Bousley v. United States

Holding that the rule announced in Bailey v. United States, 516 U.S. 137, 116 S.Ct. 501, 133 L.Ed.2d 472, which narrowed the scope of the term "use" in § 924(c), applied retroactively

Strickler v. Greene

Holding that a newspaper article detailing that a witness had been interviewed by the police did not suffice to put a defendant's lawyer on notice that records and evidence concerning the witness existed and had been suppressed

Clapper v. Amnesty Int'l USA

Holding that respondents could not establish injury by relying on a "speculative chain of possibilities"

Brady v. Maryland

Holding that the prosecution violates due process when it suppresses material, favorable evidence

Teague v. Lane

Holding that the rule announced in Taylor v. Louisiana requiring the jury venire be drawn from a fair cross section of the community is procedural and does not apply retroactively

Davis v. U.S.

Holding "newly announced rules of constitutional criminal procedure 'must apply retroactively to all cases, state or federal, pending on direct review or not yet final, with no exception.'"

Giglio v. United States

Holding that prosecution must disclose all information or material that may be used to impeach the credibility of prosecution witnesses where witness's credibility is "an important issue in the case"

Bracy v. Gramley

Holding that "the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment establishes a constitutional floor, not a uniform standard" and noting the existence of many laws that legislate above that constitutional minimum

Stone v. Powell

Holding that as long as the state provided the petitioner an "opportunity for full and fair litigation of a Fourth Amendment claim," a federal court may not grant habeas relief on such a claim

United States v. Armstrong

Holding that “in the absence of clear evidence to the contrary, courts presume that [government officials] have properly discharged their official duties”

Section 2255 - Federal custody; remedies on motion attacking sentence

Adopting one-year limitations period for §2255 motions

Section 3500 - Demands for production of statements and reports of witnesses

Requiring the government to produce "any statement," including testimony provided before the grand jury, only after the witness has testified on direct examination at trial

Section 2510 - Definitions

Defining "[i]nvestigative or law enforcement officer" as an officer "empowered by law to conduct investigations of or to make arrests for [certain] offenses . . . and any attorney authorized by law to prosecute or participate in the prosecution of such offenses"

Section 2339A - Providing material support to terrorists

Defining “ ‘material support or resources' ” as “any property, tangible or intangible ”

Section 1801 - Definitions

Defining "United States person" to be a "citizen of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence" or certain unincorporated associations or corporations with ties to the United States

Section 2332a - Use of weapons of mass destruction

Prohibiting the threatened, attempted, or actual use of a weapon of mass destruction

Section 1806 - Use of information

Allowing in camera , ex parte review of the legality of electronic surveillance under FISA Subchapter I if "the Attorney General files an affidavit under oath that disclosure or an adversary hearing would harm the national security of the United States"

Section 1881a - Procedures for targeting certain persons outside the United States other than United States persons

Permitting review of FISA orders by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Section 1825 - Use of information

Section 1881e - Use of information acquired under this subchapter

Stating that information acquired under § 702 is subject to the notice requirement in § 1806(c)