Sedima, S.P.R.L. v. Imrex Co.

Holding that the fact that a statute can be "applied in situations not expressly anticipated by Congress does not demonstrate ambiguity. It demonstrates breadth."

INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca

Holding that the phrase "well-founded fear," which is also found in 8 U.S.C. § 1101, is ambiguous

Russello v. United States

Holding that where "Congress includes particular language in one section of a statute but omits it in another section of the same Act," courts presume that "Congress acts intentionally and purposely in the disparate inclusion or exclusion"

Branzburg v. Hayes

Holding that government need not “demonstrate some ‘compelling need’ for a newsman's testimony”

United States v. Wheeler

Holding that "the prosecution of an Indian in a federal district court under the Major Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1153, when he has previously been convicted in a tribal court of a lesser included offense arising out of the same incident" is not barred by the Double Jeopardy Clause

Heath v. Alabama

Holding that a double jeopardy violation does not result from prosecutions by different sovereigns arising from the same act

Bartkus v. Illinois

Holding that acquittal in state court didn't bar prosecution by federal government for substantially same crime

Bell v. United States

Holding only one Mann Act charge could result from the single transport of two women

INS v. Phinpathya

Holding that thirty-two-year-old statute must still be given its plain meaning

United States v. Cruz

Holding that a court may deny a motion for competency hearing "without benefit of a full dress hearing so long as the court has no 'bona fide doubt' as to the competence of the defendant"

Section 841 - Prohibited acts A

In § 841 prosecutions, then, it is the fact that the doctor issued an unauthorized prescription that renders his or her conduct wrongful, not the fact of the dispensation itself.

Section 924 - Penalties

Holding that conviction for eluding police, under Maine statute which provides that "[w]hoever, after being requested or signaled to stop, attempts to elude a law enforcement officer by driving a vehicle at a reckless rate of speed which results in a high-speed chase between the operator's vehicle and any law enforcement vehicle using a blue light and siren is guilty" of a felony-level crime, involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)

Section 1252 - Judicial review of orders of removal

Holding court had no jurisdiction to review "any judgment regarding the granting of relief under section . . . 1229b"

Section 1101 - Definitions

Finding notice and comment rulemaking is required for the agency's interim rule recognizing fear of coercive family practices as basis for refugee status

Section 1961 - Definitions

Defining what the terms “person” and “enterprise” include

Section 1182 - Inadmissible aliens

Holding deportable aliens who have been convicted of "crimes involving moral turpitude"

Section 801 - Congressional findings and declarations: controlled substances

Finding that to effectively control interstate traffic in illegal drugs it is necessary to control intrastate possession of and traffic in those substances

Section 1964 - Civil remedies

Granting civil remedies for RICO violation

Section 802 - Definitions

Defining "marijuana"

Section 951 - Definitions