Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins
578 U.S. 330 (2016) Cited 7,409 times 437 Legal AnalysesHolding that a statutory violation, without more, did not give rise to Article III standing
Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife
504 U.S. 555 (1992) Cited 27,840 times 138 Legal AnalysesHolding 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"
Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America
511 U.S. 375 (1994) Cited 18,991 times 5 Legal AnalysesHolding that absent a reservation of jurisdiction in the stipulated dismissal order, federal courts lack jurisdiction to consider enforcement of a settlement agreement
Steel Co. v. Citizens for Better Env't
523 U.S. 83 (1998) Cited 10,740 times 15 Legal AnalysesHolding that a court "act ultra vires" when it assumes "hypothetical jurisdiction" in order to rule on the merits
Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Envtl. Servs. (TOC), Inc.
528 U.S. 167 (2000) Cited 7,153 times 25 Legal AnalysesHolding that plaintiffs who curtailed their recreational activities on a river due to reasonable concerns about the effect of pollutant discharges into that river had standing
Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp.
494 U.S. 472 (1990) Cited 3,306 times 7 Legal AnalysesHolding mootness destroys subject-matter jurisdiction
Honig v. Doe
484 U.S. 305 (1988) Cited 2,077 timesHolding that respondent's case in the IDEA context was not moot because he still resided in the state of California, which insisted that all local school districts retain residual authority to exclude disabled children for dangerous conduct
Simon v. E. Ky. Welfare Rights Org.
426 U.S. 26 (1976) Cited 3,185 times 6 Legal AnalysesHolding plaintiffs who sued IRS lacked standing where they hoped reversal of IRS rule would " ‘discourage’ hospitals from denying their services to" plaintiffs, but whether hospitals had denied services based on the existing rule remained unclear and, even if the rule were reversed, hospitals would remain free to not provide services to plaintiffs
Church of Scientology of California v. United States
506 U.S. 9 (1992) Cited 1,591 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that an appeal concerning produced tape recordings was not moot because a court could "effectuate a partial remedy by ordering the [receiving party] to destroy" copies of the recordings
Powell v. McCormack
395 U.S. 486 (1969) Cited 3,054 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that the obviation of the petitioner's claim for injunctive relief did not render the whole case moot, when a damages claim for backpay remained
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 345,981 times 922 Legal AnalysesGranting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 1153 - Allocation of immigrant visas
8 U.S.C. § 1153 Cited 1,161 times 10 Legal AnalysesDetermining an applicant's age as " the age of the alien on the date on which an immigrant visa number becomes available for such alien . . . but only if the alien has sought to acquire the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence within one year of such availability; reduced by (B) the number of days in the period during which the applicable petition . . . was pending"
Section 1154 - Procedure for granting immigrant status
8 U.S.C. § 1154 Cited 1,095 times 1 Legal AnalysesGranting immigrant status
Section 1361 - Burden of proof upon alien
8 U.S.C. § 1361 Cited 317 timesProviding that the burden of proof to show time, place, and manner of entry into the United States shifts to the alien once alienage is established
Section 103.3 - [Effective 4/1/2024] Denials, appeals, and precedent decisions
8 C.F.R. § 103.3 Cited 191 timesOutlining administrative appeals system
Section 204.6 - Petitions for employment creation immigrants
8 C.F.R. § 204.6 Cited 138 times 7 Legal AnalysesRegulating the “required amounts of capital”