The Oyez Project: 1987 Term
U.S. Supreme Court Cases, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org)
- Alabama And Mississippi Boundary Case (No. 9 ORIG)
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- Allied Tube & Conduit Corp. v. Indian Head, Inc. (No. 87-157)
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- Amadeo v. Zant (No. 87-5277)
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- Arizona v. Roberson (No. 87-354)
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- Arkansas Best Corp. v. Commissioner (No. 86-751)
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- Bank Of Nova Scotia v. United States (No. 87-578)
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- Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Crenshaw (No. 85-1765)
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- Basic Inc. v. Levinson (No. 86-279)
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- Bendix Autolite Corp. v. Midwesco Enterprises (No. 87-367)
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- Bennett v. Arkansas (No. 86-6124)
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- Berkovitz v. United States (No. 87-498)
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- Bethesda Hospital Assn. v. Bowen (No. 86-1764)
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- Boos v. Barry (No. 86-803)
A provision in the District of Columbia Code prohibited the display of signs within 500 feet of a foreign embassy which tended to "bring that government into public odium or public disrepute." Congregations of three or more persons within the 500 feet limit were prohibited as well. Boos and others were denied permission to display signs criticizing the Soviet Union in front of that country's embassy.
- Bowen v. Galbreath (No. 86-1146)
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- Bowen v. Kendrick (No. 87-253)
The Adolescent Family Life Act ("AFLA") provided federal funding for organizational services and research in the area of premarital teenage sexuality. Among other requirements, AFLA beneficiaries had to involve religious and governmental agencies in dealing with the problems they faced. Over time, AFLA benefited several organizations with institutional ties to religious denominations. Chan Kendrick, on behalf of several federal taxpayers, clergymen, and the American Jewish Congress, challenged AFLA's constitutionality. On appeal from a ruling favoring Kendrick, the Supreme Court granted Bowen certiorari.
- Bowen v. Kizer (No. 86-863)
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- Bowen v. Massachusetts (No. 87-712)
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- Boyle v. United Technologies Corp. (No. 86-492)
Following the death of US Marine helicopter pilot David A. Boyle, Delbert Boyle sued the helicopter's manufacturer ("Sikorsky") for defectively designing its copilot emergency escape hatch. On appeal from a state-law based jury verdict favoring Boyle, the Court of Appeals found that Sikorsky could not be held liable under Virginia tort law for any design flaws since it met the requirements of the "military contractor defense." Boyle appealed; the Supreme Court granted certiorari.
- Braswell v. United States (No. 87-3)
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- Budinich v. Becton Dickinson & Co. (No. 87-283)
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- Business Electronics v. Sharp Electronics (No. 85-1910)
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- California v. Greenwood (No. 86-684)
Local police suspected Billy Greenwood was dealing drugs from his residence. Because the police did not have enough evidence for a warrant to search his home, they searched the garbage bags Greenwood had left at the curb for pickup. The police uncovered evidence of drug use, which was then used to obtain a warrant to search the house. That search turned up illegal substances, and Greenwood was arrested on felony charges.
- Carnegie-Mellon Univ. v. Cohill (No. 86-1021)
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- Carpenter v. United States (No. 86-422)
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- Catholic Conf. v. Abortion Rights Mobilization (No. 87-416)
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- Chick Kam Choo v. Exxon Corp. (No. 87-505)
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- Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp. (No. 87-499)
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- Church Of Scientology Of California v. Irs (No. 86-472)
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- City of Lakewood v. Plain Dealer Publishing (No. 86-1042)
Plain Dealer Publishing challenged the constitutionality of a Lakewood city ordinance that authorized its mayor to grant or deny applications, made by publishers, seeking permission to place newsracks on public property. The ordinance merely required Lakewood's mayor to provide an explanation, in the event of a permit denial, while empowering him to subject all permit approvals to whatever "terms and conditions" which he "deemed necessary and reasonable." On appeal from a district court ruling that found the ordinance constitutional, the Court of Appeals reversed. The Supreme Court granted Lakewood's request for certiorari.
- City Of New York v. Fcc (No. 87-339)
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- Clark v. Jeter (No. 87-5565)
A Pennsylvania law required illegitimate children to prove paternity before seeking support from their fathers. The statute of limitations on suits seeking to establish paternity was six years from the birth of the illegitimate child. However, the state allowed legitimate children to seek support from their parents at any time. Cherlyn Clark sought child support from Gene Jeter, whom she claimed was the father of her daughter, Tiffany. Blood tests indicated that there was a 99.3% probability that Jeter indeed was Tiffany's father. A state court dismissed Clark's suit because it was initiated after the statute of limitations had expired.
- Commissioner v. Bollinger (No. 86-1672)
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- Communications Workers v. Beck (No. 86-637)
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- Coy v. Iowa (No. 86-6757)
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- D. H. Holmes Co. v. Mcnamara (No. 87-267)
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- Deakins v. Monaghan (No. 86-890)
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- Debartolo Corp. v. Fla. Gulf Coast Trades Council (No. 86-1461)
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- Department Of Navy v. Egan (No. 86-1552)
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- Doe v. United States (No. 86-1753)
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- EEOC v. Commercial Office Products Co. (No. 86-1696)
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- Employment Division v. Smith (No. 86-946)
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- Etsi Pipeline Project v. Missouri (No. 86-939)
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- Fdic v. Mallen (No. 87-82)
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