Today in Supreme Court History: February 3

Germany v. Philipp, 592 U.S. 518 (decided February 3, 2021): Foreign Sovereignty Immunities Act barred suit in U.S. courts by Holocaust survivors to recover value of property they were forced to sell at below market value to agents of Goering; exception for “property taken in violation of international law” applied to property taken by one country from another, not from individuals

Marshall v. Barlow’s, Inc., 429 U.S. 1347 (decided February 3, 1977): OSHA needs a warrant to inspect a workplace (this was a random search of an electrical/plumbing business and the owner did not consent)

United States v. Gilliland, 312 U.S. 86 (decided February 3, 1941): “Hot Oil” Act, which criminalized falsifying records so as to transfer amounts of petroleum in excess of regulations, applied to transfers between private parties, not just to and from Government

Gooch v. United States, 297 U.S. 124 (decided February 3, 1936): Federal Kidnapping Act applied to abductions to prevent arrest (defendants overwhelmed police officers in Texas and dumped them in Oklahoma); monetary gain incentive not required

United States v. California, 297 U.S. 175 (decided February 3, 1936): state-owned railroad was indirectly involved in interstate commerce and therefore subject to common carrier regulations and fines