Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Res. Def. Council

Holding that courts "must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of Congress"

Immigration & Naturalization Service v St. Cyr

Holding that title of provision, "Elimination of Custody Review by Habeas Corpus," along with broad statement of intent to preclude review, was not sufficient to bar review of habeas corpus petitions

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"

INS v. Aguirre-Aguirre

Holding that the Board's construction of the statutes it administers warrants Chevron deference

United States v. United States Gypsum Co.

Holding that “[t]he exchange of price data and other information among competitors does not invariably have anticompetitive effect ... we have held that such exchanges of information do not constitute a per se violation of the Sherman Act”

Richards v. United States

Holding that in FTCA cases "the issue of the applicable law is controlled by a formal expression of the will of Congress"

American Tobacco Co. v. Patterson

Holding that under an employer's bona fide seniority system, there can be no Title VII liability even if the current system perpetuates pre-Title VII lawful discrimination

Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Amax Coal Co.

Holding that a management-appointed trustee to a multiemployer pension plan could not be considered a management representative

Adams Fruit Co. v. Barrett

Holding that a delegation of authority to promulgate motor vehicle safety " standards" did not include the authority to decide the pre-emptive scope of the federal statute because "[n]o such delegation regarding [the statute's] enforcement provisions is evident in the statute"

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 1326 - Reentry of removed aliens

Defining offense elements

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 1227 - Deportable aliens

Granting this discretion to the Attorney General

Section 16 - Crime of violence defined

Defining a crime of violence as ‘ an offense that has as an element the use . . . of physical force against the person or property of another’

Section 130.00 - [Effective Until 9/1/2024] Sex offenses; definitions of terms

Defining sex offenses

Section 70.15 - Sentences of imprisonment for misdemeanors and violation

Indicating that Class A misdemeanors, such as menacing in the second degree, carry a maximum sentence of one-year's imprisonment

Section 130.60 - Sexual abuse in the second degree