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  Louden V. U.s. 222 F.2d 388, United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit, Docket Number 15179 (5/31/1955) Motion to withdraw and vacate plea of guilty to information charging interstate transportation of stolen automobiles on ground that plea was direct result of coercion and threats and promises allegedly made by government agents while defendant was in jail. The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, Charles J. Vogel, Circuit... 1955 Cases    
  Michel V. State of La. 350 U.S. 91, Supreme Court of the United States, 36, Docket Number 32 (12/5/1955) Defendants were convicted of rape. The Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans, Louisiana, rendered judgments, and defendants appealed. The Louisiana Supreme Court, 225 La. 1040, 74 So.2d 207, and 226 La. 201, 75 So.2d 333, affirmed the judgments, and defendants obtained certiorari. The Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Clark, held, inter alia, that... 1955 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Michel V. State of La. 350 U.S. 91, Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number 36, 32 (12/5/1955) Defendants were convicted of rape. The Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans, Louisiana, rendered judgments, and defendants appealed. The Louisiana Supreme Court, 225 La. 1040, 74 So.2d 207, and 226 La. 201, 75 So.2d 333, affirmed the judgments, and defendants obtained certiorari. The Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Clark, held, inter alia, that... 1955 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers (Precision Scientific Co.) 111 NLRB No. 71, N.L.R.B (2/1/1955)   1955 Administrative Decisions & Guidance   This is no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains.
  Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers (Precision Scientific Co.) 111 NLRB No. 71, N.L.R.B (2/1/1955)   1955 Administrative Decisions & Guidance   This is no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains.
Louis L. Jaffe Mr. Justice Jackson 68 Harvard Law Review 940 (April, 1955) IT has often been remarked that Americans are the most legalistic of peoples. Every great issue is transformed into a question of law, preferably constitutional law. The Judge is exalted as Lawgiver and Prophet. He must have the wisdom of Solomon, the moral vision of Isaiah, the analytic power of Socrates, the intellectual creativity of Aristotle,... 1955 Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources    
Louis L. Jaffe Mr. Justice Jackson 68 Harvard Law Review 940 (April, 1955) IT has often been remarked that Americans are the most legalistic of peoples. Every great issue is transformed into a question of law, preferably constitutional law. The Judge is exalted as Lawgiver and Prophet. He must have the wisdom of Solomon, the moral vision of Isaiah, the analytic power of Socrates, the intellectual creativity of Aristotle,... 1955 Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources    
  Muilenburg V. Blevins 242 N.C. 271, Supreme Court of North Carolina, Docket Number 534 (5/25/1955) Action for specific performance of contract for sale of realty. The Superior Court, Mecklenburg County, George B. Patton, Special Judge, held that restriction in deed in vendor's chain of title that lot should be used only for residential purposes was null and void. Purchaser appealed. The Supreme Court, Denny, J., held that where since 1911 when... 1955 Cases    
  Muilenburg V. Blevins 242 N.C. 271, Supreme Court of North Carolina, Docket Number 534 (5/25/1955) Action for specific performance of contract for sale of realty. The Superior Court, Mecklenburg County, George B. Patton, Special Judge, held that restriction in deed in vendor's chain of title that lot should be used only for residential purposes was null and void. Purchaser appealed. The Supreme Court, Denny, J., held that where since 1911 when... 1955 Cases    
  Naim V. Naim 197 Va. 80, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (6/13/1955) Suit to annul marriage of a white person and a Chinese. The Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth, Floyd E. Kellam, J., rendered a decree holding the marriage to be void, and defendant appealed. The Supreme Court of Appeals, Buchanan, J., held that Code 1950, § 2054, making it unlawful for any white person in the state to marry any... 1955 Cases   This is no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains.
  Naim V. Naim 197 Va. 80, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (6/13/1955) Suit to annul marriage of a white person and a Chinese. The Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth, Floyd E. Kellam, J., rendered a decree holding the marriage to be void, and defendant appealed. The Supreme Court of Appeals, Buchanan, J., held that Code 1950, § 2054, making it unlawful for any white person in the state to marry any... 1955 Cases   This is no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains.
  National Labor Rel. Bd. V. Pacific American Ship. Ass'n 218 F.2d 913, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Docket Number 13386 (1/22/1955) Enforcement proceedings instituted by National Labor Relations Board wherein a union filed an application seeking an order to effect that N.L.R.B. conduct no election for the purpose of certifying an exclusive collective bargaining representative of employees in stewards department of vessels of members of shipowners association and another union... 1955 Cases    
  National Labor Rel. Bd. V. Pacific American Ship. Ass'n 218 F.2d 913, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Docket Number 13386 (1/22/1955) Enforcement proceedings instituted by National Labor Relations Board wherein a union filed an application seeking an order to effect that N.L.R.B. conduct no election for the purpose of certifying an exclusive collective bargaining representative of employees in stewards department of vessels of members of shipowners association and another union... 1955 Cases    
George Wharton Pepper Owen J. Roberts-the Man 104 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 372 (December, 1955) During the years when Owen Roberts was a conspicuous figure in the life of his community, his fellow citizens accepted the universality of his interests as a matter of course. Lawyers who thought of him chiefly as a practicing lawyer and as a judge were more or less dimly aware that he was active in other fields of endeavor. Those who were... 1955 Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources    
George Wharton Pepper Owen J. Roberts-the Man 104 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 372 (December, 1955) During the years when Owen Roberts was a conspicuous figure in the life of his community, his fellow citizens accepted the universality of his interests as a matter of course. Lawyers who thought of him chiefly as a practicing lawyer and as a judge were more or less dimly aware that he was active in other fields of endeavor. Those who were... 1955 Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources    
  People V. Burwell 44 Cal.2d 16, Supreme Court of California, In Bank, Docket Number CR. 5486 (2/1/1955) Defendants were convicted of first degree murder. The Superior Court of Marin County, Thomas F. Keating, J., entered judgments on the verdicts and orders denying motions for new trials, and defendants appealed. The Supreme Court, Shenk, J., held that evidence sustained conviction. Judgments and orders affirmed. 1955 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  People V. Burwell 44 Cal.2d 16, Supreme Court of California, In Bank, Docket Number CR. 5486 (2/1/1955) Defendants were convicted of first degree murder. The Superior Court of Marin County, Thomas F. Keating, J., entered judgments on the verdicts and orders denying motions for new trials, and defendants appealed. The Supreme Court, Shenk, J., held that evidence sustained conviction. Judgments and orders affirmed. 1955 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Petitioner's Reply Brief, Reece V. Georgia Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 112 (11/4/1955) This is a reply brief filed by the petitioner in response to certain allegations of fact, the same being denied herein, contained in the brief filed by the respondent State of Georgia, and... 1955 Briefs    
  Petitioner's Reply Brief, Reece V. Georgia Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 112 (11/4/1955) This is a reply brief filed by the petitioner in response to certain allegations of fact, the same being denied herein, contained in the brief filed by the respondent State of Georgia, and... 1955 Briefs    
  Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Ancient York Masons (Prince Hall Origin) Compact V. M. W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of La. 79 So.2d 97, Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit, Docket Number 3957 (3/25/1955) Suit for injunctive relief. The Nineteenth Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge Parish, Charles A. Holcombe, J., entered judgment dismissing plaintiff's application, and plaintiff appealed. The Court of Appeal, Lottinger, J., agreed with the trial judge that Masonic lodge should not be enjoined from using words Prince Hall (the... 1955 Cases    
  Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Ancient York Masons (Prince Hall Origin) Compact V. M. W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of La. 79 So.2d 97, Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit, Docket Number 3957 (3/25/1955) Suit for injunctive relief. The Nineteenth Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge Parish, Charles A. Holcombe, J., entered judgment dismissing plaintiff's application, and plaintiff appealed. The Court of Appeal, Lottinger, J., agreed with the trial judge that Masonic lodge should not be enjoined from using words Prince Hall (the... 1955 Cases    
  Reagan V. Bichsel 284 S.W.2d 935, Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio, Docket Number 12958 (11/16/1955) Proceeding by policeman to review his indefinite suspension from police force. The civil service commission sustained the charge that policeman had been guilty of conduct prejudicial to good order. Policeman appealed. The District Court, Bexar County, C. K. Quin, J., granted summary judgment on ground the commission's order sustaining suspension... 1955 Cases    
  Reagan V. Bichsel 284 S.W.2d 935, Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio, Docket Number 12958 (11/16/1955) Proceeding by policeman to review his indefinite suspension from police force. The civil service commission sustained the charge that policeman had been guilty of conduct prejudicial to good order. Policeman appealed. The District Court, Bexar County, C. K. Quin, J., granted summary judgment on ground the commission's order sustaining suspension... 1955 Cases    
  Reece V. State of Ga. 350 U.S. 85, Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number 112 (12/5/1955) Defendant was convicted of rape. The Superior Court, Cobb County, Georgia, rendered judgment, and defendant brought error. The Supreme Court of Georgia, 211 Ga. 339, 85 S.E.2d 773, affirmed the judgment, and defendant obtained certiorari. The Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Clark, held that where defendant in state court prosecution was indicted by a... 1955 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Reece V. State of Ga. 350 U.S. 85, Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number 112 (12/5/1955) Defendant was convicted of rape. The Superior Court, Cobb County, Georgia, rendered judgment, and defendant brought error. The Supreme Court of Georgia, 211 Ga. 339, 85 S.E.2d 773, affirmed the judgment, and defendant obtained certiorari. The Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Clark, held that where defendant in state court prosecution was indicted by a... 1955 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Reply of Respondents, Syres V. Oil Workers Intern. Union Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 390 (10/3/1955) This reply is submitted on behalf of Respondents, Local 23 of the Oil Workers International Union, CIO, and F. A. McDuffie and E. R. McAdams, two of the officers and members of Local 23.... 1955 Briefs    
  Reply of Respondents, Syres V. Oil Workers Intern. Union Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 390 (10/3/1955) This reply is submitted on behalf of Respondents, Local 23 of the Oil Workers International Union, CIO, and F. A. McDuffie and E. R. McAdams, two of the officers and members of Local 23.... 1955 Briefs    
  Smith V. Sutton 135 F.Supp. 805, United States District Court District of Columbia, Docket Number 1745-53 (11/15/1955) Proceeding by District of Columbia fireman to determine his right to take competitive examination for promotion to captain. The District Court, Laws, Chief Judge, held that where civil service regulation required that period of service to be computed for determination of eligibility to take promotional examination to include only time served after... 1955 Cases    
  Smith V. Sutton 135 F.Supp. 805, United States District Court District of Columbia, Docket Number 1745-53 (11/15/1955) Proceeding by District of Columbia fireman to determine his right to take competitive examination for promotion to captain. The District Court, Laws, Chief Judge, held that where civil service regulation required that period of service to be computed for determination of eligibility to take promotional examination to include only time served after... 1955 Cases    
  State ex Rel. Rodi V. City of New Orleans 78 So.2d 855, Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, Docket Number 20555 (3/14/1955) Proceedings for writ of mandamus ordering city, chairman of Board of Health, and director of Bureau of Vital Statistics to delete any changes made on death certificate after it had been filed. The Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans, Division B, Walter B. Hamlin, J., dismissed the petition. Petitioner appealed. The Court of Appeal, Janvier, J.,... 1955 Cases    
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