Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Windsor

Holding that courts are "bound to enforce" Rule 23's certification requirements, even where it means decertifying a class after they had reached a settlement agreement and submitted it to the court for approval

Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance

Holding that agency can be compelled to act if time period is specified by law

Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders

Holding that that the production of putative class members' names pursuant to Federal Rule 26 was not "within the scope of legitimate discovery."

Robinson v. Metro-North Commuter R.R. Co.

Holding compensatory or punitive damages sometimes permissible under Rule 23(b)

Baffa v. Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Secs. Corp.

Holding that "class certification is inappropriate where a putative class representative is subject to unique defenses which threaten to become the focus of the litigation"

Robidoux v. Celani

Holding that recipients of public assistance challenging delays by the Vermont Department of Social Welfare could proceed under the "inherently transitory" exception in part because "the Department will almost always be able to process a delayed application before a plaintiff can obtain relief through litigation"

Marisol A. v. Giuliani

Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in certifying the class but suggesting that prior to trial the district court “ensure that appropriate subclasses are identified”

Brock v. Pierce County

Holding that the Government's failure to observe a 120-day statutory deadline did not deprive it of authority under the statute

Consol. Rail Corp. v. Town of Hyde Park

Holding that "numerosity is presumed at a level of 40 members"

Telecommunications Research Action v. F.C.C

Holding that a district court did not have jurisdiction to review a rule or issue a writ of mandamus because of a special review statute that assigned judicial review to the courts of appeals

Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery

Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37

Rule 23 - Class Actions

Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"

Section 706 - Scope of review

Granting courts jurisdiction to "compel agency action unlawfully held or unreasonably delayed"

Section 552 - Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings

Holding that the Court's entering of a “Stipulation and Order” approving the parties' terms of dismissal did not amount to a “court-ordered consent decree” that would render the plaintiff the prevailing party

Section 551 - Definitions

Adopting the definition set out in the APA

Section 553 - Rule making

Exempting "interpretative rules," among other things, from the notice-and-comment requirement

Section 555 - Ancillary matters

Providing that an agency's notice of denial "shall be accompanied by a brief statement of the grounds for denial"

Section 1427 - Requirements of naturalization

Requiring that an applicant for naturalization have good moral character

Section 1421 - Naturalization authority

Granting district courts the authority to conduct de novo review of denials of applications for naturalization

Section 1447 - Hearings on denials of applications for naturalization

Stating that "the applicant may apply to the United States district court ... for a hearing on the matter" and "[s]uch court has jurisdiction over the matter and may either determine the matter or remand the matter, with appropriate instructions, to the [USCIS] to determine the matter"

Section 335.2 - Examination of applicant

Employing the term "full criminal background check" but not referencing the FBI name check process

Section 335.3 - Determination on application; continuance of examination

Providing that, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, "[t]he decision to grant or deny the application shall be made at the time of the initial examination or within 120-days [thereafter]"

Section 100.2 - Reserved

Setting forth the organization and functions of the various divisions of the Immigration and Naturalization Service

Section 310.5 - Judicial review

Stating that "[a]fter an application for naturalization is denied following a hearing before a Service officer pursuant to section 336 of the Act, the applicant may seek judicial review of the decision pursuant to section 310 of the Act."

Section 316.4 - Application; documents

Section 0.105 - General functions

Describing the INS's function as administrator and enforcer of U.S. immigration laws

Section 334.1 - Filing of application for naturalization