METHOD FOR UPDATING ALARM LIMITS AS PATENTABLE.

See Patents.

MISSISSIPPI. See Indians.

MONTANA. See Constitutional Law, II, 4. .

MOOTNESS.

Challenge to "Alaska Hire" statute-Effect of invalidation of durational
residency requirement.-Challenge to "Alaska Hire" statute requiring oil
and gas leases, easements or right-of-way permits for pipelines, and unit-
ization agreements to contain requirement that Alaska residents be hired
in preference to nonresidents, was not mooted by invalidation of 1-year
durational residency requirement. Hicklin v. Orbeck, p. 518.

MOTOR CARRIERS. See Antitrust Acts.

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.

See Elections.

"MURDER SCENE” EXCEPTION TO WARRANT REQUIREMENT.
See Constitutional Law, VI.

"MUTUAL AID OR PROTECTION” CLAUSE. See National Labor
Relations Act, 3.

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT.

1. No-solicitation and no-distribution rule-Hospital cafeteria-Enforce-
ability.-Court of Appeals did not err in enforcing National Labor Rela-
tions Board's order to hospital to rescind its rule prohibiting employees
from soliciting union support and distributing union literature during
nonworking time in hospital cafeteria and coffeeshop. Beth Israel Hospital
v. NLRB, p. 483.

2. Union-Disciplining of supervisory employee members-Unfair labor
practice.-Labor union committed an unfair labor practice in violation of
§ 8 (b) (1) (B) of Act when it disciplined members who were supervisory
employees for crossing union's picket line during a strike and performing
their regular supervisory duties, which included adjustment of grievances.
American Broadcasting Cos. v. Writers Guild, p. 411.

3. Union newsletter-Distribution in nonworking areas during non-
working time-Protection under Act.-Distribution of union newsletter in
nonworking areas of employer's property during nonworking time urging
employees to oppose incorporation of state "right-to-work" statute into
state constitution and criticizing Presidential veto of increase in federal
minimum wage is protected under "mutual aid or protection" clause of
§ 7 of Act. Eastex, Inc. v. NLRB, p. 556.

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. See Freedom of Informa-
tion Act; National Labor Relations Act, 1.

NEW JERSEY. See Constitutional Law, I, 2.

NEWSLETTER DISTRIBUTION BY LABOR UNIONS. See National
Labor Relations Act, 3.

NEW TRIAL AFTER ACQUITTAL. See Constitutional Law, II, 2.
NEW TRIAL AFTER REVERSAL OF CONVICTION FOR INSUFFI-
CIENT EVIDENCE. See Constitutional Law, II, 3; Criminal Law.
NONFEDERAL CLAIMS. See Jurisdiction.

NO-SOLICITATION AND NO-DISTRIBUTION RULES. See National
Labor Relations Act, 1, 3.

NOTICE TO CLASS MEMBERS IN CLASS ACTIONS. See Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure.

OIL PRODUCERS OR REFINERS. See Constitutional Law, I, 3; III,
3; Federal-State Relations, 2.

ORDERS DENYING CLASS CERTIFICATION. See Appeals.

ORDERS REFUSING INJUNCTIONS. See Appeals, 2.

OUT-OF-STATE WASTE. See Constitutional Law, I, 2.

PATENTS.

Method for updating alarm limits-Not patentable.-Method for up-
dating alarm limits during catalytic conversion processes, in which only
novel feature is a mathematical formula, is not patentable under § 101 of
Patent Act. Parker v. Flook,
p. 584.

PICKET LINES. See National Labor Relations Act, 2.

POTENTIAL WITNESSES' STATEMENTS IN UNFAIR LABOR
PRACTICE PROCEEDINGS. See Freedom of Information Act.
PRE-EMPTION OF STATE LAW BY FEDERAL LAW. See Federal-
State Relations, 2.

PREHEARING DISCLOSURE OF WITNESSES' STATEMENTS IN
UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE PROCEEDINGS. See Freedom of
Information Act.

PREJUDGMENT ORDERS DENYING CLASS CERTIFICATION. See
Appeals.

PRICE DISCRIMINATION. See Federal-State Relations, 2.

PRISONS. See Civil Rights; Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act
of 1976; Constitutional Law, IV.

PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES CLAUSE. See Constitutional Law,

V.

PROHIBITION AGAINST IMPORTATION OF WASTE. See Consti-
tutional Law, I, 2.

RACIAL DISCRIMINATION. See Elections.

REAPPORTIONMENT PLANS. See Elections.

REGULATION OF RETAIL GASOLINE MARKETING. See Consti-
tutional Law, I, 3; III, 3; Federal-State Relations, 2.

REMAND. See Criminal Law.

REMEDIES FOR UNCONSTITUTIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS.
See Civil Rights.

RESERVOIRS. See Endangered Species Act of 1973.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT. See Consti-
tutional Law, V; Mootness.

RETAIL GASOLINE STATIONS. See Constitutional Law, I, 3; III, 3;
Federal-State Relations, 2.

RETRIAL AFTER ACQUITTAL. See Constitutional Law, II, 2.
RETRIAL AFTER REVERSAL OF CONVICTION FOR INSUFFI-
CIENT EVIDENCE. See Constitutional Law, II, 3; Criminal Law.
REVERSAL OF CONVICTION FOR INSUFFICENT EVIDENCE.
See Constitutional Law, II, 3; Criminal Law.

ROBINSON-PATMAN ACT. See Federal-State Relations, 2.

RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. See Federal Rules of Civil Pro-
cedure.

SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS. See Federal-State Rela-
tions, 1.

SEARCHES AND SEIZURES. See Constitutional Law, VI.

SECOND TRIAL AFTER ACQUITTAL. See Constitutional Law, II, 2.
SECOND TRIAL AFTER REVERSAL OF CONVICTION FOR IN-
SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE. See Constitutional Law, II, 3; Crim-
inal Law.

SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. See Endangered Species Act of
1973.

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. See Mandamus.

SERVICE STATIONS. See Constitutional Law, I, 3; III, 3; Federal-
State Relations, 2.

SHERMAN ACT. See Federal-State Relations, 2.

SINGLE-FACTOR SALES FORMULA. See Constitutional Law, I, 1;
III, 2.

SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS. See Elections.

SNAIL DARTER. See Endangered Species Act of 1973.

SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES BY LABOR UNIONS. See Na-

tional Labor Relations Act, 1.

SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL. See Constitutional Law, I, 2.

SOLITARY CONFINEMENT. See Civil Rights.

STATE EXCISE TAXES. See Federal-State Relations, 1.

STATE INCOME TAXES. See Constitutional Law, I, 1; III, 2.
STATE PROHIBITION AGAINST IMPORTATION OF WASTE. See
Constitutional Law, I, 2.

STATE PROSECUTION OF INDIANS. See Indians.

STATE REGULATION OF RETAIL GASOLINE MARKETING. See
Constitutional Law, I, 3; III, 3; Federal-State Relations, 2.

STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS. See Antitrust Acts.

STRIKES. See National Labor Relations Act, 2.

SUMMONSES IN TAX INVESTIGATIONS. See Internal Revenue
Code.

SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES. See National Labor Relations Act, 2.
SWEARING OF FIRST WITNESS AS TIME WHEN JEOPARDY
ATTACHES. See Constitutional Law, II, 4.

TARIFF ACT OF 1930.

Japan-"Bounty or grant"-Electronic products-No tax on exports.—
Japan does not confer a "bounty or grant" within meaning of § 303 of
Act on consumer electronic products by failing to impose a commodity
tax on those products when they are exported to this country, while
imposing tax on products when they are sold in Japan. Zenith Radio
Corp. v. United States, p. 443.

TAXES. See Constitutional Law, I, 1; III, 2; Federal-State Relations,
1; Internal Revenue Code.

TAX-INVESTIGATION SUMMONSES. See Internal Revenue Code.
TELLICO DAM. See Endangered Species Act of 1973.

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY. See Endangered Species Act
of 1973.

TERMINATION OF TRIAL BY ACCUSED. See Constitutional Law,
II, 1.

THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANTS. See Jurisdiction.

TIME WHEN JEOPARDY ATTACHES. See Constitutional Law, II, 4.
TOLLING OF STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS. See Antitrust Acts.
UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES. See Freedom of Information Act;
National Labor Relations Act.

UNION NEWSLETTER. See National Labor Relations Act, 3.
UNIONS. See National Labor Relations Act.

UNITED STATES' INTERVENTION IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS. See Antitrust Acts.

VOLUNTARINESS OF ACCUSED'S STATEMENTS. See Constitu-
tional Law, III, 1.

WARRANTLESS SEARCHES AND SEIZURES. See Constitutional
Law, VI.

WASTE DISPOSAL. See Constitutional Law, I, 2.

WITNESSES' STATEMENTS IN UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE PRO-
CEEDINGS. See Freedom of Information Act.

WORDS AND PHRASES.

1. "Bounty or grant." § 303, Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U. S. C. § 1303 (a)
(1976 ed.). Zenith Radio Corp. v. United States, p. 443.

2. "Indian country." 18 U. S. C. §§ 1151, 1153 (1976 ed.) (Major
Crimes Act). United States v. John, p. 634.

3. "Instituted by the United States." §5 (i), Clayton Act, 15 U. 8. C.
§ 16 (i) (1976 ed.). Greyhound Corp. v. Mt. Hood States, Inc., p. 322.
4. "Interfere with enforcement proceedings." Exemption 7 (A) of
Freedom of Information Act, 5 U. S. C. § 552 (b) (7) (A) (1976 ed.).
NLRB v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co., p. 214.

WRITS OF MANDAMUS. See Mandamus.

WRONGFUL-DEATH ACTIONS. See Jurisdiction.