Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "

Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dept

Holding that a cognizable gender discrimination claim could be brought by a female domestic violence victim where the victim alleged police denied protection and made misogynistic comments including that "he did not blame [the victim's] husband for hitting her, because of the way she was 'carrying on'"

New Orleans Pub. Serv., Inc. v. New Orleans

Holding that Burford abstention is not appropriate where the plaintiff's claim "does not involve a state-law claim," and rejecting the Fifth Circuit's declaration that "`the absence of a state law claim [is] not fatal'" to the application of Burford abstention

Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc.

Holding that mere economic loss does not amount to an antitrust injury under the antitrust laws

Brown Shoe Co. v. United States

Holding judgment final and appealable where district court passed on every prayer for relief in the complaint and ordered full divestiture of stock, although court had not yet approved a divestiture plan

Columbia v. Omni Outdoor Advertising, Inc.

Holding that there is no "conspiracy" exception to the Noerr-Pennington doctrine

Burford v. Sun Oil Co.

Holding that a federal court may abstain from exercising its equity jurisdiction where doing so would "be prejudicial to the public interest" or would "so clearly involve basic problems of [State] policy" (quoting United States ex rel. Greathouse v. Dern , 289 U.S. 352, 360, 53 S.Ct. 614, 77 L.Ed. 1250 (1933) )

Town of Hallie v. City of Eau Claire

Holding that municipal entities, though not sovereign, may avail themselves of the immunity if their actions spring from governing state authority

Hoover v. Ronwin

Holding that state-action immunity can be decided on a Rule 12(b) motion to dismiss

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

Section 15 - Suits by persons injured

Granting private right of action to anyone who has been injured "by reason of anything forbidden in the antitrust laws ..."

Section 1 - Trusts, etc., in restraint of trade illegal; penalty

Making illegal "[e]very contract, combination ..., or conspiracy, in restraint of trade"

Section 1060 - Generally

Allowing a party who desires a declaration of his or her rights or duties with respect to another to ask for such a declaration, either alone or with other relief

Section 34 - Definitions applicable to sections 34 to 36

Defining "local government" to include various entities "established by State law in one or more States"

Section 1797.201 - Written agreement with city or fire district regarding provision of prehospital emergency medical services

Preserving the pre-1980 status quo by allowing cities to continue "providing [emergency medical] services" until reaching an agreement with the county

Section 1797.85 - "Exclusive operating area" defined

Section 1797.200 - County emergency medical services program

Section 1797.224 - Exclusive operating area

Section 1797.6 - State policy; legislative intent

Providing "for state action immunity under federal antitrust laws for activities undertaken by local governmental entities in carrying out their prescribed functions"