Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214; 65 S. Ct. 193; 89 L. Ed. 194 (1944) Facts—Korematsu, an American citizen of Japanese ancestry, remained in California after the Commanding General of the Western Defense Command ordered it cleared of all…
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…