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Feb 26 2003

Scheidler Vs. National Organization for Women, Inc.

Court: US Supreme Court

Decided on: Feb-26-2003

Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc. - 537 U.S. 393 (2003) OCTOBER TERM, 2002 Syllabus SCHEIDLER ET AL. v. NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, INC., ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 01-1118. Argued December 4, 2002-Decided February 26, 2003* Respondents, an organization that supports the legal availability of abortion and two facilities that perform abortions, filed a class action alleging that petitioners, individuals and organizations that oppose legal abortion, violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U. S. C. 1962(a), (c), and (d), by engaging in a nationwide conspiracy to shut down abortion clinics through "a pattern of racketeering activity" that included acts of extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act, 1951. In concluding that petitioners violated RICO's civil provisions, the jury found, among other things, that petitioners' alleged pattern of racketeering activity included...


Feb 25 2003

Miller-el Vs. Cockrell

Court: US Supreme Court

Decided on: Feb-25-2003

Miller-El v. Cockrell - 537 U.S. 322 (2003) OCTOBER TERM, 2002 Syllabus MILLER-EL v. COCKRELL, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 01-7662. Argued October 16, 2002-Decided February 25, 2003 When Dallas County prosecutors used peremptory strikes to exclude 10 of the 11 Mrican-Americans eligible to serve on the jury at petitioner's capital murder trial, he moved to strike the jury on the ground that the exclusions violated equal protection. Petitioner presented extensive evidence supporting his motion at a pretrial hearing, but the trial judge denied relief, finding no evidence indicating a systematic exclusion of blacks, as was required by the then-controlling precedent, Swain v. Alabama, 380 U. S. 202 . Subsequently, the jury found petitioner guilty, and he was sentenced to death. While his appeal was pending, this Court established, in Batson v. Kentucky, 476...


Feb 25 2003

Washington State Dept. of Social and Health Servs. Vs. Guardianship Es ...

Court: US Supreme Court

Decided on: Feb-25-2003

Washington State Dept. of Social and Health Servs. v. Guardianship Estate of Keffeler - 537 U.S. 371 (2003) OCTOBER TERM, 2002 Syllabus WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES ET AL. v. GUARDIANSHIP ESTATE OF KEFFELER ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF WASHINGTON No. 01-1420. Argued December 3, 2002-Decided February 25, 2003 Although Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U. S. C. 401 et seq., and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under Title XVI, 1381 et seq., are generally paid directly to the beneficiary, the Social Security Administration may distribute them to another individual or entity as the beneficiary's '''representative payee,'" 405(j)(1)(A), 1383(a)(2)(A)(ii)(I). Regulations provide, inter alia, that social service agencies and custodial institutions may serve as representative payees, but follow a parent, legal guardian, or relative in the order of pre...


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