Constitutional Law – Page 10

Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co., Inc., 500 U.S. 614 (1991)

Issues: Batson Challenge, Due Process Clause, Due Process of Law, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment

500 U.S. 614 111 S.Ct. 2077 114 L.Ed.2d 660 Thaddeus Donald EDMONSON, Petitioner v. LEESVILLE CONCRETE COMPANY, INC. No. 89-7743. Argued Jan. 15, 1991. Decided June 3, 1991. [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Summary:??The Supreme Court of the United States held that peremptory challenges may not be used to exclude jurors on the basis of race in?civil trials. […]

Powers v. Ohio, 499 U.S. 400 (1991)

Issues: Batson Challenge, Criminal Procedure, Due Process of Law, Fourteenth Amendment

499 U.S. 400 111 S.Ct. 1364 113 L.Ed.2d 411 Larry Joe POWERS, Petitioner, v. OHIO. No. 89-5011. Argued Oct. 9, 1990. Decided April 1, 1991. Syllabus During jury selection at his state-court trial for aggravated murder and related offenses, petitioner Powers, a white man, objected to the State’s use of peremptory challenges to remove seven […]

PACIFIC MUT. LIFE INS. CO. v. HASLIP, 499 U.S. 1 (1991)

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

499 U.S. 1 111 S.Ct. 1032 113 L.Ed.2d 1 PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Cleopatra HASLIP et al. No. 89-1279. Argued Oct. 3, 1990. Decided March 4, 1991. Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — DUE PROCESS — PUNITIVE DAMAGES. A punitive damages award that was more than four times the amount of compensatory damages claimed […]

U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995)

Issues: Article I, Constitutional Law

514 U.S. 779 115 S.Ct. 1842 131 L.Ed.2d 881 U.S. TERM LIMITS, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. Ray THORNTON et al. Winston BRYANT, Attorney General of Arkansas, Petitioner, v. Bobbie E. HILL et al. Nos. 93-1456, 93-1828. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Nov. 29, 1994. Decided May 22, 1995. [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] SUMMARY:?A 1995 […]

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 […]

J.E.B. v. Alabama, 511 U.S. 127 (1994)

Issues: Batson Challenge, Due Process Clause, Due Process of Law, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Gender Equality

511 U.S. 127 114 S.Ct. 1419 128 L.Ed.2d 89 J.E.B., Petitioner v. ALABAMA ex rel. T.B. No. 92-1239. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Nov. 2, 1993. Decided April 19, 1994. [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] The Supreme Court of the United States held that making peremptory challenges based solely on a prospective juror’s sex is unconstitutional.J.E.B. […]

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 […]

GADE v. NATIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ASS’N, 505 U.S. 88 (1992)

Issues: Constitutional Law, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA), Preemption, Supremacy Clause

505 U.S. 88 505 U.S. 88 112 S.Ct. 2374 120 L.Ed.2d 73 Mary GADE, Director, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Petitioner,v.NATIONAL SOLID WASTES MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. No. 90-1676. Argued March 23, 1992. Decided June 18, 1992. Syllabus Pursuant to authority contained in the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act or Act), the Occupational Safety […]

LUCAS v. SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL COUNCIL, 505 U.S. 1003 (1992)

Issues: Fifth Amendment, Takings Clause

505 U.S. 1003 505 U.S. 1003 112 S.Ct. 2886 120 L.Ed.2d 798 David H. LUCAS, Petitioner,v.SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL COUNCIL. No. 91-453. Argued March 2, 1992. Decided June 29, 1992. Syllabus * In 1986, petitioner Lucas bought two residential lots on a South Carolina barrier island, intending to build single-family homes such as those on the […]

QUILL CORP. v. NORTH DAKOTA, 504 U.S. 298 (1992)

Issues: Article I, Commerce Clause, Constitutional Law

504 U.S. 298 112 S.Ct. 1904 504 U.S. 298 119 L.Ed.2d 91 QUILL CORPORATION, Petitionerv.NORTH DAKOTA By and Through its Tax Commissioner, Heidi HEITKAMP. No. 91-194. Argued Jan. 22, 1992 Decided May 26, 1992. Syllabus Respondent North Dakota filed an action in state court to require petitioner Quill Corporation—an out-of-state mail-order house with neither outlets […]

Griffin v. United States, 502 U.S. 46 (1991)

Issues: Conspiracy, Criminal Law, Due Process Clause, Fifth Amendment

502 U.S. 46 112 S.Ct. 466 116 L.Ed.2d 371 Diane GRIFFIN, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES. No. 90-6352. Argued Oct. 7, 1991. Decided Dec. 3, 1991. Headnotes: Multiple-object conspiracy — General verdict: Neither Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause nor this Court’s precedents require, in a federal prosecution, that a general guilty verdict on a multiple-object conspiracy […]

Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62 (1991)

Issues: Battered Child Syndrome, Due Process Clause, Due Process of Law, Fourteenth Amendment, Jury Instructions

502 U.S. 62 112 S.Ct. 475 116 L.Ed.2d 385 Wayne ESTELLE, Warden, Petitioner v. Mark Owen McGUIRE. No. 90-1074. Argued Oct. 9, 1991. Decided Dec. 4, 1991. Headnotes: Admission of evidence of battered child syndrome — Jury instructions: Neither admission of prior injury evidence as proof of battered child syndrome nor jury instruction as to […]

Wyoming v. Oklahoma, 502 U.S. 437 (1992)

Issues: Commerce Clause, Standing to Sue

502 U.S. 437 112 S.Ct. 789 117 L.Ed.2d 1 State of WYOMING, Plaintiff v. State of OKLAHOMA. No. 112, Orig. Argued Nov. 4, 1991. Decided Jan. 22, 1992. Headnotes: Oklahoma law — Coal-fired utilities: Oklahoma law requiring coal-fired electric utilities to burn a mixture containing at least 10% Oklahoma-mined coal was invalid under Commerce Clause […]

Norman v. Reed, 502 U.S. 279 (1992)

Issues: First Amendment, RIght to Access to Ballot

502 U.S. 279 112 S.Ct. 698 116 L.Ed.2d 711 Barbara J. NORMAN, et al., Petitioners, v. Dorothy REED et al. COOK COUNTY OFFICERS ELECTORAL BOARD, et al., Petitioners, v. Dorothy REED et al. Nos. 90-1126, 90-1435. Argued Oct. 7, 1991. Decided Jan. 14, 1992. Headnotes: New political party — Cook County, Illinois: ?Petitioner’s right of […]

Simon & Schuster, Inc. v. Members of N. Y. State Crime Victims Bd., 502 U.S. 105 (1991)

Issues: Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech

502 U.S. 105 112 S.Ct. 501 116 L.Ed.2d 476 SIMON & SCHUSTER, INC., Petitioner v. MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STATE CRIME VICTIMS BOARD, et al. No. 90-1059. Argued Oct. 15, 1991. Decided Dec. 10, 1991. Headnotes: Son of Sam law: New York’s Son of Sam law — which requires that an accused or convicted […]

Eastern Enterprises v. Apfel, 524 U.S. 498 (1998)

Issues: Due Process Clause, Fifth Amendment, Takings Clause

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: […]

Ohio Adult Parole Auth. v. Woodard, 523 U.S. 272 (1998)

Issues: Fifth Amendment

523 U.S. 272;?118 S.Ct. 1244;?140 L.Ed.2d 387 OHIO ADULT PAROLE AUTHORITY, et al., Petitioners, v. Eugene WOODARD. No. 96-1769. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Dec. 10, 1997. Decided March 25, 1998. Syllabus* After respondent Woodard’s Ohio murder conviction and death sentence were affirmed on direct appeal and this Court denied certiorari, petitioner Ohio […]

Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000)

Issues: Constitutional Law, Elections, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

531 U.S. 98 121 S.Ct. 525 148 L.Ed.2d 388 GEORGE W. BUSH, et al., PETITIONERS v. ALBERT GORE, Jr., et al. No. 00 949 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES [December 12, 2000] ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT Per Curiam. * On December 8, 2000, the Supreme Court of Florida ordered […]

Brumfield v. Cain Warden

Issues: Atkins Claim, Criminal Procedure, Cruel & Unusual Punishment Clause, Eighth Amendment

United States Supreme Court BRUMFIELD v. CAIN, WARDEN, (2015) 135 S.Ct. 2269 (2015) No. 13-1433 Argued: March 30, 2015????Decided: June 18, 2015 Syllabus Petitioner Kevan Brumfield was convicted of murder in a Louisiana court and sentenced to death before this Court held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits execution of the intellectually disabled, Atkins v. Virginia, […]

EX PARTE YOUNG, 209 U.S. 123 (1908)

Issues: Constitutional Law, Eleventh Amendment

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