The Oyez Project: 1962 Term

Abington School District v. Schempp (No. 142)

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Andrews v. United States (No. 491)

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Arizona v. California (No. 8 ORIG)

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Arlan's Dept. Store v. Kentucky (No. 503)

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Arrow Transp. Co. v. Southern R. Co. (No. 430)

The 187 petitioners in this case, all of whom were black, organized a march to the South Carolina State House grounds in which small groups of fifteen would walk in an open public area protesting the policies of segregation in their state. The march was peaceful, did not block pedestrian or vehicular traffic, and was conducted in an orderly fashion on public property. A group of approximately thirty police officers confronted the group and ordered its members to disperse or to submit to arrest. The marchers did not disperse, and instead began singing religious and patriotic songs like the Star Spangled Banner. They were arrested and later convicted on a charge of breach of the peace.

Avent v. North Carolina (No. 11)

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B. & O. R. Co. v. Boston & M. R. Co. (No. 97)

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Bantam Books, Inc. v. Sullivan (No. 118)

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Basham v. Pennsylvania R. Co. (No. 512)

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Best v. Humboldt Mining Co. (No. 52)

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Boesche v. Udall (No. 332)

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Brady v. Maryland (No. 490)

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Braunstein v. Commissioner (No. 476)

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Burlington Truck Lines v. U.S. (No. 27)

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Bus Employees v. Missouri (No. 604)

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Bush v. Texas (No. 511)

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Campbell v. United States (No. 631)

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City Of Fresno v. California (No. 51)

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Cleary v. Bolger (No. 57)

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Colorado Comm'n v. Continental (No. 146)

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Construction Laborers v. Curry (No. 87)

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Dixilyn Corp. v. Crescent Co. (No. 297)

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Douglas v. California (No. 34)

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Downum v. United States (No. 489)

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Draper v. Washington (No. 201)

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Dugan v. Rank (No. 31)

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Edwards v. South Carolina (No. 86)

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F. P. C. v. Tennessee Gas Co. (No. 48)

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Fay v. Noia (No. 84)

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Federal Trade Comm'n v. Sun Oil Co. (No. 56)

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Ferguson v. Skrupa (No. 111)

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Fitzgerald v. United States Lines (No. 463)

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Florida Avocado Growers v. Paul (No. 45)

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Foman v. Davis (No. 41)

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Ford v. Ford (No. 63)

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Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. (No. 76)

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Gastelum-Quinones v. Kennedy (No. 39)

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Gideon v. Wainwright (No. 155)

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Gilbertville Trucking Co. v. U.S. (No. 40)

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Gober v. City Of Birmingham (No. 66)

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Goss v. Board Of Education (No. 217)

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Gray v. Sanders (No. 112)

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Griffin v. Maryland (No. 6)

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Gutierrez v. Waterman S. S. Corp. (No. 229)

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Hawaii v. Gordon (No. 12 ORIG)

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Haynes v. Washington (No. 147)

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Head v. New Mexico Board (No. 392)

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Hewitt-Robins v. Freight-Ways (No. 37)

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I. C. C. v. New York, N. H. & H. R. Co. (No. 108)

A Kansas statute made it a misdemeanor to enter into contracts for "debt adjusting" (a practice in which a debtor agrees to pay a monthly fee to an adjustor who then makes payments to the debtor's creditor). Skrupa was in business as a "Credit Advisor" and engaged in this practice. A lower court held that the Kansas statute was an "unreasonable regulation of a lawful business" and struck it down.

Incres S. S. Co. v. Maritime Workers (No. 33)

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Iron Workers v. Perko (No. 482)

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Jacobellis v. Ohio (No. 11)

The Abington case concerns Bible-reading in Pennsylvania public schools. At the beginning of the school day, students who attended public schools in the state of Pennsylvania were required to read at least ten verses from the Bible. After completing these readings, school authorities required all Abington Township students to recite the Lord's Prayer. Students could be excluded from these exercises by a written note from their parents to the school. In a related case -- Murray v. Curlett -- a Baltimore statute required Bible-reading or the recitation of the Lord's Prayer at open exercises in public schools. Murray and his mother, professed atheists -- challenged the prayer requirement.

Johnson v. Virginia (No. 715)

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Jones v. Cunningham (No. 77)

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Ker v. California (No. 53)

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Labor Board v. Erie Resistor Corp. (No. 288)

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Labor Board v. General Motors (No. 404)

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Labor Board v. Reliance Fuel Corp. (No. 88)

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Lane v. Brown (No. 283)

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Locomotive Engrs. v. L. & N. R. Co. (No. 94)

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Lombard v. Louisiana (No. 58)

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Lopez v. United States (No. 236)

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Lynumn v. Illinois (No. 9)

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Machinists v. Central Airlines (No. 61)

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Maximov v. United States (No. 240)

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Mcculloch v. Sociedad Nacional (No. 107)

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Mcneese v. Board Of Education (No. 480)

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Meat Drivers v. United States (No. 38)

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Moseley v. Electronic Facilities (No. 401)

On June 30, 1960, several white and black people picketed the private Glen Echo Amusement Park in Montgomery County, Maryland. The demonstrators protested against the park's policy "not to have colored people on the rides, or in the park." During the demonstration, William Griffin and four other Negroes entered the park to test its management's resolve. A state deputy, who worked as a security staff member in the park, soon observed them. After informing them of the park's racial policy, the deputy asked them to leave. When Griffin and his friends refused, they were arrested and later convicted for criminal trespass. State appellate courts affirmed the convictions. The Supreme Court granted certiorari.

Namet v. United States (No. 134)

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New Jersey v. New York, S. & W. R. Co. (No. 104)

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Northern Gas Co. v. Kansas Comm'n (No. 62)

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Norvell v. Illinois (No. 513)

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Pan American World Airways v. U.S. (No. 23)

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Paul v. United States (No. 19)

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Pearlman v. Reliance Ins. Co. (No. 78)

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Peterson v. City Of Greenville (No. 71)

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Plumbers' Union v. Borden (No. 541)

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Railway Clerks v. Allen (No. 316)

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Reed v. The Yaka (No. 509)

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Retail Clerks v. Schermerhorn (No. 368)

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Retail Clerks v. Schermerhorn (No. 13)

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Rideau v. Louisiana (No. 630)

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Rosenberg v. Fleuti (No. 248)

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Sanders v. United States (No. 202)

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Schlude v. Commissioner (No. 80)

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Schneider v. Rusk (No. 251)

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Schroeder v. City Of New York (No. 75)

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Shenker v. Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. (No. 414)

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Sherbert v. Verner (No. 526)

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Shotwell Mfg. Co. v. United States (No. 16)

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Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham (No. 67)

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Silver v. New York Stock Exchange (No. 150)

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Simler v. Conner (No. 59)

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Smith v. Evening News Assn. (No. 13)

Gideon was charged in a Florida state court with a felony for breaking and entering. He lacked funds and was unable to hire a lawyer to prepare his defense. When he requested the court to appoint an attorney for him, the court refused, stating that it was only obligated to appoint counsel to indigent defendants in capital cases. Gideon defended himself in the trial; he was convicted by a jury and the court sentenced him to five years in a state prison.

Smith v. Mississippi (No. 667)

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Southern Const. Co. v. Pickard (No. 46)

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Sperry v. Florida (No. 322)

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Townsend v. Sain (No. 8)

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Truck Drivers Union v. Riss & Co. (No. 180)

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U.S. v. Georgia Pub. Ser v. Comm'n. (No. 81)

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U.S. v. Philadelphia Nat. Bank (No. 83)

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U.S. v. Pioneer American Ins. Co. (No. 405)

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United States v. Bianchi & Co. (No. 529)

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United States v. Braverman (No. 506)

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United States v. Buffalo Sa v. Bank (No. 96)

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United States v. Gilmore (No. 21)

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United States v. Loew's Inc. (No. 42)

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United States v. Muniz (No. 464)

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United States v. Sampson (No. 69)

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United States v. Singer Mfg. Co. (No. 438)

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Utah Tax Comm'n v. Pacific Pipe Co. (No. 178)

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Watson v. Memphis (No. 424)

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Weyerhaeuser S. S. Co. v. U.S. (No. 65)

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Wheeldin v. Wheeler (No. 493)

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Whipple v. Commissioner (No. 305)

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White Motor Co. v. United States (No. 54)

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White v. Maryland (No. 600)

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Williams v. Zuckert (No. 133)

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Willner v. Committee On Character (No. 140)

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Wisconsin v. Fed. Power Comm'n. (No. 72)

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Wolf v. Weinstein (No. 70)

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Wong Sun v. United States (No. 36)

Wright v. Georgia (No. 68)

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Yellin v. United States (No. 35)

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