County of Sacramento v. Lewis

Holding that "only a purpose to cause harm unrelated to the legitimate object of arrest will satisfy the element of arbitrary conduct shocking to the conscience, necessary for a due process violation"

Riley v. California

Holding that an employee had a reasonable expectation of privacy in the call records and text messages contained on a cell phone owned by his employer because he "had a right to exclude others from using the phone" and explaining that "a property interest in the item searched is only one factor in the analysis, and lack thereof is not dispositive"

McCleskey v. Zant

Holding that a "colorable showing of factual innocence" satisfies the "ends of justice" requirement

Washington v. Glucksberg

Holding that there is no fundamental right to physician-assisted suicide

Cheney v. U.S. Dist. Court for D.C

Holding that the writ is appropriate only when the petitioner has "no other adequate means to attain the relief he desires" (quoting Kerr , 426 U.S. at 403, 96 S.Ct. 2119 )

Simmons v. United States

Holding that defendant's testimony to establish standing for purposes of claiming a Fourth Amendment violation "should not be admissible against him at trial on the question of guilt or innocence"

United States v. Nixon

Holding appeal of District Court's denial of motion to quash subpoena duces tecum was in the Court of Appeals for purposes of § 1254

Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic

Holding that nothing about having military recruiters on campus "suggests that law schools agree with any speech by recruiters"

Baker v. Carr

Holding that the plaintiffs had standing to challenge Tennessee's apportionment of state representatives when that apportionment "effect[ed] a gross disproportion of representation to voting population"

Branzburg v. Hayes

Holding that government need not “demonstrate some ‘compelling need’ for a newsman's testimony”

Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery

Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37

Section 1291 - Final decisions of district courts

Granting jurisdiction to the courts of appeals from final decisions of federal district courts "except where a direct review may be had in the Supreme Court"

Section 2241 - Power to grant writ

Granting courts authority to determine whether detention is "in violation of the . . . laws . . . of the United States"

Section 1651 - Writs

Granting us the power to "issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of [our] . . . jurisdiction[] and agreeable to the usages and principles of law"

Section 3141 - Release and detention authority generally

Explaining availability of bail pending trial, sentencing, and appeal but not discussing bail as alternative to prison

Section 1613a - Appellate jurisdiction of District Court; procedure; review by United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit; rules; appeals to appellate court

Granting authority for United States district court to sit in appellate capacity over Territorial Courts of the Virgin Islands

Section 1002 - Assistance capability requirements

Excluding "information services"

Section 1005 - Cooperation of equipment manufacturers and providers of telecommunications support services