Wyeth v. Levine

Holding that the FDA's drug labeling judgments pursuant to the FDCA did not obstacle preempt state law products liability claims

Plyler v. Doe

Holding that States cannot deny to illegal aliens the free public education they provide to citizens and legally documented aliens

Crosby v. Nat'l Foreign Trade Council

Holding that a state Burma sanctions bill conflicted with a federal Burma sanctions bill because it undermined Congress's delegation to the President of "flexible and effective authority" to adjust all sanctions in response to changing conditions

English v. General Electric Co.

Holding that a tort arising from whistleblower retaliation at a nuclear facility was insufficiently related to radiological safety aspects in the facility's operation

Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Ass'n

Holding that "nonapproved state regulation of occupational safety and health issues for which a federal standard is in effect is impliedly preempted" by OSHA's standard

Bates v. State Bar of Arizona

Holding that a state rule barring lawyers from advertising their services was not challengeable under the Sherman Act but also that the state rule, as applied, violated the attorneys' First Amendment free speech rights

Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting

Holding that Congress’s express reservation of state authority to impose certain civil sanctions means what it says

Supreme Court of Va. v. Consumers Union

Holding that § 1988 fees were not recoverable against defendants immune from merits liability

Cleveland v. United States

Holding that § 1341 does not reach schemes to make false statements on a state license application, in part based on reluctance to "approve a sweeping expansion of federal criminal jurisdiction in the absence of a clear statement by Congress"

Goldfarb v. Virginia State Bar

Holding that a minimum fee schedule enforced by the Virginia state bar did not fall within the Parker exception because the fee schedule was not mandated by the Virginia Supreme Court and thus it could not "fairly be said that the State of Virginia through its Supreme Court Rules required the anticompetitive activities"

Section 1182 - Inadmissible aliens

Holding deportable aliens who have been convicted of "crimes involving moral turpitude"

Section 1229b - Cancellation of removal; adjustment of status

Granting the Attorney General discretion to cancel the removal of an alien who has “been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by a ... parent who is ... a United States citizen”

Section 551 - Definitions

Adopting the definition set out in the APA

Section 8 - Powers of Congress

Granting Congress the power to “provide for the common Defence,” to “regulate Commerce with foreign Nations,” and to “establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization”

Section 1255 - Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence

Listing classes of nonimmigrants, such as students and tourists

Section 1229 - Initiation of removal proceedings

Authorizing service by mail

Section 1324a - Unlawful employment of aliens

Authorizing the Attorney General to pursue injunctive relief and criminal sanctions in federal district court

Section 1

Section 6 - Department and agency defined

Defining "department" as any executive department in 5 U.S.C. § 101

Section 1611 - Aliens who are not qualified aliens ineligible for Federal public benefits

Stating that aliens "lawfully present in the United States as determined by the Attorney General" are not barred from receiving certain Social Security and Medicare benefits

Section 274a.2 - Verification of identity and employment authorization

Establishing Form I–9

Section 274a.1 - Definitions

Excluding "independent contractor" from the definition of "employee"

Section 301.6109-1 - Identifying numbers