Holding that any waiver of "sovereign immunity must be unequivocally expressed in statutory text" and "will be strictly construed, in terms of its scope, in favor of the sovereign"
Holding that the United States does not have a specific fiduciary obligation to manage timber resources on allotted lands, held in trust for Indian-allotees
430 U.S. 372 (1977) Cited 685 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding a District of Columbia-court remedy modeled on § 2255 not to be "'inadequate or ineffective'" because the D. C. courts were "competent to decide all issues"
568 U.S. 6 (2012) Cited 227 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[s]ince FCRA is a detailed remedial scheme, only its own text can determine whether the damages liability Congress crafted extends to the Federal Government."
446 U.S. 578 (1980) Cited 288 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that ejusdem generis was not applicable in interpreting § 307(b) of the Clean Air Act because there was no uncertainty in the phrase "any other final action", and also stating that the expansive language of the phrase "must be construed to mean exactly what it says, namely any other final action."
Finding no waiver of sovereign immunity under the civil liability provision of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, where that provision expressly permitted suit against “any person who committed such violation” and the statutory definition of “person” did not include the United States
15 U.S.C. § 1681n Cited 2,313 times 42 Legal Analyses
In §§1681n and 1681o, the Act authorizes consumer suits for money damages against "[a]ny person" who willfully or negligently fails to comply with this directive.
In 15 U.S.C. § 1681u, consumer reporting agencies are required to furnish certain information to the FBI for counterintelligence purposes provided certain procedures are met, but if "[a]ny agency or department of the United States" obtains such information in violation of the requirements of 15 U.S.C. § 1681u, then the statute specifically contemplates liability against the United States.
Prohibiting electronic surveillance under color of law, but providing a defense to "a law enforcement or investigative officer engaged in the course of his official duties" conducting electronic surveillance per a search warrant or court order