51 Cited authorities

Fed. Deposit Ins. v. Meyer
510 U.S. 471 (1994) Cited 7,028 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding a Bivens claim does not lie against federal agencies because, if damages claims were permitted against federal agencies, "there would be no reason for aggrieved parties to bring damages actions against individual officers" and thus "the deterrent effects of the Bivens remedy would be lost"
Imbler v. Pachtman
424 U.S. 409 (1976) Cited 10,625 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding prosecutors absolutely immune from damages liability for having knowingly presented perjured witness testimony against criminal defendants, observing that the "veracity of witnesses in criminal cases frequently is subject to doubt before and after they testify . . . . If prosecutors were hampered in exercising their judgment as to the use of such witnesses by concern about resulting personal liability, [they often would refrain from calling such witnesses and hence] the triers of fact in criminal cases often would be denied relevant evidence"
Allen v. Wright
468 U.S. 737 (1984) Cited 4,765 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding that, even when plaintiffs allege "one of the most serious injuries recognized in our legal system," it's not justiciable where "the chain of causation between the challenged Government conduct and the asserted injury are far too weak for the chain as a whole to sustain respondents' standing"
Pierson v. Ray
386 U.S. 547 (1967) Cited 5,352 times
Holding that a good faith defense applies if the defendant held a subjective belief that was objectively reasonable that he was acting legally
Daniels v. United States
532 U.S. 374 (2001) Cited 989 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that § 2255 cannot generally be used to challenge predicate convictions under the Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984
Boos v. Barry
485 U.S. 312 (1988) Cited 835 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding a law was content-based where it prohibited speech critical of a foreign government within 500 feet of that government’s embassy
Breard v. Greene
523 U.S. 371 (1998) Cited 504 times 10 Legal Analyses
Holding that “it is extremely doubtful that violation [of the Vienna Convention] should result in the overturning of a final judgment of conviction without some showing that the violation had an effect on the trial”
Department of Navy v. Egan
484 U.S. 518 (1988) Cited 520 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that "unless Congress specifically has provided otherwise," "outside nonexpert bod[ies]," including courts, cannot attempt to substitute their judgments for those of the executive branch on matters of national security
U.S. v. Yousef
327 F.3d 56 (2d Cir. 2003) Cited 823 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a U.S. nexus must be demonstrated for a federal criminal statute to apply extraterritorially, but not reaching the vessel registry issue because it was not presented
Yakus v. United States
321 U.S. 414 (1944) Cited 1,518 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 did not unconstitutionally delegate the legislative power of Congress
Section 1603 - Definitions
28 U.S.C. § 1603 Cited 1,356 times 7 Legal Analyses
Requiring that a "majority" of "shares or other ownership interest" be "owned" by the foreign state or its political subdivision
Section 1584 - Sale into involuntary servitude
18 U.S.C. § 1584 Cited 201 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding persons in involuntary servitude

SABBITHI et al v. AL SALEH et al

51 Cited authorities

Holding a Bivens claim does not lie against federal agencies because, if damages claims were permitted against federal agencies, "there would be no reason for aggrieved parties to bring damages actions against individual officers" and thus "the deterrent effects of the Bivens remedy would be lost"

Holding that a good faith defense applies if the defendant held a subjective belief that was objectively reasonable that he was acting legally

Holding that § 2255 cannot generally be used to challenge predicate convictions under the Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984

Holding a law was content-based where it prohibited speech critical of a foreign government within 500 feet of that government’s embassy

Holding that “it is extremely doubtful that violation [of the Vienna Convention] should result in the overturning of a final judgment of conviction without some showing that the violation had an effect on the trial”

Holding that "unless Congress specifically has provided otherwise," "outside nonexpert bod[ies]," including courts, cannot attempt to substitute their judgments for those of the executive branch on matters of national security

Holding that a U.S. nexus must be demonstrated for a federal criminal statute to apply extraterritorially, but not reaching the vessel registry issue because it was not presented

Holding that Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 did not unconstitutionally delegate the legislative power of Congress

Requiring that a "majority" of "shares or other ownership interest" be "owned" by the foreign state or its political subdivision

Holding persons in involuntary servitude