Welcome to the index that will help you to find Supreme Court decisions!

Index includes

      -  file location [directory] and file name
      -  identifying line for case
      -  keywords


For example:
 
    File
    location/
    filename    Case and parts; keywords
    ---------   ------------------------------------------------
    1989term/   TEXACO INC. v. HASBROUCK:  s, o, c1, c2
    87-2048     Clayton Act; distributors; discounts; retail market;
                gasoline

Explanation:

         1989term/    -  file will be found 1989 sub-directory
         87-2048      -  87-2048 is actual filename (Dockett number)

         first line   -  offical case name; abbreviated parts in decision

         middle lines -  keywords; identifying words taken from case
 

Key to abbreviation of parts in decision:
-----------------------------------------
s     syllabus         cd     concurring in part dissenting in part
o     opinion          o1     appendix to opinion
c     concurring       od     combined opinion and dissent
d     dissenting       orig   Original Jurisdiction
 
___________________________________________________________________________
File
location/
filename   Case and parts; keywords
---------  ------------------------------------------------
1989term/  TEXACO INC. v. HASBROUCK:  s, o, c1, c2
87-2048    Clayton Act; distributors; discounts; retail market;
           gasoline
 
1989term/  GEORGIA v. SOUTH CAROLINA:  o, d1, d2, d3, d4
74-orig    state border dispute, river
 
1989term/  HODGSON v. MINNESOTA:  o, c, cd1, cd2, cd3
88-1125    Fourteenth Amendment, Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses;
           informed consent; minor; parental notification
 
1989term/  CRUZAN v. DIRECTOR, MISSOURI DEPT. OF HEALTH:  s, o, c1, c2, d1, d2
88-1503    liberty interest under the Due Process Clause; sustaining
           treatment; motor reflexes; persistent vegetative state;
           State Living Will
 
1989term/  RUTAN v. REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ILLINOIS:  o, c, d
88-1872    First Amendment, speech; political affiliation; patronage
           politics; discrimination

1989term/  ILLINOIS v. RODRIGUEZ:  s, o, d
88-2018    Fourteenth Amendment, search and seizure; warrantless
           entry; common authority; illegal drugs

1989term/  SISSON v. RUBY:  s, o, c
88-2041    limitation claim; potential hazard; commerce; marina;
           maritime

1989term/  KANSAS v. UTILICORP UNITED, INC.:  s, o, d
88-2109    antitrust laws; antitrust injury; suppliers; natural gas;
           public utility
 
1989term/  OHIO v. AKRON CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH:  s, o, c1, c2, d
88-0805    Fourteenth Amendment; abortion; bypass; minor's parents;
           juvenile court; minor; parental notice

1989term/  UNITED STATES v. MONTALVO-MURILLO:  s, o, d
89-0163    Bail Reform Act of 1984; federal drug charges; prompt
           hearing

1989term/  PENNSYLVANIA v. MUNIZ:  s, o, cd1, cd2
89-0213    Fifth Amendment; driving under the influence; Miranda;
           sobriety testing; incriminating
 
1989term/  ELI LILLY & CO. v. MEDTRONIC:  s, o, d
89-0243    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA); medical
           device; infringement; patented inventions
 
1989term/  PBGC v. LTV CORP.:  s, c, cd, d
89-0390    Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974;
           Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PSGC); pension
           plans
 
1989term/  SULLIVAN v. FINKELSTEIN:  s, o, c1, c2
89-0504    Equal Access to Justice Act; Social Security Act;
           civil action; refusing benefits; disability
           insurance benefits
 
1989term/  PORTLAND GOLF CLUB v. COMMISSIONER:  s, o, c
89-0530    Internal Revenue Code; gross income; tax action;
           social clubs; intent to profit
 
1989term/  SAWYER v. SMITH:  s, o, d
89-5909    Teague exceptions; habeas corpus; brutal murder;
           death sentence
 
1989term/  MAISLIN INDUSTRIES, U. S. v. PRIMARY STEEL:  s, o, c, d
89-0624    Interstate Commerce Act (Act); rates; tariffs; non-
           discriminatory
 
1989term/  MILKOVICH v. LORAIN JOURNAL CO.:  s, o, d
89-0645    First Amendment; defamation action; media defendant;
           defamation law; opinion privilege; marketplace of ideas;
           media defendant
 
1989term/  COLLINS v. YOUNGBLOOD:  s, o, c
89-0742    ex post facto clause; life imprisonment; habeas corpus;
           aggravated sexual assault
 
1989term/  SULLIVAN v. STROOP:  s, o, d1, d2
89-0535    Equal Protection Clause; Aid to Families with Dependent
           Children (AFDC); child's insurance benefits; child support;
           family income
 
1989term/  UNITED STATES v. KOKINDA:  s, o, c, d
88-2031    First Amendment, speech; United States Post Office;
           solicit contributions; regulate
 
1989term/  WALTON v. ARIZONA:  s, o, c, d1, d2, d3
88-7351    first-degree murder; especially heinous or depraved
           murder
 
1989term/  LEWIS v. JEFFERS:  s, o, d
89-0189    murder; infliction of gratuitous violence; especially
           heinous or depraved murder
 
1989term/  IDAHO v. WRIGHT:  s, o, d
89-0260    Sixth Amendment, Confrontation Clause; lewd conduct with
           a minor; hearsay; harmless beyond a reasonable doubt
 
1989term/  METRO BROADCASTING, INC. v. FCC:  s, o, d1, d2
89-0453    Communications Act of 1934; minority preference policies;
           minority ownership programs
 
1989term/  MARYLAND v. CRAIG:  s, o, d
89-0478    Sixth Amendment, Confrontation Clause; sexual abuse;
           one-way closed circuit television; child abuse victim

1990term/  LUJAN v. NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION:  s, o, d
89-0649    Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Federal
           Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA); National
           Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)
 
1990term/  MILES v. APEX MARINE CORP.:  s, o
89-1158    Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA); Jones Act; wrongful
           death; recovery; seaman
 
1990term/  PER CURIAM PERRY v. LOUISIANA:  o
89-5120    Per curiam decision
 
1990term/  FMC CORP. v. HOLLIDAY:  s, o, d
89-1048    Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA);
           employee benefit plan; state action; regulate insurance
 
1990term/  ARCADIA v. OHIO POWER CO.:  s, o, c
89-1283    Federal Power Act (FPA); Securities and Exchange
           Commission (SEC); Public Utility Holding Company Act,
           (PUHCA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
 
1990term/  MOSKAL v. UNITED STATES:  s, o, d
89-0964    interstate commerce; automobile titles; title washing;
           odometer; counterfeited securities
 
1990term/  MINNICK v. MISSISSIPPI:  s, o, d
89-6332    Fifth Amendment, right to counsel; interrogation;
           confessed; capital murder
 
1990term/  IRWIN v. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION:  s, o, c, cd
89-5867    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC);
           race; disability; Statutes of limitations; untimely
           filing
 
1990term/  INGERSOLL-RAND CO. v. McCLENDON:  s, o
89-1298    wrongful discharge; pre-emption; pension fund; benefit
           plan
 
1990term/  GROVES v. RING SCREW WORKS, FERNDALE DIV.:  s, o
89-1166    Labor Management Relations Act 1947 (LMRA); grievance
           procedures; collective-bargaining; arbitration;
           contract provision
 
1990term/  MOBIL OIL EXPLORATION v. UNITED DISTRIBUTION:  s, o
89-1452    Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA); Federal Energy
           Regulatory Commission; commission's authority; price
           ceilings; vintage price
 
1990term/  DEMAREST v. MANSPEAKER:  s, o
89-5916    habeas corpus; federal criminal trial; writ of mandamus;
           prisoners; witness fees
 
1990term/  CHEEK v. UNITED STATES:  s, o, c, d
89-0658    Internal Revenue Code; unreasonable belief; federal income
           tax return; willfully; tax
 
1990term/  FIRSTIER MTGE. CO. v. INVESTORS MTGE. INS. CO.:  s, o, c
89-1063    Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure; notice of appeal;
           instant bench ruling
 
1990term/  BOARD OF ED. OF OKLAHOMA CITY v. DOWELL:  s, o, d
89-1080    Fourteenth Amendment, equal protection; segregation;
           school segregation; black students; desegregation decree
 
1990term/  GROGAN v. GARNER:  s, o
89-1149    Chapter 11; bankruptcy; preponderance standard; debt;
           fraud; collateral estoppel
 
1990term/  TRINOVA CORP. v. MICHIGAN DEPT. OF TREASURY:  s, o, c, d
89-1106    Due Process or Commerce Clause; interstate commerce;
           (state) tax, amended return
 
1990term/  McDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. WILANDER:  s, o
89-1474    Jones Act; seaman; employment; navigation
 
1990term/  FORD v. GEORGIA:  s, o
89-6796    Fourteenth Amendment, equal protection; Sixth Amendment, right
           to impartial jury; peremptory challenges; Batson claim
 
1990term/  GOZLON-PERETZ v. UNITED STATES:  s, o
89-7370    Sentencing Reform Act of 1984; Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986;
           special parole; drug offenders; supervised release
 
1990term/  MASTERS MATES & PILOTS v. BROWN:  s, o
89-1330    Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959;
           election literature; preconvention mailings; union rule;
           candidate
 
1990term/  McNARY v. HAITIAN REFUGEE CENTER INC.:  s, o, d
89-1332    Fifth Amendment, due process; Immigration Reform and Control
           Act of 1986; Special Agricultural Workers (SAW); Immigration
           and Naturalization Services (INS)
 
1990term/  DENNIS v. HIGGINS:  s, o, d
89-1555    burden on interstate commerce; motor carriers and vehicles
 

1990term/  OKLAHOMA TAX COMM'N v. POTAWATOMI TRIBE:  s, o, c
89-1322    tribal sovereign immunity; Indian Tribe; cigarettes;
           taxes; onreservation sales
 
1990term/  AIR COURIER CONFERENCE v. POSTAL WORKERS: s, o, c
89-1416    United States Postal Service's; monopoly; Private Express
           Statutes (PES); Administrative Procedure Act (APA)
 
1990term/  BUSINESS GUIDES v. CHROMATIC COMM. ENTERPRISES:  s, o, d
89-1500    Rules Enabling Act; copyright infringement; certification
 
1990term/  PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. v. HASLIP:  s, o, c1, c2, d
89-1279    Fourteenth Amendment, due process; health insurance, fraud;
           compensatory and punitive damages; substantive due process
 
1990term/  NORFOLK & W. R. CO. v. TRAIN DISPATCHERS:  s, o, d
89-1027    Railway Labor Act (RLA); Interstate Commerce Act (ICA); antitrust
           laws; Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC); rail carrier
 
1990term/  AUTOMOBILE WORKERS v. JOHNSON CONTROLS INC.:  s, o, c1, c2
89-1215    Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964; sex discrimination;
           lead exposure; women; occupational exposure; fertility
 
1990term/  AIR LINE PILOTS v. O'NEILL:  s, o
89-1493    Chapter 11; bankruptcy; collective bargaining; individual
           claims; courts and labor unions; striking
 
1990term/  MARTIN v. OSHRC: s, o
89-1541    Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; split enforcement;
           particular regulations; delegation, Secretary of Commission
 
1990term/  SALVE REGINA COLLEGE v. RUSSELL:  s, o, d
89-1629    state law; diversity action; reversible error; nursing;
           weight loss
 
1990term/  UNITED STATES v. SMITH:  s, o, d
89-1629    Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA); immunizes Government
           employees; negligently injured
 
1990term/  WEST VIRGINIA UNIV. HOSPITALS INC. v. CASEY:  s, o, d1, d2
89-0994    expert fees; civil rights litigation; a reasonable attorney's
           fee; Medicaid reimbursement rates
 
1990term/  UNITED STATES v. GAUBERT:  s, o, c
89-1793    Home Owner's Loan Act; Federal Home Loan Bank Board,
           (FHLBB); federal savings and loan associations; regulatory
           activity
 
1990term/  ARIZONA v. FULMINANTE:  s, o, c, d
89-0839    Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI; coerced; confession;
           murder
 
1990term/  EEOC v. ARABIAN AMERICAN OIL CO.:  s, o, c, d
89-1838    Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Americans abroad;
           Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
 
1990term/  COLUMBIA v. OMNI OUTDOOR ADVERTISING INC.: s, o, d
89-1671    State's Unfair Trade Practices Act; Sherman Act; billboard
           construction; anticompetitive conspiracy
 
1990term/  POWERS v. OHIO:  s, o, d
89-5011    equal protection clause; venire persons; jury; race-based
           exclusions; peremptory
 
1990term/  McCLESKEY v. ZANT: s, o, d
89-7024    Massiah claim; (federal) habeas corpus; incriminating
           statements; death sentence; abuse of writ
 
1990term/  LEATHERS v. MEDLOCK:  s, o, d
90-0029    First Amendment, freedom of expression; Fourteenth Amendment,
           equal protection; Arkansas' Gross Receipts Act; cable television;
           tax on personal property
 
1990term/  KAY v. EHRLER:  s, o
90-0079    Kentucky Board of Elections; lawyer as litigant; primary;
           civil rights action
 
1990term/  McCLESKEY v. ZANT:  s, o, d
89-7024    Massiah claim ; (federal) habeas corpus; incriminating
           statements; death sentence; abuse of writ
 
1990term/  AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSN. v. NLRB:  s, o
90-0097    National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); health care industry;
           collective bargaining; acute care, hospitals
 
1990term/  COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE v. McLAUGHLIN:  s, o, d1, d2
89-1817    Fourth Amendment, search and seizure; drug interdiction;
           consensual encounter; reasonable passenger, right to refuse
           search
 
1990term/  GILMER v. INTERSTATE/JOHNSON LANE CORP.:  s, o, d
90-0018    Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA); employment;
           compulsory, arbitration agreement; securities registration
 
1990term/  FORD MOTOR CREDIT v. FLORIDA REVENUE DEPT.:  o
88-1847    Per curiam decision

1990term/  LANKFORD v. IDAHO:  s, o, d
88-7247    Fourteenth Amendment, due process; first degree murder;
           death sentence
 
1990term/  MICHIGAN v. LUCAS: s, o, c, d
90-0149    Sixth Amendment, right to counsel; "rape-shield" statute;
           past sexual conduct; preclusion
 
1990term/  KAMEN v. KEMPER FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.:  s, o
90-0516    Investment Company Act of 1940 (ICA); federal security laws;
           corporate litigation; fund; advisor
 
1990term/  McCARTHY v. BRONSON:  s, o
90-5635    Habeas corpus; state prison conditions
 
1990term/  TOUBY v. UNITED STATES:  s, o, c
90-6282    Controlled Substances Act, "imminent hazard..."; legislative
           power; Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA; designer drugs; Euphoria;
           separation of powers; drug traffickers
 
1990term/  PRIMATE PROTECTION LEAGUE v. TULANE ED. FUND: s, o
90-0089    federally funded medical experiments; humane treatment of
           animals; monkeys
 
1990term/  OWEN v. OWEN:  s, o, d
89-1008    homestead law, exemption; bankruptcy; debtor; creditor
           chapter seven, 7
 
1990term/  McCORMICK v. UNITED STATES:  s, o, c, d
89-1918    Hobbs Act; federal crime of extortion; voluntary political
           contribution; campaign contribution
 
1990term/  FARREY v. SANDERFOOT:  s, o, c
90-0350    bankruptcy; divorce; lien; debtor
 
1990term/  RUST v. SULLIVAN:  s, o, d1, d2, d3
89-1391    First Amendment, free speech; Fifth Amendment, right to choose;
           Public Health Services Act, Title X; family planning services;
           abortion
 
1990term/  FLORIDA v. JIMENO:  s, o, d
90-0622    Fourth Amendment, search and seizure; free from unreasonable
           seizures; consent to search; drug transaction; closed container;
           narcotics
 
1990term/  SIEGERT v. GILLEY:  s, o, c, d
90-0096    Fifth Amendment, due process, liberty interest; threshold inquiry
           immunity claim; defamation
 
1990term/  ILLINOIS v. KENTUCKY:  s, o
106-orig   boundary dispute; low-water mark
 
1990term/  HERNANDEZ v. NEW YORK: s, o, c, d1, d2
89-7645    equal protection clause; purposeful discrimination; intentional
           discrimination; race-neutral; jury exclusion, peremptory
           challenges
 
1990term/  YATES v. EVATT:  s, o, c
89-7691    harmless error, jury instructions; beyond a reasonable doubt
 
1990term/  SUMMIT HEALTH LTD. v. PINHAS:  s, o, d
89-1679    Interstate Commerce Act; peer review process; anti-trust
           jurisdiction
 
1990term/  BRAXTON v. U.S.:  s, o
90-5358    offense guideline section; containing a stipulation; provisions
           of federal law; more serious offense

1990term/  LEHNERT v. FERRIS FACULTY ASSN.:  s, o, cd1, cd2, cd3
89-1217    collective bargaining; labor peace; free riders; statutory
           duties; labor laws
 
1990term/  CALIFORNIA v. ACEVEDO:  s, o, c, d1, d2
89-1619    Fourth Amendment, warrant; container within an automobile;
           probable cause; warrantless search; moving vehicle
 
1990term/  BURNS v. REED:  s, cd
89-1715    state prosecuting attorney; immune from liability; judicial process
 
1990term/  MU'MIN v. VIRGINIA:  s, o, c, d1, d2
90-5193    Sixth Amendment, impartial jury; Fourteenth Amendment, right to
           due process; juror impartiality; voire dire; previously obtained
           information
 
1990term/  CHAPMAN v. UNITED STATES:  s, o, d
90-5744    LSD; hallucinogenic; mixture or substance containing a detectable
           amount; weight; large volume drug-traffickers
 
1990term/  EDMONSON v. LEESVILLE CONCRETE CO.:  s, o, d1, d2
89-7743    equal protection rights; pre-emptory; prospective jury; exclude
           jurors on account of race
 
1990term/  CLARK v. ROEMER: s, o
90-0952    Voting Rights Act of 1965; voting practices; discriminatory
           purpose
 
1990term/  EXXON CORP. v. CENTRAL GULF LINES INC.:  s, o
90-0034    Federal Maritime Lien Act; breach of contract; fuel; bankruptcy
 
1990term/  CONNECTICUT v. DOEHR:  s, o, c1, c2
90-0143    Fourteenth Amendment, due process; assault and battery; mortgage
           prejudgement; attachment
 
1990term/  CHAMBERS v. NASCO INC.:  s, o, d1, d2
90-0256    diversity action; bad-faith conduct; attorney's fees
 
1990term/  ASTORIA FEDERAL S. & L. ASSN. v. SOLIMINO: s, o
89-1895    Age Discrimination in Employment Act 1967 (Age Act); Equal
           Employment Opportunity Commission, EEOC; judicially unreviewed
           state administrative findings
 
1990term/  MELKONYAN v. SULLIVAN:  s, o
90-5538    Supplemental Security Income SSI; Health and Human Services, HHS;
           Equal Access to Justice Act, EAJA; disability
 
1990term/  GOLLUST v. MENDELL:  s, o
90-0659    Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, SEC; beneficial owner;
           security
 
1990term/  JOHNSON v. HOME STATE BANK:  s, o
90-0693    bankruptcy; chapter seven; chapter 11; chapter 13; mortgage lien
 
1990term/  BURNS v. UNITED STATES:  s, o, d
89-7260    Sentencing Reform Act of 1984; United States Sentencing
           Commission's Guidelines; sentencing

1990term/  LITTON FINANCIAL PRINTING DIV. v. NLRB:  s, o, d1, d2
90-0285    National Labor Relations Act, NLRA; arbitration; unfair labor
           practice; layoff; labor dispute
 
1990term/  TOIBB v. RADLOFF:  s, o, d
90-0368    bankruptcy; chapter seven; chapter eleven
 
1990term/  McNEIL v. WISCONSIN:  s, o, c, d
90-5319    Fifth Amendment, self incrimination; Sixth Amendment, right to
           counsel; Miranda
 
1990term/  OKLAHOMA v. NEW MEXICO:  s, o, cd
109-orig   state's rights; river, dam
 
1990term/  WILSON v. SEITER:  s, o, c
89-7376    Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments; due process, cruel and unusual
           punishment; prisoner
 
1990term/  RENNE v. GEARY:  s, o, c, d1, d2
90-0769    First Amendment, free speech; unjusticiable
 
1990term/  WASH. AIRPORTS v. NOISE ABATEMENT CITIZENS:  s, o, d
90-0906    Article I; separation of powers
 
1990term/  OPINION FLORIDA v. BOSTICK: s, o, d
89-1717    Fourth Amendment, search and seizure; coercive; reasonable
           person
 
1990term/  MASSON v. NEW YORKER MAGAZINE INC.:  89-1799
89-1799    First Amendment, free speech; libel, inaccuracy; defamatory;
           malice; fabricated
 
1990term/  JAMES B. BEAM DISTILLING CO. v. GEORGIA:  s, o, c1, c2, c3, d
89-0680    stare decisis; retroactive; prospectively
 
1990term/  LAMPF v. GILBERTSON:  s, o, c, d1, d2, d3
90-0333    Securities and Exchange Act of 1967, SEC; fraud; statute of
           limitations
 
1990term/  GREGORY v. ASHCROFT:  s, o, c, d
90-0050    Fourteenth Amendment, equal protection; Age Discrimination in
           Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA); judges
 
1990term/  CHISOM v. ROEMER:  s, o, d1, d2
90-0757    Voting Rights Act of 1965; vote dilution; judicial elections;
           representatives; voting
 
1990term/  HOUSTON LAWYERS' ASSN. v. TEXAS ATTORNEY GEN.: s, o, d
90-0813    Voting Rights Act of 1965; executive officers; trial judges;
           vote dilution; voting
 
1990term/  WISCONSIN PUBLIC INTERVENOR v. MORTIER:  s, o, c
89-1905    Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide, (FIFRA);
           Environmental Protection Agency, EPA; pesticides; local regulation
 
1990term/  BARNES v. GLEN THEATRE INC.:  o, c1, c2, d
90-0026    First Amendment, free speech; expressive conduct; nonobscene
           nude dancing; protected expression; public indecency; nude; adults-
           only
 
1990term/  SCHAD v. ARIZONA:  s, o, c, d
90-5551    due process; premeditation; fundamental fairness;
           jury instruction on lesser crimes
 
1990term/  BLATCHFORD v. NATIVE VILLAGE OF NOATAK:  s, o, d
89-1782    Eleventh Amendment, foreign sovereigns; State sovereign immunity;
           state not subject to suit in federal court
 
1990term/  COLEMAN v. THOMPSON:  s, o, cd, d
89-7662    Habeas Corpus; federalism
 
1990term/  YLST v. NUNNEMAKER:  s, o, c
90-0068    Habeas Corpus action; Federalism; Federal courts' review of State's
           procedural rules, Miranda

1990term/  PAULEY v. BETHENERGY MINES:  s, o, d
89-1714    Administrative Law;  Department of Labor, DOL; Health Education
           and Welfare, HEW
 
1990term/  COHEN v. COWLES MEDIA CO.:  s, o, d1, d2
90-0634    First Amendment, freedom of the press; breach of contract;
           confidentiality; breach of contract; promissory estoppel; news
           media
 
1990term/  VIRGINIA BANKSHARES INC. v. SANDBERG:  s, o, c, cd1, cd2
89-1448    Securities Exchange Act; commission; corporate merger; proxy;
           shareholder
 
1990term/  GENTILE v. STATE BAR OF NEVADA:  s, o, o1, od, c
90-1836    First Amendment, free speech; material prejudice; extrajudicial
           statements
 
1990term/  HARMELIN v. MICHIGAN:  s, o, c, d1, d2, d3
89-7272    Eight Amendment, cruel and unusual punishment clause;
           disproportionate sentence; drug offense; life without parole
 
1990term/  PAYNE v. TENNESSEE:  s, o, c1, c2, c3, d1, d2
90-5721    Eighth amendment rights; victim's rights; victim impact evidence;
           statements; capital sentencing hearing; victim's character
 
1990term/  PERETZ v. UNITED STATES:  s, o, d1, d2
90-0615    Article III, jury selection; Federal Magistrates Act; voire dire;
           felony trial; additional duties; expanded jurisdiction and consent
 
1990term/  FREYTAG v. COMMISSIONER:  s, o, c
90-0762    Article II, appointments clause; special trial judge;
           Separation of Powers
 
1991term/  HAFER v. MELO, et al.:  s, o
90-0681    Eleventh Amendment; Fourteenth Amendment; individual-capacity;
           official capacities; state-officers; damages

1991term/  UNION BANK, PETITIONER v. HERBERT WOLAS:  s, o, c
90-1491    Chapter 7; Bankrupcy Code; bankruptcy; debt; trustee;
           Debtor's estate

1991term/  RAY & CARROLL v. CONRAIL:  d
91-0704    Note: also 91-6253
           Federal Employers' Liability Act, (FELA); emotional injury;
           physical contact; threat

1991term/  IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, PETITIONER v.
90-1342    JAIRO JONATHAN ELIAS-ZACARIAS:  s, o, d
           Immigration and Nationality Act; Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA);
           discretionary grant of asylum; well-founded fear of persecution;
           military service; political opinion; Guatemala

1991term/  JAMES BLODGETT, SUPERINTENDENT, WASHINGTON STATE PENITENTIARY,
91-0716    et al. on petition for writ of mandamus:  o, c
           Per Curiam Decision; habeas corpus petition
 
1991term/  STATE OF WYOMING, PLAINTIFF v. STATE OF OKLAHOMA:  d1, d2
orig-112   Original Jurisdiction; Commerce Clause
 
1991term/  ALETHA DEWSNUP, PETITIONER v. LOUIS L. TIMM et al.:  o, d
90-0741    Bankruptcy Code; bankruptcy; lien; real property; collateral;
           loan; Deed of Trust

1991term/  WHITE v. ILLINOIS:  s
90-6113    Confrontation Clause; spontaneous declaration; sexual assault;
           juvenile; hearsay exceptions

1991term/  IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE v. DOHERTY:  s, o, cd
90-0925    Immigration and Nationality Act; Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA);
           discretion; deportation; broad discretion

1991term/  RUFO, SHERIFF OF SUFFOLK COUNTY, et al. v. INMATES OF SUFFOLK
90-0954    COUNTY JAIL et al.:  s, o, c, d
           Note: also 90-1004
           Swift Court; unconscionable delay; jail; prison; consent decree;
           grievous wrong

1991term/  ARKANSAS v. OKLAHOMA: s,o
90-1262    Note: also 90-1266 Environmental Protection Agency v. Oklahoma
           Clean Water Act; National Pollution Elimination System (NPES);
           Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

1991term/  INDOPCO, INC. v. COMMISIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE: s,o
90-1278    Federal income tax return; deduction; tax; corporation; merger;
           friendly acquisition; asset

1991term/  COLLINS v. CITY OF HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS: s,o
90-1279    Fourteenth Amendment, Due Process Clause; hazards in the workplace;
           safety; asphyxia

1991term/  FRANKLIN v. GWINNETT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS et al.: s,o,c
90-0918    Education Amendments of 1972, Title IX; sexual harassment;
           damages; remedy; school district; complaint

1991term/  HAITIAN REFUGEE CENTER, INC., et al. v. BAKER: o,c,d
91-1292    stay of mandates; denial of certiorari

1991term/  WILLY v. COASTAL CORP. et al.: s, o
90-1150    Article III; Rule 11; regulate the courts

1991term/  GENERAL MOTORS CORP. et al., v. ROMETIN: s, o
90-1390    Contract Clause; Due Process Clause; benefit coordination;
           injured; maximum weekly compensation

1991term/  CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK v. GERMAIN: s, o, c, c
90-1791    bankruptcy cases; bankrupt; interlocutory order

1991term/  WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES: s, o, d
90-6297    Sentencing Reform Act of 1984; United States Sentencing Commission;
           sentence

1991term/  STRINGER v. BLACK: s, o, d
90-1616    Eight Amendment, cruel and unusual punishment; aggravation forces;
           heinous; atrocious and cruel; captital murder

1991term/  DAWSON v. DELAWARE: s, o, c, d
90-6704    First Amendment; Fourteenth Amendment; first-degree murder;
           Aryan Brotherhood; white racist

1991term/  McCARTHY v.  MADIGAN et al.: s, o, c
90-6861    Bivens action; money damages; Bureau of Prisons; federal
           prisoners

1991term/  SCHACHT, Jr. v. CATEPILLAR, et al.: d
91-1090    Note: also 91-1095 (Opinion not available through
           Project Hermes)

1991term/  PFZ PROPERETIES, INC. V. RENE ALERTO RODRIQUEZ:
91-0122    Memorandum respecting the denial of certiorari

1991term/  HIERSCSHE v. UNITED STATES:
91-0774    Memorandum respecting the denial of certiorari

1991term/  Not available through project Hermes
90-1000

1991term/  SUPREME COURT v. NOOT:s
91-7002    The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied
 
1991term/  UNITED STATES, ONER V. WILSON:o, d
90-1745    Hobbs Act; sentence; term of imprisonment; credit;
           time served

1991term/  HOLMES v. SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION:s, o, c, c
90-0727    Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Securities Investor Protection
           Act; RICO, racketeering; stock; manipulation

1991term/  UNITED STATES v. R.L.C.:s, o, c, c, c, d
90-1577    Juvenile Delinquency Act; convicted as an adult; juvenile;
           maximum sentence
 
1991term/  NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. DARDEN:o
90-1802    Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA);
           independent; contract employee

1991term/  ROBERTSON v. SEATTLE AUDOBON SOCIETY:o
90-1596    Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations
           Act, 1990; harvesting, timber, Endangered Species Act of 1973;
           Northern spotted owl

1991term/  NATIONAL RAIL ROAD PASSENGER CORP. v. BOSTON AND MAINE CORP:
90-1419    s, o, d: NOTE; also 90-1769
           Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 (RPSA); Amtrak; trackage rights;
           Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)

1991term/  SUTER v. ARTIST M.:s, o
90-1488    Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980; child abuse;
           neglect; reasonable efforts

1991term/  UNITED STATES v. FELIX:s, o, c
90-1599    Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); illegal drug;
           methamphetamine; criminal intent; manufacture

1991term/  BARNHILL v. JOHNSON:s, o, c, d
91-0159    Chapter 11; debtor; check; transfer made by check

1991term/  YEE v. CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA:s, o, c, c
90-1947    Fifth Amendment, Takings Clause; just compensation; property;
           regulate; property's economic use; mobile home

1991term/  FREEMAN v. PITTS:s, o, c, c, c
89-1290    Desegregation; DeKalb, Georgia; demographic changes; racial
           imbalance; desegregation decree

1991term/  UNITED STATES v. MONTANA:s, o
91-0860    Article I, Constitution; apportionment of Representatives among
           the states; equal proportion; 1990 census

1991term/  JACOBSON v. UNITED STATES:s, o, d
90-1124    Child Protection Act; predisposed; child pornography; disposition
           to commit a criminal act; generic inclination; entrapment

1991term/  UNITED STATES v. ALASKA:s, o
orig-118   Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1989 (RHA); federal permit:
           Secretary of the Army; Nome; port; federal-state boundary

1991term/  U.S. DEPT. OF ENERGY v. OHIO:s, o, cd
90-1341    NOTE: also 90-1517
           Clean Water Act (CWA); Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
           of 1976 (RCRA); Department of Energy (DOE); pollutants;
           uranium-processing

1991term/  BANKER v. KANSAS:s, o, c
91-0611    Military Retirement Benefits; pay for reduced current services;
           Kansas Public Employee System

1991term/  TAYLOR v. FREEELAND:s, o, d
91-0571    Bankruptcy Code Act; Taylor's complaint; penalizing debtors

1991term/  KEENY v. TAMAYO-REYES:s, o, d1, d2
90-1859    cause-and-prejudice; Cuban; first-degree manslaughter;
           nolo contendere; habeas corpus relief; immigrant; Fay

1991term/  DENTON v. HERNANDEZ:s, o
90-1846    forma pauperis complaint; drugged; raped; alleged rapes; factually
           frivolous

1991term/  UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS:s, o
90-1972    Fifth Amendment; grand jury; otherwise valid indictment;
           substantial exculpatory evidence; supervisory power

1991term/  WYATT v. COLE et al.:s, o, d
91-0126    Mississipi replevin statute; 42 U.S.C 1983 Act; Cole's refusal to
           return the property seized to Wyatt; Wyatt's challenge to the
           state's constitutionality

1991term/  FOUCHA v. LOUISIANA:s, o, c, d1, d2
90-5844    Louisiana law; Fourteenth Amendment; a state court's acquital on
           Foucha of being dangerous based on a doctor's testimony

1991term/  RIGGINS v. NEVADA:s, o, c, d
90-8466    Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments; petitioner Riggin's complaint
           of hearing voices and having sleep problems; use of antipsychotic
           drug Mellaril; Riggins sentenced to death

1991term/  BURSON v. FREEMAN:s, o, c1, c2, d
90-1056    First and Fourteenth Amendments; Tennessee Code; prohibition of
           solicitation of votes and display of campaigning materials

1991term/  EVANS v. UNITED STATES:s, o, c1, c2, d
90-6105    Hobbs Act; Federal Bureau of Investigation agent; investigation
           of public corruption in Georgia; Evans convicted

1991term/  UNITED STATES v. BURKE et al.:s, o, c1, c2, d
91-0042    Civil Rights Act; Tennessee Valley Authority; discrimanatory
           underpayments

1991term/  QUILL CORP. v. NORTH DAKOTA:s, o, c1, c2
91-0194    Fourteenth Amendment; collection and payment of tax on goods
           purchased for use in the state; physical presence

1991term/  MORALES v. TWA: s, o, d
90-1604    Airline Deregulation Act; airlines; morales; texas; trans; twa;
           world

1991term/  CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT v. HUNT:s, o, d
91-0471    Alabama Act; fee on hazardous wastes; chemical; management

1991term/  FORT GRATIOT LANDFILL v. MICH., etc.:s, o, d
91-0636    Michigan's Solid Waste Management Act; Commerce Clause; waste
           import restrictions; natural resources

1991term/  EASTMAN KODAK v. IMAGE TECHNICAL SERVICES:s, o, d
90-1029    Sherman Act; replacement parts; monopolization; copying and
           micrographic equipment

1991term/  UNITED STATES v. THOMPSON:s, o, c, d1, d2
91-0164    National Firearms Act; Tucker Act; "contender" pistol; rifle;
           barrel; The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

1991term/  BURDICK v. TAKUSHI:s, o, d
91-0535    First and Fourteenth Amendments; prohibition on write-in voting;
           Honolulu voter; Hawaii

1991term/  SOCHOR v. FLORIDA:s, o, c, d1, d2
91-5843    Eighth Amendment; "heinousness" and "coldness" factors; mitigating
           circumstances
 
1991term/  LUJAN v. DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE:s, o, c1, c2, d
90-1424    Endangered Species Act; secretary of interior; secretary of
           commerce; threatened species

1991term/  FTC v. TICOR TITLE INSURANCE CO:s, o, c, d1, d2
91-0072    Federal Trade Commission Act; title searches; examinations; setting
           fees; horizontal price fixing; federal insurance

1991term/  ARGENTINA et al. v. WELTOVER, INC:s, o
91-0763    Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act; "Bonods"; rescheduling the debts;
           Panamanian corporations; Swiss bank; repayment; New York

1991term/  BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD CO. v. FORD:s, o
91-0779    Federal Employers' Liability Act; Fourteenth Amendment; johnson
           burlington; ford johnson; Montana

1991term/  ANKENBRANDT v. RICHARDS & KESLER:s, o, c1, c2
91-0367    diversity-of-citizenship; father; daughters; torts; monetary
           damages

1991term/  ALLIED-SIGNAL v. DIR., DIVISION OF TAXATION:s ,o, d
91-0615    nondomiciliary corporation; taxing the multistate income

1991term/  MORGAN v. ILLINOIS:s, o, d
91-5118    Fourteenth and Sixth Amendments; death penalty; vote; jurors

1991term/  UNITED STATES v. ALVAREZ-MACHAIN:s, o, d
91-0712    Extradition Treaty; Mexican citizen; kidnapping; murder; Drug
           Enforcement Administration agent; pilot

1991term/  PATTERSON v. SHUMATE:s, o, c
91-0913    Employee Retirement Income Security Act; Bankruptcy Code; pension
           plan
 
1991term/  GADE v. NATIONAL SOLID WASTES MANAGEMENT:s, o, c, d
90-1676    Occupational Safety and Health Act; Superfund Amendments and
           Reauthorization Act; environmental; Illinois; national; protection

1991term/  KRAFT GEN. FOOD v. IOWA REVENUE etc.:s, o, d
90-1918    subsidaries; foreign; domestic; finance

1991term/  NORDLINGER v. HAHN et al.:s, o, c, d
90-1912    Fourteenth Amendment; acquisition value; assessor; tax

1991term/  GEORGIA v. McCOLLUM et al.:s, o, c1, c2, d1, d2
91-0372    Sixth Amendment; preemptory strikes; racial discrimination

1991term/  WISC. DEPT. OF REV. v. WRIGLEY CO.:s, o, c, d
91-0119    15 U.S.C. 381(a); chewing gum manufacturer; solicitation of
           orders; taxing

1991term/  FORSYTH COUNTY, GA v. NATIONALIST MOVEMENT:s, o, d
91-0538    First and Fourteenth Amendments; private demonstrations; uses
           of public property; expenses; Georgia

1991term/  NEW YORK et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.:s, o, cd1, cd2
91-0543    Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act; Tenth
           Amendment; Article 4; disposal of waste; incentives

1991term/  R. A. V. v. CITY OF ST. PAUL:s, o, c1, c2, c3
90-7675    First Amendment; Bias-Motivated Crime Ordinance; Minnesota

1991term/  WRIGHT, JR. v. WEST, JR.:s, o, c1, c2, c3, c4
91-0542    burglary; missing items; television set; coffee table; Warden

1991term/  ESTATE OF COWART v. NICKLOS DRILLING CO.:s, o, d
91-0017    Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act; Transco;
           oil drilling platform; Compass

1991term/  AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS v. S. G. & A. E.:s, o, d
91-0594    Article III; AIDS; contaminated blood; sue and be sued

1991term/  UNITED STATES v. SALERNO et al.:s, o, d
91-0872    Fifth Amendment; Club; Cedar Park Construction Corporation;
           construction contracts

1991term/  SAWYER v. WHITLEY:s, o, c1, c2
91-6382    murder; evidence; sentence to death; habeas relief

1991term/  MEDINA v. CALIFORNIA:s, o, c, d
90-8370    incompetency; mental; trial; punishment

1991term/  DOGGETT v. UNITED STATES:s, o, d1, d2
90-0857    Sixth Amendment; Drug Enforcement Agency; Panama; locating;
           expelled

1991term/  LEE et al. v. WEISMAN:s, o, c1, c2, d
90-1014    First Amendment; bishop; middle; school; clergy; prayers;
           invocations; benedictions

1991term/  CIPOLLONE v. LIGGETT GROUP:s, o, cd1, cd2
90-1038    Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act; smoking hazards;
           warning; public health

1991term/  CITY OF BURLINGTON v. DAGUE et al.:s, o, d1, d2
91-0810    Solid Waste Disposal Act; Clean Water Act; attorney; fees

1991term/  UNITED STATES v. FORDICE:s, o, c1, c2, d
90-1205    Fourteenth Amendment; Civil Rights Act (1964); segregation;
           public university system

1991term/  KRISHNA CONSIOUSNESS, et al. v. LEE:s, o, c, cd1, cd2
91-0155    First Amendment; Port Authority; New York; New Jersey;
           solicitation; money

1991term/  TWO PESOS v. TACO CABANA:s, o, c1, c2, c3
91-0971    Trademark Act (Lanham Act, 1946); restaurants; Mexican;
           distinction; chain

1991term/  FRANKLIN, et al. v. MASSACHUSETTS, et al.:s, o, c1, c2
91-1502    Administrative Procedure Act; Representative; statewise allocation;
           Washington state

1991term/  LUCAS v. SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL COUNCIL:s, o, c, d1, d2, d3
91-0453    Beachfront Management Act; Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments; homes;
           ban; construction

1991term/  PLANNED PARENTHOOD, etc. v. CASEY:s, o, cd1, cd2, cd3, cd4
91-0744    Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act (1985); Fourteenth Amendment;
           abortion; informing; consent





 

 

 
 
