Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing

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"

Steel Co. v. Citizens for Better Env't

Holding this court may raise the issue of "statutory jurisdiction" sua sponte

Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents

Holding that there is an implied cause of action for money damages against federal officials for violations of the Fourth Amendment

Conley v. Gibson

Holding that "a complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief"

Rizzo v. Goode

Holding that plaintiffs lacked standing to obtain injunctive relief against senior police officials to impose tighter police discipline to prevent harm to civilians

Warth v. Seldin

Holding that Article III requires plaintiffs "to establish that, in fact, the asserted injury was the consequence of the defendants' actions"

Los Angeles v. Lyons

Holding there is no justiciable controversy where plaintiff had once been subjected to a chokehold

Allen v. Wright

Holding that, even when plaintiffs allege "one of the most serious injuries recognized in our legal system," it's not justiciable where "the chain of causation between the challenged Government conduct and the asserted injury are far too weak for the chain as a whole to sustain respondents' standing"

Whitmore v. Arkansas

Holding that a third party does not have "standing to challenge the validity of a death sentence imposed on a capital defendant who has elected to forgo his right of appeal"

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery

Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37

Section 1357 - Powers of immigration officers and employees

Granting immigration enforcement authority to state or local government officials in a formal agreement with a state or local government.

Section 1003.14 - Jurisdiction and commencement of proceedings

Recognizing that removal proceedings commence "when a charging document is filed with the Immigration court"

Section 1003.15 - Contents of the order to show cause and notice to appear and notification of change of address

Listing information that must be included in a notice to appear

Section 287.3 - Disposition of cases of aliens arrested without warrant

Requiring that an alien arrested without a warrant and placed in formal proceedings be apprised of the reason for his arrest, his right to representation, and that any statement he makes may be used against him in a subsequent proceeding

Section 287.8 - Standards for enforcement activities

Limiting use of deadly force

Section 103.1 - Reserved

Defining immigration officer to include Border Patrol agents

Section 239.1 - Notice to appear

Listing executive branch officers authorized to issue Notices to Appear

Section 287.5 - Exercise of power by immigration officers

Defining the training

Section 241.2 - Warrant of removal

Section 287.9 - Criminal search warrant and firearms policies

Requiring the Commissioner to promulgate guidelines concerning investigative procedures to be followed after "a shooting incident involving an officer," without limiting the necessary guidelines to investigations to self-reported incidents