Case Briefs – 1957

Why is the case important?Petitioner African-Americans, Conley et al., sought a declaratory judgment, injunction and damages… Continued

Why is the case important?Defendant Lambert was convicted for violating a California ordinance that requires any convicted person… Continued

Why is the case important?The Petitioner, Roth (Petitioner), was charged with violating the federal law against obscenity.Facts of… Continued

Why is the case important?Fourteen individuals were arrested, and later convicted by a trial court, for violation Smith Act. These… Continued

PETITIONER:YoungdahlRESPONDENT:Rainfair, Inc.LOCATION:Shotwell Manufacturing Co.DOCKET NO.: 11DECIDED BY: Warren Court… Continued

PETITIONER:Oleta O’Connor Yates RESPONDENT:United StatesLOCATION:Roth’s mail-order book businessDOCKET NO.: 6DECIDED BY: Warren… Continued

PETITIONER:WilsonRESPONDENT:Loew’s, IncorporatedLOCATION:Wolverine Tube, Inc.DOCKET NO.: 33DECIDED BY: Warren Court… Continued

PETITIONER:Wiener RESPONDENT:United StatesLOCATION:Hazlehurst Manufacturing CompanyDOCKET NO.: 52DECIDED BY: Warren Court… Continued

PETITIONER:Weyerhaeuser Steamship CompanyRESPONDENT:Nacirema Operating Company, Inc.LOCATION:Philadelphia Board of Public… Continued

PETITIONER:Virginia RESPONDENT:MarylandLOCATION:United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern… Continued