In re Equitable Office Bldg. Corp., 72 S.Ct. 1086 (decided August 6, 1946): Bankruptcy trustee’s plan of reorganization had been accepted by the Bankruptcy Court. Stay of consummation of the plan sought by two previously unobjecting stockholders who had found a refinancer with better terms. Reed holds that the lower court’s refusal to modify the plan was not discretionary and, citing Bankruptcy Code provisions as to appealability, grants stay. (Business was refinanced in 1

Davis v. Adams, 400 U.S. 1203 (decided August 5, 1969): Black upholds stay of Florida statute requiring holders of state office to resign before running for federal office; Black notes that there is not enough time before election for full Court to rule but believes that it would hold that a state cannot add restrictions to candidacy for federal office (the Court never ruled on the question, but the “resign to run” statute is still in force, with an exception for federal offi

Truong Dinh Hung v. United States, 439 U.S. 1326 (decided August 4, 1978): Brennan, reversing Circuit Court, allows bail pending appeal of espionage conviction (passing along government secrets, theft of government property, acting as unregistered foreign agent) (this was in connection with Carter’s negotiations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on normalization of relations, return of prisoners, etc.); defendant, Vietnamese citizen, did not have permanent residence in U

Breswick & Co. v. United States, 75 S.Ct. 912 (decided August 3, 1955): The Interstate Commerce Commission had approved a merged railroad’s application to be considered a common carrier, but ran into objections of prior shareholders (who will suffer a loss) and into a turf war with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Harlan grants a stay by fashioning a bond which will protect shareholders; decision is notable because Harlan says he is relying on the opinion of the Clerk