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Maryland Vs. Louisiana
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-26-1981
Maryland v. Louisiana - 451 U.S. 725 (1981) U.S. Supreme Court Maryland v. Louisiana, 451 U.S. 725 (1981) Maryland v. Louisiana No. 83, Orig. Argued January 19, 1981 Decided May 26, 1981 451 U.S. 725 ON EXCEPTIONS TO REPORTS OF SPECIAL MASTER Syllabus In this original action, several States, joined by the United States, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and a number of pipeline companies, challenge the constitutionality of Louisiana's tax on the "first use" of any natural gas brought into Louisiana which was not previously subjected to taxation by another State or the United States. The primary effect of the tax, which is imposed on pipeline companies, is on gas produced in the federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and then piped to processing plants in Louisiana and, for the most part, eventually sold to out-of-state consumers. The first-use tax statute (Act), as well as provisions of other Louisiana statutes, provides a number of exemptions from and credits ...
H. A. Artists and Assocs., Inc. Vs. Actors' Equity Assn.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-26-1981
H. A. Artists & Assocs., Inc. v. Actors' Equity Assn. - 451 U.S. 704 (1981) U.S. Supreme Court H. A. Artists & Assocs., Inc. v. Actors' Equity Assn., 451 U.S. 704 (1981) H. A. Artists & Assocs., Inc. v. Actors' Equity Assn. No. 80-348 Argued March 23, 1981 Decided May 26, 1981 451 U.S. 704 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondent union, which represents most of the stage actors and actresses in the United States, has entered into collective bargaining agreements with virtually all major theatrical producers throughout the country, fixing minimum (scale) wages and other conditions of employment for those represented by the union. Because of abuses by theatrical agents who, as independent contractors, negotiated employment contracts for actors and actresses with producers, particularly abuses as to the extraction of high commissions tending to undermine collectively bargained rates of compensation, the union, in 1928, unilate...
Maryland Vs. Louisiana
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-26-1981
Maryland v. Louisiana - 452 U.S. 456 (1981) U.S. Supreme Court Maryland v. Louisiana, 452 U.S. 456 (1981) Maryland v. Louisiana No. 83, Orig. Decided May 26, 1981 Decree entered June 15, 1981 452 U.S. 456 ON BILL OF COMPLAINT Decree entered. Opinion reported: 451 U. S. 451 U.S. 725. DECREE This cause having come on to be heard on the exceptions to the Reports of the Special Master dated May 14, 1980, and September 15, 1980, and having been argued by counsel and this Court having stated its conclusions in its opinion announced May 26, 1981, 451 U. S. 725 , and having considered the positions of the respective parties as to the terms of this decree, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED AS FOLLOWS: 1. The exceptions of the defendant State of Louisiana to the Report of the Special Master dated May 14, 1980, are overruled, and accordingly: (a) the motions of the State of New Jersey, the United States and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Columbia Gas Transmissi...
W. and S. Life Ins. Co. Vs. Board of Equalization
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-26-1981
W. & S. Life Ins. Co. v. Board of Equalization - 451 U.S. 648 (1981) U.S. Supreme Court W. & S. Life Ins. Co. v. Board of Equalization, 451 U.S. 648 (1981) Western & Southern Life Ins. Co. v. Board of Equalization No. 79-1423 Argued January 12, 1981 Decided May 26, 1981 451 U.S. 648 APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT Syllabus California, in addition to imposing a premiums tax on both foreign and domestic insurance companies doing business in the State, imposes a "retaliatory" tax on such a foreign insurer when the insurer's State of incorporation imposes higher taxes on California insurers doing business in that State than California would otherwise impose on that State's insurers doing business in California. Appellant, an Ohio insurer doing business in California, after unsuccessfully filing administrative refund claims for California retaliatory taxes paid, brought a refund suit in California Superior Court, alleging that the retalia...
St. MartIn Lutheran Church Vs. South Dakota
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-26-1981
St. Martin Lutheran Church v. South Dakota - 451 U.S. 772 (1981) U.S. Supreme Court St. Martin Lutheran Church v. South Dakota, 451 U.S. 772 (1981) St. Martin Evangelical Lutheran Church v. South Dakota, No. 80-120 Argued March 3, 1981 Decided May 26, 1981 451 U.S. 772 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH DAKOTA Syllabus Petitioner Church, located in South Dakota, is a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. It operates an elementary Christian day school that is not a separate legal entity from the Church, but is financed by the Church's congregation and controlled by a Board elected from the congregation. Petitioner Academy is a secondary school in South Dakota owned, supported, and controlled by the Synod, and it also is not separately incorporated. Petitioners claim exemption with respect to their school employees from unemployment compensation taxes imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) and South Dakota's complementary statutes. Title 26 U.S....
Texas Indus., Inc. Vs. Radcliff Materials, Inc.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-26-1981
Texas Indus., Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc. - 451 U.S. 630 (1981) U.S. Supreme Court Texas Indus., Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc., 451 U.S. 630 (1981) Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc. No. 79-1144 Argued March 3, 1981 Decided May 26, 1981 451 U.S. 630 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioner and respondents manufacture and sell ready-mix concrete. A purchaser of concrete from petitioner filed a civil action against petitioner in Federal District Court, alleging that petitioner and certain unnamed firms had conspired to raise concrete prices in violation of 1 of the Sherman Act, and seeking treble damages under 4 of the Clayton Act. After learning through discovery that respondents were the alleged coconspirators, petitioner filed a third-party complaint against them, seeking contribution should it be held liable in the original action. The District Court dismissed the third-party complaint for failure...
Clayton Vs. Automobile Workers
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-26-1981
Clayton v. Automobile Workers - 451 U.S. 679 (1981) U.S. Supreme Court Clayton v. Automobile Workers, 451 U.S. 679 (1981) Clayton v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America No. 80-5049 Argued March 4, 1981 Decided May 26, 1981 * 451 U.S. 679 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Syllabus After being discharged for violation of his employer's plant rule prohibiting defined misbehavior, an employee, pursuant to the grievance and arbitration procedure mandated by the collective bargaining agreement between the employer and respondent union, asked his union representative to file a grievance on his behalf on the ground that his dismissal was not for just cause. The union pursued the grievance through the third step of the grievance procedure and requested arbitration, but it then withdrew the request. The union constitution required union members aggrieved by any action of the union to exha...
J. Truett Payne Co., Inc. Vs. Chrysler Motors Corp.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-18-1981
J. Truett Payne Co., Inc. v. Chrysler Motors Corp. - 451 U.S. 557 (1981) U.S. Supreme Court J. Truett Payne Co., Inc. v. Chrysler Motors Corp., 451 U.S. 557 (1981) J. Truett Payne Co., Inc. v. Chrysler Motors Corp. No. 79-1944 Argued January 21, 1981 Decided May 18, 1981 451 U.S. 557 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioner, a former automobile dealer, brought suit against respondent automobile manufacturer in Federal District Court, alleging that respondent's "sales incentive" programs over a certain period violated the price discrimination prohibition of 2(a) of the Clayton Act, as amended by the Robinson-Patman Act. Under its programs, respondent paid a bonus to its dealers if they exceeded their quotas -- set by respondent for each dealer -- of cars to be sold at retail or purchased from respondent. Petitioner alleged that respondent set petitioner's quotas higher than those of its competitors; that to the extent it fai...
Estelle Vs. Smith
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-18-1981
Estelle v. Smith - 451 U.S. 454 (1981) U.S. Supreme Court Estelle v. Smith, 451 U.S. 454 (1981) Estelle v. Smith No. 79-1127 Argued October 8, 1980 Decided May 18, 1981 451 U.S. 454 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Syllabus After respondent was indicted in Texas for murder, the State announced its intention to seek the death penalty. At an ensuing psychiatric examination, ordered by the trial court to determine respondent's competency to stand trial and conducted in the jail where he was being held, the examining doctor determined that respondent was competent. Thereafter, respondent was tried by a jury and convicted. A separate sentencing proceeding was then held before the same jury, as required by Texas law. At such a proceeding, the jury must resolve three critical issues to determine whether or not the death sentence will be imposed. One of these issues involves the future dangerousness of the defendant, i.e., whether there is a ...
Flynt Vs. Ohio
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-18-1981
Flynt v. Ohio - 451 U.S. 619 (1981) U.S. Supreme Court Flynt v. Ohio, 451 U.S. 619 (1981) Flynt v. Ohio No. 80-420 Argued March 24, 1981 Decided May 18, 1981 451 U.S. 619 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF OHIO Syllabus In a prosecution charging petitioners with disseminating obscenity in violation of Ohio law, the trial court granted their motions to dismiss the complaints on the ground that they had been subjected to selective and discriminatory prosecution in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Ohio Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the case for trial, finding the evidence insufficient to support the allegations of discriminatory prosecution. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed. Held: Because the Ohio Supreme Court's decision was not a final judgment within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. 1257, the writ of certiorari previously granted by this Court is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. In the context of a criminal prosecution, finality...
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