119 S.Ct. 484 KNOWLES v. IOWA CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 97-7597. Argued November 3, 1998 Decided December 8, 1998 An Iowa policeman stopped petitioner Knowles for speeding and issued him a citation rather than arresting him. The officer then conducted a full search of the car, without either Knowles’ consent or […]
524 U.S. 742 524 U.S. 742118 S.Ct. 2257141 L.Ed.2d 633 BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC., Petitioner,v.Kimberly B. ELLERTH. No. 97-569. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 22, 1998. Decided June 26, 1998. Syllabus * Respondent Kimberly Ellerth quit her job after 15 months as a salesperson in one of petitioner Burlington Industries’ many divisions, allegedly […]
524 U.S. 775 524 U.S. 775118 S.Ct. 2275141 L.Ed.2d 662 Beth Ann FARAGHER, Petitioner,v.CITY OF BOCA RATON. No. 97-282. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 25, 1998. Decided June 26, 1998. Syllabus * After resigning as a lifeguard with respondent City of Boca Raton (City), petitioner Beth Ann Faragher brought an action against […]
524 U.S. 88 524 U.S. 88118 S.Ct. 1895141 L.Ed.2d 76 Frank X. HOPKINS, Warden, Petitioner,v.Randolph K. REEVES. No. 96-1693. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Feb. 23, 1998. Decided June 8, 1998. Syllabus * Respondent was indicted on two counts of felony murder under Nebraska law. The Nebraska first-degree murder statute defines felony murder […]
524 U.S. 624 524 U.S. 624118 S.Ct. 2196141 L.Ed.2d 540 Randon BRAGDON, Petitioner,v.Sidney ABBOTT et al. No. 97-156. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 30, 1998. Decided June 25, 1998 Syllabus * Respondent is infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but had not manifested its most serious symptoms when the incidents in […]
524 U.S. 666 524 U.S. 666118 S.Ct. 2218141 L.Ed.2d 575 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Aloyzas BALSYS. No. 97-873. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 20, 1998. Decided June 25, 1998. Syllabus * When the Office of Special Investigations of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division (OSI) subpoenaed respondent Balsys, a resident alien, to testify about […]
524 U.S. 74 524 U.S. 74118 S.Ct. 1869141 L.Ed.2d 64 Bonnie L. GEISSAL, beneficiary and representative of the estate of James W. Geissal, deceased, Petitioner,v.MOORE MEDICAL CORPORATION et al. No. 97-689. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 29, 1998. Decided June 8, 1998. Syllabus * The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 […]
524 U.S. 742 524 U.S. 742118 S.Ct. 2246141 L.Ed.2d 633 Angel Jaime MONGE, Petitioner,v.CALIFORNIA. No. 97-6146. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 28, 1998. Decided June 26, 1998. Syllabus * California’s “three-strikes” law provides, among other things, that a convicted felon with one prior conviction for a serious felony-such as assault where the […]
524 U.S. 417 524 U.S. 417118 S.Ct. 2091141 L.Ed.2d 393 William J. CLINTON, President of the United States, et al., Appellants,v.CITY OF NEW YORK et al. No. 97-1374. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 27, 1998. Decided June 25, 1998. Syllabus * Last Term, this Court determined on expedited review that Members of […]
524 U.S. 498 118 S.Ct. 2131 141 L.Ed.2d 451 EASTERN ENTERPRISES, Petitioner, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, et al. No. 97-42. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 4, 1998. Decided June 25, 1998. Headnotes: Due Prcoess ?– Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992 — Health care benefits funding: […]
524 U.S. 569 524 U.S. 569118 S.Ct. 2168141 L.Ed.2d 500 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, et al., Petitioners,v.Karen FINLEY, et al. No. 97-371. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 31, 1998. Decided June 25, 1998. Syllabus * The National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act vests the National Endowment for the Arts […]
524 U.S. 357 524 U.S. 357118 S.Ct. 2014141 L.Ed.2d 344 PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE, Petitioner,v.Keith M. SCOTT. No. 97-581. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 30, 1998. Decided June 22, 1998. Syllabus * A condition of respondent’s Pennsylvania parole was that he refrain from owning or possessing weapons. Based on evidence […]
524 U.S. 51 524 U.S. 51118 S.Ct. 1876141 L.Ed.2d 43 118 S.Ct. 1876 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.BESTFOODS et al. No. 97-454. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 24, 1998. Decided June 8, 1998. Syllabus * The United States brought this action under §107(a)(2) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 […]
524 U.S. 381 524 U.S. 381118 S.Ct. 2047141 L.Ed.2d 364 WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Petitioners,v.Keith D. SCHACHT. No. 97-461. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 20, 1998. Decided June 22, 1998. Syllabus * Respondent Schacht filed a state-court suit against the defendants (petitioners here), the Wisconsin Department of Corrections and several […]
524 U.S. 274 524 U.S. 274118 S.Ct. 1989141 L.Ed.2d 277 Alida Star GEBSER and Alida Jean McCullough, Petitioners,v.LAGO VISTA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. No. 96-1866. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 25, 1998. Decided June 22, 1998. Syllabus * Petitioner Gebser, a high school student in respondent Lago Vista Independent School District, had a […]
524 U.S. 321 524 U.S. 321118 S.Ct. 2028141 L.Ed.2d 314 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Hosep Krikor BAJAKAJIAN. No. 96-1487. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Nov. 4, 1997. Decided June 22, 1998. Syllabus * After customs inspectors found respondent and his family preparing to board an international flight carrying $357,144, he was charged with, inter alia, […]
524 U.S. 38 524 U.S. 38118 S.Ct. 1862141 L.Ed.2d 32 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Chris W. BEGGERLY et al. No. 97-731. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 27, 1998. Decided June 8, 1998. Syllabus * In 1979, the United States sued respondents and others to quiet title to land it sought for a federal park, […]
524 U.S. 399 524 U.S. 399118 S.Ct. 2081141 L.Ed.2d 379 SWIDLER & BERLIN and James Hamilton, Petitioners,v.UNITED STATES. No. 97-1192. Supreme Court of the United States Argued June 8, 1998. Decided June 25, 1998. Syllabus * When various investigations of the 1993 dismissal of White House Travel Office employees were beginning, Deputy White House Counsel […]
524 U.S. 236 524 U.S. 236118 S.Ct. 1969141 L.Ed.2d 242 Arnold F. HOHN, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 96-8986. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 3, 1998. Decided June 15, 1998. Syllabus * Petitioner Hohn filed a motion under 28 U.S.C. §2255 to vacate his conviction for “use” of a firearm during a drug trafficking […]
524 U.S. 266 524 U.S. 266118 S.Ct. 1984141 L.Ed.2d 269 Sandra K. FORNEY, Petitioner,v.Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security. No. 97-5737. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 22, 1998. Decided June 15, 1998. Syllabus * Petitioner Forney sought judicial review of a Social Security Administration final determination denying her disability benefits. When […]