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Rabinowitz Vs. Kennedy
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-30-1964
Rabinowitz v. Kennedy - 376 U.S. 605 (1964) U.S. Supreme Court Rabinowitz v. Kennedy, 376 U.S. 605 (1964) Rabinowitz v. Kennedy No. 287 Argued March 2, 1964 Decided March 30, 1964 376 U.S. 605 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Syllabus 1. An attorney who performs legal services, including the handling of litigation, for a foreign government must register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended. The work of a lawyer in litigating for a foreign government cannot, within the meaning of the exemption section of the Act, be characterized as only "financial or mercantile" activity, for those terms are used in the Act to describe conduct of an ordinary private commercial character. Furthermore, since the interest of a foreign government in litigation, even if relating to financial or mercantile matters, cannot be deemed only "private and nonpolitical," an attorney engaged in such litigation cannot, under any...
Fpc Vs. Hunt
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-30-1964
FPC v. Hunt - 376 U.S. 515 (1964) U.S. Supreme Court FPC v. Hunt, 376 U.S. 515 (1964) Federal Power Commission v. Hunt No. 273 Argued March 2, 1964 Decided March 30, 1964 376 U.S. 515 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Syllabus 1. The issuance by the Federal Power Commission (FPC) of a temporary certificate of public convenience and necessity under 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, authorizing the sale of natural gas in interstate movement pending determination of an application for permanent certification, may be conditioned in the FPC's discretion upon the maintenance of a prescribed price during the period of the temporary authorization. Pp. 376 U. S. 515 -521. 2. The procedure of 4 of the Act for the filing of proposed changes in rates is available to the producer only after the issuance of a permanent or an unconditional temporary certificate. Pp. 376 U. S. 523 -527. 306 F.2d 334, reversed. MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion...
Carter Vs. Florida
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-30-1964
CARTER v. FLORIDA - 376 U.S. 648 (1964) U.S. Supreme Court CARTER v. FLORIDA, 376 U.S. 648 (1964) 376 U.S. 648 CARTER v. FLORIDA. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA. No. 817. Decided March 30, 1964. Appeal dismissed for want of a substantial federal question. Reported below: 155 So.2d 787. Hal S. Ives for appellant. PER CURIAM. The appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question. Page 376 U.S. 648, 649 SUBURBAN TELEPHONE v. MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE, TELE., 376 U.S. 648 (1964) 376 U.S. 648 (1964) "> U.S. Supreme Court SUBURBAN TELEPHONE v. MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE, TELE., 376 U.S. 648 (1964) 376 U.S. 648 SUBURBAN TELEPHONE CO. v. MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW MEXICO. No. 800. Decided March 30, 1964. Appeal dismissed and certiorari denied. Reported below: 72 N. M. 411, 384 P.2d 684. J. Kenneth Baird and Robert A. Sprecher for appellant. J. H. Shepherd for Mountain States Telepho...
Ungar Vs. Sarafite
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-30-1964
Ungar v. Sarafite - 376 U.S. 575 (1964) U.S. Supreme Court Ungar v. Sarafite, 376 U.S. 575 (1964) Ungar v. Sarafite No. 167 Argued February 24, 1964 Decided March 30, 1964 376 U.S. 575 APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NEW YORK Syllabus An important prosecution witness in a state criminal trial was adjudged guilty of criminal contempt for his conduct as a witness in a post-trial hearing presided over by the judge before whom the contempt occurred at trial. A request for a continuance was denied, and the witness, himself an attorney, did not defend, arguing only that a continuance and a hearing before another judge should be afforded. The judge found the witness' exclamation at trial that he was being "coerced and intimidated and badgered" and that "[t]he Court is suppressing the evidence" to be disruptive contempt of court, and sentenced the witness to 10 days' imprisonment and a fine. Held: 1. Criticism of the court's rulings and failure to obey court orders do not, on ...
In Re Crow
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-30-1964
IN RE CROW - 376 U.S. 647 (1964) U.S. Supreme Court IN RE CROW, 376 U.S. 647 (1964) 376 U.S. 647 IN RE CROW. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF OHIO. No. 767. Decided March 30, 1964. Appeal dismissed and certiorari denied. Appellant pro se. William B. Saxbe, Attorney General of Ohio, for the Supreme Court of Ohio, in opposition. PER CURIAM. The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Treating the papers whereon the appeal was taken as a petition for a writ of certiorari, certiorari is denied. PORT OF BROOKINGS v. UNITED STATES, 376 U.S. 647 (1964) 376 U.S. 647 (1964) "> U.S. Supreme Court PORT OF BROOKINGS v. UNITED STATES, 376 U.S. 647 (1964) 376 U.S. 647 PORT OF BROOKINGS ET AL. v. UNITED STATES ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON. No. 771. Decided March 30, 1964. Affirmed. Lloyd Hammel, Assistant Attorney General of Oregon, and Sidney Teiser for appellants. Solicitor Gen...
Van Dusen Vs. Barrack
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-30-1964
Van Dusen v. Barrack - 376 U.S. 612 (1964) U.S. Supreme Court Van Dusen v. Barrack, 376 U.S. 612 (1964) Van Dusen v. Barrack Nos. 56 and 80 Argued January 8-9, 1964 Decided March 30, 1964 376 U.S. 612 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondents, personal representatives of Pennsylvania decedents, instituted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 40 wrongful death actions arising from an airplane crash in Massachusetts. Acting on petitioners' motion under 1404(a) of the Judicial Code of 1948, which provides for transfer of civil actions for the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, to any district where such action "might have been brought," the District Court ordered that the actions be transferred to the District of Massachusetts, where over 100 other actions arising out of the same disaster are pending. The Court of Appeals, interpreting 1404(a) and relying ...
John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Vs. Livingston
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-30-1964
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Livingston - 376 U.S. 543 (1964) U.S. Supreme Court John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Livingston, 376 U.S. 543 (1964) John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Livingston No. 91 Argued January 9, 13, 1964 Decided March 30, 1964 376 U.S. 543 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondent labor union brought an action under 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act to compel arbitration under a collective bargaining agreement executed by a company which the petitioner acquired by merger. The District Court denied relief, but the Court of Appeals reversed and directed arbitration. Held: 1. The courts determine whether arbitration is required, based on the agreement. Atkinson v. Sinclair Refining Co., 370 U. S. 238 , followed. Pp. 376 U. S. 546 -547. 2. The substantive law which controls suits under 301 of the Act is federal law. Textile Workers Union v. Lincoln Mills, 353 U. S. 448 , followed. P. 376 U. S. 548 . ...
Hamilton Vs. Alabama
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-30-1964
HAMILTON v. ALABAMA - 376 U.S. 650 (1964) U.S. Supreme Court HAMILTON v. ALABAMA, 376 U.S. 650 (1964) 376 U.S. 650 HAMILTON v. ALABAMA. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA. No. 793. Decided March 30, 1964. Certiorari granted and judgment reversed. Reported below: 275 Ala. 574, 156 So.2d 926. Jack Greenberg, James M. Nabrit III and Oscar W. Adams, Jr. for petitioner. Richmond M. Flowers, Attorney General of Alabama, and Bernard F. Sykes and Owen Bridges, Assistant Attorneys General, for respondent. PER CURIAM. The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is reversed. Johnson v. Virginia, 373 U.S. 61 . MR. JUSTICE BLACK concurs in reversal of the judgment of contempt for reasons discussed in In re Murchison, 349 U.S. 133 , In re Oliver, 333 U.S. 257 , and Thompson v. City of Louisville, 362 U.S. 199 . Cf. Offutt v. United States, 348 U.S. 11 . MR. JUSTICE CLARK, MR. JUSTICE HARLAN and MR. JUSTICE WHITE are of the op...
Rugendorf Vs. United States
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-30-1964
Rugendorf v. United States - 376 U.S. 528 (1964) U.S. Supreme Court Rugendorf v. United States, 376 U.S. 528 (1964) Rugendorf v. United States No. 223 Argued February 27, 1964 Decided March 30, 1964 376 U.S. 528 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioner was convicted of knowingly concealing stolen fur garments in violation of 18 U.S. C. 2315. The stolen furs were found in the basement of his home pursuant to a search warrant issued on the strength of an affidavit factually inaccurate in two respects and based partly on hearsay statements of confidential informants. Petitioner's motion to suppress the introduction in evidence of the seized furs was denied by the trial court. Held: 1. The search warrant was valid as long as it provided a substantial basis to support the conclusion that the stolen goods were probably in petitioner's basement. Pp. 376 U. S. 531 -533. (a) Factual inaccuracies, not going to the integrity of...
Mrvica Vs. Esperdy
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-30-1964
Mrvica v. Esperdy - 376 U.S. 560 (1964) U.S. Supreme Court Mrvica v. Esperdy, 376 U.S. 560 (1964) Mrvica v. Esperdy No. 353 Argued March 5, 1964 Decided March 30, 1964 376 U.S. 560 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT Syllabus An alien seaman, who first entered this country in January 1940, and who left as a seaman on a foreign ship in October, 1942, after a warrant for his deportation was issued, who then returned and has remained here since December, 1942, has not had continuous residence in the United States since his original entry within the meaning of 29 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. He therefore cannot qualify under that provision for a record of lawful admission into the United States for permanent residence. Pp. 560- 376 U. S. 568 . 317 F.2d 220, affirmed. MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court. This case involves construction of the provisions of 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 66 Stat....
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