Duncan v. Walker

Holding that the statute of limitations is not tolled during the pendancy of a federal petition

Hishon v. King Spalding

Holding Title VII applies to selection for non-employee positions if consideration for that position can be regarded as one of "terms, conditions, or privileges of employment" of a covered job

Conley v. Gibson

Holding that "a complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief"

Irwin v. Dep't of Veterans Affairs

Holding that a statutory time limit with the same characteristics is subject to equitable tolling

Jones v. R.R. Donnelley Sons Co.

Holding that four-year statute of limitations applies to § 1981 claim "made possible by" the 1991 amendments

Bragdon v. Abbott

Holding that DOJ's administrative guidance on ADA compliance is entitled to deference

TRW Inc. v. Andrews

Holding a cardinal principal of statutory interpretation is that “no clause, sentence, or word shall be superfluous, void, or insignificant”

Merrill v. Dabit

Holding that state law class action securities fraud claims brought by “holders” of securities are, just like those of “purchasers” and “sellers,” preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act

American Pipe Construction Co. v. Utah

Holding the commencement of a class action "suspends the applicable statute of limitations as to all asserted members of the class who would have been parties had the suit been permitted to continue as a class action"

Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping

Holding the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 barred ATS suits against foreign governments

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Section 1605 - General exceptions to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state

Adopting the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991

Section 1330 - Actions against foreign states

Granting district courts with jurisdiction over claims against "foreign state"

Section 1604 - Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction

Granting immunity to foreign states, their agencies, and their instrumentalities

Section 2371 - Prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international terrorism

Delegating to the Secretary of State the responsibility for determining whether foreign governments have provided support for acts of international terrorism but leaving the term itself undefined

Section 2656 - Management of foreign affairs