Connecticut Nat. Bank v. Germain
503 U.S. 249 (1992) Cited 2,710 times 8 Legal AnalysesHolding that § 1292 applies also to bankruptcy jurisdiction and is not displaced by § 158(d)
Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
504 U.S. 374 (1992) Cited 1,711 times 11 Legal AnalysesHolding that guidelines on airfare advertising were "related to" the rates, routes, or services of an air carrier given that every guideline makes "express reference to [air]fares"
Russello v. United States
464 U.S. 16 (1983) Cited 2,102 times 6 Legal AnalysesHolding that where "Congress includes particular language in one section of a statute but omits it in another section of the same Act," courts presume that "Congress acts intentionally and purposely in the disparate inclusion or exclusion"
American Tobacco Co. v. Patterson
456 U.S. 63 (1982) Cited 602 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that under an employer's bona fide seniority system, there can be no Title VII liability even if the current system perpetuates pre-Title VII lawful discrimination
United States v. Granderson
511 U.S. 39 (1994) Cited 258 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that discrete, differently worded probation and supervised release provisions should not be interpreted in pari materia
Cisneros v. Alpine Ridge Group
508 U.S. 10 (1993) Cited 238 timesHolding that in a contract between HUD and private landlords, the clause providing for automatic annual rent increases was preempted by a clause stating that "notwithstanding any other provisions of the contract" adjustments shall not result in a difference between subsidized rents and unsubsidized rents. The court concluded that "a clearer statement [of Congressional intent] is harder to imagine"
U.S. v. First Nat. City Bank
379 U.S. 378 (1965) Cited 285 timesHolding that preliminary injunction preventing dissipation of assets was warranted where plaintiff sought foreclosure of tax lien
Mohammed v. Reno
309 F.3d 95 (2d Cir. 2002) Cited 200 timesHolding that a stay of removal may issue even when the alien's chance of ultimate success is less than 50 percent because, "[i]f the likelihood were more than 50 percent, the appellant would be required to persuade the stay panel that he was more likely than not to win the appeal before the merits panel, just to obtain the critical opportunity to maintain the status quo until the merits panel considers the appeal"
Hirschfeld v. Board of Elections
984 F.2d 35 (2d Cir. 1992) Cited 209 timesHolding that a party's delay in seeking an injunctive relief "severely undermines [its] argument that absent a stay irreparable harm w[ill] result"
Weininger v. Castro
462 F. Supp. 2d 457 (S.D.N.Y. 2006) Cited 84 timesHolding that the TRIA "provides [an] independent basis of subject matter jurisdiction in this enforcement proceeding against these [foreign sovereign] entities"
Section 1292 - Interlocutory decisions
28 U.S.C. § 1292 Cited 22,386 times 196 Legal AnalysesGranting appellate jurisdiction over certain types of interlocutory orders
Rule 69 - Execution
Fed. R. Civ. P. 69 Cited 4,002 times 6 Legal AnalysesAdopting state law for procedures to execute judgments and obtain relevant discovery
Section 1605 - General exceptions to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state
28 U.S.C. § 1605 Cited 1,905 times 49 Legal AnalysesAdopting the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991
Section 1605A - Terrorism exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state
28 U.S.C. § 1605A Cited 491 times 12 Legal AnalysesAdopting definition of "material support or resources" found in 18 U.S.C. § 2339A
Section 1610 - Exceptions to the immunity from attachment or execution
28 U.S.C. § 1610 Cited 444 times 14 Legal AnalysesAbrogating attachment immunity of property of a foreign state when the property is “used for commercial activity in the United States”