Skilling v. U.S.

Holding that Hedgpeth's harmless-error approach applies on direct appeal

Hamling v. United States

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”

United States v. Williams

Holding that under federal law, the government is not required to present exculpatory evidence to the grand jury

McNally v. United States

Holding that the mail fraud statute is "limited in scope to the protection of property rights"

Muscarello v. United States

Holding that "us[ing] or carr[ying] a firearm" occurs when the firearm is locked in the glove compartment or trunk of a vehicle that the defendant is driving

Sabri v. U.S.

Holding that Congress was authorized under the Spending Clause to enact § 666 to "protect spending objects from the menace of local administrators on the take"

Costello v. United States

Holding that a court may not look behind the indictment to determine if the evidence upon which it was based is sufficient

Carpenter v. United States

Holding "[t]he [Wall Street] Journal had a property right in keeping confidential and making exclusive use, prior to publication, of the schedule and contents of the ‘Heard’ column" and that "it is sufficient that the Journal has been deprived of its right to exclusive use of the information, for exclusivity is an important aspect of confidential business information and most private property for that matter "

Moskal v. United States

Holding that the rule of lenity is not triggered because it is "possible to articulate" a narrower construction of a statute

United States v. Harriss

Holding that "[t]he constitutional requirement of definiteness is violated by a criminal statute that fails to give a person of ordinary intelligence fair notice that his contemplated conduct is forbidden by the statute."

Section 2 - Principals

Holding aiders and abettors punishable as principals under federal criminal law

Section 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television

Barring fraudulent schemes "for obtaining money or property"

Section 1951 - Interference with commerce by threats or violence

Defining extortion in ACCA as “the obtaining of something of value from another, with his consent, induced by the wrongful use or threatened use of force against the person or property of another ”

Section 1952 - Interstate and foreign travel or transportation in aid of racketeering enterprises

Making it illegal to travel in interstate commerce to further a gambling business that is illegal under applicable state law

Section 3156 - Definitions

Defining "judicial officer" to include a magistrate judge

Section 1346 - Definition of "scheme or artifice to defraud"

Stating that term "scheme or artifice to defraud," as used inter alia in wire fraud statute, see id. § 1343, "includes a scheme or artifice to deprive another of the intangible right of honest services"

Section 3372 - Prohibited acts

Banning importation of wildlife that has been "taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any . . . foreign law"

Section 200.45 - Bribe giving for public office