50 Cited authorities

Duncan v. Walker
533 U.S. 167 (2001) Cited 5,462 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding that the statute of limitations is not tolled during the pendancy of a federal petition
Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.
519 U.S. 337 (1997) Cited 2,470 times 16 Legal Analyses
Holding that the term “employees” carries a different meaning in different sections of Title VII
United States v. Lanier
520 U.S. 259 (1997) Cited 2,391 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts should look to prior judicial decisions interpreting a statute in considering whether it is vague
Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates
455 U.S. 489 (1982) Cited 3,175 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that the possible inhibition of a constitutional right is "perhaps the most important factor"
Hamling v. United States
418 U.S. 87 (1974) Cited 3,338 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that statutory language in an indictment “must be accompanied with ... the facts and circumstances as will inform the accused of the specific offence” and “enable him to plead an acquittal or conviction in bar of prosecution for the same offense”
Staples v. United States
511 U.S. 600 (1994) Cited 1,152 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that a presumption of mens rea applies to statute otherwise silent on knowledge and thus requiring defendant to have known that the gun was an automatic
Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.
442 U.S. 330 (1979) Cited 1,156 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that "injury to business or property" was not limited to commercial interests
United States v. Shabani
513 U.S. 10 (1994) Cited 608 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the government need not prove an overt act in furtherance to establish a violation of § 846
Russell v. United States
369 U.S. 749 (1962) Cited 1,837 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that an indictment may not be "amended except by resubmission to the grand jury"
United States v. United States Gypsum Co.
438 U.S. 422 (1978) Cited 970 times 16 Legal Analyses
Holding that “[t]he exchange of price data and other information among competitors does not invariably have anticompetitive effect ... we have held that such exchanges of information do not constitute a per se violation of the Sherman Act”
Section 1326 - Reentry of removed aliens
8 U.S.C. § 1326 Cited 30,986 times 32 Legal Analyses
Defining offense elements
Section 2 - Principals
18 U.S.C. § 2 Cited 23,700 times 57 Legal Analyses
Holding aiders and abettors punishable as principals under federal criminal law
Section 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States
18 U.S.C. § 371 Cited 21,414 times 139 Legal Analyses
Requiring proof of an "act to effect the object of the conspiracy"
Section 1956 - Laundering of monetary instruments
18 U.S.C. § 1956 Cited 9,249 times 141 Legal Analyses
Defining “specified unlawful activity” to include, inter alia, controlled substance violations, murder, bribery, smuggling, various forms of fraud, concealment of assets, various environmental offenses, and health care offenses
Section 1001 - Statements or entries generally
18 U.S.C. § 1001 Cited 7,317 times 300 Legal Analyses
Making false statements
Section 552a - Records maintained on individuals
5 U.S.C. § 552a Cited 4,421 times 47 Legal Analyses
Finding that it is a Department of Justice component that has as its principal function the enforcement of criminal laws includ[ing] correctional authorities
Section 5313 - Reports on domestic coins and currency transactions
31 U.S.C. § 5313 Cited 520 times 8 Legal Analyses
Listing reporting requirement for transactions "in an amount, denomination, or amount and denomination, or under circumstances the Secretary prescribes by regulation"
Section 301 - Departmental regulations
5 U.S.C. § 301 Cited 479 times 5 Legal Analyses
Granting rulemaking authority to executive agencies
Section 1461 - Mailing obscene or crime-inciting matter
18 U.S.C. § 1461 Cited 419 times 9 Legal Analyses
Mailing obscene matter
Section 1960 - Prohibition of unlicensed money transmitting businesses
18 U.S.C. § 1960 Cited 298 times 44 Legal Analyses
Referring to "the transportation or transmission of funds that are known to the defendant to have been derived from a criminal offense or are intended to be used to promote or support unlawful activity"

USA v. E-GOLD, LTD. et al

50 Cited authorities

Holding that the statute of limitations is not tolled during the pendancy of a federal petition

Holding that the term “employees” carries a different meaning in different sections of Title VII

Holding that courts should look to prior judicial decisions interpreting a statute in considering whether it is vague

Holding that the possible inhibition of a constitutional right is "perhaps the most important factor"

Holding that statutory language in an indictment “must be accompanied with ... the facts and circumstances as will inform the accused of the specific offence” and “enable him to plead an acquittal or conviction in bar of prosecution for the same offense”

Holding that a presumption of mens rea applies to statute otherwise silent on knowledge and thus requiring defendant to have known that the gun was an automatic

Holding that "injury to business or property" was not limited to commercial interests

Holding that the government need not prove an overt act in furtherance to establish a violation of § 846

Holding that an indictment may not be "amended except by resubmission to the grand jury"

Holding that “[t]he exchange of price data and other information among competitors does not invariably have anticompetitive effect ... we have held that such exchanges of information do not constitute a per se violation of the Sherman Act”

Defining offense elements

Holding aiders and abettors punishable as principals under federal criminal law

Requiring proof of an "act to effect the object of the conspiracy"

Defining “specified unlawful activity” to include, inter alia, controlled substance violations, murder, bribery, smuggling, various forms of fraud, concealment of assets, various environmental offenses, and health care offenses

Making false statements

Finding that it is a Department of Justice component that has as its principal function the enforcement of criminal laws includ[ing] correctional authorities

Listing reporting requirement for transactions "in an amount, denomination, or amount and denomination, or under circumstances the Secretary prescribes by regulation"

Granting rulemaking authority to executive agencies

Mailing obscene matter

Referring to "the transportation or transmission of funds that are known to the defendant to have been derived from a criminal offense or are intended to be used to promote or support unlawful activity"