, Petitioner v. ILLINOIS. No. 90-6113. Argued Nov. 5, 1991. Decided Jan. 15, 1992. Counsel: Gary R. Peterson, Springfield, Ill., for the petitioner. Arleen C. Anderson, Chicago, Ill., for respondent. Stephen L. Nightingale, Washington, D.C., as amicus curiae, supporting the respondent. [hr] Headnotes: Admission […]
Dewsnup v. Timm, 502 U.S. 410 (1992)
Issues: Bankruptcy Law, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
502 U.S. 410 112 S.Ct. 773 116 L.Ed.2d 903 Aletha DEWSNUP, Petitioner v. Louis L. TIMM et al. No. 90-741. Argued Oct. 15, 1991. Decided Jan. 15, 1992. Headnotes: Chapter 7 — Secured claims on real property. ?A debtor may not “strip down” a creditor’s lien on real property to value of collateral, as judicially […]
Molzof v. United States, 502 U.S. 301 (1992)
Issues: Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA), Negligence, Punitive Damages, Torts
502 U.S. 301 112 S.Ct. 711 116 L.Ed.2d 731 Shirley M. MOLZOF, Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert E. Molzof, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES. No. 90-838. Argued Nov. 4, 1991. Decided Jan. 14, 1992. Headnotes: Punitive damages — Federal employees’ negligence: Title 28 U.S.C.?? 2674 – under which United States is liable on tort […]
INS v. Doherty, 502 U.S. 314 (1992)
Issues: Immigration & Nationality Act, Immigration Law
502 U.S. 314 112 S.Ct. 719 116 L.Ed.2d 823 IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Petitioner v. Joseph Patrick DOHERTY. No. 90-925. Argued Oct. 16, 1991. Decided Jan. 15, 1992. Headnotes: Deportation — Attorney General’s authority to reopen proceedings: Attorney General did not abuse his discretion in denying a motion to reopen Doherty’s deportation?proceedings either on ground […]
Smith v. Barry, 502 U.S. 244 (1992)
Issues: Appeals
502 U.S. 244 112 S.Ct. 678 116 L.Ed.2d 678 William Lewis SMITH, Petitioner v. Wayne S. BARRY et al. No. 90-7477. Argued Dec. 2, 1991. Decided Jan. 14, 1992. Headnotes Courts of appeals — Notice of appeal: A document intended to serve as an appellate brief may qualify as notice of appeal required by Federal […]
County of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes and Bands of Yakima Nation, 502 U.S. 251 (1992)
Issues: Indian General Allotment Act of 1887, Tax Law
502 U.S. 251 112 S.Ct. 683 116 L.Ed.2d 687 COUNTY OF YAKIMA, et al., Petitioners, v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF the YAKIMA INDIAN NATION. CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF the YAKIMA INDIAN NATION, Petitioner, v. COUNTY OF YAKIMA and Dale A. Gray, Yakima County Treasurer. Nos. 90-408, 90-577. Argued Nov. 5, 1991. Decided Jan. […]
Norman v. Reed, 502 U.S. 279 (1992)
Issues: First Amendment, RIght to Access to Ballot
502 U.S. 279 112 S.Ct. 698 116 L.Ed.2d 711 Barbara J. NORMAN, et al., Petitioners, v. Dorothy REED et al. COOK COUNTY OFFICERS ELECTORAL BOARD, et al., Petitioners, v. Dorothy REED et al. Nos. 90-1126, 90-1435. Argued Oct. 7, 1991. Decided Jan. 14, 1992. Headnotes: New political party — Cook County, Illinois: ?Petitioner’s right of […]
In re Blodgett, 502 U.S. 236 (1992)
Issues: Appeals, Habeas Corpus
502 U.S. 236 112 S.Ct. 674 116 L.Ed.2d 669 In re James BLODGETT, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary, et al. No. 91-716. Jan. 13, 1992. Headnotes: Mandamus — Federal habeas petition — Decision on appeal: A petition seeking an order directing Court of Appeals to issue a decision on an appeal from a denial of a […]
Singal v. General Motors Corp., 502 U.S. 1125 (1992)
502 U.S. 1125 502 U.S. 1125 112 S.Ct. 1254 117 L.Ed.2d 484 Rajendar K. SINGAL, petitioner,v.GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. No. 90-1877. Supreme Court of the United States February 24, 1992 1 The motion for leave to file petition for rehearing is denied. CC∅ | Transformed by Public.Resource.Org