512 U.S. 374

512 U.S. 374 512 U.S. 374114 S.Ct. 2309129 L.Ed.2d 304 Florence DOLAN, Petitionerv.CITY OF TIGARD. No. 93-518. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 23, 1994. Decided June 24, 1994. Syllabus * The City Planning Commission conditioned approval of petitioner Dolan’s application to expand her store and pave her parking lot upon her compliance […]

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HONDA MOTOR CO. v. OBERG, 512 U.S. 415 (1994)

Issues: Constitutional Law, Due Process of Law, Fourteenth Amendment, Punitive Damages, Torts

512 U.S. 415 512 U.S. 415114 S.Ct. 2331129 L.Ed.2d 336 HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., et al., Petitioners,v.Karl L. OBERG. No. 93-644. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 20, 1994. Decided June 24, 1994. Syllabus * After finding petitioner Honda Motor Co., Ltd., liable for injuries respondent Oberg received while driving a three-wheeled all-terrain […]

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512 U.S. 26

512 U.S. 26 512 U.S. 26114 S.Ct. 2018129 L.Ed.2d 22 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.Jerry W. CARLTON. No. 92-1941. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Feb. 28, 1994. Decided June 13, 1994. Syllabus * As adopted in October 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 2057 granted an estate tax deduction for half the proceeds of “any sale of […]

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512 U.S. 298

512 U.S. 298 512 U.S. 298114 S.Ct. 2268129 L.Ed.2d 244 BARCLAYS BANK PLC, Petitioner,v.FRANCHISE TAX BOARD OF CALIFORNIA. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FRANCHISE TAX BOARD OF CALIFORNIA. Nos. 92-1384, 92-1839. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 28, 1994. Decided June 20, 1994. Syllabus * During the years at issue in these consolidated cases, […]

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512 U.S. 339

512 U.S. 339 512 U.S. 339114 S.Ct. 2291129 L.Ed.2d 277 Orrin S. REED, Petitioner,v.Robert FARLEY, Superintendent, Indiana State Prison, et al. No. 93-5418. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 28, 1994. Decided June 20, 1994. Rehearing Denied Aug. 24, 1994. Syllabus* The Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD), a compact among 48 States, the […]

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512 U.S. 267

512 U.S. 267 512 U.S. 267114 S.Ct. 2251129 L.Ed.2d 221 DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Petitionerv.GREENWICH COLLIERIES. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Petitioner v. MAHER TERMINALS, INC., et al. No. 93-744. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 25, 1994. Decided June 20, 1994.* Syllabus ** […]

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512 U.S. 246

512 U.S. 246 512 U.S. 246114 S.Ct. 2239129 L.Ed.2d 203 HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC., Petitioner,v.Grant T. NORRIS. Paul J. FINAZZO, Howard Ogden, Hatsuo Honma, Petitioners, v. Grant T. NORRIS. No. 92-2058. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 28, 1994. Decided June 20, 1994. Syllabus * Respondent Norris was terminated from his job as an […]

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512 U.S. 186

512 U.S. 186 512 U.S. 186114 S.Ct. 2205129 L.Ed.2d 157 WEST LYNN CREAMERY, INC., et al., Petitioners,v.Jonathan HEALY, Commissioner of Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture. No. 93-141. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 2, 1994. Decided June 17, 1994. Syllabus * A Massachusetts pricing order subjects all fluid milk sold by dealers […]

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512 U.S. 218

512 U.S. 218 512 U.S. 218114 S.Ct. 2223129 L.Ed.2d 182 MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, Petitioner,v.AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY. UNITED STATES, et al., Petitioners v. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY et al. Nos. 93-356, 93-521. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 21, 1994. Decided June 17, 1994. Syllabus * Title 47 U.S.C. § 203(a) […]

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512 U.S. 136

512 U.S. 136 512 U.S. 136114 S.Ct. 2084129 L.Ed.2d 118 Silvia S. IBANEZ, Petitioner,v.FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY. No. 93-639. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 19, 1994. Decided June 13, 1994. Syllabus* Petitioner Ibanez is a member of the Florida Bar; she is also a Certified Public […]

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512 U.S. 154

512 U.S. 154 512 U.S. 154114 S.Ct. 2187129 L.Ed.2d 133 Jonathan Dale SIMMONS, Petitionerv.SOUTH CAROLINA. No. 92-9059. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Jan. 18, 1994. Decided June 17, 1994. Syllabus * During the penalty phase of petitioner’s South Carolina trial, the State argued that his future dangerousness was a factor for the jury […]

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512 U.S. 107

512 U.S. 107 512 U.S. 107114 S.Ct. 2068129 L.Ed.2d 93 Karen LIVADAS, Petitioner,v.Victoria BRADSHAW, California Labor Commissioner. No. 92-1920. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 26, 1994. Decided June 13, 1994. Syllabus * California law requires employers to pay all wages due immediately upon an employee’s discharge, Labor Code § 201; imposes a […]

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512 U.S. 1249

512 U.S. 1249 512 U.S. 1249114 S.Ct. 2777129 L.Ed.2d 888 Ricky Lee PRICE, petitionerv.NORTH CAROLINA. No. 93-7348. Supreme Court of the United States June 30, 1994. On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of North Carolina. The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ […]

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511 U.S. 93

511 U.S. 93 511 U.S. 93114 S.Ct. 1345128 L.Ed.2d 13 OREGON WASTE SYSTEMS, INC., et al., Petitionersv.DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF The STATE OF OREGON et al. COLUMBIA RESOURCE COMPANY, Petitioner v. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION OF The STATE OF OREGON. Nos. 93-70, 93-108. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Jan. 18, 1994. Decided April […]

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511 U.S. 39

511 U.S. 39 511 U.S. 39114 S.Ct. 1259127 L.Ed.2d 611 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.Ralph Stuart GRANDERSON, Jr. No. 92-1662. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Jan. 10, 1994. Decided March 22, 1994. Syllabus * Respondent Granderson, a letter carrier, pleaded guilty to one count of destruction of mail. The potential imprisonment range for that crime […]

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511 U.S. 79

511 U.S. 79 511 U.S. 79114 S.Ct. 1280128 L.Ed.2d 1 Kitrich POWELL, Petitioner,v.NEVADA. No. 92-8841. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Feb. 22, 1994. Decided March 30, 1994. Syllabus * Petitioner Powell was arrested on November 3, 1989, for felony child abuse. Not until November 7, however, did a magistrate find probable cause to […]

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511 U.S. 328

511 U.S. 328 511 U.S. 328114 S.Ct. 1588128 L.Ed.2d 302 CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Petitioners,v.ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND et al. No. 92-1639. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Jan. 19, 1994. Decided May 2, 1994. Syllabus * Respondent Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) sued petitioners, the city of Chicago and its Mayor, alleging that they […]

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511 U.S. 375

511 U.S. 375 511 U.S. 375114 S.Ct. 1673128 L. Ed. 2d 391 Matt T. KOKKONEN, Petitionerv.GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICASUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES No. 93-263 ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. Decided: May 16, 1994. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous […]

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511 U.S. 244

511 U.S. 244 511 U.S. 244114 S.Ct. 1483128 L.Ed.2d 229 Barbara LANDGRAF, Petitionerv.USI FILM PRODUCTS, et al. No. 92-757. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Oct. 13, 1993. Decided April 26, 1994. Syllabus * After a bench trial in petitioner Landgraf’s suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), […]

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511 U.S. 224

511 U.S. 224 511 U.S. 224114 S.Ct. 1473128 L.Ed.2d 168 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.John O. IRVINE and First Trust National Association. No. 92-1546. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Dec. 6, 1993. Decided April 20, 1994. Syllabus * As a result of Sally Ordway Irvine’s 1979 disclaimer of five-sixteenths of her interest in the corpus […]

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