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The Supreme Court, 1948 Term |
63 Harvard Law Review 119 (November, 1949) |
The charts presented in this section, tabulating some of the more significant features of the Court's activity, are not an end in themselves but are intended to present a foundation for more detailed consideration. The absence of similar data for preceding years may be partially offset by comparing these tables with those compiled in a series of... |
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Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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Turnham V. Sawyer |
220 S.W.2d 931, Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth, Docket Number 15045 (5/13/1949) |
Appeal from District Court, Cooke County; B. W. Boyd, Judge. Trespass to try title action by Mrs. Kathryn Sawyer and others against Clinton Turnham. From an adverse judgment, defendant appeals. Judgment affirmed. |
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U.s. ex Rel. Montgomery V. Ragen |
86 F.Supp. 382, United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket Number 48 C 1564 (8/10/1949) |
Habeas corpus action brought by James Montgomery, relator, against Joseph E. Ragen, warden of the Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, Illinois, to secure release from custody. The District Court, Igoe, J., discharged the petitioner holding that the evidence established that the crime of rape for which petitioner was convicted was never committed... |
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This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed
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U.s. V. Foster |
83 F.Supp. 197, United States District Court S.D. New York (3/4/1949) |
William Z. Foster and others were indicted for conspiracy to advocate the overthrow and destruction of the government by force and violence, and they have filed a challenge to the array and moved to quash and dismiss the entire panel, venire and jury list and to dismiss the indictments. Challenge overruled and motions denied. See also 81 F.Supp.... |
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U.s. V. Sacher |
9 F.R.D. 394, United States District Court S. D. New York (10/14/1949) |
Contempt proceeding by the United States of America against Harry Sacher and others. The District Court, Medina, J., held that defendants were guilty of criminal contempt arising out of acts, statements and conduct occurring during a criminal trial. See also 9 F.R.D. 367. |
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United Artists Corp. V. Board of Censors of City of Memphis |
25 Beeler 397, Supreme Court of Tennessee (12/17/1949) |
Proceeding by United Artists Corporation and another against Board of Censors of the City of Memphis and others to review the action of respondent board in banning a particular motion picture. The Circuit Court of Shelby County, Floyd M. Henderson, J., entered a judgment dismissing the petition, and petitioners brought error. The Supreme Court,... |
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Veneer Products, Inc. |
81 NLRB No. 90, N.L.R.B, Docket Number Case No. 34-RC-30 (2/8/1949) |
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Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
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Webb V. School Dist. No. 90, Johnson County |
167 Kan. 395, Supreme Court of Kansas, Docket Number 37427 (6/11/1949) |
Original mandamus action by Harvey Lewis Webb and Alfonso Eugene Webb, Jr., minors, by their parents and next friends, Alfonso Eugene Webb and Mary J. Webb, and others against School District No. 90, Johnson County, State of Kansas, a corporation, and others to compel the defendants to permit the plaintiffs and all others similarly situated to... |
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Werner V. Southern California Passociated Newspapers |
206 P.2d 952, District Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 2, California, Docket Number 16837 (6/2/1949) |
Appeal from Superior Court, Los Angeles County; Stanley H. Barnes, Judge. Action by Erwin T. Werner against the Southern California Associated Newspapers, a California corporation, to recover damages for alleged libel. From a judgment of dismissal and from an order sustaining a demurrer to complaint, the plaintiff appeals. Judgment reversed with... |
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West Virginia Board of Education |
43 W. Va. Op. Atty. Gen. 306, W.Va.A.G (6/27/1949) |
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Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
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Whiteside V. Southern Bus Lines |
177 F.2d 949, United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit, Docket Number 10799 (11/23/1949) |
Elizabeth Whiteside sued the Southern Bus Lines, Inc., for damages allegedly sustained when she was ejected from defendant's bus. The United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Roy M. Shelbourne, C.J., rendered a judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appealed. The Court of Appeals, Simons, Circuit Judge, reversed the... |
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Wilson V. Turner |
168 Kan. 1, Supreme Court of Kansas, Docket Number 37773 (7/30/1949) |
Appeal from District Court, Leavenworth County; Joseph J. Dawes, Judge. Habeas corpus proceeding by Johnnie E. Wilson against Leonard Turner, Sheriff of Leavenworth County, and John Doe, agent of the State of Mississippi. From a judgment denying the writ, plaintiff appeals. Judgment affirmed. |
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Woodlawn School Dist. No. 6 V. Brown |
216 Ark. 14, Supreme Court of Arkansas, Docket Number 4-8951 (10/31/1949) |
J. E. Brown and others sued the Woodlawn School District No. 6, for writ of mandamus to compel the defendant district to furnish bus transportation to pupils living in a certain area. The Circuit Court, Cleveland County, John M. Golden, J., issued the writ, and defendant appealed. The Supreme Court, Frank G. Smith, reversed the judgment and held... |
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Yorkshire Indem. Co. Of N.y. V. Collier |
172 F.2d 116, United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit, Docket Number 10714 (1/31/1949) |
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky; Roy N Shellbourne, Judge. Action by Thelma Collier against the Yorkshire Indemnity Company of New York on a judgment. From a judgment for plaintiff on a directed verdict, the defendant appeals. Judgment affirmed. |
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Alger V. U.s. |
171 F.2d 667, United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit, Docket Number 9628 (12/17/1948) |
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division; Robert C. Baltzell, Judge. Proceeding by Gene Alger against the United States of America to set aside sentences of offense of breaking into a post office with intent to commit larceny. From an order denying his petition, petitioner appeals.... |
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Appellant's Brief, Daniel V. Family Sec. Life Ins. Co. |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 297 (12/13/1948) |
The Appellants, who are State officials charged with the enforcement of the questioned statute, seek review of a District Court Judgment (R. 167) granting an injunction permanently... |
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Applicability of the Fourteenth Amendment to Private Organizations |
61 Harvard Law Review 344 (January, 1948) |
The body of law construing the Fourteenth Amendment contains one proposition which has been accepted as axiomatic that the prohibitory clauses apply solely to state action. Several comparatively recent cases, however, seem to indicate that a private organization may, under some circumstances, be subjected to the same limitations as the states.... |
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Atlantic Coast Life Ins Co V. Us |
76 F.Supp. 627, District Court, E.D. South Carolina, Charleston Division, Docket Number 1712 (1/16/1948) |
Action under the Tucker Act by the Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Company against the United States of America to recover the sum of $2,933.30 alleged to have been erroneously assessed under the Social Security Act. Judgment for the defendant. Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Company, a corporation engaged in industrial insurance, having paid taxes... |
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Bob-lo Excursion Co. V. People of State of Mich. |
333 U.S. 28, Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number 374 (2/2/1948) |
The Bob-Lo Excursion Company was convicted of violating the Michigan Civil Rights Act, Comp.Laws Supp.Mich.1940, ss 17115-146 to 17115-148. Judgment was affirmed by the Supreme Court of Michigan, 317 Mich. 686,28 N.W.2d 139, and defendant appeals. Affirmed. Mr. Justice JACKSON and Mr. Chief Justice VINSON dissenting. |
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Brief for Amici Curiae, Takahashi V. Fish and Game Com'n |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 533 (4/19/1948) |
The above named associated Protestant organizations, as amici curiae, file this brief pursuant to the Court's Rule XXVII(9) and upon the written consent of the parties. The major Protestant... |
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Brief for Appellants, American Communications Ass'n, Cio V. Douds |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 10 (12/27/1948) |
FN1. Probable jurisdiction was noted on November 8, 1948. The opinions of the Court are reported at 79 Fed. Supp. 563. The ground upon which the jurisdiction of this Court is invoked is... |
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Brief for Petitioner, Ludecke V. Watkins |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 723 (4/30/1948) |
Your petitioner, Kurt G. W. Ludecke, attorney in person, respectfully submits that, for the reasons set forth below, the judgment of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit,... |
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Brief for Petitioner, Marzani V. U.s. |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 59 (11/9/1948) |
The opinion of the Court of Appeals, dated February 2, 1948, appears at R. 272 and is reported at 168 F. (2d) 133. Its Opinion, dated April 22, 1948, denying petition for rehearing, appears... |
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Brief for Petitioner, Zimmerman V. Maryland |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 429 (10/1/1948) |
The opinion of the Court of Appeals of Maryland has not yet been reported officially. It appears in 59 A. 2d 675, at pages 194-206 of the Transcript of Record,1 and at pages 67-75 of the... |
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Brief for Petitioners, George Cornelius Moore V. the People of the State of New York |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 485 (1/30/1948) |
The trial Court rendered no opinion. The Court of Appeals of the State of New York affirmed the judgment of conviction in the Bronx County Court rendering no opinion. The defendants argued... |
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Brief for Respondents in Reply to Brief for United States as Amicus Curiae, Orsel Mcghee and Minnie S. Mcghee, His Wife, Petitioners, V. Benjamin J. Sipes and Anna C. Sipes, James A. Coon and Addie A. Coon, et Al., Respondents. (No. 87) James M. Hurd and |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number Nos. 87, 290, 291 (1/9/1948) |
The United States, through the Attorney General and the Solicitor General, has filed a brief supporting without deviation the contentions of the petitioners in these cases. It asserts that... |
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Brief for Respondents in Reply to Brief for United States as Amicus Curiae., Mcghee V. Sipes |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number Nos. 87, 290, 291 (1/9/1948) |
FN1. Page 5, Brief for the United States. FN2. Page 13, Brief for the United States. FN3. Page 15, Brief for the United States. FN4. Page 19, Brief for the United States. Hirabayashi v.... |
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Brief for Respondents, Bay Ridge Operating Co., Inc. V. Aaron |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number Nos. 366, 367 (1/10/1948) |
The opinion of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (R. 581-91) is reported at 69 F. Supp. 956. The opinion of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals... |
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Brief for the American Jewish Congress as Amicus Curiae, Takahashi V. Fish and Game Com'n |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 533 (4/19/1948) |
With the consent of the parties, the American Jewish Congress respectfully submits this brief, amicus curiae, in support of the petitioner's position in this case. The American Jewish... |
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Brief for the National Labor Relations Board, N.l.r.b. V. Stowe Spinning Co. |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 46 (8/30/1948) |
The opinion of the court below (R. 137-147), is reported in 165 F. 2d 609. The findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order of the Board (R. 126), are reported in 70 N. L. R. B. 614. The... |
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