Ins. Corp. of Ir. v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De Guinee

Holding that unlike subject matter jurisdiction, a defect in personal jurisdiction can be waived

TRW Inc. v. Andrews

Holding a cardinal principal of statutory interpretation is that “no clause, sentence, or word shall be superfluous, void, or insignificant”

Corley v. United States

Holding that a "statute should be construed so that effect is given to all its provisions, so that no part will be inoperative or superfluous"

Stoll v. Gottlieb

Holding that “[a]fter a party has his day in court, with opportunity to present his evidence and his view of the law, a collateral attack upon the decision as to jurisdiction there rendered merely retries the issue previously determined”

Valore v. Islamic Republic of Iran

Holding that where defendants carried out a terrorist bombing, they had not engaged in torture because "the defendants . . . never had custody or physical control over the victims"

Stone v. Williams

Holding that the parties were "bound" by a "prior adjudication" of a paternity issue in the Alabama Supreme Court as it related to determining whether one party was a "child" under the Copyright Act

Johnson v. Muelberger

Holding that, under the Clause, a daughter may not challenge the validity of her deceased father's Florida divorce on jurisdictional grounds in New York court when Florida law would not allows such an attack

Beiswenger Enterprises Corp. v. Carletta

Holding that in determining a multiple claims situation, the court must consider separately potential claims for indemnity or contribution from the vessel owner's codefendants, such that "the possibility of claims from [defendant's] state court co-defendants creates a multiple claims situation"

Figueroa v. Merscorp, Inc.

Holding federal RICO claims predicated on allegedly fraudulent foreclosure documents precluded by Rooker-Feldman

Blais v. Islamic Republic of Iran

Holding that plaintiffs "are entitled to the typical bases of damages that may be awarded against tortfeasors under the laws of Florida and Virginia"

Section 1331 - Federal question

Finding that in order to invoke federal question jurisdiction, a plaintiff's claims must arise "under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States."

Section 1101 - Definitions

Finding notice and comment rulemaking is required for the agency's interim rule recognizing fear of coercive family practices as basis for refugee status

Section 1738 - State and Territorial statutes and judicial proceedings; full faith and credit

Referring to "[t]he Acts of the legislature" in the full faith and credit context

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 1330 - Actions against foreign states

Granting district courts with jurisdiction over claims against "foreign state"

Section 5225 - Payment or delivery of property of judgment debtor

Authorizing judgment creditor to commence special proceeding against garnishee who holds assets of judgment debtor

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 1610 - Exceptions to the immunity from attachment or execution

Abrogating attachment immunity of property of a foreign state when the property is “used for commercial activity in the United States”

Section 404 - Objections in point of law