Ex parte Quirin, 317 U.S. 1; 63 S. Ct. 1; 87 L. Ed. 3 (1942) Facts—The petitioners were all born in Germany. All lived in the United States and returned to Germany between 1933 and 1941, where they attended sabotage…
Hamilton v. Kentucky Distilleries & Warehouse Co., 251 U.S. 146; 40 S. Ct. 106; 64 L. Ed. 194 (1919) Facts—On November 11, 1918, the armistice with Germany was signed. Ten days later, Congress passed and the president approved the War-Time…
Selective Draft Law Cases (Arver v. United States), 245 U.S. 366; 38 S. Ct. 159; 62 L. Ed. 349 (1918) Facts—On May 18, 1917, Congress provided that all male citizens between the ages of 21 and 30, with certain exceptions,…
Ex parte Milligan, 4 Wallace (71 U.S.) 2; 18 L. Ed. 281 (1866) Facts—Milligan, who was not and had never been in the U.S. military, was tried, convicted, and sentenced to be hanged by a military commission established under presidential…
The Prize Cases, 2 Black (67 U.S.) 635; 17 L. Ed. 459 (1863) Facts—By proclamations of April 15, April 19, and April 27, 1861, President Lincoln established a blockade of southern ports. These cases were brought to recover damages suffered…
Goldwater v. Carter, 444 U.S. 996; 100 S. Ct. 533; 62 L. Ed. 2d 428 (1979) Facts—The U.S. Constitution requires Senate approval of treaties but is silent as to their termination. After the U.S. recognized the People’s Republic of China,…
THE ASSOCIATED JOURNALS LTD & ANR v. LAND & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE [Del] LPA 10/2019 & CM Nos. 566/2019 & 649/2019 Rajendra Menon & Kameshwar Rao, JJ. [Decided on 28/02/2019] National Herald case – Companies Act – Acquisition of shares principle…
BANK STREET SECURITIES PVT LTD & ORS. v. REGIONAL DIRECTOR, NORTHERN REGION [NCLAT] Company Appeal (AT) No.340 of 2018 A.I.S. Cheema & Balvinder Singh. [Decided on 17/01/2019] Companies Act, 2013 – Amalgamation – Petition filed under old Act transferred to…
JAIPUR METALS & ELECTRICALS EMPLOYEES ORGANISATION v. JAIPUR METALS & ELECTRICALS LTD & ORS [SC] Civil Appeal No. 12023 of 2018 [Arising out of SLP(C) No.18598 of 2018] R F Nariman & M R Shah, JJ. [Decided on 12/12/2018] Companies…
JOHN THOMAS v. Dr. K. JAGADEESAN [SC] Appeal (Crl.) 688 of 2001(Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.1875 of 2001) K.T. Thomas & R. P. Sethi, JJ. [Decided on 12/07/2001] Equivalent citations: (2001) 6 SCC 30; 2001 SCC (Crl) 974; (2001)…