423 U.S. 1301 96 S. Ct. 1 46 L. Ed. 2d 7 HORTONVILLE JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 et al., Petitioners, v. HORTONVILLE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION et al. No. A-133 (74-1606). Aug. 18, 1975. Mr. Justice REHNQUIST, Circuit Justice. If the judgment of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin were plainly a "final judgment" for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 1257, and if it plainly rested solely upon a construction of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, I would be inclined to grant the stay...
420 U.S. 529 (1975) UNITED STATES v. LOUISIANA ET AL. (LOUISIANA BOUNDARY CASE). No. 9, Orig. Supreme Court of United States. Argued February 24, 1975. Decided March 17, 1975. ON EXCEPTIONS TO REPORT OF SPECIAL MASTER. Louis F. Claiborne argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Bork, Assistant Attorney General Johnson, and Bruce C. Rashkow. Oliver P. Stockwell and Frederick W. Ellis, Special Assistant Attorneys General of Louisiana, argued the cause...
422 U.S. 13 (1975) UNITED STATES v. LOUISIANA ET AL. (LOUISIANA BOUNDARY CASE). No. 9, Orig. Supreme Court of United States. Decided March 17, 1975. Decree entered March 17, 1975. Supplemental decree entered June 16, 1975. SUPPLEMENTAL DECREE On March 17, 1975, this Court overruled the exceptions of the United States and the State of Louisiana to the Report and recommendations of the Special Master, accepted the Report of the Special Master and directed the parties "to prepare and file a decree...
423 U.S. 1027 96 S. Ct. 557 46 L. Ed. 2d 401 NEBRASKA PRESS ASSOCIATION et al., petitioners, v. Hugh STUART, Judge, District Court of Lincoln County, Nebraska, et al. No. 75-817. Supreme Court of the United States December 12, 1975 Motion of Nebraska Press Association et al. for leave to treat their application as a petition for writ of certiorari having been heretofore granted, it is ordered: 1. Petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Nebraska granted; 2. Motion to expedite...
423 U.S. 61 (1975) MENNA v. NEW YORK. No. 75-5401. Supreme Court of United States. Decided November 17, 1975. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NEW YORK. PER CURIAM. On November 7, 1968, after having been granted immunity, petitioner refused to answer questions put to him before a duly convened Kings County, N. Y., grand jury which was investigating a murder conspiracy. On March 18, 1969, petitioner refused to obey a court order to return to testify before the same...
423 U.S. 73 (1975) BRAY v. UNITED STATES. No. 75-5182. Supreme Court of United States. Decided December 1, 1975. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT. PER CURIAM. On June 25, 1973, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) served a subpoena on the petitioner, Karl J. Bray, directing him to produce business records for examination and to appear for questioning in connection with an inquiry into possible violations of the Economic Stabilization...
423 U.S. 1038 96 S. Ct. 574 46 L. Ed. 2d 413 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY v. Arthur Lawrence ABRAMS. No. 75-487. Supreme Court of the United States December 15, 1975 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Mr. Chief Justice BURGER, with whom Mr. Justice POWELL joins, dissenting. 1 The Court of Appeals has advanced the novel doctrine that when the federal court...
423 U.S. 1068 96 S. Ct. 850 47 L. Ed. 2d 79 Nathan PENDLETON et al. v. State of CALIFORNIA. No. 75-481. Supreme Court of the United States January 19, 1976 The appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question. Mr. Justice BRENNAN, with whom Mr. Justice STEWART and Mr. Justice MARSHALL join, dissenting. 1 Appellants were convicted in the Municipal Court of Orange County of distributing obscene matter in violation of California Penal Code § 311.2, which provides in pertinent part: 2...
423 U.S. 960 96 S. Ct. 376 46 L. Ed. 2d 289 Chester McKINNEY v. James C. PARSONS, Chief of Police. No. 75-428. Supreme Court of the United States November 11, 1975 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Mr. Justice DOUGLAS, being of the view, stated in previous opinions by himself 2 and by Mr. Justice BLACK, 3 that any state ban on, or regulation of, obscenity abridges freedom of speech and...
423 U.S. 12 (1975) NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. v. PORTER COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA, INC., ET AL. No. 75-4. Supreme Court of United States. Decided November 11, 1975. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT. PER CURIAM. An Atomic Energy Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board approved the issuance of a construction permit to Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) for a commercial nuclear...
423 U.S. 3 (1975) DAY & ZIMMERMANN, INC. v. CHALLONER ET AL. No. 75-245. Supreme Court of United States. Decided November 3, 1975. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. PER CURIAM. Respondents sued petitioner in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas seeking to recover damages for death and personal injury resulting from the premature explosion of a 105-mm. howitzer round in Cambodia. Federal jurisdiction was...
423 U.S. 959 96 S. Ct. 374 46 L. Ed. 2d 288 Michael KUTLER v. UNITED STATES. No. 75-236. Supreme Court of the United States November 11, 1975 Rehearing Denied Dec. 15, 1975. See 423 U.S. 1039 , 96 S. Ct. 576 . On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Mr. Justice BRENNAN, with whom Mr. Justice STEWART and Mr. Justice MARSHALL concur, dissenting. 1 Petitioner was convicted in the United States...
423 U.S. 883 96 S. Ct. 153 46 L. Ed. 2d 112 The VILLAGE VOICE, INC., et al. v. Dominic S. RINALDI. No. 75-224. Supreme Court of the United States October 6, 1975 On petition for writ of certiorari to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Judicial Department. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied for want of a final judgment. Mr. Justice DOUGLAS is of the view, stated in his previous opinions 1 and those of Mr. Justice Black, 2 that any state or federal libel...
423 U.S. 962 96 S. Ct. 388 46 L. Ed. 2d 299 John W. WHITEHEAD and Robert Young, appellants, v. Darlene WESTBROOK, etc. No. 75-168. Supreme Court of the United States November 17, 1975 1 Judgment affirmed.
423 U.S. 19 (1975) ROSE, WARDEN v. HODGES ET AL. No. 75-139. Supreme Court of United States. Decided November 11, 1975. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. PER CURIAM. Respondents Hodges and Lewis were convicted of committing murder in the perpetration of a rape in Memphis, *20 Tenn., and sentenced to death by electrocution. On July 31, 1972, the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the judgments of conviction but reversed and...
423 U.S. 67 (1975) TEXAS v. WHITE. No. 75-124. Supreme Court of United States. Decided December 1, 1975. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS. PER CURIAM. Respondent was arrested at 1:30 p. m. by Amarillo, Tex., police officers while attempting to pass fraudulent checks at a drive-in window of the First National Bank of Amarillo. Only 10 minutes earlier, the officers had been informed by another bank that a man answering respondent's description and...
421 U.S. 925 95 S. Ct. 1650 44 L. Ed. 2d 83 S. S. & W., INC., et al. v. CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, et al. No. 74-985. Supreme Court of the United States April 21, 1975 The appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question. Mr. Justice BRENNAN, with whom Mr. Justice STEWART and Mr. Justice MARSHALL join, dissenting. 1 Appellants, operators of adult theaters and book stores, commenced this action in the Circuit Court of Missouri, Sixteenth Judicial District, for a declaratory...
421 U.S. 952 95 S. Ct. 1687 44 L. Ed. 2d 106 Edward H. DYKE v. State of GEORGIA. No. 74-903. Supreme Court of the United States April 28, 1975 On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Georgia. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Mr. Justice BRENNAN, with whom Mr. Justice STEWART and Mr. Justice MARSHALL join, dissenting. 1 Petitioner was convicted in the Criminal Court of Fulton County, Georgia, of exhibiting an allegedly obscene film in violation of Ga.Code Ann. §...
423 U.S. 87 (1975) UNITED STATES v. POWELL. No. 74-884. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 6, 1975. Decided December 2, 1975. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. Frank H. Easterbrook argued the cause for the United States pro hac vice. With him on the brief were Solicitor *88 General Bork and Acting Assistant Attorney General Keeney. Jerry J. Moberg, by appointment of the Court, 421 U.S. 974 , argued the cause pro hac vice and filed briefs for...
421 U.S. 117 (1975) KUGLER, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW JERSEY, ET AL. v. HELFANT. No. 74-80. Supreme Court of United States. Argued March 25, 1975. Decided April 28, 1975. [*] CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. *118 David S. Baime, Deputy Attorney General of New Jersey, argued the cause for petitioners in No. 74-80 and respondents in No. 74-277. With him on the briefs were William F. Hyland, Attorney General, and Glenn E. Kushel, Deputy Attorney General. Marvin...
