The Oyez Project: 1965 Term

Accardi v. Pennsylvania R. Co. (No. 280)

After suffering a trial court conviction of second-degree murder for the bludgeoning death of his pregnant wife, Samuel Sheppard challenged the verdict as the product of an unfair trial. Sheppard, who maintained his innocence of the crime, alleged that the trial judge failed to protect him from the massive, widespread, and prejudicial publicity that attended his prosecution. On appeal from an Ohio district court ruling supporting his claim, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed. When Sheppard appealed again, the Supreme Court granted certiorari.

Albertson v. Sacb (No. 3)

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Amell v. United States (No. 282)

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Ashton v. Kentucky (No. 619)

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Auto Workers v. Hoosier Corp. (No. 387)

Schmerber had been arrested for drunk driving while receiving treatment for injuries in a hospital. During his treatment, a police officer ordered a doctor to take a blood sample which indicated that Schmerber had been drunk while driving. The blood test was introduced as evidence in court and Schmerber was convicted.

Auto Workers v. Scofield (No. 18)

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Baxstrom v. Herold (No. 219)

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Brenner v. Manson (No. 58)

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Brookhart v. Janis (No. 657)

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Brown v. Louisiana (No. 41)

The Court was called upon to consider the constitutionality of a number of instances, ruled on jointly, in which defendants were questioned "while in custody or otherwise deprived of [their] freedom in any significant way." In Vignera v. New York, the petitioner was questioned by police, made oral admissions, and signed an inculpatory statement all without being notified of his right to counsel. Similarly, in Westover v. United States, the petitioner was arrested by the FBI, interrogated, and made to sign statements without being notified of his right to counsel. Lastly, in California v. Stewart, local police held and interrogated the defendant for five days without notification of his right to counsel. In all these cases, suspects were questioned by police officers, detectives, or prosecuting attorneys in rooms that cut them off from the outside world. In none of the cases were suspects given warnings of their rights at the outset of their interrogation.

Burns v. Richardson (No. 318)

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California v. Buzard (No. 40)

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Cardona v. Power (No. 673)

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Carnation Co. v. Pacific Conference (No. 20)

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Cheff v. Schnackenberg (No. 67)

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Collier v. United States (No. 695)

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Commissioner v. Tellier (No. 351)

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Consolo v. Federal Maritime Comm'n (No. 63)

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Davis v. North Carolina (No. 815)

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Degregory v. New Hamp. Atty. Gen. (No. 396)

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Dennis v. United States (No. 502)

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Elfbrandt v. Russell (No. 656)

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Engineers v. Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co. (No. 69)

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Evans v. Newton (No. 61)

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Fribourg Nav. Co. v. Commissioner (No. 23)

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Ftc v. Borden Co. (No. 106)

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Ftc v. Brown Shoe Co. (No. 118)

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Ftc v. Dean Foods Co. (No. 970)

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Ftc v. Mary Carter Paint Co. (No. 15)

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prevented states from using a "test or device" (such as literacy tests) to deny citizens the right to vote. Federal examiners, under the Attorney General's jurisdiction, were empowered to intervene to investigate election irregularities.

Georgia v. Rachel (No. 147)

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Giaccio v. Pennsylvania (No. 47)

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Ginzburg v. United States (No. 42)

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Gojack v. United States (No. 594)

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Graham v. John Deere Co. (No. 11)

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Greenwood v. Peacock (No. 471)

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Gunther v. San Diego & A. E. R. Co. (No. 27)

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Hanna Mining v. Marine Engineers (No. 7)

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Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections (No. 48)

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Harris v. United States (No. 6)

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Hazeltine Research, Inc. v. Brenner (No. 57)

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Hicks v. District Of Columbia (No. 51)

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Holt v. Alleghany Corp. (No. 131)

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Icc v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. (No. 14)

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Idaho Metal Works v. Wirtz (No. 30)

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Johnson v. New Jersey (No. 762)

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Katchen v. Landy (No. 28)

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Katzenbach v. Morgan (No. 847)

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Kent v. United States (No. 104)

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Leh v. General Petroleum Corp. (No. 4)

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Linn v. Plant Guard Workers (No. 45)

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Lomenzo v. Wmca, Inc. (No. 81)

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Louisiana v. Mississippi (No. 14 ORIG)

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Malat v. Riddell (No. 487)

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Memoirs v. Massachusetts (No. 368)

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Mills v. Alabama (No. 597)

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Mine Workers v. Gibbs (No. 243)

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Miranda v. Arizona (No. 759)

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Mishkin v. New York (No. 49)

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NAACP v. Overstreet (No. 505)

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Nicholas v. United States (No. 650)

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Pate v. Robinson (No. 382)

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Perry v. Commerce Loan Co. (No. 694)

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Pure Oil Co. v. Suarez (No. 692)

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Railway Clerks v. Florida E. C. R. Co. (No. 750)

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Rinaldi v. Yeager (No. 940)

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Rogers v. Paul (No. 532)

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Rosenblatt v. Baer (No. 38)

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Schmerber v. California (No. 658)

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Seagram & Sons v. Hostetter (No. 545)

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SEC v. New England Electric (No. 636)

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Segal v. Rochelle (No. 44)

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Sheppard v. Maxwell (No. 490)

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Shillitani v. United States (No. 412)

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Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham (No. 5)

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Snapp v. Neal (No. 16)

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South Carolina v. Katzenbach (No. 22 ORIG)

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Steelworkers v. Bouligny, Inc. (No. 19)

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Stevens v. Marks (No. 210)

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Surowitz v. Hilton Hotels Corp. (No. 161)

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Swift & Co. v. Wickham (No. 9)

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Tehan v. Shott (No. 52)

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Time Inc. v. Hill (No. 22)

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United Gas v. Callery Properties (No. 21)

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United States v. Adams (No. 55)

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United States v. Blue (No. 531)

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United States v. Catto (No. 535)

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United States v. Cook (No. 256)

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United States v. Equitable Life (No. 645)

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United States v. Ewell (No. 29)

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United States v. General Motors (No. 46)

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United States v. Grace & Sons (No. 439)

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United States v. Grinnell Corp. (No. 73)

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United States v. Guest (No. 65)

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United States v. Huck Manufacturing Co. (No. 8)

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United States v. Johnson (No. 25)

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United States v. O'malley (No. 127)

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United States v. Pabst Brewing Co. (No. 404)

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United States v. Price (No. 59)

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United States v. Romano (No. 2)

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United States v. Speers (No. 17)

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United States v. Standard Oil Co. (No. 291)

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United States v. Utah Constr. Co. (No. 440)

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United States v. Von's Grocery Co. (No. 303)

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United States v. Yazell (No. 10)

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Walker, Inc. v. Food Machinery (No. 13)

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Wallis v. Pan American Pet. Corp. (No. 341)

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Western Pac. R. Co. v. United States (No. 12)

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