509 U.S. 86 509 U.S. 86 113 S.Ct. 2510 125 L.Ed.2d 74 Henry HARPER, et al., Petitioners,v.VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION. No. 91-794. Argued Dec. 2, 1992. Decided June 18, 1993. Syllabus * In Davis v. Michigan Dept. of Treasury, 489 U.S. 803, 109 S.Ct. 1500, 103 L.Ed.2d 891, this Court invalidated Michigan’s practice of taxing […]
Category: 1993
509 U.S. 688
509 U.S. 688 509 U.S. 688 113 S.Ct. 2849 125 L.Ed.2d 556 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.Alvin J. DIXON and Michael Foster. No. 91-1231. Argued Dec. 2, 1992. Decided June 28, 1993. Sylla us * Based on respondent Dixon’s arrest and indictment for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, he was convicted of criminal contempt for […]
509 U.S. 764
509 U.S. 764 509 U.S. 764 113 S.Ct. 2891 125 L.Ed.2d 612 HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO., et al., Petitioners,v.CALIFORNIA et al. MERRETT UNDERWRITING AGENCY MANAGEMENT LIMITED, et al., Petitioners, v. CALIFORNIA et al. Nos. 91-1111, 91-1128. Argued Feb. 23, 1993. Decided June 28, 1993. Syllabus * Nineteen States and many private plaintiffs filed complaints alleging […]
AUSTIN v. UNITED STATES, 509 U.S. 602 (1993)
Issues: Constitutional Law, Eighth Amendment, Excessive Fines Clause
509 U.S. 602 113 S.Ct. 2801 125 L.Ed.2d 488 Richard Lyle AUSTIN, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES. No. 92-6073. Argued April 20, 1993. Decided June 28, 1993. HEADNOTES CONSTITUTIONAL LAW?? Excessive Fines?? Forfeitures of Property?? Drug-Related Offenses. Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause applies to forfeitures of vehicles or real property used in commission of drug-related offenses […]
509 U.S. 630
509 U.S. 630 509 U.S. 630 113 S.Ct. 2816 125 L.Ed.2d 511 Ruth O. SHAW, et al., Appellantsv.Janet RENO, Attorney General, et al. No. 92-357. Argued April 20, 1993. Decided June 28, 1993. Syllabus * To comply with § 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965—which prohibits a covered jurisdiction from implementing changes in […]
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993)
Issues: Evidence Law, Expert Testimony, Scientific Evidence
509 U.S. 579 113 S.Ct. 2786 125 L.Ed.2d 469 William DAUBERT, et ux., etc., et al., Petitioners, v. MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. No. 92-102. Argued March 30, 1993 Decided June 28, 1993. Syllabus * Petitioners, two minor children and their parents, alleged in their suit against respondent that the children’s serious birth defects had been […]
509 U.S. 502
509 U.S. 502 509 U.S. 502 113 S.Ct. 2742 125 L.Ed.2d 407 ST. MARY’S HONOR CENTER, et al., Petitionersv.Melvin HICKS. No. 92-602. Argued April 20, 1993. Decided June 25, 1993. Syllabus * Petitioner halfway house employed respondent Hicks as a correctional officer and later a shift commander. After being demoted and ultimately discharged, Hicks filed […]
509 U.S. 544
509 U.S. 544 509 U.S. 544 113 S.Ct. 2766 125 L.Ed.2d 441 Ferris J. ALEXANDER, Sr., Petitionerv.UNITED STATES. No. 91-1526. Argued Jan. 12, 1993. Decided June 28, 1993. Syllabus * After a full criminal trial, petitioner, the owner of numerous businesses dealing in sexually explicit materials, was convicted of, inter alia, violating federal obscenity laws […]
509 U.S. 443
509 U.S. 443 509 U.S. 443 113 S.Ct. 2711 125 L.Ed.2d 366 TXO PRODUCTION CORP., Petitionerv.ALLIANCE RESOURCES CORP., et al. No. 92-479. Argued March 31, 1993. Decided June 25, 1993. Syllabus* In a common-law slander of title action in West Virginia state court, respondents obtained a judgment against petitioner TXO Production Corp. for $19,000 in […]
509 U.S. 43
509 U.S. 43 509 U.S. 43 113 S.Ct. 2485 125 L.Ed.2d 38 Janet RENO, Attorney General, et al., Petitionersv.CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES, INC., et al. No. 91-1826. Argued Jan. 11, 1993. Decided June 18, 1993. Syllabus * Under the alien legalization program created by Title II of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, an […]
509 U.S. 418
509 U.S. 418 509 U.S. 418 113 S.Ct. 2696 125 L.Ed.2d 345 UNITED STATES and Federal Communications Commission, Petitioners,v.EDGE BROADCASTING COMPANY T/A Power 94. No. 92-486. Argued April 21, 1993. Decided June 25, 1993. Syllabus * Congress has enacted federal lottery legislation to assist States in their efforts to control this form of gambling. Among […]
509 U.S. 312
509 U.S. 312 509 U.S. 312 113 S.Ct. 2637 125 L.Ed.2d 257 Leonard HELLER, Secretary, Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources, Petitionerv.Samuel DOE, By his Mother and Next Friend, Mary DOE, et al. No. 92-351. Argued March 22, 1993. Decided June 24, 1993. Syllabus * Kentucky permits the involuntary commitment of mentally retarded or mentally ill […]
509 U.S. 350
509 U.S. 350 509 U.S. 350 113 S.Ct. 2658 125 L.Ed.2d 290 Dorsie Lee JOHNSON, Jr., Petitioner,v.TEXAS. No. 92-5653. Argued April 26, 1993. Decided June 24, 1993. Rehearing Denied Aug. 9, 1993. Syllabus * A jury found petitioner Johnson guilty of capital murder for a crime he committed when he was 19 years old. In […]
509 U.S. 389
509 U.S. 389 509 U.S. 389 113 S.Ct. 2680 125 L.Ed.2d 321 Salvador GODINEZ, Warden, Petitionerv.Richard Allan MORAN. No. 92-725. Argued April 21, 1993. June 24, 1993. Syllabus * After respondent Moran pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and two psychiatrists concluded that he was competent to stand trial, he informed the […]
509 U.S. 259
509 U.S. 259 509 U.S. 259 113 S.Ct. 2606 125 L.Ed.2d 209 Stephen BUCKLEY, Petitionerv.Michael FITZSIMMONS et al. No. 91-7849. Argued Feb. 22, 1993. Decided June 24, 1993. Syllabus* the police — undermined its initial holding. Held: Respondents are not entitled to absolute immunity. Pp. ____. (a) Certain immunities were so well established when § […]
509 U.S. 292
509 U.S. 292 509 U.S. 292 113 S.Ct. 2625 125 L.Ed.2d 239 Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Petitionerv.Richard H. SCHAEFER. No. 92-311. Argued March 31, 1993. Decided June 24, 1993. Syllabus * In 1986, respondent Schaefer filed a claim for Social Security disability benefits, which was denied by petitioner Secretary at […]
509 U.S. 25
509 U.S. 25 113 S.Ct. 2475 125 L.Ed.2d 22 Donald L. HELLING, et al., Petitioners, v. William McKINNEY. No. 91-1958. Argued Jan. 13, 1993. Decided June 18, 1993. HEADNOTES: Constitutional Law — Cruel and Unusual Punishment — Inmate’s Exposure to Tobacco Smoke — Statement of Claim. By alleging that Nevada prison officials, with deliberate […]
509 U.S. 209
509 U.S. 209 509 U.S. 209 113 S.Ct. 2578 125 L.Ed.2d 168 BROOKE GROUP LTD., Petitionerv.BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION. No. 92-466. Argued March 29, 1993. Decided June 21, 1993. Rehearing Denied Aug. 9, 1993. Syllabus * Cigarette manufacturing is a concentrated industry dominated by only six firms, including the two parties here. In 1980, […]
509 U.S. 137
509 U.S. 137 509 U.S. 137 113 S.Ct. 2539 125 L.Ed.2d 113 R. Gordon DARBY, et al., Petitioners,v.Henry G. CISNEROS, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, et al. No. 91-2045. Argued March 22, 1993. Decided June 21, 1993. Syllabus * In a consolidated appeal from decisions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) […]
509 U.S. 155
509 U.S. 155 509 U.S. 155 113 S.Ct. 2549 125 L.Ed.2d 128 Chris SALE, Acting Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, et al., Petitionersv.HAITIAN CENTERS COUNCIL, INC., et al. No. 92-344. Argued March 2, 1993. Decided June 21, 1993. Syllabus * An Executive Order directs the Coast Guard to intercept vessels illegally transporting passengers from Haiti […]