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Clemons Vs. Mississippi
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-28-1990
Clemons v. Mississippi - 494 U.S. 738 (1990) U.S. Supreme Court Clemons v. Mississippi, 494 U.S. 738 (1990) Clemons v. Mississippi No. 88-6873 Argued Nov. 29, 1989 Decided March 28, 1990 494 U.S. 738 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI Syllabus At the sentencing hearing following petitioner Clemons' Mississippi capital murder conviction, the trial court instructed the jury, among other things, that, in deciding whether to impose the death penalty, it should consider the following statutory aggravating factors: (1) that the murder was committed during the course of a "robbery for pecuniary gain," and (2) that it was an "especially heinous, atrocious or cruel" killing. Finding that both aggravating factors were present and that they outweighed any mitigating circumstances, the jury sentenced Clemons to death, and the State Supreme Court affirmed. The latter court, although acknowledging that the "especially heinous" factor was constitutionally invalid under Maynard...
U.S. Department of Labor Vs. Triplett
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-27-1990
U.S. Department of Labor v. Triplett - 494 U.S. 715 (1990) U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Department of Labor v. Triplett, 494 U.S. 715 (1990) United States Department of Labor v. Triplett Nos. 88-1671. 88-1688 Argued Jan. 16. 1990 Decided March 27, 1990 494 U.S. 715 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA Syllabus The Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972 prohibits attorneys from receiving fees for representing claimants except as approved by petitioner Department of Labor. In implementing this provision, the Department promulgated approval procedures which, inter alia, invalidate all contractual fee arrangements. Respondent Triplett, an attorney, violated the Department's fee scheme when he agreed to represent claimants on a contingent fee basis and collected fees without the required approval. Petitioner Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar recommended that he be suspended for these infractions and filed a complaint in the West Virginia Supre...
AustIn Vs. Mich. Chamber of Comm.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-27-1990
Austin v. Mich. Chamber of Comm. - 494 U.S. 652 (1990) U.S. Supreme Court Austin v. Mich. Chamber of Comm., 494 U.S. 652 (1990) Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce No. 88-1569 Argued Oct. 31, 1989 Decided March 27, 1990 494 U.S. 652 Syllabus Appellee Michigan State Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit corporation, whose bylaws set forth both political and nonpolitical purposes. Its general treasury is funded through annual dues required of all members, three-quarters of whom are for-profit corporations. Section 54(1) of the Michigan Campaign Finance Act prohibits corporations, excluding media corporations, from using general treasury funds for, inter alia, independent expenditures in connection with state candidate elections. However, they may make such expenditures from segregated funds used solely for political purposes. Because the Chamber wished to use general treasury funds to place a local newspaper advertisement in support of a specific candidate for state office, i...
Adams Fruit Co., Inc. Vs. Barrett
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-21-1990
Adams Fruit Co., Inc. v. Barrett - 494 U.S. 638 (1990) U.S. Supreme Court Adams Fruit Co., Inc. v. Barrett, 494 U.S. 638 (1990) Adams Fruit Co., Inc. v. Barrett No. 88-2035 Argued January 17, 1990 Decided March 21, 1990 494 U.S. 638 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondents, migrant farmworkers employed by petitioner, received benefits under Florida workers' compensation law for injuries they suffered in an automobile accident while traveling to work in petitioner's van. They subsequently filed suit against petitioner in Federal District Court, alleging that their injuries were attributable in part to petitioner's intentional violations of the motor vehicle safety provisions of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (AWPA), 29 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., and accompanying regulations. They sought actual and statutory damages for such violations pursuant to AWPA's private right of action provision, 1854. T...
Butterworth Vs. Smith
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-21-1990
Butterworth v. Smith - 494 U.S. 624 (1990) U.S. Supreme Court Butterworth v. Smith, 494 U.S. 624 (1990) Butterworth v. Smith No. 88-1993 Argued January 16, 1990 Decided March 21, 1990 494 U.S. 624 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Syllabus When respondent Smith, a reporter, testified before a state grand jury about alleged improprieties committed by certain public officials, he was warned that, if he revealed his testimony in any manner, he would be subject to criminal prosecution under Fla.Stat. 905.27, which prohibits, inter alios, a witness from ever disclosing testimony given before a grand jury. After the grand jury terminated its investigation, Smith -- who wanted to write about the investigation's subject matter, including, inter alia, his grand jury testimony -- filed suit in Federal District Court, seeking a declaration that 905.27 was an unconstitutional abridgment of speech and an injunction preventing the State from ...
United States Vs. Dalm
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-20-1990
United States v. Dalm - 494 U.S. 596 (1990) U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Dalm, 494 U.S. 596 (1990) United States v. Dalm No. 88-1951 Argued January 10, 1990 Decided March 20, 1990 494 U.S. 596 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT Syllabus In 1975, respondent Dalm was appointed administratrix of her deceased former employer's estate. In 1976 and 1977, she received payments from the decedent's brother, who wanted her to share in the estate because of her years of service to the decedent. In December, 1976, a federal gift tax return was filed, and the gift tax was paid, for that year's payment to Dalm. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) then assessed penalties and interest with respect to the 1976 transfer, which were paid in March, 1977. No gift tax return was filed for the 1977 payment. After auditing Dalm's 1976 and 1977 income tax returns, the IRS asserted deficiencies upon determining that she should have reported the payments from...
Chauffeurs Local 391 Vs. Terry
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-20-1990
Chauffeurs Local 391 v. Terry - 494 U.S. 558 (1990) U.S. Supreme Court Chauffeurs Local 391 v. Terry, 494 U.S. 558 (1990) Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers Local No. 391 v. Terry No. 88-1719 Argued December 6, 1989 Decided March 20, 1990 494 U.S. 558 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT Syllabus McLean Trucking Company and petitioner Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers Local No. 391 (Union) were parties to a collective bargaining agreement which covered respondent employees. When the Union declined to refer to the grievance committee respondents' charges against McLean -- arising from McLean's layoff and recall policies -- on the ground that the relevant issues had been determined in two prior proceedings concerning complaints that the Union had referred to the committee on respondents' behalf, respondents filed suit in the District Court. Alleging that McLean had breached the collective bargaining agreement in violation of 301 of the Labor...
Lytle Vs. Household Mfg., Inc.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-20-1990
Lytle v. Household Mfg., Inc. - 494 U.S. 545 (1990) U.S. Supreme Court Lytle v. Household Mfg., Inc., 494 U.S. 545 (1990) Lytle v. Household Manufacturing, Inc. No. 88-334 Argued January 8, 1990 Decided March 20, 1990 494 U.S. 545 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioner Lytle, an Afro-American, filed an action under both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. 1981, alleging that respondent Schwitzer had terminated his employment because of his race and had retaliated against him for filing a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by subsequently providing inadequate references to prospective employers. He requested a jury trial on all issues triable by a jury. After concluding that Title VII provided the exclusive remedy, the District Court dismissed the 1981 claims and conducted a bench trial on the Title VII claims. It granted Schwitzer's motion to dismiss the discriminatory discharge ...
Butler Vs. Mckellar
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-05-1990
Butler v. McKellar - 494 U.S. 407 (1990) U.S. Supreme Court Butler v. McKellar, 494 U.S. 407 (1990) Butler v. McKellar No. 88-6677 Argued Oct. 30, 1989 Decided March 5, 1990 494 U.S. 407 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Six weeks after Pamela Lane was murdered, petitioner Butler was arrested on an unrelated assault charge for which he retained counsel. While in custody, Butler was informed that he was a suspect in Lane's murder. After receiving Miranda warnings, he signed waiver of rights forms and made incriminating statements about the Lane murder during interrogation. At his capital murder trial, the court denied his motion to suppress these statements, and he was convicted and sentenced to death. After his conviction became final on direct appeal, he filed a petition for federal habeas relief, which was dismissed by the District Court. The Court of Appeals affirmed, rejecting his argument that Edwards v. Arizona, 451 U...
Smith Vs. Ohio
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-05-1990
Smith v. Ohio - 494 U.S. 541 (1990) U.S. Supreme Court Smith v. Ohio, 494 U.S. 541 (1990) Smith v. Ohio No. 89-5999 Decided March 5, 1990 494 U.S. 541 ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF OHIO Syllabus As petitioner Smith was approached by two police officers, he threw the bag he was carrying onto his car's hood and, when asked, refused to reveal its contents. Although he attempted to protect the bag, one officer opened it and discovered drug paraphernalia that provided probable cause for Smith's arrest and evidence to support his conviction for drug abuse. The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the bag's warrantless search under the exception for searches incident to arrest, finding that the search was constitutional because its fruits justified the arrest that followed. Held: A warrantless search providing probable cause for an arrest cannot be justified as an incident of that arrest. While the incident to arrest exception permits the police to search a lawf...
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