| Case name |
Citation |
Summary |
| Franks v. Delaware |
1978 |
challenging false statements made in support of issuing a search warrant |
| Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City |
1978 |
substantive due process, taking clause, landmarks preservation |
| Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group |
1978 |
constitutionality of Price-Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act |
| City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey |
1978 |
Dormant Commerce Clause prohibits banning importation of trash into a state |
| Parker v. Flook |
1978 |
Algorithms and patent law |
| Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger |
1978 |
joinder and diversity jurisdiction |
| Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill |
1978 |
interpretation of the Endangered Species Act |
| Exxon Corp. v. Governor of Maryland |
1978 |
Dormant Commerce Clause and state petroleum regulation |
| Monell v. Department of Social Services |
1978 |
liability of municipal officials for violations of constitutional rights; they are not liable for merely employing the person who violated the person's rights, and do not enjoy absolute immunity for their actions |
| Zurcher v. Stanford Daily |
1978 |
standards for issuing search warrants to third parties; special First Amendment protections for the press in keeping evidence of possible crimes |
| Baldwin v. Fish and Game Commission of Montana |
1978 |
affirmed the right of the state of Montana to charge higher fees for out of state elk hunters |
| Flagg Bros., Inc. v. Brooks |
1978 |
upholding section of New York Uniform Commercial Code permitting repossession of goods by warehouse |
| Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez |
1978 |
sovereign immunity of Indian tribes |
| Landmark Communications, Inc. v. Virginia |
1978 |
press freedom in judicial discipline proceedings |
| First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti |
1978 |
First Amendment and corporate political contributions |
| Frank Lyon Co. v. United States |
1978 |
ownership of realty in sale-leaseback for tax deduction for depreciation purposes. |
| Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. |
1978 |
judicial deference to government agencies |
| Stump v. Sparkman |
1978 |
judicial immunity |
| Ballew v. Georgia |
1978 |
juries in criminal trials may not have fewer than six members |
| Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe |
1978 |
Indian tribal courts do not have inherent criminal jurisdiction to try and to punish non-Indians |