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“fjederal common law of legislative immunity" recognizes that "any restriction on a legislator's freedom undermines the 'public good' by interfering with the rights of the people to representation in the democratic process.”
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Ellis v. Coffee County Board Of Registrars
ederal common law of legislative immunity" recognizes that "any restriction on a legislator's freedom undermines the 'public good' by interfering with the rights of the people to representation in the democratic process.
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Ellis v. Coffee County Board of Registrars
fjederal common law of legislative immunity" recognizes that "any restriction on a legislator's freedom undermines the 'public good' by interfering with the rights of the people to representation in the democratic process.
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Yeroshefsky v. Unisys Corp.
(2×)
See Kleemann v. McDonnell Douglas Corp., 890 F.2d 698 (4th Cir.1989) cert. denied, 495 U.S. 953 , 110 S.Ct. 2219 , 109 L.Ed.2d 545 (1990); Ramey v. Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Ltd., 874 F.2d 946 (4th Cir.1989).
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Hunt v. Nuth
See Brown v. Dixon, 891 F.2d 490, 494-95 (4th Cir.1989) (presenting inconsistent defenses that the defendant did not commit murders or that he did them while drunk did not amount to ineffective assistance), cert. denied, 495 U.S. 953 , 110 S.Ct. 2220 , 109 L.Ed.2d 545 (1990) 3 Hunt also blames his trial counsel for failing to interview McGuigan before trial.
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Hunt v. Nuth
See Brown v. Dixon, 891 F.2d 490, 494-95 (4th Cir.1989) (presenting inconsistent defenses that the defendant did not commit murders or that he did them while drunk did not amount to ineffective assistance), cert. denied, 495 U.S. 953 , 110 S.Ct. 2220 , 109 L.Ed.2d 545 (1990). .
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Transamerica Commercial Finance Corporation v. Banton, Inc.
See DeSisto College, Inc. v. Line, 888 F.2d 755, 763 (11th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 495 U.S. 952 , 110 S.Ct. 2219 , 109 L.Ed.2d 544 (1990).
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Transamerica Commercial Finance Corp. v. Banton, Inc.
See DeSisto College, Inc. v. Line, 888 F.2d 755, 763 (11th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 495 U.S. 952 , 110 S.Ct. 2219 , 109 L.Ed.2d 544 (1990).
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Pruett v. Thompson
See Brown v. Dixon, 891 F.2d 490 (4th Cir.1989), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 110 S.Ct. 2220 , 109 L.Ed.2d 545 (1990).
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Silverstein v. Northrop Grumman Corp.
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The government "need not deprive the manufacturer of all discretion pertaining to a particular design feature in order for the government contractor defense to apply." Id. at 1125 . "[I]t is necessary only that the government approve, rather than create, the specifications...." Ibid. (citing Koutsoubos v. Boeing Vertol, Div. of Boeing Co., 755 F. 2d 352, 355 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 821 , 106 S.Ct. 72 , 88 L.Ed. 2d 59 (1985)); see also Kleemann v. McDonnell Douglas Corp., 890 F. 2d 698, 701 (4th Cir.1989) (government participation at various stages of aircraft development establishes …
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United States v. Salameh
See, e.g., Brown v. Rice, 693 F.Supp. 381, 398 (W.D.N.C.1988) ("There is nothing particularly unusual or unconstitutional about going to the jury on two different theories of defense, particularly where a man’s life is at stake.”), affcL in relevant part, 891 F.2d 490 (4th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 495 U.S. 953 , 110 S.Ct. 2220 , 109 L.Ed.2d 545 (1990). 11 .
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Bragg v. United States
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The court observed: Where government “approv[al] of reasonably precise specifications has been found as a matter of law, the evidence established exercise of judgment by the government in the design of the particular feature in issue.” See Butler, 89 F.3d at 585 (Navy furnished precise specifications for construction and functioning of the shipboard “accommodation ladder, in general and the [allegedly defective] padeye and link in particular” and controlled the entire development process, including testing and installation); Oliver v. Oshkosh Truck Corp., 96 F.3d 992, 998-99 (7th Cir.1…
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Snell v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
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See Butler, 89 F.3d at 585 (Navy furnished precise specifications for construction and functioning of the shipboard "accommodation ladder in general and the [allegedly defective] padeye and link in particular" and controlled the entire development process, including testing and installation); Oliver v. Oshkosh Truck Corp., 96 F.3d 992, 998-99 (7th Cir.1996) (Marine Corps was actively involved in the design process of the MK-48 support vehicle and gave substantive input on the configuration of the fuel and exhaust system alleged to have been defectively designed), petition for cert. filed, 65 U…
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Association of Flight Attendants, Afl-Cio v. United Airlines, Inc.
See, e.g., Flight Eng’rs’ Int’l Ass’n v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., 896 F.2d 672, 673 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 495 U.S. 953 , 110 S.Ct. 2220 , 109 L.Ed.2d 545 (1990); International Bhd. of Teamsters v. Texas Int’l Airlines, Inc., 717 F.2d 157, 163-64 (5th Cir.1983); Independent Union of Flight Attendants v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., 664 F.Supp. 156, 159-60 (S.D.N.Y.1987), aff'd, 836 F.2d 130 (2d Cir.1988). 2 We asked the NMB if it wished to file an amicus brief since the question presented went to its jurisdiction, but the Board respectfully declined stating only that …
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Anzalone v. Westech Gear Corp.
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See Harduvel, supra, 878 F. 2d 1311 (reversing jury verdict in favor of widow of fighter pilot who died in training exercise, in which plaintiff asserted that "wire chaffing" or a massive electrical failure had caused the fatal crash of F-16 aircraft; ruling that government contractor defense applied because the government had focused meticulous consideration and exercised discretion over the entire electrical system); see also Kleemann v. McDonnell Douglas Corp. 890 F. 2d 698, 700-01 (4th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 495 U.S. 953 , 110 S.Ct. 2219 , 109 L.Ed. 2d 545 (1990) (affirming summary judgm…
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Staley v. State
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As Justice O'Connor stated in her opinion concurring to the denial of certiorari in Brown v. North Carolina, "[p]ermitting prosecutors to take into account the concerns expressed about capital punishment by prospective jurors, or any other factor, in exercising peremptory challenges simply does not implicate the concerns expressed in Witherspoon . " 479 U.S. 940 , 941, 107 S.Ct. 423 , 424, 93 L.Ed.2d 373 (1986) (O'Connor J., concurring); see also Brown v. Dixon, 891 F.2d 490, 496-498 (4th Cir.1989), cert. denied, *892 495 U.S. 953 , 110 S.Ct. 2220 , 109 L.Ed.2d 545 (1990); People v. Howard, 14…
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Will Washington v. Charles James
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See also Chitwood v. Dowd, 889 F.2d 781, 784-85 (8th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 495 U.S. 953 , 110 S.Ct. 2219 , 109 L.Ed.2d 545 (1990) (excusing exhaustion because state officials and courts consistently delayed determination of petitioner’s challenge to the length of his sentence).
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Willie Clisby, Cross-Appellant v. Charlie Jones, Warden, Holman Unit, Alabama Department of Corrections, Cross-Appellee
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See, e.g., Thomas v. Jones, 891 F.2d 1500, 1506 (11th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 495 U.S. 953 , 110 S.Ct. 2220 , 109 L.Ed.2d 545 (1990); Messer v. Kemp, 831 F.2d 946, 960 (11th Cir.1987) (en banc), cert. denied sub nom.
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Southern Railway Company v. American Train Dispatchers Association, Railway Labor Executives Association, Amicus Curiae. (Two Cases)
Independent Union of Flight Attendants v. Pan American World Airways, 664 F.Supp. 156, 158 (S.D.N.Y.1987), aff'd, 836 F.2d 130, 131 (2d Cir.1988) (“We affirm for substantially the reasons stated by the district court.”); see also Flight Engineers’ International Association v. Pan American World Airways, 896 F.2d 672, 673 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 110 S.Ct. 2220 , 109 L.Ed.2d 545 (1990).
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Anthony Wayne Thompson v. Cheryl L. Duke, Chester J. Pucci, Floyd Cox, Appeal of Philip J. Nathanson, Attorney For
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Compare DeSisto College, Inc. v. Line, 888 F.2d 755, 766 (11th Cir.1989) (counsel must acknowledge binding precedent and request modification), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 110 S.Ct. 2219 , 109 L.Ed.2d 544 (1990) with Mary Ann Pensiero, Inc. v. Lingle, 847 F.2d 90, 96 (3d Cir.1988) and Golden Eagle Distrib.
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Terrell McGinnis v. Ingram Equipment Company, Inc.
See, e.g., DeSisto College, Inc. v. Line, 888 F.2d 755 (11th Cir.1989), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 110 S.Ct. 2219 , 109 L.Ed.2d 544 (1990); United States v. Milam, 855 F.2d 739 (11th Cir.1988); Halteras of Lauderdale, Inc. v. Gemini Lady, 853 F.2d 848 (11th Cir.1988); Jorgenson v. Volusia County, 846 F.2d 1350 (11th Cir.1988); Patterson v. Aiken, 841 F.2d 386 (11th Cir.1988); Collins v. Walden, 834 F.2d 961 (11th Cir.1987). .
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Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n v. Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co.
See, e.g., Flight Eng’rs Int’l Ass’n v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., 896 F.2d 672, 673 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 110 S.Ct. 2220 , 109 L.Ed.2d 545 (1990); International Bhd. of Teamsters v. Texas Int'l Airlines, Inc. ("Teamsters"), 717 F.2d 157 , 158 (5th Cir.1983); Summit, 628 F.2d at 788, 794-95 ; Pan Am, 664 F.Supp. at 160 . 16 .
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Kleemann
v.
McDonnell Douglas Corp.
v.
McDonnell Douglas Corp.
No. 89-1510.
Supreme Court of the United States.
May 21, 1990.
Connor, Consideration, Took.
Cited by 64 opinions | Published
C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.
Justice O’Connor' took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.