136 S.Ct. 1899 (2016) 579 U.S. 1 Terrance WILLIAMS, Petitioner v. PENNSYLVANIA. No. 15-5040.Supreme Court of United States. Argued February 29, 2016.Decided June 9, 2016.ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA, EASTERN DISTRICT. Counsel Stuart B. Lev, Philadelphia, PA, for Petitioner. Ronald Eisenberg, Philadelphia, PA, for Respondent. *1903 Leigh M. Skipper, Chief […]
333 U.S. 257 333 U.S. 257 68 S.Ct. 499 92 L.Ed. 682 In re OLIVER. No. 215. Argued Dec. 11, 1947. Decided March 8, 1948. Messrs. William Henry Gallagher, of Detroit, Mich., and Osmond K. Fraenkel, for petitioner. Mr. Edumund E. Shepherd, of Detroit, Mich., for respondent. Mr. Justice BLACK delivered the opinion of the […]
316 U.S. 535 316 U.S. 535 62 S.Ct. 1110 86 L.Ed. 1655 SKINNERv.STATE OF OKLAHOMA ex rel. WILLIAMSON, Atty. Gen. of Oklahoma. No. 782. Argued and Submitted May 6, 1942. Decided June 1, 1942. Messrs. W. J. Hulsey, H. I. Aston, and Guy L. Andrews, all of McAlester, Okl., for petitioner. Mr. Mac Q. Williamson, […]
388 U.S. 41 87 S.Ct. 1873 18 L.Ed.2d 1040 Ralph BERGER, Petitioner, v. STATE OF NEW YORK. No. 615. Argued April 13, 1967. Decided June 12, 1967. Counsel: Joseph E. Brill, New York City, for petitioner. H. Richard Uviller, New York City, for respondent. [hr] Syllabus Petitioner was indicted and convicted of conspiracy to bribe […]
388 U.S. 293 388 U.S. 293 87 S.Ct. 1967 18 L.Ed.2d 1199 Theodore STOVALL, Petitioner,v.Wilfred DENNO, Warden. No. 254. Argued Feb. 16, 1967. Decided June 12, 1967. Leon B. Polsky, New York City, for petitioner. William Cahn, Mineola, N.Y., for respondent. H. Richard Uviller, New York City, for New York State District Attorney’s Ass’n, as […]
342 U.S. 437 (1952) 72 S.Ct. 413 96 L.Ed. 485 PERKINS v. BENGUET CONSOLIDATED MINING CO. ET AL. No. 85.Supreme Court of United States.Argued November 27-28, 1951.Decided March 3, 1952. CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF OHIO. Syllabus A foreign corporation, owning gold and silver mines in the Philippine Islands, temporarily carried on in Ohio […]
163 U.S. 537;?16 S.Ct. 1138;?41 L.Ed. 256 PLESSY v. FERGUSON. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT No. 210. May 18, 1896. Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896), was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of “separate but equal”.?The decision was […]
394 U.S. 280 89 S.Ct. 1044 22 L.Ed.2d 274 Thomas R. KAISER, Petitioner, v. NEW YORK. No. 62. Argued Jan. 16, 1969. Decided March 24, 1969. Rehearing Denied May 5, 1969. See 394 U.S. 1025, 89 S.Ct 1622. Counsel: Peter L. F. Sabbatino, New York City, for petitioner. Henry J. Boitel, New York City, for […]
442 U.S. 95 99 S.Ct. 2150 60 L.Ed.2d 738 Roosevelt GREEN, Jr. v. State of GEORGIA. No. 78-5944. May 29, 1979. Syllabus Petitioner, who was indicted with one Moore for rape and murder, was tried separately in a Georgia state court. After the jury determined that petitioner was guilty of murder, a second proceeding was […]
NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.See United States v. Detroit […]
419 U.S. 565 95 S.Ct. 729 42 L.Ed.2d 725 Norval GOSS et al., Appellants, v. Eileen LOPEZ et al. No. 73?898. Argued Oct. 16, 1974. Decided Jan. 22, 1975. [qtbl style=”color:gray;”]One-Sentence Takeaway:?The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires that a public school conduct a hearing before subjecting a student to suspension.[/qtbl] Syllabus Appellee […]
419 U.S. 345 95 S.Ct. 449 42 L.Ed.2d 477 Catherine JACKSON, etc., Petitioner, v. METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY. No. 73?5845. Argued Oct. 15, 1974. Decided Dec. 23, 1974. [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] One-Sentence Takeaway: ?Actions of a privately-owned?utility company are not state actions subject to review?by federal courts pursuant to the Fourteenth Amendment even if said utility company […]
410 U.S. 284 93 S.Ct. 1038 35 L.Ed.2d 297 Leon CHAMBERS, Petitioner, v. State of MISSISSIPPI. No. 71?5908. Argued Nov. 15, 1972. Decided Feb. 21, 1973. Counsel: Peter Westen for petitioner, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court. Timmie Hancock, Meadville, Miss., for respondent. [hr] Syllabus After petitioner was arrested for murder, another person […]
410 U.S. 179 93 S.Ct. 739 35 L.Ed.2d 201 Mary DOE et al., Appellants, v. Arthur K. BOLTON, as Attorney General of the State of Georgia, et al. No. 70?40. Argued Dec. 13, 1971. Reargued Oct. 11, 1972. Decided Jan. 22, 1973. Rehearing Denied Feb. 26, 1973. See 410 U.S. 959, 93 S.Ct. 1410. Counsel: […]
410 U.S. 113 93 S.Ct. 705 35 L.Ed.2d 147 Jane ROE, et al., Appellants, v. Henry WADE. No. 70-18. Argued Dec. 13, 1971. Reargued Oct. 11, 1972. Decided Jan. 22, 1973. Rehearing Denied Feb. 26, 1973. See 410 U.S. 959, 93 S.Ct. 1409. Counsel: Sarah R. Weddington, Austin, Tex., for appellants. Robert C. Flowers, Asst. […]
405 U.S. 156 92 S.Ct. 839 31 L.Ed.2d 110 Margaret PAPACHRISTOU et al., Petitioners,v.CITY OF JACKSONVILLE. No. 70?5030. Argued Dec. 8, 1971. Decided Feb. 24, 1972. Syllabus The Jacksonville vagrancy ordinance, under which petitioners were convicted, is void for vagueness, in that it ‘fails to give a person of ordinary intelligence fair notice that his […]
403 U.S. 217 91 S.Ct. 1940 29 L.Ed.2d 438 Hazel PALMER et al., Petitioners, v. Allen C. THOMPSON, Mayor, City of Jackson, et al. No. 107. Argued Dec. 14, 1970. Decided June 14, 1971. Counsel: Paul A. Rosen, Detroit, Mich., and William M. Kunstler, New York City, for petitioners. William F. Goodman, Jr., Jackson, Miss., […]
476 U.S. 747 106 S.Ct. 2169 90 L.Ed.2d 779 Richard THORNBURGH, et al., Appellants v. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS et al. No. 84-495. Argued Nov. 5, 1985. Decided June 11, 1986. Counsel: Andrew S. Gordon, Harrisburg, Pa., for appellants. Kathryn Kolbert, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees. [hr] Syllabus Appellees brought an action in Federal […]
476 U.S. 79 106 S.Ct. 1712 90 L.Ed.2d 69 James Kirkland BATSON, Petitioner, v. KENTUCKY. No. 84-6263. Argued Dec. 12, 1985. Decided April 30, 1986. [qtbl style=”color:gray;] Summary:?The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a prosecutor’s use of peremptory challenge in a criminal case?the dismissal of jurors without stating a valid cause for doing so?may not […]
475 U.S. 134 106 S.Ct. 976 89 L.Ed.2d 104 TEXAS, Petitioner v. Sanford James McCULLOUGH. No. 84-1198. Argued Dec. 10, 1985. Decided Feb. 26, 1986. Syllabus Respondent was tried before a jury in a Texas District Court and convicted of murder. He elected to be sentenced by the jury, as was his right under Texas […]