Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents
403 U.S. 388 (1971) Cited 25,788 times 27 Legal AnalysesHolding that there is an implied cause of action for money damages against federal officials for violations of the Fourth Amendment
Rasul v. Bush
215 F. Supp. 2d 55 (D.D.C. 2002) Cited 69 timesIn Rasul, the Supreme Court held that alien detainees designated as enemy combatants could invoke the federal habeas statute, 28 U.S.C. § 2241, to challenge their detention at Guantanamo.
Crew v. U.S. Dept. of Justice
658 F. Supp. 2d 217 (D.D.C. 2009) Cited 45 timesFinding information that recounted “the ingredients of the decision-making process” properly withheld even though the interview in which the information was disclosed took place after decisions were made
De Sousa v. Dep't of State
840 F. Supp. 2d 92 (D.D.C. 2012) Cited 26 timesConcluding that a court "has the discretion to order disclosure of classified information to the Court in a civil case where the information is material to the resolution of disputed legal issues and where alternatives to reliance upon classified information are inadequate to satisfy the interests of justice"
Owen-Williams v. BB & T Investment Services, Inc.
797 F. Supp. 2d 118 (D.D.C. 2011) Cited 21 timesStating that the decision to conduct an oral argument "shall be within the discretion of the Court"
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
344 F. Supp. 2d 152 (D.D.C. 2004) Cited 14 timesCivil Action No. 04-1519 JR. November 8, 2004. Joseph M. Mcmillan, Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA, Neal Katyal, Kelly A. Cameron, Perkins Coie, LLP, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff. Brian C. Kipnis, U.S. Attorney's Office, Seattle, WA, Preeya M. Noronha, U.S. Department of Justice, Terry Marcus Henry, Washington, DC, for Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION ROBERTSON, District Judge. Salim Ahmed Hamdan petitions for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging the lawfulness of the Secretary of Defense's plan to try
Crummey v. Soc. Sec. Admin.
857 F. Supp. 2d 117 (D.D.C. 2012) Cited 4 timesCivil Action No. 10–01560 (CKK). 2012-04-30 Brent Edward CRUMMEY, Plaintiff, v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant. Brent Edward Crummey, Houston, TX, pro se. Gabriel R. Martinez, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, for Defendant. COLLEEN KOLLAR–KOTELLY Brent Edward Crummey, Houston, TX, pro se. Gabriel R. Martinez, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, for Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION COLLEEN KOLLAR–KOTELLY, District Judge.
Crockett v. Reagan
558 F. Supp. 893 (D.D.C. 1982) Cited 24 timesConcluding that fact-finding necessary to determine violation of War Powers Resolution was properly function of Congress not judiciary
Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Weinberger
562 F. Supp. 265 (D.D.C. 1983) Cited 9 timesCiv. A. No. 83-0053. April 12, 1983. Nicholas Y. Yost, Katherine P. Ransel, Kenneth N. Goldenberg, Center for Law in the Public Interest, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs. Robert D. Daniel, James M. Spears, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Grant Reynolds, Byron D. Baur, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C., for defendants. Daniel J. Popeo, Paul D. Kamenar, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae. MEMORANDUM OPINION BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District Judge: The
United States v. Baber
447 F.2d 1267 (D.C. Cir. 1971) Cited 9 timesIn United States v. Baber, 145 U.S.App.D.C. 98, 447 F.2d 1267, 1269, cert. denied 404 U.S. 957, 92 S.Ct. 324, 30 L.Ed.2d 274 (1971), the Court states: "We had always assumed that robbery demostrates some traces of dishonesty, involving as it does an intent to steal, thus permitting its use for impeachment."
Rule 7 - Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 7 Cited 7,496 times 2 Legal AnalysesDefining "pleadings" for purposes of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure