438 U.S. 478 (1978) Cited 3,940 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that ALJs are entitled to absolute immunity from suit for damages stemming from official acts because they are "functionally comparable" to judges
501 U.S. 190 (1991) Cited 795 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding that where a court must determine the validity of an arbitration agreement, it "cannot avoid that duty" just because the court must decide an issue on the merits
524 U.S. 498 (1998) Cited 566 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that levying Coal Act premiums on a pre-1978 signatory operator was an unconstitutional taking because the operator never agreed to provide lifetime benefits to its retirees
522 U.S. 359 (1998) Cited 426 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Board "is not free to prescribe what inferences from the evidence it will accept and reject, but must draw all those inferences that the evidence fairly demands"
494 U.S. 775 (1990) Cited 177 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that Board has "considerable deference" in determining the legal rule to apply and should be upheld "as long as it is rational and consistent with the Act"
Holding that statements in committee reports were not binding on the agency and do not "ha[ve] the force of law, for the Constitution is quite explicit about the procedure that Congress must follow in legislating"