Strickland v. Washington

Holding that ineffective assistance of counsel requires two showings: one, that "counsel's performance was deficient," and two, that "the deficient performance prejudiced the defense"

Coleman v. Thompson

Holding in relevant part that federal habeas review of a procedurally defaulted claim is barred "unless the prisoner can demonstrate cause for the default and actual prejudice as a result of the alleged violation of federal law"

Wilkinson v. Austin

Holding that Ohio’s process for assigning prisoners to maximum-security prisons was constitutional because the state gave inmates "notice of the factual basis leading to consideration for [maximum-security-prison] placement and a fair opportunity for rebuttal," and Supreme Court case law "ha consistently observed that these [protections] are among the most important procedural mechanisms for purposes of avoiding erroneous deprivations"

Kyles v. Whitley

Holding the State's disclosure obligation turns on the cumulative effect of all suppressed evidence favorable to the defense

Pioneer Investment Services Company v. Brunswick Associates Limited Partnership

Holding that clients must be held accountable for the acts and omissions of their attorneys

Zadvydas v. Davis

Holding that the Government's detention authority under Section 1231 is authorized for "a period reasonably necessary to secure removal"

Mathews v. Eldridge

Holding that federal procedural due process claims are subject to a balancing test, not heightened scrutiny

Pennsylvania v. Finley

Holding that States need not provide appointed counsel in post-conviction proceedings

Polk County v. Dodson

Holding that a public defender does not act "under color of state law" because he "works under canons of professional responsibility that mandate his exercise of independent judgment on behalf of the client" and because there is an "assumption that counsel will be free of state control"

Link v. Wabash Railroad Co.

Holding that Rule 41(b)'s allowance for a party to move to dismiss for failure to prosecute did not implicitly abrogate the court's power to dismiss sua sponte

Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights

Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation

Section Amendment VI - Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions

Granting the accused the right to be tried "by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed."

Section 1229a - Removal proceedings

Granting a noncitizen the right to file one motion to reopen and providing that “the motion to reopen shall be filed within 90 days of the date of entry of a final administrative order of removal”

Section 1229b - Cancellation of removal; adjustment of status

Granting the Attorney General discretion to cancel the removal of an alien who has “been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by a ... parent who is ... a United States citizen”

Section 555 - Ancillary matters

Providing that an agency's notice of denial "shall be accompanied by a brief statement of the grounds for denial"

Section 1362 - Right to counsel

Recognizing right to privately retained counsel

Section 1003.2 - Reopening or reconsideration before the Board of Immigration Appeals

Granting power to Board

Section 1003.15 - Contents of the order to show cause and notice to appear and notification of change of address

Listing information that must be included in a notice to appear

Section 1292.1 - Representation of others

Regarding admission to practice in the immigration courts

Section 1003.16 - Representation