77 Cited authorities

Rizzo v. Goode
423 U.S. 362 (1976) Cited 13,267 times
Holding that plaintiffs lacked standing to obtain injunctive relief against senior police officials to impose tighter police discipline to prevent harm to civilians
Clinton v. Jones
520 U.S. 681 (1997) Cited 2,673 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding in Section 1983 action no absolute immunity for damages arising from "unofficial conduct"
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
542 U.S. 507 (2004) Cited 612 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that exigencies of national security caution against full trial-type procedures to alleviate burden on Executive
Rasul v. Bush
542 U.S. 466 (2004) Cited 546 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that § 2241 extends to Guantanamo detainees
United States v. United States District Court
407 U.S. 297 (1972) Cited 1,384 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that no warrant exception existed for "domestic security" surveillance but explicitly stating that the Court had "not addressed, and express[ed] no opinion as to, the issues which may be involved with respect to activities of foreign powers or their agents"
New York Times Co. v. United States
403 U.S. 713 (1971) Cited 860 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that a claim of potential harm to national security does not provide the executive branch with unconstrained authority to override the freedom of the press
Central Intelligence Agency v. Sims
471 U.S. 159 (1985) Cited 439 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that an earlier version of the relevant National Security Act provision "qualifies as a withholding statute under Exemption 3"
Virginia Dept. of State Police v. Wash. Post
386 F.3d 567 (4th Cir. 2004) Cited 679 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that the First Amendment attached to dispositive motions in civil cases
Tenet v. Doe
544 U.S. 1 (2005) Cited 209 times
Concluding that "Totten precludes judicial review in cases * * * where success depends upon the existence of a secret espionage relationship with the Government"
Vaughn v. Rosen
484 F.2d 820 (D.C. Cir. 1973) Cited 1,963 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that an indexing system was necessary in FOIA cases to " assure that a party's right to information is not submerged beneath governmental obfuscation and mischaracterization, and permit the Court system effectively and efficiently to evaluate the factual nature of disputed information."
Section 552 - Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings
5 U.S.C. § 552 Cited 12,151 times 556 Legal Analyses
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
Rule 706 - Court-Appointed Expert Witnesses
Fed. R. Evid. 706 Cited 1,363 times 7 Legal Analyses
Permitting the court to appoint its own expert witness
Section 1350 - Alien's action for tort
28 U.S.C. § 1350 Cited 1,162 times 64 Legal Analyses
Granting district courts jurisdiction over "any civil action . . . for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations"
Section 517 - Interests of United States in pending suits
28 U.S.C. § 517 Cited 381 times 5 Legal Analyses
Noting that lawyers designated by the Attorney General shall "attend to the interests of the United States"
Section 1806 - Use of information
50 U.S.C. § 1806 Cited 169 times 4 Legal Analyses
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 1805 - Issuance of order
50 U.S.C. § 1805 Cited 100 times
Requiring "probable cause to believe . . . the target of the electronic surveillance is a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power"
Section 2340A - Torture
18 U.S.C. § 2340A Cited 88 times 2 Legal Analyses
Authorizing prosecution of torturers if “the alleged offender is present in the United States, irrespective of the nationality of the victim or alleged offender”
Section 403-1 - Transferred
50 U.S.C. § 403-1 Cited 66 times
Providing that "[t]he Director of National Intelligence shall protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure"
Section 2441 - War crimes
18 U.S.C. § 2441 Cited 63 times
Listing war crimes

Mohamed et al v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc.

77 Cited authorities

Holding that plaintiffs lacked standing to obtain injunctive relief against senior police officials to impose tighter police discipline to prevent harm to civilians

Holding in Section 1983 action no absolute immunity for damages arising from "unofficial conduct"

Holding that exigencies of national security caution against full trial-type procedures to alleviate burden on Executive

Holding that § 2241 extends to Guantanamo detainees

Holding that no warrant exception existed for "domestic security" surveillance but explicitly stating that the Court had "not addressed, and express[ed] no opinion as to, the issues which may be involved with respect to activities of foreign powers or their agents"

Holding that a claim of potential harm to national security does not provide the executive branch with unconstrained authority to override the freedom of the press

Holding that an earlier version of the relevant National Security Act provision "qualifies as a withholding statute under Exemption 3"

Holding that the First Amendment attached to dispositive motions in civil cases

Concluding that "Totten precludes judicial review in cases * * * where success depends upon the existence of a secret espionage relationship with the Government"

Holding that an indexing system was necessary in FOIA cases to " assure that a party's right to information is not submerged beneath governmental obfuscation and mischaracterization, and permit the Court system effectively and efficiently to evaluate the factual nature of disputed information."

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

Permitting the court to appoint its own expert witness

Granting district courts jurisdiction over "any civil action . . . for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations"

Noting that lawyers designated by the Attorney General shall "attend to the interests of the United States"

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"

Requiring "probable cause to believe . . . the target of the electronic surveillance is a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power"

Authorizing prosecution of torturers if “the alleged offender is present in the United States, irrespective of the nationality of the victim or alleged offender”

Providing that "[t]he Director of National Intelligence shall protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure"

Listing war crimes