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1960-055-01
United States Supreme Court MICHIGAN NAT. BANK v. MICHIGAN(1961) No. 155 Argued: Decided: March 6, 1961 R. S. 5219 permits States to tax the shares of national banks, but not "at a greater rate than . . . other moneyed capital . . . coming into competition with the business of national banks." Michigan taxes the s...
conservative
public_entity
9
federalism
1977-013-01
United States Supreme Court NEW YORK v. CATHEDRAL ACADEMY(1977) No. 76-616 Argued: October 3, 1977Decided: December 6, 1977 A three-judge District Court issued a judgment (later affirmed by this Court) declaring unconstitutional a New York statute (1970 N. Y. Laws, ch. 138) that authorized reimbursement to nonpubl...
liberal
organization
2
first_amendment
1992-056-01
United States Supreme Court HAZEN PAPER CO. v. BIGGINS(1993) No. 91-1600 Argued: January 13, 1993Decided: April 20, 1993 Petitioners fired respondent Biggins when he was 62 years old and apparently a few weeks short of the years of service he needed for his pension to vest. In his ensuing lawsuit, a jury found, in...
conservative
person
1
civil_rights
1970-135-01
United States Supreme Court SIMPSON v. FLORIDA(1971) No. 1267 Argued: Decided: June 14, 1971 A store manager and a customer were robbed by two armed men. Petitioner was tried and convicted of robbing the manager, but on retrial after reversal he was acquitted. He was then charged with robbing the customer, his mot...
liberal
public_entity
0
criminal_procedure
2005-029-01
United States Supreme Court MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND SUPPORT FOR THE ARMED FORCES OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN v. DARIUSH ELAHI(2006) No. 04-1095 Argued: Decided: February 21, 2006 Per Curiam. A private citizen seeks to attach an asset belonging to Iran's Ministry of Defense in order to help satisfy a judgment fo...
liberal
other
7
economic_activity
1967-170-01
United States Supreme Court JONES v. UNITED STATES(1968) No. 135 Argued: Decided: June 10, 1968 Rehearing granted; certiorari granted; 374 F.2d 414, vacated and remanded. Herbert Monte Levy for petitioner. Solicitor General Marshall, Assistant Attorney General Vinson, and Philip R. Monahan for the United States....
liberal
public_entity
0
criminal_procedure
1976-136-01
United States Supreme Court NATIONAL SOCIALIST PARTY v. SKOKIE(1977) No. 76-1786 Argued: Decided: June 14, 1977 The Illinois Supreme Court denied a stay of the trial court's injunction prohibiting petitioners from marching, walking, or parading in the uniform of the National Socialist Party of America or otherwise...
liberal
public_entity
2
first_amendment
1952-008-01
United States Supreme Court UNITED STATES v. BEACON BRASS CO.(1952) No. 30 Argued: October 23, 1952Decided: November 10, 1952 A willful attempt to evade or defeat taxes by making false statements to Treasury representatives violates 145 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 145 (b), and is not punishable exc...
conservative
person
0
criminal_procedure
2008-040-03
United States Supreme Court ENTERGY CORP. v. RIVERKEEPER, INC., ET AL.(2009) No. 07-588 Argued: December 2, 2008Decided: April 1, 2009 Petitioners' powerplants have "cooling water intake structures" that threaten the environment by squashing against intake screens ("impingement") or suctioning into the cooling system...
conservative
organization
7
economic_activity
1957-048-01
United States Supreme Court LABOR BOARD v. MINE WORKERS(1958) No. 64 Argued: January 6, 1958Decided: February 3, 1958 The National Labor Relations Board found that an employer had committed an unfair labor practice by assisting a union to defeat the efforts of a rival union to organize the employer's workers, but ...
liberal
organization
6
unions
2002-036-02
United States Supreme Court BRANCH et al. v. SMITH et al.(2003) No. 01-1437 Argued: December 10, 2002Decided: March 31, 2003 After the 2000 census caused Mississippi to lose one congressional seat, the state legislature failed to pass a new redistricting plan. Anticipating a state-law deadline for qualifying candida...
liberal
person
1
civil_rights
1984-031-01
United States Supreme Court UNITED STATES v. DANN(1985) No. 83-1476 Argued: November 5, 1984Decided: February 20, 1985 In 1951, the Shoshone Tribe sought compensation for the loss of aboriginal title to lands in several Western States. The Indian Claims Commission (Commission) entered an interlocutory order holdin...
conservative
other
1
civil_rights
2007-009-01
United States Supreme Court RANDALL WRIGHT, SHERIFF, SHAWANO COUNTY, WISCONSIN v. JOSEPH L. VAN PATTEN(2008) No. 07-212 Argued: Decided: January 7, 2008 Per Curiam. The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that respondent Joseph Van Patten was entitled to relief under 28 U.S.C. §2254, reasoning that his ...
conservative
person
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criminal_procedure
1978-150-01
United States Supreme Court JACKSON v. VIRGINIA(1979) No. 78-5283 Argued: March 21, 1979Decided: June 28, 1979 Petitioner was convicted of first-degree murder after a bench trial in a Virginia court, and his motion and petition in the state courts to set aside the conviction on the ground that there was insufficie...
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public_entity
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criminal_procedure
1973-020-01
United States Supreme Court NORTH DAKOTA PHARMACY BD. v. SNYDER'S STORES(1973) No. 72-1176 Argued: November 6, 1973Decided: December 5, 1973 The North Dakota Supreme Court, relying on Liggett Co. v. Baldridge, 278 U.S. 105 , held unconstitutional a state statute, under which respondent had been denied a pharmacy...
liberal
other
7
economic_activity
2004-054-01
United States Supreme Court GONZALES, ATTORNEY GENERAL, et al. v. RAICH et al.(2005) No. 03-1454 Argued: November 29, 2004Decided: June 6, 2005 California's Compassionate Use Act authorizes limited marijuana use for medicinal purposes. Respondents Raich and Monson are California residents who both use doctor-recomme...
liberal
person
9
federalism
2007-003-01
United States Supreme Court CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. v. GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION ET AL.(2007) No. 06-1287 Argued: November 5, 2007Decided: December 4, 2007 Under Georgia law, most commercial and industrial property is valued locally by county boards for tax purposes, but public utilities such as petitioner...
conservative
public_entity
7
economic_activity
1979-044-01
United States Supreme Court TRAMMEL v. UNITED STATES(1980) No. 78-5705 Argued: Decided: February 27, 1980 Prior to his trial with others on federal drug charges, petitioner advised the District Court that the Government intended to call his wife (who had been named in the indictment as an unindicted co-conspirator...
conservative
public_entity
8
judicial_power
1975-013-01
United States Supreme Court BRAY v. UNITED STATES(1975) No. 75-5182 Argued: Decided: December 1, 1975 Petitioner's conviction of criminal contempt under 18 U.S.C. 401 for refusing to testify and to produce business records subpoenaed by the Internal Revenue Service in connection with an inquiry into possible viola...
liberal
public_entity
8
judicial_power
1981-159-05
United States Supreme Court GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS ASSN. v. PA.(1982) No. 81-280 Argued: March 3, 1982Decided: June 29, 1982 Respondents - the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and several black individuals representing a class of racial minorities who are skilled or seek work as operating engineers in the constr...
conservative
public_entity
1
civil_rights
1967-166-01
United States Supreme Court GARDNER v. BRODERICK(1968) No. 635 Argued: April 30, 1968Decided: June 10, 1968 Appellant, a police officer, was subpoenaed by and appeared before a grand jury which was investigating alleged bribery and corruption of police officers, and was advised that the grand jury proposed to exam...
liberal
public_entity
0
criminal_procedure
1972-088-01
United States Supreme Court BUTZ v. GLOVER LIVESTOCK COMM'N CO.(1973) No. 71-1545 Argued: February 27, 1973Decided: March 28, 1973 Respondent stockyard operator, who after a hearing had been found to have short-weighted livestock and underpaid consignors on the basis of the false weights, was ordered by a Judicial...
conservative
person
8
judicial_power
1976-149-01
United States Supreme Court HUNT v. WASHINGTON APPLE ADVERTISING COMM'N(1977) No. 76-63 Argued: February 22, 1977Decided: June 20, 1977 Appellee, a statutory agency for the promotion and protection of the Washington State apple industry and composed of 13 state growers and dealers chosen from electoral districts b...
liberal
public_entity
7
economic_activity
1961-081-01
United States Supreme Court ENOCHS v. WILLIAMS PACKING CO.(1962) No. 493 Argued: April 18, 1962Decided: May 28, 1962 Respondent, which is in the business of providing fishing trawlers to commercial fishermen, sued in a Federal District Court to enjoin the collection of social security and unemployment taxes claime...
liberal
other
10
federal_taxation
1990-034-01
United States Supreme Court LOZADA v. DEEDS(1991) No. 90-5393 Argued: Decided: February 19, 1991 Petitioner Lozada failed to file a direct appeal from his Nevada state court convictions. After exhausting state postconviction remedies, he filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Federal District Court, a...
liberal
public_entity
0
criminal_procedure
1987-122-01
United States Supreme Court INS v. PANGILINAN(1988) No. 86-1992 Argued: February 24, 1988Decided: June 17, 1988 Respondents, 16 Filipino nationals who served with the United States Armed Forces during World War II, seek United States citizenship pursuant to 701 through 705 of the Nationality Act of 1940, as amende...
conservative
person
1
civil_rights
1963-036-01
United States Supreme Court HARDY v. UNITED STATES(1964) No. 112 Argued: November 21, 1963Decided: January 6, 1964 After an indigent defendant in a federal court had been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment, the court-appointed lawyer who represented him at the trial withdrew his appearance. The Court of Appea...
liberal
public_entity
1
civil_rights
1957-148-01
United States Supreme Court JONES v. UNITED STATES(1958) No. 331 Argued: Decided: June 30, 1958 Having good reason to believe that it sheltered an illicit distillery, a federal officer obtained a daytime search warrant for petitioner's home but obtained no warrant for his arrest. After dark and without using the s...
liberal
public_entity
0
criminal_procedure
1954-088-01
United States Supreme Court PETERS v. HOBBY(1955) No. 376 Argued: April 19, 1955Decided: June 6, 1955 During his employment as a special consultant in a federal agency, petitioner had been twice cleared by the agency's loyalty board. Subsequently, acting solely on its own motion, the Civil Service Commission's Loy...
liberal
public_entity
2
first_amendment
2004-075-01
United States Supreme Court VAN ORDEN v. PERRY, in his official capacity as GOVERNOR OF TEXAS and CHAIRMAN, STATE PRESERVATION BOARD, et al.(2005) No. 03-1500 Argued: March 2, 2005Decided: June 27, 2005 Among the 21 historical markers and 17 monuments surrounding the Texas State Capitol is a 6-foot-high monolith insc...
conservative
public_entity
2
first_amendment
2003-038-01
United States Supreme Court RAYMOND B. YATES, M. D., P. C. PROFIT SHARING PLAN et al. v. HENDON, TRUSTEE(2004) No. 02-458 Argued: January 13, 2004Decided: March 2, 2004 Enacted "to protect ... the interests of participants in employee benefit plans and their beneficiaries," 29 U.S.C. §1001(b), the Employee Retirement...
liberal
other
7
economic_activity
1982-161-01
United States Supreme Court BARCLAY v. FLORIDA(1983) No. 81-6908 Argued: March 30, 1983Decided: July 6, 1983 Petitioner and other men, whose apparent purpose was to indiscriminately kill white persons and to start a racial war, killed a white hitchhiker in Florida. Petitioner was convicted of first-degree murder b...
conservative
public_entity
0
criminal_procedure
1981-172-01
United States Supreme Court ENMUND v. FLORIDA(1982) No. 81-5321 Argued: March 23, 1982Decided: July 2, 1982 Petitioner and a codefendant, at a jury trial in a Florida court, were convicted of first-degree murder and robbery of two elderly persons at their farmhouse, and were sentenced to death. The Florida Supreme...
liberal
public_entity
0
criminal_procedure
1958-120-01
United States Supreme Court ROSENBERG v. UNITED STATES(1959) No. 451 Argued: April 28, 1959Decided: June 22, 1959 Petitioner was convicted in a Federal District Court of transporting in interstate commerce, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2314, a check obtained by the perpetration of a fraud to which he had been a party...
conservative
public_entity
0
criminal_procedure
1966-033-01
United States Supreme Court NLRB v. ACME INDUSTRIAL CO.(1967) No. 52 Argued: November 14, 1966Decided: January 9, 1967 A collective bargaining agreement, which contained procedures for processing grievances culminating in compulsory and binding arbitration, provided that it was the respondent, employer's, policy n...
liberal
person
6
unions
1951-083-01
United States Supreme Court FED. TRADE COMM'N v. RUBEROID CO.(1952) No. 448 Argued: Decided: May 26, 1952 A company which was engaged in the manufacture of roofing materials was found by the Federal Trade Commission to have discriminated among customers in the prices charged for its products. The Commission held t...
liberal
organization
7
economic_activity
1974-105-01
United States Supreme Court BREED v. JONES(1975) No. 73-1995 Argued: Decided: May 27, 1975 The prosecution of respondent as an adult in California Superior Court, after an adjudicatory finding in Juvenile Court that he had violated a criminal statute and a subsequent finding that he was unfit for treatment as a ju...
liberal
other
1
civil_rights
1950-036-01
United States Supreme Court UNITED STATES v. TEXAS & PAC. CO.(1951) No. 38 Argued: Decided: February 26, 1951 Under 213 (now 5) of the Interstate Commerce Act, providing for the acquisition of operating rights from other carriers, and under 207, providing for new operations, the Interstate Commerce Commission had ...
conservative
organization
8
judicial_power
1975-111-01
United States Supreme Court HANCOCK v. TRAIN(1976) No. 74-220 Argued: January 13, 1976Decided: June 7, 1976 Although 118 of the Clean Air Act obligates federal installations discharging air pollutants to join with nonfederal facilities in complying with state "requirements respecting control and abatement of air p...
liberal
public_entity
9
federalism
1958-016-02
United States Supreme Court UNITED GAS CO. v. MEMPHIS GAS DIV.(1958) No. 23 Argued: Decided: December 8, 1958 [Footnote * Together with No. 25, Federal Power Commission v. Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division et al., and No. 26, Texas Gas Transmission Corp. et al. v. Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division et al., ...
conservative
organization
7
economic_activity
1986-004-01
United States Supreme Court KELLY v. ROBINSON(1986) No. 85-1033 Argued: October 8, 1986Decided: November 12, 1986 In 1980, respondent pleaded guilty in a Connecticut state court to a larceny charge based on her wrongful receipt of welfare benefits from the Connecticut Department of Income Maintenance. She was sent...
conservative
other
7
economic_activity
1970-127-01
United States Supreme Court UNITED STATES v. MITCHELL(1971) No. 798 Argued: April 20, 1971Decided: June 7, 1971 A married woman domiciled in Louisiana, where under state law the wife has a present vested interest in community property equal to that of her husband, is personally liable for federal income taxes on h...
liberal
person
10
federal_taxation
1976-062-01
United States Supreme Court NOLDE BROS., INC. v. BAKERY WORKERS(1977) No. 75-1198 Argued: November 9, 1976Decided: March 7, 1977 Petitioner corporation entered into a collective-bargaining agreement with respondent Union which contained a provision for severance pay on termination of the employment of certain empl...
conservative
organization
6
unions
1986-010-01
United States Supreme Court CARGILL, INC. v. MONFORT OF COLORADO, INC.(1986) No. 85-473 Argued: October 6, 1986Decided: December 9, 1986 Section 16 of the Clayton Act entitles a private party to sue for injunctive relief against "threatened loss or damage by a violation of the antitrust laws." Respondent, the coun...
conservative
other
7
economic_activity
1948-078-01
United States Supreme Court KILPATRICK V. TEXAS & P. RY. CO.(1949) No. 233 Argued: Decided: May 31, 1949 Mr. Wm. H. DeParcq, Minneapolis, Minn., for petitioner. Mr. Porter R. Chandler, New York City, for respondent. Mr. Chief Justice VINSON, delivered the opinion of the Court. This litigation has a rather inv...
conservative
facility
8
judicial_power
2005-024-01
United States Supreme Court UNITHERM FOOD SYSTEMS, INC. v. SWIFT-ECKRICH, INC., dba CONAGRA REFRIGERATED FOODS(2006) No. 04-597 Argued: November 2, 2005Decided: January 23, 2006 After respondent ConAgra warned companies selling equipment and processes for browning precooked meats that it intended to protect its right...
conservative
other
8
judicial_power
1988-081-01
United States Supreme Court NEITZKE v. WILLIAMS(1989) No. 87-1882 Argued: February 22, 1989Decided: May 1, 1989 A provision in the federal in forma pauperis statute, 28 U.S.C. 1915(d), authorizes courts to dismiss an in forma pauperis claim if, inter alia, "the action is frivolous or malicious." Respondent William...
liberal
person
1
civil_rights
2005-047-01
United States Supreme Court DAY v. McDONOUGH, INTERIM SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS(2006) No. 04-1324 Argued: February 27, 2006Decided: April 25, 2006 The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) sets a one-year limitation period for filing a state prisoner's federal habeas corpus ...
conservative
public_entity
0
criminal_procedure
1962-040-02
United States Supreme Court McCULLOCH v. SOCIEDAD NACIONAL(1963) No. 107 Argued: Decided: February 18, 1963 [Footnote * Together with No. 91, McLeod, Regional Director, National Labor Relations Board, v. Empresa Hondurena de Vapores, S. A., and No. 93, National Maritime Union of America, AFL-CIO, v. Empresa Hondur...
conservative
other
6
unions
1958-058-01
United States Supreme Court GANGER v. CITY OF MIAMI(1959) No. 153 Argued: Decided: March 9, 1959 Appeal dismissed for want of a properly presented substantial federal question. Reported below: 101 So.2d 116, 123. Thomas H. Anderson and Herbert L. Nadeau argued the cause for appellants. With them on the brief wa...
conservative
public_entity
8
judicial_power
2005-081-01
United States Supreme Court RANDALL et al. v. SORRELL et al.(2006) No. 04-1528 Argued: February 28, 2006Decided: June 26, 2006 Vermont's Act 64 stringently limits both the amounts that candidates for state office may spend on their campaigns and the amounts that individuals, organizations, and political parties may c...
conservative
other
2
first_amendment
1971-146-01
United States Supreme Court FLOOD v. KUHN(1972) No. 71-32 Argued: March 20, 1972Decided: June 19, 1972 Petitioner, a professional baseball player "traded" to another club without his previous knowledge or consent, brought this antitrust suit after being refused the right to make his own contract with another major...
conservative
other
7
economic_activity
1956-089-01
United States Supreme Court RABANG v. BOYD(1957) No. 403 Argued: May 1, 1957Decided: May 27, 1957 Petitioner, born in 1910 in the Philippine Islands, has resided in the continental United States since 1930 when he was admitted for permanent residence. He was convicted in February 1951 of violating the federal narc...
conservative
public_entity
1
civil_rights
1975-084-02
United States Supreme Court MOE v. SALISH & KOOTENAI TRIBES(1976) No. 74-1656 Argued: January 20, 1976Decided: April 27, 1976 [Footnote * Together with No. 75-50, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation et al. v. Moe, Sheriff, et al., also on appeal from the same court. An Indian trib...
liberal
public_entity
1
civil_rights
1953-007-02
United States Supreme Court TOOLSON v. NEW YORK YANKEES(1953) No. 18 Argued: October 13, 1953Decided: November 9, 1953 The judgments in these cases are affirmed on the authority of Federal Baseball Club of Baltimore v. National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, 259 U.S. 200 , so far as that decision determi...
conservative
other
7
economic_activity
1949-015-02
United States Supreme Court PARKER V. LOS ANGELES COUNTY(1949) No. 49 Argued: November 8, 1949Decided: December 5, 1949 Messrs. John T. McTernan, A. L. Wirin, Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioner. [ Parker v. Los Angeles County 338 U.S. 327 (1949) ] [338 U.S. 327 , 328] Mr. Gerald G. Kelly, Los Angeles, C...
conservative
public_entity
8
judicial_power
2008-030-01
United States Supreme Court BARTLETT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, ET AL. v. STRICKLAND ET AL.(2009) No. 07-689 Argued: October 14, 2008Decided: March 9, 2009 Despite the North Carolina Constitution's "Whole County Provision" prohibiting the General Assembly from dividing counties wh...
conservative
public_entity
1
civil_rights
1971-125-01
United States Supreme Court UNITED STATES v. MIDWEST VIDEO CORP.(1972) No. 71-506 Argued: April 19, 1972Decided: June 7, 1972 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) promulgated a rule that "no CATV system having 3,500 or more subscribers shall carry the signal of any television broadcast station unless the sy...
liberal
other
7
economic_activity
1947-004-01
United States Supreme Court INTERNATIONAL SALT CO. V. U. S.(1947) No. 46 Argued: October 16, 1947Decided: November 10, 1947 Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. [ International Salt Co. v. U. S. 332 U.S. 392 (1947) ] [332 U.S. 392 , 393] Mr. Lemue...
liberal
public_entity
7
economic_activity
1962-059-01
United States Supreme Court DOUGLAS v. CALIFORNIA(1963) No. 34 Argued: April 17, 1962Decided: March 18, 1963 In a California State Court, petitioners were tried jointly, convicted of 13 felonies and sentenced to imprisonment. Exercising their only right to appeal as of right, they appealed to an intermediate Court...
liberal
public_entity
1
civil_rights
1981-045-01
United States Supreme Court NEW ENGLAND POWER CO. v. NEW HAMPSHIRE(1982) No. 80-1208 Argued: December 7, 1981Decided: February 24, 1982 Appellant New England Power Co., a public utility generating and transmitting electricity at wholesale, sells most of its power in Massachusetts and Rhode Island; its wholesale cu...
conservative
public_entity
7
economic_activity
1952-062-01
United States Supreme Court RAMSPECK v. TRIAL EXAMINERS CONF.(1953) No. 278 Argued: Decided: March 9, 1953 Certain provisions of regulations promulgated by the Civil Service Commission under 11 of the Administrative Procedure Act and governing the classification, promotion, compensation and tenure of trial examine...
conservative
public_entity
1
civil_rights
1963-025-01
United States Supreme Court UNITED STATES v. BEHRENS(1963) No. 86 Argued: October 17, 1963Decided: December 9, 1963 Respondent was convicted in a Federal District Court of an offense punishable under 18 U.S.C. 113 (a) by imprisonment for not more than 20 years. The Trial Judge issued an oral order under 18 U.S.C. ...
liberal
person
0
criminal_procedure
1977-097-02
United States Supreme Court CALIFORNIA v. SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO.(1978) No. 76-1114 Argued: December 7, 1977Decided: May 31, 1978 [Footnote * Together with No. 76-1133, El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. Southland Royalty Co. et al.; and No. 76-1587, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Southland Royalty Co. et al., also...
liberal
other
7
economic_activity
1952-064-01
United States Supreme Court CHAPMAN v. FEDERAL POWER COMM'N.(1953) No. 28 Argued: October 22, 1952Decided: March 16, 1953 The Corps of Engineers recommended to Congress a comprehensive plan for the development of the Roanoke River Basin for flood-control, power, and other purposes; but it did not clearly recommend...
conservative
public_entity
7
economic_activity
1991-057-01
United States Supreme Court FREEMAN v. PITTS(1992) No. 89-1290 Argued: October 7, 1991Decided: March 31, 1992 In a class action filed by respondents, black schoolchildren and their parents, the District Court, in 1969, entered a consent order approving a plan to dismantle the de jure segregation that had existed i...
conservative
person
1
civil_rights
1964-071-01
United States Supreme Court BURNETT v. NEW YORK CENTRAL R. CO.(1965) No. 437 Argued: March 11, 1965Decided: April 5, 1965 Petitioner brought an action in an Ohio court with jurisdiction against respondent, who was properly served with process, under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) only a few days befor...
liberal
facility
7
economic_activity
1981-026-01
United States Supreme Court VALLEY FORGE COLLEGE v. AMERICANS UNITED(1982) No. 80-327 Argued: November 4, 1981Decided: January 12, 1982 Pursuant to its authority under the Property Clause, Congress enacted the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to provide an economical and efficient system fo...
conservative
person
8
judicial_power
1968-121-01
United States Supreme Court RED LION BROADCASTING CO. v. FCC(1969) No. 717 Argued: Decided: June 9, 1969 [Footnote * Together with No. 717, United States et al. v. Radio Television News Directors Assn. et al., on certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, argued April 3, 1969. The ...
liberal
other
2
first_amendment
1963-050-01
United States Supreme Court U.S. v. WIESENFELD WAREHOUSE CO.(1964) No. 92 Argued: January 16, 1964Decided: February 17, 1964 Appellee, a public storage warehouseman, was charged by criminal information with violations of 301 (k) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which prohibits acts involving defacement...
liberal
person
7
economic_activity
1998-074-01
United States Supreme Court WEST, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS v. GIBSON(1999) No. 98-238 Argued: April 26, 1999Decided: June 14, 1999 In 1972, Congress extended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit employment discrimination in the Federal Government, 42 U. S. C. §2000e-16, to authorize the Equal Em...
liberal
person
1
civil_rights
2001-016-01
United States Supreme Court EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. WAFFLE HOUSE, INC.(2002) No. 99-1823 Argued: October 10, 2001Decided: January 15, 2002 Respondent's employees must each sign an agreement requiring employment disputes to be settled by binding arbitration. After Eric Baker suffered a seizure and...
liberal
person
6
unions
1957-142-01
United States Supreme Court ASHDOWN v. UTAH(1958) No. 158 Argued: April 1, 1958Decided: June 30, 1958 Petitioner claims that her conviction in a state court of first-degree murder was obtained by use in evidence of an oral confession which had been obtained in such a manner that its use violated due process of law...
conservative
public_entity
0
criminal_procedure
1997-025-01
United States Supreme Court DOLORES M. OUBRE v. ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.(1998) No. 96-1291 Argued: November 12, 1997Decided: January 26, 1998 In consideration for receipt of severance pay under an employment termination agreement, petitioner Oubre signed a release of all claims against her employer, respond...
liberal
person
1
civil_rights
1983-122-01
United States Supreme Court FRANCHISE TAX BOARD OF CALIFORNIA v. USPS(1984) No. 83-372 Argued: April 17, 1984Decided: June 11, 1984 After determining that four employees of appellee United States Postal Service were delinquent in their payment of state income taxes, appellant Franchise Tax Board of California serv...
conservative
public_entity
9
federalism
1970-047-01
United States Supreme Court MONITOR PATRIOT CO. v. ROY(1971) No. 62 Argued: December 17, 1970Decided: February 24, 1971 Just before the 1960 New Hampshire Democratic primary election, petitioner newspaper published a column characterizing senatorial candidate Roy as a "former small-time bootlegger." Roy, who was n...
conservative
other
2
first_amendment
2003-072-01
United States Supreme Court HIBBS, DIRECTOR, ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE v. WINN et al.(2004) No. 02-1809 Argued: January 20, 2004Decided: June 14, 2004 Counsel of Record For Petitioner Hibbs: Joseph Kanefield Arizona Attorney General's Office Phoenix, AZ For Respondents Winn, et al.: Marvin S. Cohen S...
liberal
public_entity
9
federalism
1967-004-01
United States Supreme Court WOOD v. UNITED STATES(1967) No. 27 Argued: Decided: October 16, 1967 Petitioner before trial filed an affidavit requesting the District Court to assign counsel pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act but the court, without adequate inquiry into petitioner's financial ability to retain coun...
liberal
public_entity
0
criminal_procedure
1961-049-01
United States Supreme Court BENZ v. NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY(1962) No. 234 Argued: Decided: March 19, 1962 Since it now appears that this case presents no substantial federal question, the writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted. Reported below: 9 N. Y. 2d 486, 174 N. E. 2d 727. Lauren D. Rachlin...
conservative
public_entity
8
judicial_power
1977-040-01
United States Supreme Court CALIFANO v. TORRES(1978) No. 77-78 Argued: Decided: February 27, 1978 The provisions of the Social Security Act making benefits for aged, blind, and disabled persons under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program payable only to residents of the United States, defined as the 50 St...
conservative
person
1
civil_rights
1997-086-01
United States Supreme Court AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. v. CENTRAL OFFICE TELEPHONE, INC.(1998) No. 97-679 Argued: March 23, 1998Decided: June 15, 1998 Respondent purchases "bulk" communications services from longdistance providers, such as petitioner AT&T, and resells them to its customers. Petition...
liberal
organization
9
federalism
1965-051-01
United States Supreme Court BAXSTROM v. HEROLD(1966) No. 219 Argued: December 9, 1965Decided: February 23, 1966 Petitioner, while a prisoner, was certified as insane by a prison physician and transferred to Dannemora State Hospital, an institution under the jurisdiction of the New York Department of Correction and...
liberal
public_entity
0
criminal_procedure
1993-032-01
United States Supreme Court POWELL v. NEVADA(1994) No. 92-8841 Argued: February 22, 1994Decided: March 30, 1994 Petitioner Powell was arrested on November 3, 1989, for felony child abuse. Not until November 7, however, did a magistrate find probable cause to hold him for a preliminary hearing. The child in questi...
liberal
public_entity
0
criminal_procedure
1953-054-01
United States Supreme Court ALABAMA v. TEXAS(1954) No. ORIG Argued: Decided: March 15, 1954 The motions of the States of Alabama and Rhode Island for leave to file complaints challenging the constitutionality of the Submerged Lands Act of 1953, are denied in view of Art. IV, 3, cl. 2 of the Federal Constitution...
liberal
public_entity
9
federalism
1964-055-03
United States Supreme Court UNITED STATES v. SEEGER(1965) No. 50 Argued: Decided: March 8, 1965 [Footnote * Together with No. 51, United States v. Jakobson, on certiorari to the same court, and No. 29, Peter v. United States, on certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. These three ...
liberal
public_entity
2
first_amendment
1970-076-01
United States Supreme Court UNITED STATES v. WHITE(1971) No. 13 Argued: November 10, 1969Decided: April 5, 1971 Respondent was convicted in 1966 of narcotics violations following a trial where evidence was admitted of certain incriminating statements of respondent that were overheard by warrantless electronic eave...
conservative
person
0
criminal_procedure
1957-113-01
United States Supreme Court LEWIS v. LABOR BOARD(1958) No. 684 Argued: May 21, 1958Decided: June 9, 1958 In an unfair labor practice proceeding under the National Labor Relations Act, subpoenas duces tecum and ad testificandum directed to petitioners were issued by the Regional Director under the seal of the Board...
conservative
public_entity
8
judicial_power
1984-023-01
United States Supreme Court EVITTS v. LUCEY(1985) No. 83-1378 Argued: October 10, 1984Decided: January 21, 1985 After respondent was convicted of a drug offense in a Kentucky state court, his retained counsel filed a timely notice of appeal to the Kentucky Court of Appeals. But because counsel failed to file the s...
liberal
person
0
criminal_procedure
1987-045-01
United States Supreme Court ARKANSAS BEST CORP. v. COMMISSIONER(1988) No. 86-751 Argued: December 9, 1987Decided: March 7, 1988 Under 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code, the term "capital asset" means "property held by the taxpayer (whether or not connected with his trade or business), but does not include" five sp...
liberal
public_entity
10
federal_taxation
1959-063-01
United States Supreme Court MACKEY v. MENDOZA-MARTINEZ(1960) No. 29 Argued: November 10, 1959Decided: April 18, 1960 In this suit by appellee for a declaratory judgment that he is a citizen of the United States, the underlying issue as to the constitutionality of 401 (j) of the Nationality Act of 1940 being cloude...
liberal
person
1
civil_rights
1985-094-01
United States Supreme Court BOWEN v. CITY OF NEW YORK(1986) No. 84-1923 Argued: February 26, 1986Decided: June 2, 1986 The Social Security Act provides benefits to disabled persons under two programs administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA): the Social Security Disability Insurance Program (SSD) an...
liberal
public_entity
1
civil_rights
2001-076-01
United States Supreme Court HARRIS v. UNITED STATES(2002) No. 00-10666 Argued: March 25, 2002Decided: June 24, 2002 Petitioner, who sold illegal narcotics at his pawnshop with an unconcealed semiautomatic pistol at his side, was arrested for violating, inter alia, 18 U.S.C. §924(c)(1)(A), which provides in relevant ...
conservative
public_entity
0
criminal_procedure
1996-032-01
United States Supreme Court UNITED STATES v. GONZALES et al.(1997) No. 95-1605 Argued: December 11, 1996Decided: March 3, 1997 All three respondents were convicted in New Mexico courts and sentenced to prison terms on state charges arising from the use of guns by two of them to hold up undercover officers ...
conservative
person
0
criminal_procedure
1980-138-01
United States Supreme Court LEHMAN v. NAKSHIAN(1981) No. 80-242 Argued: March 31, 1981Decided: June 26, 1981 The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA or Act) was amended in 1974 to extend to federal employees the Act's protection of older workers against discrimination in the workplace based on age. ...
conservative
person
0
criminal_procedure
1963-027-01
United States Supreme Court S. E. C. v. CAPITAL GAINS BUREAU(1963) No. 42 Argued: October 21, 1963Decided: December 9, 1963 Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Securities and Exchange Commission may obtain an injunction compelling a registered investment adviser to disclose to his clients a practice of...
liberal
organization
7
economic_activity
1963-117-01
United States Supreme Court GRIFFIN v. SCHOOL BOARD(1964) No. 592 Argued: March 30, 1964Decided: May 25, 1964 This litigation began in 1951 and resulted in this Court's holding in Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), that Virginia school segregation laws denied the equal protection of the laws and,...
liberal
public_entity
1
civil_rights
1954-095-01
United States Supreme Court ELLIS v. DIXON(1955) No. 20 Argued: October 18, 1954Decided: June 6, 1955 This Court granted certiorari to consider petitioner's claim that his organization had been denied federal constitutional rights and that the New York State courts had ruled adversely on this claim in sustaining d...
conservative
public_entity
8
judicial_power
1958-089-02
United States Supreme Court T. I. M. E. INC. v. UNITED STATES(1959) No. 68 Argued: January 20, 1959Decided: May 18, 1959 A shipper of goods by a motor carrier certificated by the Interstate Commerce Commission under the Motor Carrier Act of 1935 cannot challenge in post-shipment litigation the reasonableness of th...
conservative
public_entity
7
economic_activity
2007-068-01
United States Supreme Court KENNEDY v. LOUISIANA(2008) No. 07-343 Argued: April 16, 2008Decided: June 25, 2008 Louisiana charged petitioner with the aggravated rape of his then-8-year-old stepdaughter. He was convicted and sentenced to death under a state statute authorizing capital punishment for the rape of a chil...
liberal
public_entity
0
criminal_procedure
1981-174-01
United States Supreme Court UNITED STATES v. VALENZUELA-BERNAL(1982) No. 81-450 Argued: April 20, 1982Decided: July 2, 1982 Respondent was indicted in Federal District Court for transporting one Romero-Morales in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(2), which prohibits the knowing transportation of an alien illegally in ...
conservative
person
0
criminal_procedure