Vasquez v. Hillery

Holding that a judge's systemic exclusion of racial minorities from the grand jury compelled the dismissal of the indictment

Mich. v. Bay Mills Indian Cmty.

Holding that tribal immunity extends to "suits arising from a tribe’s commercial activities, even when they take place off Indian lands"

INS v. Lopez-Mendoza

Holding that "deportation is not to punish past transgressions but rather to put an end to a continuing violation of the immigration laws."

People v. Bing

In Bing, the New York Court of Appeals held that a criminal defendant, who had been represented by counsel on prior pending unrelated charges, was not deprived of the right to counsel under the State Constitution where, in the absence of counsel, the defendant waived his or her Miranda rights and made statements in response to police questioning on matters unrelated to the prior pending charge.

U.S. v. Sawyer

Holding that a conviction of a public official for honest services wire fraud "cannot stand where the conduct does not actually deprive the public of its right to her honest services" and where the official through her conduct "is not shown to intend that [deprivation]"

Reynolds v. United States

Holding that the forfeiture doctrine requires a witness to be “absent by his [i.e., defendant's] own wrongful procurement”

Rajah v. Mukasey

Holding seven hours of questioning, with two stints in jail cell, was "long and tiresome" but not shocking

Majewski v. Broadalbin-Perth Central School District

In Majewski the New York Court of Appeals observed that "the date that legislation is to take effect is a separate question from whether the statute should apply to claims and rights then in existence."

Bourquin v. Cuomo

Holding that inferences should not be drawn from legislative inaction

Roschen v. Ward

Upholding as constitutional, without reference to any specific constitutional clause, a New York statute making it unlawful for opticians to sell eyeglasses at retail in any store, unless a duly licensed optometrist or physician was in charge and personally in attendance

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 1182 - Inadmissible aliens

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

Section 1227 - Deportable aliens

Granting this discretion to the Attorney General

Section 1255 - Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence

Listing classes of nonimmigrants, such as students and tourists

Section 1427 - Requirements of naturalization

Requiring that an applicant for naturalization have good moral character

Section 1421 - Naturalization authority

Granting district courts the authority to conduct de novo review of denials of applications for naturalization

Section 1186a - Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses and sons and daughters

Providing for hardship waivers for "for an alien who fails to meet the requirements of paragraph"

Section 285 - Incest

Section 4302 - Incest

Relating to incest

Section 568.020 - Incest - penalty