Today in Supreme Court History: September 20, 1968

9/20/1968: The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission denied a certificate of no exterior effect to the Penn Central Transportation Co. The Supreme Court found that the City of New York did not violate the Takings Clause in Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York (1978).

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[Dan Schiavetta]

Barthuli v. Board of Trustees of Jefferson Elementary School District, 434 U.S. 1337 (decided September 20, 1977): Rehnquist says he cannot "stay" pending cert a state court judgment which dismissed case brought by school official who claimed that he was entitled to hearing before being fired; a stay would be "a mere declaration in the air" (cert was denied, 434 U.S. 1040, 1978)

Mecom v. United States, 434 U.S. 1340 (September 20, 1977): Powell denies reduction of $750,000 bail pending appeal of conviction for marijuana dealing; though District Court gave no reason for why bail was set so high, the Government's opposition on the motion before Powell pointed out that defendant had been part of a large scale operation, his wife, a participate, fled to Mexico to avoid prosecution, and defendant had paid $100,000 to murder a suspected informant

Hutchinson v. People, 86 S.Ct. 5 (decided September 20, 1965): Harlan refuses to stay remand of criminal case after removal pending appeal to the Circuit Court of the remand order; defendant did not convincingly show that he could not receive fair trial in state court as to federal allegations (defendants were accused of trespassing while protesting discriminatory practices of power authority; civil rights cases are removable under 28 U.S.C. 1443 and, in exception to general rule, remand orders in such cases are appealable)

[Frank Drackman]

That really happened? thought it was just a "Mad Men" episode.