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Parker Vs. Levy

Court : US Supreme Court

Parker v. Levy - 417 U.S. 733 (1974) U.S. Supreme Court Parker v. Levy, 417 U.S. 733 (1974) Parker v. Levy No. 73-206 Argued February 20, 1974 Decided June 19, 1974 417 U.S. 733 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT Syllabus Article 90(2) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (Code) provides for punishment of any person subject to the Code who "willfully disobeys a lawful command of his superior commissioned officer"; Art. 133 punishes a commissioned officer for "conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman"; and Art. 134 (the general article) punishes any person subject to the Code for, inter alia, "all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces," though not specifically mentioned in the Code. Appellee, an Army physician assigned to a hospital, was convicted by a general court-martial of violating Art. 90(2) for disobeying the hospital commandant's order to establish a training program for Sp...

United States Vs. Maze

Court : US Supreme Court

United States v. Maze - 414 U.S. 395 (1974) U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Maze, 414 U.S. 395 (1974) United States v. Maze No. 72-1168 Argued November 13-14, 1973 Decided January 8, 1974 414 U.S. 395 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondent was convicted of violating the federal mail fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. 1341, by devising a scheme to defraud through unlawfully obtaining possession from one Meredith of a credit card issued by a Louisville bank, which respondent used to obtain goods and services from motel operators in various States knowing that the operators to whom he presented the card for payment would mail the sales slips to the Louisville bank, which would in turn mail them to Meredith. Section 1341 makes it a crime, inter alia, for a person who has devised a scheme to defraud or for obtaining money or property by means of false pretenses for the purpose of executing the scheme knowingly to cause to be deliv...

Oneida Indian Nation Vs. County of Oneida

Court : US Supreme Court

Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida - 414 U.S. 661 (1974) U.S. Supreme Court Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida, 414 U.S. 661 (1974) Oneida Indian Nation of New York v. County of Oneida, New York No. 72-851 Argued November 6-7, 1973 Decided January 21, 1974 414 U.S. 661 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioners brought this action for the fair rental value for a specified period of certain land in New York that the Oneidas had ceded to the State in 1795, alleging, inter alia, that the Oneidas had owned and occupied the land from time immemorial to the time of the American Revolution; that, in the 1780's and 1790's, various treaties with the United States had confirmed their right to possession of the land until purchased by the United States; that, in 1790, the treaties had been implemented by the Nonintercourse Act forbidding the conveyance of Indian lands without the United States' consent; and that the 1795 ...

Marshall Vs. United States

Court : US Supreme Court

Marshall v. United States - 414 U.S. 417 (1974) U.S. Supreme Court Marshall v. United States, 414 U.S. 417 (1974) Marshall v. United States No. 72-5881 Argued October 16-17, 1973 Decided January 9, 1974 414 U.S. 417 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioner, who had three prior felony convictions, moved for commitment as a narcotic addict pursuant to Title II of the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act of 1966 (NARA), following a fourth felony conviction. The District Court held that the NARA's "two prior felony" exclusion precluded the requested commitment, rejecting petitioner's post-sentence motion to vacate his sentence on the ground that the "two prior felony" exclusion violated equal protection as embodied in the Fifth Amendment. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Held: Title II of NARA does not deny due process or equal protection by excluding from rehabilitative commitment, in lieu of penal incarceration, addicts with two...

Teleprompter Corp. Vs. Columbia Broadcasting

Court : US Supreme Court

Teleprompter Corp. v. Columbia Broadcasting - 415 U.S. 394 (1974) U.S. Supreme Court Teleprompter Corp. v. Columbia Broadcasting, 415 U.S. 394 (1974) Teleprompter Corp. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. No. 72-1628 Argued January 7, 1974 Decided March 4, 1974 * 415 U.S. 394 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT Syllabus Several creators and producers of copyrighted television programs brought this suit claiming that defendants had infringed their copyrights by intercepting broadcast transmissions of copyrighted material and rechanneling these programs through various community antenna television (CATV) systems to paying subscribers. The District Court dismissed the complaint on the ground that the cause of action was barred by this Court's decision in Fortnightly Corp. v. United Artist Television, 392 U. S. 390 . On appeal, the Court of Appeals divided CATV systems into two categories for copyright purposes: (1) those where the broa...

The Ahmedabad St. Xavier's College Society and Anr. Vs. State of Gujar ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1974SC1389; (1974)1SCC717; [1975]1SCR173

..... act 1949 (bombay act no. l of 1949) as amended by the gujarat university (amendment) act, 1972 (gujarat act no. 6 of 1973) read with section 20 (clause xxxix) as inserted in the gujarat university act, 1949 by the gujarat university amendment act, 1972 are ultra vires articles 14, 19(1)(f) and (g), 26, 29 and 30 of the constitution of india.prayer was also made by the petitioners for restraining the university from considering or passing the resolutions at items nos. 144 and 145 ..... as the petitioner) is a society registered under the societies registration act, 1860 (act 21 of 1860) and a trust under the bombay public trusts act, 1950 (act 29 of 1950). the petitioner is running st. xavier's ..... to contemporary decisions involving numerous and diversified subjects (see 28 indian law journal, notes: 'judicial acquiescence in the forfeiture of constitutional rights through expansion of the conditioned ..... . so it seems to me that the words 'of their choice' merely make patent what is latent in article 30(1). those words are not intended to enlarge the ..... sole medium of instruction. it was held by this court that the circular of june 15, 1970 as amended by the circulars of july 2, 1970 and october 7, 1970 was invalid and ultra vires the powers vested in the university. the court further held tha ..... the communication under sub-section (1), the state government may, after making such inquiry as it thinks fit, by notification in the official gazette declare that the provisions of section 41 shall come .....

Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases

Court : US Supreme Court

Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases - 419 U.S. 102 (1974) U.S. Supreme Court Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases, 419 U.S. 102 (1974) Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases * Argued October 23, 1974 Decided December 16, 1974 419 U.S. 102 Syllabus As a comprehensive solution to a national rail crisis precipitated by the entry into reorganization proceedings under 77 of the Bankruptcy Act of eight major railroads in the northeast and midwest region of the country, Congress supplemented 77 with the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (Rail Act). Each railroad under a 77 reorganization must proceed under the Rail Act unless its reorganization court within specified times finds (a) that the railroad is reorganizable on an income basis within a reasonable time under 77 and that the public interest would be better served by a 77, rather than a Rail Act reorganization or (b) that the Rail Act does not provide a process that is fair and equitable to the estate of the r...

Richardson Vs. Ramirez

Court : US Supreme Court

..... official responsible for the conduct of the election, shall challenge any voter or question him concerning his qualifications to vote. . . ." section 14246 (supp. 1974) provides: "if the challenge is on the ground that the person challenged has been convicted of a felony or that he has been convicted of the embezzlement or misappropriation of public ..... compelling interest in preventing election fraud, the challenged provision is not sustainable on that ground. first, the disenfranchisement provisions are patently both overinclusive and underinclusive. the provision is not limited to those who have demonstrated a marked propensity for abusing the ballot by violating ..... pleading 705(c), p. 2329 (1971); see, e.g., dills v. delira corp., 145 cal.app.2d 124, 129, 302 p.2d 397, 400 (1956). the difference between ..... opinions on abstract questions of law, in re william m., 3 cal.3d 16, 473 p.2d 737 (1970), while in the same opinion adverting to its "declaratory use of habeas corpus in a number of cases" such as in re gonsalves, ..... acts readmitting virginia, mississippi, texas, and georgia early in 1870. act of jan. 26, 1870, c. 10, 16 stat. 62; act of feb. 1, 1870, c. 12, 16 stat. 63; act of feb. 23, 1870, c.19, 16 stat. 67; act of mar. 30, 1870, c. 39, 16 stat. 80; act ..... , 1866, revised and redrafted what ultimately became the fourteenth amendment. the journal of that committee's proceedings shows only what motions were made and how the various members of the committee voted on the motions .....

Hamling Vs. United States

Court : US Supreme Court

..... knowingly uses the mails for the mailing, carriage in the mails, or delivery of anything declared by this section or section 3001(e) of title 39 to be nonmailable, or knowingly causes to be delivered by mail according to the direction thereon, or at the ..... had undertaken a "special studies" course with her journalism professor, mr. haberstroh, who was also offered by petitioners as an expert ..... sex which are acceptable in the national community, then you may find the material to be patently offensive." "you will note that the book and advertisement here involved cannot be found ..... on the evidence before it, the jury was entitled to conclude that the individual petitioners, as corporate officials directly concerned with the activities of their organizations, were aware of the mail solicitation scheme ..... made punishable the mailing of material that is "obscene, lewd, lascivious, or filthy . . . [and of] other publication[s] of an indecent character," the court stated in roth: "many decisions have recognized tha ..... far beyond government's page 418 u. s. 145 constitutional power to deny them access to sexually oriented materials ..... ] the only printed words appearing on the interfold of pictures are: "in the katzman studies (1970) for the commission (see page 180), some 90 photographs were rated on five ..... over the administration of justice in the federal courts. we hold that the district court acted within its discretion in refusing to ask the questions. the judgment of the court of appeals for the .....

Gertz Vs. Robert Welch, Inc.

Court : US Supreme Court

Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. - 418 U.S. 323 (1974) U.S. Supreme Court Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc., 418 U.S. 323 (1974) Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. No. 72-617 Argued November 14, 1973 Decided June 25, 1974 418 U.S. 323 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT Syllabus A Chicago policeman named Nuccio was convicted of murder. The victim's family retained petitioner, a reputable attorney, to represent them in civil litigation against Nuccio. An article appearing in respondent's magazine alleged that Nuccio's murder trial was part of a Communist conspiracy to discredit the local police, and it falsely stated that petitioner had arranged Nuccio's "frameup," implied that petitioner had a criminal record, and labeled him a "Communist-fronter." Petitioner brought this diversity libel action against respondent. After the jury returned a verdict for petitioner, the District Court decided that the standard enunciated in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, ...