Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife

Holding that the elements of standing "must be supported in the same way as any other matter on which the plaintiff bears the burden of proof"

Singleton v. Wulff

Holding that federal appellate courts may raise issues sua sponte where "injustice might otherwise result"

Crosby v. Nat'l Foreign Trade Council

Holding that a state law is not preempted when compliance with state law does not stand as an "obstacle to the accomplishment and execution of the full purposes and objectives of Congress"

Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino

Holding that the federal common law act of state doctrine precluded a federal court from considering a state law challenge to the Cuban government's expropriation of certain property

EM Ltd. v. Republic of Argentina

Holding that collateral order doctrine afforded Argentina immediate review of order requiring foreign bank to disclose Argentina's worldwide assets because subsequent appellate review was unavailable and Argentina, as judgment debtor rather than party to whom disclosure order was directed, could not obtain review through disobedience and contempt

Klamath Water Users Pro. Ass'n. v. Patterson

Holding that federal law controls the interpretation of a contract entered into pursuant to federal law when the United States is a party

Koehler v. Bank of Bermuda

Holding that a New York court with personal jurisdiction over a defendant may order him to turn over out-of-state property regardless of whether the defendant is a judgment debtor or a garnishee

Levin v. Tiber Holding Corp.

Holding that a third party was a third party beneficiary where the contract "specially included [the third party] as a direct beneficiary" and a contract signatory "rendered performance of its obligations directly to [the third party]"

GECCMC 2005-C1 Plummer Street Office Ltd. Partnership v. JPMorgan Chase Bank

Holding that plaintiff landlord could not “bring suit under the [PAA] because [it] is not an intended third-party beneficiary of the Agreement”

Langer v. Monarch Life Ins. Co.

Holding in part that district court erred in reading defendant's binding admissions too broadly

Rule 4 - Summons

Holding that if defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on a motion, or on its own following notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made by a certain time

Rule 69 - Execution

Adopting state law for procedures to execute judgments and obtain relevant discovery

Section 1605 - General exceptions to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state

Adopting the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991

Section 311 - Personal service upon a corporation or governmental subdivision

Providing that personal service on a New York corporation can be accomplished by delivering the summons to an "officer, director, managing or general agent, or cashier or assistant cashier" of the corporation

Section 1605A - Terrorism exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state

Adopting definition of "material support or resources" found in 18 U.S.C. § 2339A

Section 1701 - Unusual and extraordinary threat; declaration of national emergency; exercise of Presidential authorities

Granting Presidential emergency power "to deal with any unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States"

Section 2370 - Prohibitions against furnishing assistance

Authorizing the President to "establish and maintain a total embargo upon all trade between the United States and Cuba"

Section 6032 - Enforcement of economic embargo of Cuba

Ordering the President to "instruct the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General to enforce fully the Cuban Assets Control Regulations"

Section 4308 - General provisions

Section 501.806 - Procedures for unblocking property believed to have been blocked and reported in error due to mistaken identity or typographical or similar errors

Specifying "procedures for unblocking funds believed to have been blocked due to mistaken identity"