The Oyez Project: 1984 Term Arguments

Aguilar v. Felton (No. 84-237) - Oral Argument

Wed, 05 Dec 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Air France v. Saks (No. 83-1785) - Oral Argument

Tue, 15 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Alabama And Mississippi Boundary Case (No. 9 ORIG) - Oral Argument

Mon, 26 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Alexander v. Choate (No. 83-727) - Oral Argument

Mon, 01 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck (No. 83-1748) - Oral Argument

Wed, 16 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Anderson v. Bessemer City (No. 83-1623) - Oral Argument

Mon, 03 Dec 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Aspen Skiing Co. v. Aspen Highlands Skiing Corp. (No. 84-510) - Oral Argument

Wed, 27 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon (No. 84-351) - Oral Argument

Mon, 25 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Atkins v. Parker (No. 83-1660) - Oral Argument

Tue, 27 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Baldwin v. Alabama (No. 84-5743) - Oral Argument

Wed, 27 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Ball v. United States (No. 84-5004) - Oral Argument

Wed, 09 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards, Inc. v. Berner (No. 84-679) - Oral Argument

Mon, 15 Apr 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Bennett v. Kentucky Dept. Of Education (No. 83-1798) - Oral Argument

Tue, 08 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

Part of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 authorized local institutions to receive funds to assist educationally deprived children from low-income families. Since 1966, New York City had used portions of its Title I funding to pay salaries of employees who teach in parochial schools.

Bennett v. New Jersey (No. 83-2064) - Oral Argument

Tue, 08 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Black v. Romano (No. 84-465) - Oral Argument

Mon, 18 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Board Of Ed. v. National Gay Task Force (No. 83-2030) - Oral Argument

Mon, 14 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Board Of Trustees Of Scarsdale v. Mccreary (No. 84-277) - Oral Argument

Wed, 20 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Brandon v. Holt (No. 83-1622) - Oral Argument

Mon, 05 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc. (No. 84-28) - Oral Argument

Wed, 20 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz (No. 83-2097) - Oral Argument

Tue, 08 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Burlington School Comm. v. Mass. Dept. Of Ed. (No. 84-433) - Oral Argument

Tue, 26 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Caldwell v. Mississippi (No. 83-6607) - Oral Argument

Mon, 25 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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California v. Carney (No. 83-859) - Oral Argument

Tue, 30 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Central Transport, Inc. (No. 82-2157) - Oral Argument

Tue, 27 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Chemical Manufacturers Assn. v. Nrdc (No. 83-1013) - Oral Argument

Tue, 06 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Cia v. Sims (No. 83-1075) - Oral Argument

Tue, 04 Dec 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Cleburne, TX v. Cleburne Living Center (No. 84-468) - Oral Argument

Mon, 18 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Cleburne, TX v. Cleburne Living Center (No. 84-468) - Oral Reargument

Tue, 23 Apr 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Cleveland Board Of Education v. Loudermill (No. 83-1362) - Oral Argument

Mon, 03 Dec 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Commodity Futures Trading Comm'n v. Weintraub (No. 84-261) - Oral Argument

Tue, 19 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Connecticut Dept. Of Income Maint. v. Heckler (No. 83-2136) - Oral Argument

Wed, 27 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Ed. Fund (No. 84-312) - Oral Argument

Tue, 19 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Cornelius v. Nutt (No. 83-1673) - Oral Argument

Mon, 07 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Cory v. Western Oil & Gas Assn. (No. 84-16) - Oral Argument

Tue, 26 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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County Of Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation (No. 83-1065) - Oral Argument

Mon, 01 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd (No. 83-1708) - Oral Argument

Tue, 04 Dec 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Eastern Air Lines v. Mahfoud (No. 83-1807) - Oral Argument

Tue, 15 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Eastern Air Lines v. Mahfoud (No. 83-1807) - Oral Reargument

Wed, 09 Oct 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Estate of Thornton v. Caldor (No. 83-1158) - Oral Argument

Wed, 07 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Evitts v. Lucey (No. 83-1378) - Oral Argument

Wed, 10 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Federal Election Commission v. NCPAC (No. 83-1032) - Oral Argument

Wed, 28 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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First National Bank v. Bartow Cty. Tax Assessors (No. 83-1620) - Oral Argument

Tue, 30 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Florida Power & Light Co. v. Lorion (No. 83-703) - Oral Argument

Mon, 29 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Francis v. Franklin (No. 83-1590) - Oral Argument

Wed, 28 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Fugate v. New Mexico (No. 83-6663) - Oral Argument

Tue, 19 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Garcia v. United States (No. 83-6061) - Oral Argument

Wed, 10 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Garrett v. United States (No. 83-1842) - Oral Argument

Wed, 16 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Gould v. Ruefenacht (No. 84-165) - Oral Argument

Tue, 26 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Grand Rapids School District v. Ball (No. 83-990) - Oral Argument

Wed, 05 Dec 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Hallie v. Eau Claire (No. 82-1832) - Oral Argument

Mon, 26 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enterprises (No. 83-1632) - Oral Argument

Tue, 06 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Hayes v. Florida (No. 83-6766) - Oral Argument

Wed, 09 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Heckler v. Chaney (No. 83-1878) - Oral Argument

Mon, 03 Dec 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Heckler v. Turner (No. 83-1097) - Oral Argument

Tue, 09 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Herb's Welding, Inc. v. Gray (No. 83-728) - Oral Argument

Wed, 03 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Hooper v. Bernalillo County Assessor (No. 84-231) - Oral Argument

Wed, 20 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Hunter v. Underwood (No. 84-76) - Oral Argument

Tue, 26 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Ins v. Rios-Pineda (No. 83-2032) - Oral Argument

Wed, 20 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Jean v. Nelson (No. 84-5240) - Oral Argument

Mon, 25 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Jensen, v. Quaring (No. 83-1944) - Oral Argument

Mon, 07 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

In 1980, Cleburne Living Center, Inc. submitted a permit application to operate a home for the mentally retarded. The city council of Cleburne voted to deny the special use permit, acting pursuant to a municipal zoning ordinance.

Kerr-Mcgee Corp. v. Navajo Tribe (No. 84-68) - Oral Argument

Mon, 25 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Landreth Timber Co. v. Landreth (No. 83-1961) - Oral Argument

Tue, 26 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Lawrence County v. Lead-Deadwood School Dist. (No. 83-240) - Oral Argument

Tue, 30 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Lindahl v. Opm (No. 83-5954) - Oral Argument

Mon, 03 Dec 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Liparota v. United States (No. 84-5108) - Oral Argument

Tue, 19 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida, Dept of Corrections v. Johnny Paul Witt (No. 83-1427) - Oral Argument

Tue, 02 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Luce v. United States (No. 83-912) - Oral Argument

Wed, 03 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Marek v. Chesny (No. 83-1437) - Oral Argument

Wed, 05 Dec 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Marrese v. American Academy Of Ortho. Surgeons (No. 83-1452) - Oral Argument

Tue, 04 Dec 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Russell (No. 84-9) - Oral Argument

Wed, 16 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Mcdonald v. Smith (No. 84-476) - Oral Argument

Wed, 20 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Massachusetts (No. 84-325) - Oral Argument

Tue, 26 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Ward (No. 83-1274) - Oral Argument

Wed, 31 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Mills Music, Inc. v. Snyder (No. 83-1153) - Oral Argument

Tue, 09 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Mitchell v. Forsyth (No. 84-335) - Oral Argument

Wed, 27 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Mitsubishi Motors v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth (No. 83-1569) - Oral Argument

Mon, 18 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe (No. 83-2161) - Oral Argument

Tue, 15 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Santa Ana (No. 84-262) - Oral Argument

Wed, 20 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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NAACP v. Hampton County Election Comm'n (No. 83-1015) - Oral Argument

Wed, 28 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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National R. Passenger Corp. v. A. T. & S. F. R. Co. (No. 83-1492) - Oral Argument

Tue, 15 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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NLRB v. Action Automotive, Inc. (No. 83-1416) - Oral Argument

Mon, 29 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Federal Reserve System (No. 84-363) - Oral Argument

Mon, 15 Apr 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Northwest Stationers v. Pacific Stationery (No. 83-1368) - Oral Argument

Tue, 19 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Ohio v. Kovacs (No. 83-1020) - Oral Argument

Wed, 10 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

Donald E. Thornton worked as a supervisor in the Caldor department store chain. A devout Presbyterian, Thornton asked to be excused from working Sundays at the company's store in Torrington, Connecticut. The store required its managers to work one of every four Sundays, although rank-and-file employees were exempt under their union contract from Sunday work. In 1979, the company refused to allow Thornton to take off Sundays but offered him a transfer to another store, an hour away in Massachusetts, that was closed on Sundays. When he turned that down, the company said it would demote him from his manager's job and cut his hourly pay from $6.46 to $3.50. Thornton had worked Sundays for nearly eight months before he became aware the store was violating Connecticut law giving employees an absolute right not to work on their chosen Sabbath. He filed a grievance against Caldor with the state board of mediation. The board ruled in his favor. The state supreme court reversed. Thornton's estate (Thornton died in 1982) petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for certiorari.

Oklahoma City v. Tuttle (No. 83-1919) - Oral Argument

Tue, 08 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

Certain bank holding companies located principally in either Connecticut or Massachusetts applied to the Federal Reserve Board (Board) to obtain approval for acquisitions of banks or bank holding companies (banks) in the other state. If a bank from one state seeks to acquire a bank, or substantially all of a bank's assets, from another state, the Douglas Amendment to the Bank Holding Company Act (BHCA), 12 U.S.C. Section 1842(d), allows the Board to approve the acquisition only if it "is specifically authorized by the statute laws of the State in which such [acquired] bank is located." Massachusetts and Connecticut have substantially similar laws allowing out-of-state banks to buy in-state banks only if the out-of-state banks (1) have their principal place of business in another New England State, and (2) the other New England State accords equivalent reciprocal privileges. Certain banks from outside of New England opposed the acquisitions, but the Board found that the Douglas Amendment did not prevent their authorization, and approved them.

Oklahoma v. Castleberry (No. 83-2126) - Oral Argument

Wed, 20 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Oregon Fish & Wildlife Dept. v. Klamath Tribe (No. 83-2148) - Oral Argument

Wed, 27 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Oregon v. Elstad (No. 83-773) - Oral Argument

Wed, 03 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Park'n Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park And Fly, Inc. (No. 83-1132) - Oral Argument

Tue, 09 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Pattern Makers v. NLRB (No. 83-1894) - Oral Argument

Wed, 27 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Paulsen v. Commissioner (No. 83-832) - Oral Argument

Mon, 29 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts (No. 84-233) - Oral Argument

Mon, 25 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Ponte v. Real (No. 83-1329) - Oral Argument

Wed, 09 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Ramirez v. Indiana (No. 84-5059) - Oral Argument

Tue, 19 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Rhode Island And New York Boundary Case (No. 35 ORIG) - Oral Argument

Mon, 26 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Richardson-Merrell Inc. v. Koller (No. 84-127) - Oral Argument

Tue, 26 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Schreiber v. Burlington Northern, Inc. (No. 83-2129) - Oral Argument

Wed, 09 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conf. v. U.S. (No. 82-1922) - Oral Argument

Mon, 26 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Spencer v. South Carolina Tax Commission (No. 84-249) - Oral Argument

Wed, 27 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Springfield Township School Dist. v. Knoll (No. 82-1889) - Oral Argument

Mon, 14 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Superintendent v. Hill (No. 84-438) - Oral Argument

Mon, 25 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Supreme Court Of New Hampshire v. Piper (No. 83-1466) - Oral Argument

Wed, 31 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Tennessee v. Garner (No. 83-1035) - Oral Argument

Tue, 30 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

Mr. Wayte was required by a 1980 Presidential Proclamation to register with the Selective Service system. Instead, he wrote letters to various government officials stating that he had not registered and did not intend to do so. Wayte's letters were added to a file kept by the Selective Service of men who had informed the government that they were not complying with the proclamation.

The Selective Service later adopted a policy of passive enforcement, in which it would prosecute only men who had either reported to the government that they were not registering or whom other people had reported to the government for not registering. After a long series of requests by the government that Wayte register (all of which he failed to respond to), the government eventually indicted Wayte in federal district court for violating the Military Selective Service Act.

The district court, however, dismissed the indictment, holding that the government's passive enforcement policy was unconstitutional because it amounted to selective prosecution of only those men who took an outspoken stance against the Selective Service. On appeal, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed, holding that Wayte had failed to show that the government focused its attention on him because of his protest activities.

Tennessee v. Street (No. 83-2143) - Oral Argument

Mon, 18 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Thomas v. Union Carbide Agric. Products Co. (No. 84-497) - Oral Argument

Tue, 26 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Tiffany Fine Arts, Inc. v. United States (No. 83-1007) - Oral Argument

Wed, 31 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Tiverton Bd. Of License Comm'rs v. Pastore (No. 83-963) - Oral Argument

Tue, 27 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Tony & Susan Alamo Foundation v. Sec'y Of Labor (No. 83-1935) - Oral Argument

Mon, 25 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Thurston (No. 83-997) - Oral Argument

Tue, 09 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. 50 Acres Of Land (No. 83-1170) - Oral Argument

Tue, 02 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Bagley (No. 84-48) - Oral Argument

Wed, 20 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Boyle (No. 83-1266) - Oral Argument

Wed, 10 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Dann (No. 83-1476) - Oral Argument

Mon, 05 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Hensley (No. 83-1330) - Oral Argument

Mon, 05 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Johns (No. 83-1625) - Oral Argument

Wed, 28 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

Michael James Elstad was suspected of committing a burglary and was picked up by police officers in his home. Before officers had given the warnings required by Miranda v. Arizona, Elstad made an incriminating statement. Once at the Sheriff's headquarters, Elstad was advised of his rights. Elstad then voluntarily executed a written confession.

United States v. Locke (No. 83-1394) - Oral Argument

Tue, 06 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Miller (No. 83-1750) - Oral Argument

Wed, 16 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. National Bank Of Commerce (No. 84-498) - Oral Argument

Mon, 15 Apr 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Powell (No. 83-1307) - Oral Argument

Mon, 05 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Sharpe (No. 83-529) - Oral Argument

Tue, 27 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Shearer (No. 84-194) - Oral Argument

Mon, 25 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Young (No. 83-469) - Oral Argument

Tue, 02 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Wallace v. Jaffree (No. 83-812) - Oral Argument

Tue, 04 Dec 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Walters v. Nat. Assn. Of Radiation Survivors (No. 84-571) - Oral Argument

Wed, 27 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Wayte v. United States (No. 83-1292) - Oral Argument

Tue, 06 Nov 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Webb v. Dyer County Bd. Of Ed. (No. 83-1360) - Oral Argument

Mon, 29 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Criswell (No. 83-1545) - Oral Argument

Mon, 14 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Williams v. Vermont (No. 84-592) - Oral Argument

Tue, 19 Mar 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Williamson Planning Comm'n v. Hamilton Bank (No. 84-4) - Oral Argument

Tue, 19 Feb 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Wilson v. Garcia (No. 83-2146) - Oral Argument

Mon, 14 Jan 1985 12:00:00 -0500

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Winston v. Lee (No. 83-1334) - Oral Argument

Wed, 31 Oct 1984 12:00:00 -0500

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