Case Briefs - 1985
Bowsher v. Synar
Due to rising government budget deficits during the first term of the Reagan Administration, Congress passed the... Continued
National Labor Relations Board v. Financial Institution Employees of America, Local 1182, Chartered by United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO
Bowen v. City of New York
Thomas v. Arn
Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation
In 1974, Zenith Radio Corporation, an American manufacturer of consumer electronic products, and National Union... Continued
Icicle Seafoods, Inc. v. Worthington
Sorenson v. Secretary of the Treasury
Brock v. Pierce County
Firefighters v. City of Cleveland
Section 706(g)of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits a court from ordering the promotion of an individual who... Continued
Ohio Civil Rights Commission v. Dayton Christian Public Schools, Inc.
Dayton Christian Schools, Inc. (Dayton) is a private, non-profit corporation formed by two churches for the purposes... Continued
Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. v. Hepps
In a series of articles, the Philadelphia Inquirer accused Hepps of links to organized crime and of capitalizing on... Continued
New York v. P. J. Video, Inc.
Investigator David Groblewski from the Erie County District Attorney's Office viewed videos rented from P.J. Video and... Continued
City of Los Angeles v. Heller
Thornburg v. Gingles
The North Carolina General Assembly passed a redistricting plan for the state's Senate and House of Representatives... Continued
Davis v. Bandemer
A group of Democrats challenged Indiana's 1981 state apportionment scheme on the ground of political gerrymandering... Continued
Cabana v. Bullock
United States v. Maine
Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Whitley v. Albers
Skipper v. South Carolina
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Brock
Atkins v. Rivera
United States Department of Transportation v. Paralyzed Veterans of America
Maine v. Moulton
Malley v. Briggs
In December 1980, the Rhode Island State Police force was conducting an authorized wiretap on the telephone of Paul... Continued
Ford v. Wainwright
In 1974, a Florida court sentenced Alvin Bernard Ford to death for first-degree murder. At the time of the murder... Continued
Posadas de Puerto Rico Associates, dba Condado Holiday Inn v. Tourism Company of Puerto Rico
A Puerto Rican law restricted advertising by the island's casino gambling establishments. Even though gambling was a... Continued
