Three Court Cases

• Northern Pipeline Constr. Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. (1982)
• This case interested me because of the economic aspect of it. This case is a bankruptcy case involving Northern Pipeline Constuction Company and Marathon Pipe Line Company.
• The only Bankruptcy case on the websitr
•  "The Bankruptcy Act of 1978 (Act) established a United States bankruptcy court in each judicial district as an adjunct to the district court for such district.". After it had filed a petition for reorganization in a Bankruptcy Court, appellant Northern Pipeline Construction Co. (Northern) filed in that court a suit against appellee Marathon Pipe Line Co. (Marathon) seeking damages for an alleged breach of contract and warranty, as well as for misrepresentation, coercion, and duress. Marathon sought dismissal of the suit on the ground that the Act unconstitutionally conferred Art. III judicial power upon judges who lacked life tenure and protection against salary diminution. The Bankruptcy Court denied the motion to dismiss, but on appeal the District Court granted the motion."
• I was captivated by the back and forth type of case this was. 
• Zelman V. Simmons-Harris (2002)
• Education case.
• This is one of the more recent freedom of religion court cases.
• What interested me right off the bat in this case was the unique aspect of the Ohio Scholarship Program and how it was very flexible.
• Also, the fact that all types of schools whether they be private, charter, or public can be involved in the Ohio scholarship Program for underprivileged children.
• Bob Jones Univ. V. United States (1982)
• I was interested in the fact that this was a court case that involved a University and the Federal Government.
• In this case, Bob Jones University admitted un married blacks to the school, it did not accept students involved in an interracial relationship.
• Because of this admissions policy, the IRS revoked the University's tax-exempt status. After paying a portion of the federal unemployment taxes for a certain taxable year, the University filed a refund action in Federal District Court, and the Government counterclaimed for unpaid taxes for that and other taxable years.