The Oyez Project: 1990 Term Decisions

Air Courier Conference v. Postal Workers (No. 89-1416) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 26 Feb 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Air Line Pilots v. O'neill (No. 89-1493) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 19 Mar 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Airports Auth. v. Citizens For Noise Abatement (No. 90-906) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 17 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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American Hospital Assn v. NLRB (No. 90-97) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 23 Apr 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Arcadia v. Ohio Power Co. (No. 89-1283) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 27 Nov 1990 12:00:00 -0500

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Arizona v. Fulminante (No. 89-839) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 26 Mar 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Astoria Federal S. & L. Ass'n. v. Solimino (No. 89-1895) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 10 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Automobile Workers v. Johnson Controls, Inc. (No. 89-1215) - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 20 Mar 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Does a policy barring the participation of potentially fertile and pregnant women in occupations that could be detrimental to their reproductive capacities constitute sexual discrimination in violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act?

Barnes v. Glen Theatre Inc. (No. 90-26) - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 21 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Does a state prohibition against complete nudity in public places violate the First Amendment's freedom of expression guarantee?

Blatchford v. Native Village Of Noatak (No. 89-1782) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 24 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Board of Ed. of Oklahoma City v. Dowell (No. 89-1080) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 15 Jan 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Braxton v. United States (No. 90-5358) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 28 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Burns v. Reed (No. 89-1715) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 30 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Burns v. United States (No. 89-7260) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 13 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Business Guides v. Chromatic Comm. Enterprises (No. 89-1500) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 26 Feb 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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California v. Acevedo (No. 89-1690) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 30 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Under the Fourth Amendment, may police conduct a warrantless search of a container within an automobile if they have probable cause to believe that the container holds evidence?

California v. Hodari D. (No. 89-1632) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 23 Apr 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute (No. 89-1647) - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 17 Apr 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Chambers v. Nasco, Inc. (No. 90-256) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 06 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Chapman v. United States (No. 90-5744) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 30 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Cheek v. United States (No. 89-658) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 08 Jan 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Chisom v. Roemer (No. 90-757) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 20 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Clark v. Roemer (No. 90-952) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 03 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Cohen v. Cowles Media Co. (No. 90-634) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 24 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Does the First Amendment bar a plaintiff from recovering damages, under state promissory estoppel law, for a newspaper's breach of a promise of confidentiality?

Coleman v. Thompson (No. 89-7662) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 24 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Columbia v. Omni Outdoor Advertising, Inc. (No. 89-1671) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 01 Apr 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Connecticut v. Doehr (No. 90-143) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 06 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Cottage Savings Assoc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (No. 89-1965) - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 17 Apr 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Can the exchange of properties considered "substantially identical" for accounting purposes under Federal Home Loan Bank Board regulations be considered a "disposition of property" for IRS tax purposes, given that properties exchanged must be materially different to constitute a "disposition" under section 1001(a) of Title 26 of the tax code?

Demarest v. Manspeaker (No. 89-5916) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 08 Jan 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Dennis v. Higgins (No. 89-1555) - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 20 Feb 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Eastern Airlines, Inc. v. Floyd (No. 89-1598) - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 17 Apr 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co. (No. 89-7743) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 03 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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EEOC v. Arabian American Oil Co. (No. 89-1838) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 26 Mar 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Exxon Corp. v. Central Gulf Lines, Inc. (No. 90-34) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 03 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Farrey v. Sanderfoot (No. 90-350) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 23 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Feist Publications v. Rural Tel. Serv. Co. (No. 89-1909) - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 27 Mar 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Does the copyright in a telephone company's directory protect the names, towns, and telephone numbers copied by another telephone directory company?

Firstier Mtge. Co. v. Investors Mtge. Ins. Co. (No. 89-1063) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 15 Jan 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Florida v. Bostick (No. 89-1717) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 20 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Is the acquisition of evidence during random bus searches, conducted pursuant to passengers' consent, a per se violation of the Fourth Amendment's protection against unconstitutional search and seizure?

Florida v. Jimeno (No. 90-622) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 23 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Does a suspect's consent to a search of his vehicle extend to closed containers found inside?

FMC Corp. v. Holliday (No. 89-1048) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 27 Nov 1990 12:00:00 -0500

Does ERISA preempt the Pennsylvania law precluding employee welfare benefit plans from exercising subrogation rights on a claimant's tort recovery?

Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Department Of Revenue, Florida (No. 88-1847) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 20 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Ford v. Georgia (No. 87-6796) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 19 Feb 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Freytag v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (No. 90-762) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 27 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Does 26 U.S.C. 7443A(a) permit the assignment of particularly complex cases dealing with large amounts of money to "special trial judges" appointed by the Chief Judge of the U.S. Tax Court, provided that the special trial judges do not enter the decision but simply prepare an opinion for review and adoption by a regular Tax Court judge? Under the Appointments Clause of Article II Section 2, may Congress permit the Chief Judge of the U.S. Tax Court to appoint "special trial judges" to "any other proceeding which the chief judge may designate"?

Gentile v. State Bar Of Nevada (No. 89-1836) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 27 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp. (No. 90-18) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 13 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Gollust v. Mendell (No. 90-659) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 10 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Gozlon-Peretz v. United States (No. 89-7370) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 19 Feb 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Gregory v. Ashcroft (No. 90-50) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 20 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Did Missouri's mandatory retirement requirement for its state court judges violate the the 1967 federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause?

Grogan v. Garner (No. 89-1149) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 15 Jan 1991 12:00:00 -0500

What standard of evidence should bankruptcy courts apply in considering whether a debt was the result of "actual fraud" under section 523(a) of the Bankruptcy Code?

Groves v. Ring Screw Works, Ferndale Di (No. 89-1166) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 10 Dec 1990 12:00:00 -0500

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Harmelin v. Michigan (No. 89-7272) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 27 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Is a statutorily mandated sentence that does not allow for consideration of mitigating factors a violation of the Eighth Amendment's protection against cruel and unusual punishments?

Hernandez v. New York (No. 89-7645) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 28 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Illinois v. Kentucky (No. 106 ORIG) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 28 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. Mcclendon (No. 89-1298) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 03 Dec 1990 12:00:00 -0500

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Irwin v. Veterans Administration (No. 89-5867) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 03 Dec 1990 12:00:00 -0500

Does the 30-day window after "receipt of notice of final action taken" by the EEOC within which a suit against the federal government must be filed begin when an attorney's office receives notification, or when the attorney or client himself receives notification?

James M. Beam Distilling Co. v. Georgia (No. 89-680) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 20 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Johnson v. Home State Bank (No. 90-693) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 10 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Kamen v. Kemper Financial Services, Inc. (No. 90-516) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 20 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Kay v. Ehrler (No. 90-79) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 16 Apr 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Lampf v. Gilbertson (No. 90-333) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 20 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Lankford v. Idaho (No. 88-7247) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 20 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Leathers v. Medlock (No. 90-29) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 16 Apr 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Does differential taxation of different media violate the First and 14th Amendments? Does differential taxation of members of the same medium violate the First and 14th Amendments?

Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Assn (No. 89-1217) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 30 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Litton Financial Printing Div. v. NLRB (No. 90-285) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 13 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Martin v. Oshrc (No. 89-1541) - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 20 Mar 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc. (No. 89-1799) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 20 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Does the First Amendment give the New Yorker a right to publish fabricated quotations attributed to a public figure?

Master, Mates & Pilots v. Brown (No. 89-1330) - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 20 Feb 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Mccarthy v. Bronson (No. 90-5635) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 20 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Mccleskey v. Zant (No. 89-7024) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 16 Apr 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Mccormick v. United States (No. 89-1918) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 23 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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McDermott International, Inc. v. Wilander (No. 89-1474) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 19 Feb 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Mcnary v. Haitian Refugee Center., Inc. (No. 89-1332) - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 20 Feb 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Mcneil v. Wisconsin (No. 90-5319) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 13 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Melkonyan v. Sullivan (No. 90-5538) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 10 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Michigan v. Lucas (No. 90-149) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 20 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Miles v. Apex Marine Corp. (No. 89-1158) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 06 Nov 1990 12:00:00 -0500

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Minnick v. Mississippi (No. 89-6332) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 03 Dec 1990 12:00:00 -0500

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Mobil Oil Exploration v. United Distribution (No. 89-1452) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 08 Jan 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Moskal v. United States (No. 89-964) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 03 Dec 1990 12:00:00 -0500

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Mu'min v. Virginia (No. 90-5193) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 30 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Norfolk & Western R. Co. v. Train Dispatchers (No. 89-1027) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 19 Mar 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Ohio v. Huertas (No. 89-1944) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 22 Jan 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Oklahoma Tax Comm'n v. Potawatomi Tribe (No. 89-1322) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 26 Feb 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Oklahoma v. New Mexico (No. 109 ORIG) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 17 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Owen v. Owen (No. 89-1008) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 23 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Parker v. Dugger (No. 89-5961) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 22 Jan 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Pauley v. Bethenergy Mines (No. 89-1714) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 24 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Payne v. Tennessee (No. 90-5721) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 27 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Peretz v. United States (No. 90-615) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 27 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Powers v. Ohio (No. 89-5011) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 01 Apr 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Primate Protection League v. Tulane Ed. Fund (No. 90-89) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 20 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Renne v. Geary (No. 90-769) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 17 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Riverside County v. McLaughlin (No. 89-1817) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 13 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Did Riverside violate the Court's holding in Gerstein v. Pugh (420 U.S. 103), which required prompt probable cause determinations?

Rust v. Sullivan (No. 89-1391) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 23 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Do the regulations violate the First and Fifth Amendment rights of clients and health providers?

Salve Regina College v. Russell (No. 89-1629) - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 20 Mar 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Schad v. Arizona (No. 90-5551) - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 21 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Does the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment require juries in capital cases to be instructed on every lesser offense, includeding non-capital offenses, (e.g., robbery) that are supported by the evidence?

Siegert v. Gilley (No. 90-96) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 23 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Stevens v. Department Of Treasury (No. 89-1821) - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 24 Apr 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Summit Health, Ltd. v. Pinhas (No. 89-1679) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 28 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Toibb v. Radloff (No. 90-368) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 13 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Touby v. United States (No. 90-6282) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 20 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Trinova Corp. v. Michigan Dept. Of Treasury (No. 89-1106) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 19 Feb 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Centennial Savings Bank (No. 89-1926) - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 17 Apr 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Can a bank list the exchange of properties that have equal fair market value as a loss on its federal Income Tax return if the property it loses is worth significantly less at the time of the exchange than it was when the property was initially acquired? May a bank treat money received from early withdrawal penalties as "income from the discharge ... of indebtedness" under 26 U.S.C. 108(a)(1)(C)?

United States v. France (No. 89-1363) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 22 Jan 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Gaubert (No. 89-1793) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 26 Mar 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. R. Enterprises, Inc. (No. 89-1436) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 22 Jan 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Smith (No. 89-1646) - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 20 Mar 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Virginia Bankshares, Inc. v. Sandberg (No. 89-1448) - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 27 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

First, can a proxy statement couched in conclusory or qualitative terms, such as "high value," purporting to explain the directors' reasons for recommending a corporate action, be materially misleading within the meaning of Rule 14a-9? Second, can causation of damages compensable under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. Section 78n(a), be shown by members of a class of minority shareholders whose votes are not required by law or corporate bylaw to authorize the corporate action subject to the proxy solicitation?

West Virginia Univ. Hospitals, Inc. v. Casey (No. 89-994) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 19 Mar 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Wilson v. Seiter (No. 89-7376) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 17 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Wisconsin Public Intervenor v. Mortier (No. 89-1905) - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 21 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Yates v. Evatt (No. 89-7691) - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 28 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Ylst v. Nunnemaker (No. 90-68) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 24 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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