Blackmun Oral Argument Memos 1989-1991


 Jan 9 , 1989

  • Cases Heard:

    • Granfinaciera, S.A. v. Nordberg - [492 U.S. 33]

    • Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources Council - [490 U.S. 360]

    • Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council - [490 U.S. 332]

    • Davis v. Michigan Dep't of Treasury - [489 U.S. 803]

    • Blanton v. N. Las Vegas - [489 U.S. 538]

  Oct 2, 1989

  • Cases Heard:

    • Spallone v. United States - [493 U.S. 265]

    • John Doe Agency v. John Doe Corp. - [493 U.S. 146]

    • Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. v. Sperling - [493 U.S. 165]

    • Pavelic & LeFlore v. Marvel Entertainment Group - [493 U.S.120]

  Feb 21, 1990

  • Cases Heard:

    • Lewis v. Jeffers - [497 U.S. 764]

    • Office of Pers. Management v. Richmond - [496 U.S. 414]

    • Horton v. Cal. - [496 U.S. 128]

    • Venegas v. Mitchell - [495 U.S. 82]

  • Cases Decided:

    • Reves v. Ernst & Young - [494 U.S. 56]

    • Preseault v. ICC - [494 U.S. 1]

    • Sullivan v. Everhart - [494 U.S. 83]

    • Selvage v. Collins - [494 U.S. 108]

    • Dole v. United Steelworkers of America - [494 U.S. 26]

  Feb 28, 1990

  • Cases Heard:

    • Burnham v. Superior Court of California - [495 U.S. 604]

    • Taylor v. United States - [495 U.S. 575]

    • United States v. Ojeda Rios - [495 U.S. 257]

    • Yellow Freight Sys., Inc. v. Donnelly - [494 U.S. 820]

  • Cases Decided:

    • United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez - [494 U.S. 259]

    • Maryland v. Buie - [494 U.S. 325]

    • Blystone v. Pennsylvania - [494 U.S. 299]

  Feb 28, 1990

  • Cases Heard:

    • Burnham v. Superior Court of California - [495 U.S. 604]

    • Taylor v. United States - [495 U.S. 575]

    • United States v. Ojeda Rios - [495 U.S. 257]

    • Yellow Freight Sys., Inc. v. Donnelly - [494 U.S. 820]

  • Cases Decided:

    • United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez - [494 U.S. 259]

    • Maryland v. Buie - [494 U.S. 325]

    • Blystone v. Pennsylvania - [494 U.S. 299]

  Mar 20, 1990

  • Cases Heard:

    • Illinois v. Rodriguez - [497 U.S. 177]

    • Howlett v. Rose - [496 U.S. 356]

    • California v. FERC - [495 U.S. 490]

  • Cases Decided:

    • Chauffeurs, Teamsters & Helpers, Local No. 391 v. Terry - [494 U.S. 558]

    • United States v. Dalm - [494 U.S. 596]

    • Lytle v. Household Mfg., Inc. - [494 U.S. 545]

  Apr 17, 1990

  • Cases Heard:

    • Portland Golf Club v. Commissioner - [497 U.S. 154]

    • Ala. v. White - [496 U.S. 325]

  • Cases Decided:

    • NLRB v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc. - [494 U.S. 775]

    • Employment Div. v. Smith - [494 U.S. 872]

    • Dep't of Treasury v. Fed. Labor Relations Auth. - [494 U.S. 992]

    • Yellow Freight Sys., Inc. v. Donnelly - [494 U.S. 820]

    • Kaiser Aluminum & Chem. Corp. v. Bonjorno - [494 U.S. 827]

  May 14, 1990

  • Cases Heard:

    • United States v. Eichman - [496 U.S. 310]

  • Cases Decided:

    • United Steelworkers of America v. Rawson - [495 U.S. 362]

    • Atl. Richfield Co. v. United States Petroleum Co. - [495 U.S. 328]

  Nov 27 , 1990

  • Cases Heard:

    • Martin v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission - [499 U.S. 144]

    • Salve Regina College v. Russell - [499 U.S. 225]

    • Int'l Org. of Masters v. Brown - [498 U.S. 466]

  • Cases Decided:

    • Arcadia v. Ohio Power Co. - [498 U.S. 73]

    • FMC Corp. v. Holliday - [498 U.S. 52]

  Jan 15, 1991

  • Cases Heard:

    • Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co. - [500 U.S. 614]

    • Carnival Cruise Lines v. Shute - [499 U.S. 585]

    • Cottage Sav. Ass'n v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue - [499 U.S. 554]

    • United States v. Centennial Sav. Bank FSB - [499 U.S. 573]

  • Cases Decided:

    • Board of Educ. v. Dowell - [498 U.S. 237]

    • Grogan v. Garner - [498 U.S. 279]

    • FirsTier Mortgage Co. v. Investors Mortgage Ins. Co. - [498 U.S. 269]

  Mar 26, 1991

  • Cases Heard:

    • Chapman v. United States - [500 U.S. 453]

    • Michigan v. Lucas - [500 U.S. 145]

  • Cases Decided:

    • Arizona v. Fulminate - [499 U.S. 279]

    • United States v. Gaubert - [499 U.S. 315]

    • EEOC v. Arabian American Oil Co. - [499 U.S. 244]

  Apr 16, 1991

  • Cases Heard:

    • Metropolitan Wash. Airports Auth. v. Citizens for Abatement of Aircraft Noise - [501 U.S. 252]

    • Oklahoma v. New Mexico - [501 U.S. 221]

    • Johnson v. Home State Bank - [501 U.S. 78]

  • Cases Decided:

    • Kay v. Ehrler - [499 U.S. 432]

    • Leathers v. Medlock - [499 U.S. 439]

    • McCleskey v. Zant - [499 U.S. 467]

  Apr 24, 1991

  • Cases Heard:

    • Payne v. Tennessee - [501 U.S. 808]

    • Wisconsin Pub. Intervenor v. Mortier - [501 U.S. 597]

  • Cases Decided:

    • Stevens v. Dep't of Treasury - [500 U.S. 1]

  Oct 8, 1991

  • Cases Heard:

    • Cipollone v. Liggett Group - [505 U.S. 504]

    • Burson v. Freeman - [504 U.S. 191]

    • Hilton v. South Carolina Pub. Rys. Comm'n - [502 U.S. 197]

    • Ardestani v. INS - [502 U.S. 129]

  Oct 16, 1991

  • Cases Heard:

    • INS v. Doherty - [502 U.S. 314]

    • King v. St. Vincent's Hosp. - [502 U.S. 215]

    • Wooddell v. International Bhd. of Elec. Workers, Local 71 - [502 U.S. 93]

  Dec 11, 1991 (1)(2)

  • Cases Heard:

    • Franklin v. Gwinnett County Pub. Sch. - [503 U.S. 60]

    • Arkansas v. Oklahoma - [503 U.S. 91]

  • Cases Decided:

    • Union Bank v. Wolas - [502 U.S. 151]