47 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 251,520 times   279 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
  2. Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife

    504 U.S. 555 (1992)   Cited 27,728 times   138 Legal Analyses
    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"
  3. Gonzaga University v. Doe

    536 U.S. 273 (2002)   Cited 3,195 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding that nothing "short of an unambiguously conferred right ... support a cause of action brought under § 1983"
  4. Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    463 U.S. 85 (1983)   Cited 3,509 times   18 Legal Analyses
    Holding that federal common law of ERISA preempts state law in the interpretation of ERISA benefit plans
  5. Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.

    397 U.S. 137 (1970)   Cited 1,700 times   27 Legal Analyses
    Holding that where a statute addresses "a legitimate local public interest, and its effects on interstate commerce are only incidental, it will be upheld unless the burden imposed on such commerce is clearly excessive in relation to the putative local benefits"
  6. Oregon Waste Sys., Inc. v. Dep. of Envt'l Qual. of Ore

    511 U.S. 93 (1994)   Cited 687 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a greater surcharge on disposal of in-state waste than on disposal of out-of-state waste facially discriminated against interstate commerce
  7. Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transp. Ass'n

    552 U.S. 364 (2008)   Cited 387 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that targeted ground carrier regulations were pre-empted by a statute modeled on the ADA
  8. American Trucking v. City of Los Angeles

    559 F.3d 1046 (9th Cir. 2009)   Cited 1,262 times
    Holding plaintiff seeking injunction "not entitled to relief" in absence of showing "likelihood of irreparable harm"
  9. Dept. Revenue of Kentucky v. Davis

    553 U.S. 328 (2008)   Cited 298 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a discriminatory state law is “virtually per se invalid” and “will survive only if it advances a legitimate local purpose that cannot be adequately served by reasonable nondiscriminatory alternatives”
  10. Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Co.

    339 U.S. 667 (1950)   Cited 1,865 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding Congress enlarged the range of available federal court remedies, not jurisdiction, under the DJA because "[i]t is well-settled that the [DJA] cannot serve as an independent basis for federal subject matter jurisdiction"
  11. Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights

    42 U.S.C. § 1983   Cited 485,185 times   688 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
  12. Section 1331 - Federal question

    28 U.S.C. § 1331   Cited 97,061 times   133 Legal Analyses
    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."
  13. Section 14501 - Federal authority over intrastate transportation

    49 U.S.C. § 14501   Cited 676 times   31 Legal Analyses
    Granting a limited exemption to a state or its political subdivisions from the federally preempted regulation of the towing industry by permitting a state or its political subdivisions to regulate nonconsent tow fees
  14. Section 5125 - Preemption

    49 U.S.C. § 5125   Cited 67 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to decide whether a state or local statute that conflicts with the regulation of hazardous waste transportation is pre-empted
  15. Section 31141 - Review and preemption of State laws and regulations

    49 U.S.C. § 31141   Cited 38 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Providing that the remedies "are in addition to other remedies provided by law"