26 Cited authorities

  1. Link v. Wabash Railroad Co.

    370 U.S. 626 (1962)   Cited 23,742 times   4 Legal Analyses
    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
  2. Harris v. Nelson

    394 U.S. 286 (1969)   Cited 1,588 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33 regarding interrogatories is not applicable to habeas cases
  3. Carpenter v. United States

    484 U.S. 19 (1987)   Cited 623 times   26 Legal Analyses
    Holding "[t]he [Wall Street] Journal had a property right in keeping confidential and making exclusive use, prior to publication, of the schedule and contents of the ‘Heard’ column" and that "it is sufficient that the Journal has been deprived of its right to exclusive use of the information, for exclusivity is an important aspect of confidential business information and most private property for that matter "
  4. Pa. Bureau of Correction v. U.S. Marshals

    474 U.S. 34 (1985)   Cited 495 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the custodian named in a writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum must " ‘bring the party before the judge who granted the writ,’ " and there is no authority for a court "to cause third parties who are neither custodians nor parties to the litigation to bear the cost of producing the prisoner in a federal court"
  5. Adams v. U.S. ex Rel. McCann

    317 U.S. 269 (1942)   Cited 1,937 times
    Holding that ". . . an accused, in the exercise of a free and intelligent choice, and with the considered approval of the court, may waive trial by jury . . . There is nothing in the Constitution to prevent an accused from choosing to have his fate tried before a judge without a jury . . ."
  6. Snepp v. United States

    444 U.S. 507 (1980)   Cited 208 times
    Holding that the Central Intelligence Agency could, consistent with the First Amendment, impose a constructive trust denying a former employee the proceeds from expressive activity that harmed a substantial government interest
  7. Girard et al. v. United States

    444 U.S. 871 (1979)   Cited 196 times
    Finding information, amusement, sexual intercourse, the promise of sexual intercourse, a promise to reinstate an employee, and an agreement not to run in a primary election were things of value
  8. United States v. Friedman

    445 F.2d 1076 (9th Cir. 1971)   Cited 155 times
    Upholding joinder in part because the indictment "alleges a closely related series of acts all done in pursuit of a single goal"
  9. United States v. Girard

    601 F.2d 69 (2d Cir. 1979)   Cited 118 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that term "thing of value," when used in criminal statutes, such as in 18 U.S.C. § 641, includes intangibles, such as amusement, sexual intercourse, a promise to reinstate an employee, and information
  10. ITT Community Development Corp. v. Barton

    569 F.2d 1351 (5th Cir. 1978)   Cited 120 times
    Determining that a prior version of Florida's prejudgment garnishment statute was "ancillary."
  11. Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 26   Cited 95,442 times   657 Legal Analyses
    Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37
  12. Section 1651 - Writs

    28 U.S.C. § 1651   Cited 11,054 times   60 Legal Analyses
    Granting us the power to "issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of [our] . . . jurisdiction[] and agreeable to the usages and principles of law"
  13. Section 641 - Public money, property or records

    18 U.S.C. § 641   Cited 2,934 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Requiring knowledge
  14. Section 793 - Gathering, transmitting or losing defense information

    18 U.S.C. § 793   Cited 186 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Referring to § 793 "for the purpose aforesaid"
  15. Section 783 - Offenses

    50 U.S.C. § 783   Cited 63 times

    (a) Communication of classified information by Government officer or employee It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the United States or of any department or agency thereof, or of any corporation the stock of which is owned in whole or in major part by the United States or any department or agency thereof, to communicate in any manner or by any means, to any other person whom such officer or employee knows or has reason to believe to be an agent or representative of any foreign government