Category: 1997

520 U.S. 548 520 U.S. 548117 S.Ct. 1535137 L.Ed.2d 800 HARBOR TUG AND BARGE COMPANY, Petitioner,v.John PAPAI et ux. No. 95-1621. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Jan. 13, 1997. Decided May 12, 1997. Syllabus * Respondent Papai was injured while painting the housing structure of the tug Pt. Barrow. Petitioner Harbor Tug & […]

520 U.S. 471 520 U.S. 471117 S.Ct. 1491137 L.Ed.2d 730 Janet RENO, Attorney General, Appellant,v.BOSSIER PARISH SCHOOL BOARD et al.George PRICE, et al., Appellants,v.TISBOSSIER PARISH SCHOOL BOARD et al. Nos. 95-1455, 95-1508. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Dec. 9, 1996. Decided May 12, 1997.* Syllabus** Appellee Bossier Parrish School Board (Board) is subject […]

520 U.S. 510 520 U.S. 510117 S.Ct. 1513137 L.Ed.2d 763 INTER-MODAL RAIL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, et al., Petitionersv.ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, et al. No. 96-491. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 17, 1997. Decided May 12, 1997. Syllabus * As employees of respondent Santa Fe Terminal Services, Inc. (SFTS), a wholly […]

520 U.S. 43 520 U.S. 43117 S.Ct. 1055137 L.Ed.2d 170 ARIZONANS FOR OFFICIAL ENGLISH and Robert D. Park, Petitionersv.ARIZONA et al. No. 95-974. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Dec. 4, 1996. Decided March 3, 1997. Syllabus * Maria-Kelly F. Yniguez, an Arizona state employee at the time, sued the State and its Governor, […]

520 U.S. 438 520 U.S. 438117 S.Ct. 1404137 L.Ed.2d 661 William STRATEv.A-1 CONTRACTORS and Lyle Stockert. No. 95-1872. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Jan. 7, 1997. Decided April 28, 1997. Syllabus * Vehicles driven by petitioner Fredericks and respondent Stockert collided on a portion of a North Dakota state highway that runs through […]

520 U.S. 461 520 U.S. 461117 S.Ct. 1544137 L.Ed.2d 718 Joyce B. JOHNSON, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 96-203. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Feb. 25, 1997. Decided May 12, 1997. Syllabus * Petitioner Johnson testified before a federal grand jury, investigating, inter alia, the disposition of proceeds from her boyfriend’s alleged drug trafficking, that […]

520 U.S. 351 520 U.S. 351117 S.Ct. 1364137 L.Ed.2d 589 Michele L. TIMMONS,v.TWIN CITIES AREA NEW PARTY. No. 95-1608. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Dec. 4, 1996. Decided April 28, 1997. Syllabus * Most States ban multiple-party, or “fusion,” candidacies for elected office. Minnesota’s laws prohibit an individual from appearing on the ballot […]

520 U.S. 385 520 U.S. 385117 S.Ct. 1416137 L.Ed.2d 615 Steiney RICHARDS, Petitioner,v.WISCONSIN. No. 96-5955. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 24, 1997. Decided April 28, 1997. Syllabus * In Wilson v. Arkansas, 514 U.S. 927, 115 S.Ct. 1914, 131 L.Ed.2d 976, this Court held that the Fourth Amendment incorporates the common-law requirement […]

520 U.S. 397 520 U.S. 397117 S.Ct. 1382137 L.Ed.2d 626 BOARD OF the COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BRYAN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, Petitioner,v.Jill BROWN et al. No. 95-1100. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Nov. 5, 1996. Decided April 28, 1997. Syllabus * Respondent brought this 42 U.S.C. §1983 damages action against petitioner county, alleging, among other […]

520 U.S. 180 520 U.S. 180117 S.Ct. 1174137 L.Ed.2d 369 TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC., et al., Appellantsv.FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION et al. No. 95-992. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Oct. 7, 1996. Decided March 31, 1997. Syllabus * Sections 4 and 5 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 (Cable […]

520 U.S. 305 520 U.S. 305117 S.Ct. 1295137 L.Ed.2d 513 Walker L. CHANDLER, et al., Petitioners,v.Zell D. MILLER, Governor of Georgia, et al. No. 96-126. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Jan. 14, 1997. Decided April 15, 1997. Syllabus * A Georgia statute requires candidates for designated state offices to certify that they have […]

520 U.S. 329 520 U.S. 329117 S.Ct. 1353137 L.Ed.2d 569 Linda J. BLESSING, Director, Arizona Department of Economic Security, Petitionerv.Cathy FREESTONE, etc., et al. No. 95-1441. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Jan. 6, 1997. Decided April 21, 1997. Syllabus* Respondents, five Arizona mothers whose children are eligible for state child support services under […]

520 U.S. 259 520 U.S. 259117 S.Ct. 1219137 L.Ed.2d 432 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.David W. LANIER. No. 95-1717. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Jan. 7, 1997. Decided March 31, 1997. Syllabus * Respondent Lanier was convicted under 18 U.S.C. §242 of criminally violating the constitutional rights of five women by assaulting them sexually while […]

520 U.S. 273 520 U.S. 273117 S.Ct. 1228137 L.Ed.2d 448 Thomas YOUNG, et al., Appellants,v.Kirk FORDICE et al. No. 95-2031. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Jan. 6, 1997. Decided March 31, 1997. Syllabus * The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) requires States to provide simplified systems for registering to vote in […]

520 U.S. 154 520 U.S. 154117 S.Ct. 1154137 L.Ed.2d 281 Brad BENNETT, et al., Petitioners,v.Michael SPEAR et al. No. 95-813. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Nov. 13, 1996. Decided March 19, 1997. Syllabus * The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) requires the Secretary of the Interior to specify animal species that are […]

520 U.S. 17 520 U.S. 17117 S.Ct. 1040137 L.Ed.2d 146 WARNER-JENKINSON COMPANY, INC., Petitionerv.HILTON DAVIS CHEMICAL CO. No. 95-728. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Oct. 15, 1996. Decided March 3, 1997. Syllabus* Petitioner and respondent both manufacture dyes from which impurities must be removed. Respondent’s “‘746 patent,” which issued in 1985, discloses an […]

519 U.S. 79 519 U.S. 79117 S.Ct. 452136 L.Ed.2d 454 Kevin M. O’GILVIE and Stephanie L. O’Gilvie, minors, Petitioners,v.UNITED STATES.Kelly M. O’GILVIE, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. Nos. 95-966, 95-977. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Oct. 9, 1996. Decided Dec. 10, 1996*. Syllabus ** Petitioners, the husband and two children of a woman who died of […]

520 U.S. 1 520 U.S. 1117 S.Ct. 1032137 L.Ed.2d 132 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Miguel GONZALES, Orlenis Hernandez-Diaz and Mario Perez. No. 95-1605. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Dec. 11, 1996. Decided March 3, 1997. Syllabus * All three respondents were convicted in New Mexico courts and sentenced to prison terms on state charges arising […]

520 U.S. 143 520 U.S. 143117 S.Ct. 1148137 L.Ed.2d 270 Leroy L. YOUNG, et al., Petitioners,v.Ernest Eugene HARPER. No. 95-1598. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Dec. 9, 1996. Decided March 18, 1997. Syllabus * Oklahoma’s Preparole Conditional Supervision Program (preparole or Program) took effect whenever the state prisons became overcrowded and authorized the […]

519 U.S. 61 519 U.S. 61117 S.Ct. 467136 L.Ed.2d 437 CATERPILLAR INC., Petitioner,v.James David LEWIS. No. 95-1263. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Nov. 12, 1996. Decided Dec. 10, 1996. Syllabus * Respondent Lewis, a Kentucky resident, commenced this civil action in Kentucky state court after sustaining personal injuries while operating a bulldozer. Asserting […]