Published opinions from 1977. The case name opens the case page.
February 22, 1977429 U.S. 545
The Supreme Court reversed the Fourth Circuit's reinstatement of Bursey's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim, holding that an undercover state agent who attended two pretrial meetings between Bursey and his attorney at their invitation, sought no information, communicated nothing to prosecutors, and generated no tainted evidence…
Justice Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court, holding that plaintiffs seeking treble damages for Clayton Act § 7 violations must establish antitrust injury: injury of the type the antitrust laws were intended to prevent that flows from what makes the challenged conduct unlawful.
The Court held that New York's amended securities-transfer tax violated the Commerce Clause because it imposed a substantially heavier burden on out-of-state sales than on comparable in-state sales, thereby favoring New York exchanges.
January 11, 1977429 U.S. 252
The Supreme Court reversed a Seventh Circuit judgment holding that Arlington Heights' denial of rezoning for a federally subsidized low- and moderate-income housing project violated the Equal Protection Clause. Applying Washington v.
The Court held that the school board was subject to federal-question jurisdiction, was not entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity, and that Doyle's communication to a radio station was constitutionally protected.