Category: 1998

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. 116 524 U.S. 116118 S.Ct. 1890141 L.Ed.2d 102 Philomena DOOLEY, personal representative of the estate of Cecelio Chuapoco, et al., Petitioners,v.KOREAN AIR LINES CO., LTD. No. 97-704. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 27, 1998. Decided June 8, 1998. Syllabus * The Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA) allows certain […]

524 U.S. 156 524 U.S. 156118 S.Ct. 1925141 L.Ed.2d 174 Thomas R. PHILLIPS, et al., Petitioners,v.WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION et al. No. 96-1578. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Jan. 13, 1998. Decided June 15, 1998. Syllabus * Under Texas’ Interest on Lawyers Trust Account (IOLTA) program, an attorney who receives client funds must place […]

524 U.S. 184 524 U.S. 184118 S.Ct. 1939141 L.Ed.2d 197 122 F.3d 90, affirmed. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATESSILLASSE BRYAN, PETITIONERv.UNITED STATES No. 96 8422 [June 15, 1998] ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FORTHE SECOND CIRCUIT Justice Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 Petitioner was convicted […]

524 U.S. 206 524 U.S. 206118 S.Ct. 1952141 L.Ed.2d 215 PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Petitioners,v.Ronald R. YESKEY. No. 97-634. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 28, 1998. Decided June 15, 1998. Syllabus * Respondent Yeskey was sentenced to 18 to 36 months in a Pennsylvania correctional facility, but was recommended for […]

524 U.S. 214 524 U.S. 214118 S.Ct. 1956141 L.Ed.2d 222 AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO.(97-679)108 F.3d 981, reversed. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES118 S.Ct. 1956141 L.Ed.2d 222 No. 97 679 AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, PETITIONER v. CENTRAL OFFICE TELEPHONE, INC. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE […]

524 U.S. 1 524 U.S. 1118 S.Ct. 1772141 L.Ed.2d 1 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.Vickie S. CABRALES. No. 97-643. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 29, 1998. Decided June 1, 1998. Syllabus * An indictment returned in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri charged respondent Cabrales, as sole defendant, with […]

524 U.S. 103 524 U.S. 103118 S.Ct. 1904141 L.Ed.2d 90 108 F.3d 820, reversed in part. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES118 S.Ct. 1904141 L.Ed.2d 90 No. 97 174 CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, et al., PETITIONERS v. LEECH LAKE BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE […]

524 U.S. 11 524 U.S. 11118 S.Ct. 1777141 L.Ed.2d 10 FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Petitioner,v.James E. AKINS, Richard Curtiss, Paul Findley, Robert J. Hanks, Andrew Killgore, and Orin Parker. No. 96-1590. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Jan. 14, 1998. Decided June 1, 1998. Syllabus * The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) seeks […]

524 U.S. 125 524 U.S. 125118 S.Ct. 1911141 L.Ed.2d 111 Frank J. MUSCARELLO, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES.Donald E. CLEVELAND and Enrique Gray-Santana, Petitioners,v.UNITED STATES. Nos. 96-1654, 96-8837. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 23, 1998. Decided June 8, 1998. Syllabus * A person who “uses or carries a firearm” “during and in relation to” a […]

524 U.S. 151 524 U.S. 151118 S.Ct. 1860141 L.Ed.2d 131 NEW MEXICO, ex rel. Manuel ORTIZ,v.Timothy REED. No. 97-1217. Supreme Court of the United States June 8, 1998. PER CURIAM. 1 Respondent, sentenced to a term of 25 years upon conviction of armed robbery and theft of drugs, was paroled from the Ohio correctional system […]

523 U.S. 767 523 U.S. 767118 S.Ct. 1726140 L.Ed.2d 993 State of NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff,v.State of NEW YORK. No. 120 Orig. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Jan. 12, 1998. Decided May 26, 1998. Syllabus * An 1834 compact between New York and New Jersey, approved by Congress pursuant to the Compact Clause, set […]

523 U.S. 833 523 U.S. 833118 S.Ct. 1708140 L.Ed.2d 1043 COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., Petitioners,v.Teri LEWIS and Thomas Lewis, personal representative of the Estate of Philip Lewis, Deceased. No. 96-1337. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Dec. 9, 1997. Decided May 26, 1998. Syllabus * After petitioner James Smith, a county sheriff’s deputy, […]

523 U.S. 866 523 U.S. 866118 S.Ct. 1761140 L.Ed.2d 1070 AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, Petitioner,v.ROBERT A. MILLER et al. No. 97-428. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 23, 1998. Decided May 26, 1998. Syllabus * Petitioner Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA or Union), a private-sector labor organization covered by the Railway Labor Act […]

523 U.S. 75 523 U.S. 75118 S.Ct. 998140 L.Ed.2d 201 Joseph ONCALE, Petitioner,v.SUNDOWNER OFFSHORE SERVICES, INCORPORATED, et al. No. 96-568. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Dec. 3, 1997. Decided March 4, 1998. Syllabus* Petitioner Oncale filed a complaint against his employer, respondent Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc., claiming that sexual harassment directed against him […]

523 U.S. 751 523 U.S. 751118 S.Ct. 1700140 L.Ed.2d 981 KIOWA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA, Petitionerv.MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. No. 96-1037. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Jan. 12, 1998. Decided May 26, 1998. Syllabus * Petitioner, a federally recognized Indian Tribe, owns land in Oklahoma, and the United States holds land in trust for it […]

523 U.S. 653 523 U.S. 653118 S.Ct. 1626140 L.Ed.2d 863 TEXTRON LYCOMING RECIPROCATING ENGINE DIVISION, AVCO CORP., Petitioner,v.UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA, INTERNATIONAL UNION and Its Local 787. No. 97-463. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Feb. 23, 1998. Decided May 18, 1998. Syllabus * Petitioner Textron Lycoming Reciprocating Engine […]

523 U.S. 666 523 U.S. 666118 S.Ct. 1633140 L.Ed.2d 875 ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION, Petitioner,v.Ralph P. FORBES. No. 96-779. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Oct. 8, 1997. Decided May 18, 1998. Syllabus * Petitioner Arkansas Educational Television Commission (AETC), a state-owned public television broadcaster, sponsored a debate between the major party candidates for […]

523 U.S. 696 523 U.S. 696118 S.Ct. 1650140 L.Ed.2d 898 MONTANA, et al., Petitioners,v.CROW TRIBE OF INDIANS et al. No. 96-1829. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Feb. 24, 1998. Decided May 18, 1998. Syllabus * In 1904, the Crow Tribe ceded part of its Montana Reservation to the United States for settlement by […]

523 U.S. 726 523 U.S. 726118 S.Ct. 1665140 L.Ed.2d 921 OHIO FORESTRY ASSOCIATION, INC., Petitioner,v.SIERRA CLUB et al. No. 97-16. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Feb. 25, 1998. Decided May 18, 1998. Syllabus * Pursuant to the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (NFMA), the United States Forest Service developed a Land and […]