The Oyez Project: 1973 Term

Air Pollution Variance Bd. v. Western Alfalfa (No. 73-690)

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Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. (No. 72-5847)

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Allee v. Medrano (No. 72-1125)

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American Party Of Texas v. White (No. 72-887)

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American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah (No. 72-1195)

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Anderson v. United States (No. 73-346)

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Arnett v. Kennedy (No. 72-1118)

Wayne Kennedy was a nonprobationary employee of the federal Office of Economic Opportunity. He was dismissed from his position after allegedly making recklessly false and defamatory statements about other OEO employees. Though he had the right under federal regulations to reply to the charges, he chose instead to sue the agency for interfering with his freedom of expression and denying him due process. A three-judge District Court agreed with Kennedy on the due process claim.

Baker v. Gold Seal Liquors (No. 73-804)

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Bangor Punta Operations v. Bangor & A. R. Co. (No. 73-718)

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Beasley v. Food Fair Of North Carolina (No. 72-1597)

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Bellis v. United States (No. 73-190)

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Blackledge v. Perry (No. 72-1660)

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Bob Jones University v. Simon (No. 72-1470)

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Bonelli Cattle Co. v. Arizona (No. 72-397)

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Bradley v. Richmond School Board (No. 72-1322)

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Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co. (No. 73-157)

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California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz (No. 72-985)

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Cardwell v. Lewis (No. 72-1603)

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Cass v. United States (No. 73-604)

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Central Tablet Mfg. Co. v. United States (No. 73-593)

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Christian v. New York Department Of Labor (No. 72-5704)

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Cleveland Board Of Education v. Lafleur (No. 72-777)

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Codispoti v. Pennsylvania (No. 73-5615)

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Commissioner v. "Americans United" Inc. (No. 72-1371)

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Commissioner v. Idaho Power Co. (No. 73-263)

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Commissioner v. Nat. Alfalfa Dehydrating (No. 73-9)

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Communist Party Of Indiana v. Whitcomb (No. 72-1040)

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Cooper Stevedoring Co. v. Kopke, Inc. (No. 73-726)

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Corning Glass Works v. Brennan (No. 73-29)

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Cupp v. Naughten (No. 72-1148)

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Curtis v. Loether (No. 72-1035)

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Davis v. Alaska (No. 72-5794)

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Davis v. United States (No. 72-1454)

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DeFunis v. Odegaard (No. 73-235)

DeFunis was denied admission to the University of Washington Law School despite test scores that were higher than some of the minorities admitted. DeFunis then successfully asked a trial court to require the school to admit him. On appeal, the Washington Supreme Court reversed, upholding the school's decision to deny DeFunis admission. The U.S. Supreme Court considered the case as DeFunis was entering his final year of school.

Dillard v. Industrial Comm'n (No. 73-5412)

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Donnelly v. Dechristoforo (No. 72-1570)

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Dorszynski v. United States (No. 73-5284)

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Edelman v. Jordan (No. 72-1410)

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Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin (No. 73-203)

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Espinoza v. Farah Mfg. Co. (No. 72-671)

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F. D. Rich Co., v. Industrial Lumber Co. (No. 72-1382)

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Falk v. Brennan (No. 72-844)

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Florida Power & Light v. Electrical Workers (No. 73-556)

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Foley v. Blair & Co. (No. 72-1154)

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FPC v. New England Power Co. (No. 72-1162)

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FPC v. Texaco Inc. (No. 72-1490)

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Fuller v. Oregon (No. 73-5280)

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Gateway Coal Co. v. Mine Workers (No. 72-782)

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Geduldig v. Aiello (No. 73-640)

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Gerstein v. Pugh (No. 73-477)

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Gertz v. Robert Welch Inc. (No. 72-617)

Gertz was an attorney hired by a family to sue a police officer who had killed the family's son. In a magazine called American Opinion, the John Birch Society accused Gertz of being a "Leninist" and a "Communist-fronter" because he chose to represent clients who were suing a law enforcement officer. Gertz lost his libel suit because a lower court found that the magazine had not violated the actual malice test for libel which the Supreme Court had established in New York Times v. Sullivan (1964).

Gilmore v. City Of Montgomery (No. 72-1517)

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Golden State Bottling Co. v. NLRB (No. 72-702)

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Gooding v. United States (No. 72-6902)

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Granny Goose Foods, Inc. v. Teamsters (No. 72-1566)

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Gustafson v. Florida (No. 71-1669)

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Hagans v. Lavine (No. 72-6476)

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Hamling v. United States (No. 73-507)

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Hernandez v. Veterans' Administration (No. 72-700)

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Hess v. Indiana (No. 73-5290)

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Holder v. Banks (No. 73-841)

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Howard Johnson Co. v. Hotel Employees (No. 73-631)

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Huddleston v. United States (No. 72-1076)

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Jenkins v. Georgia (No. 73-557)

An Albany, Georgia theater manager was convicted under a Georgia obscenity law when he showed the critically acclaimed film "Carnal Knowledge." The film explored social conceptions of sexuality and starred Jack Nicholson and Ann Margaret.

Jimenez v. Weinberger (No. 72-6609)

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Johnson v. Robison (No. 72-1297)

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Kahn v. Shevin (No. 73-78)

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Kewanee Oil Co. v. Bicron Corp. (No. 73-187)

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Kokoszka v. Belford (No. 73-5265)

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Kosydar v. National Cash Register Co. (No. 73-629)

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Kusper v. Pontikes (No. 71-1631)

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Lau v. Nichols (No. 72-6520)

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Lefkowitz v. Turley (No. 72-331)

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Lehman Brothers v. Schein (No. 73-439)

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Lehman v. City Of Shaker Heights (No. 73-328)

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Letter Carriers v. Austin (No. 72-1180)

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Lewis v. City Of New Orleans (No. 72-6156)

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Lubin v. Panish (No. 71-6852)

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Marshall v. United States (No. 72-5881)

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Mayor v. Educational Equality League (No. 72-1264)

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Memorial Hospital v. Maricopa County (No. 72-847)

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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith v. Ware (No. 72-312)

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Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo (No. 73-797)

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Michigan v. Tucker (No. 73-482)

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Milliken v. Bradley (No. 73-434)

A suit charging that the Detroit, Michigan public school system was racially segregated as a result of official policies was filed against Governor Milliken. After reviewing the case and concluding the system was segregated, a district court ordered the adoption of a desegregation plan that encompassed eighty-five outlying school districts. The lower court found that Detroit-only plans were inadequate. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the metropolitan plan. This case was decided together with Allen Park Public Schools v. Bradley and Grosse Point Public School System v. Bradley.

Mississippi v. Arkansas (No. 48 ORIG)

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Mississippi v. Arkansas (No. 48 ORIG)

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Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co. (No. 72-6160)

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Mobil Oil Corp. v. FPC (No. 73-437)

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Morton v. Mancari (No. 73-362)

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Morton v. Ruiz (No. 72-1052)

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National Cable Television Assn. v. U.S. (No. 72-948)

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NLRB v. Bell Aerospace Co. (No. 72-1598)

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NLRB v. Food Store Employees (No. 73-370)

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NLRB v. Magnavox Co. (No. 72-1637)

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NLRB v. Savair Mfg. Co. (No. 72-1231)

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North Dakota Pharmacy Bd. v. Snyder's Stores (No. 72-1176)

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Norwell v. City Of Cincinnati (No. 72-1366)

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O'brien v. Skinner (No. 72-1058)

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O'shea v. Littleton (No. 72-953)

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Oneida Indian Nation v. County Of Oneida (No. 72-851)

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Parker v. Levy (No. 73-206)

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Paschall v. Christie-Stewart, Inc. (No. 72-922)

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Passenger Corp. v. Passengers Assn. (No. 72-1289)

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Patterson v. Warner (No. 72-5839)

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Pell v. Procunier (No. 73-918)

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Pernell v. Southall Realty (No. 72-6041)

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Pittsburgh v. Alco Parking Corp. (No. 73-582)

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Procunier v. Martinez (No. 72-1465)

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Renegotiation Board v. Bannercraft Co. (No. 72-822)

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Richardson v. Ramirez (No. 72-1589)

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Ross v. Moffitt (No. 73-786)

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Sampson v. Murray (No. 72-403)

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Saxbe v. Washington Post Co. (No. 73-1265)

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Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co. (No. 73-781)

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Scheuer v. Rhodes (No. 72-914)

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Schlesinger v. Reservists To Stop The War (No. 72-1188)

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Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. Gaudet (No. 72-1019)

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Secretary Of The Navy v. Avrech (No. 72-1713)

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Shea v. Vialpando (No. 72-1513)

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Smith v. Goguen (No. 72-1254)

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Snow v. Commissioner (No. 73-641)

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Speight v. Slaton (No. 72-1557)

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Spence v. Washington (No. 72-1690)

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Spomer v. Littleton (No. 72-955)

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Steffel v. Thompson (No. 72-5581)

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Storer v. Brown (No. 72-812)

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Super Tire Engineering Co. v. Mccorkle (No. 72-1554)

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Taylor v. Hayes (No. 73-473)

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Teleprompter Corp. v. Cbs (No. 72-1628)

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United States v. Calandra (No. 72-734)

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United States v. Chavez (No. 72-1319)

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United States v. Connecticut National Bank (No. 73-767)

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United States v. Edwards (No. 73-88)

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United States v. General Dynamics Corp. (No. 72-402)

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United States v. Giordano (No. 72-1057)

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United States v. Kahn (No. 72-1328)

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United States v. Marine Bancorporation (No. 73-38)

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United States v. Matlock (No. 72-1355)

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United States v. Maze (No. 72-1168)

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United States v. Richardson (No. 72-885)

Richardson, a taxpayer interested in activities of the Central Intelligence Agency, sued the government to provide records detailing the CIA's expenditures.

United States v. Robinson (No. 72-936)

A police officer pulled over and arresting Robinson for operating an automobile without a valid permit. The officer then frisked Robinson and discovered a crumpled cigarette package containing fourteen vials of heroin in his pocket.

Village Of Belle Terre v. Boraas (No. 73-191)

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Warden v. Marrero (No. 73-831)

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Washington Game Dept. v. Puyallup Tribe (No. 72-481)

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Wheeler v. Barrera (No. 73-62)

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William E. Arnold Co. v. Carpenters (No. 73-466)

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Windward Shipping v. American Radio Assn. (No. 72-1061)

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Wingo v. Wedding (No. 73-846)

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Wolff v. Mcdonnell (No. 73-679)

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Zahn v. International Paper Co. (No. 72-888)

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