Arbaugh v. Y H Corp.

Holding that Title VII's numerosity requirement is nonjurisdictional even though it serves the important policy goal of “spar[ing] very small businesses from Title VII liability”

Steel Co. v. Citizens for Better Env't

Holding that a court "act ultra vires" when it assumes "hypothetical jurisdiction" in order to rule on the merits

Kentucky v. Graham

Holding that "an official-capacity suit is, in all respects other than name, to be treated as a suit against the entity," and that "a plaintiff seeking to recover on a damages judgment in an official-capacity suit must look to the government entity itself"

Old Chief v. United States

Holding that the district court had abused its discretion in admitting the record of conviction when the defendant in that case offered to stipulate to a prior felony conviction

Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission

Holding that "even if [47 U. S. C] § 252(e) does not confer jurisdiction, it at least does not divest the district courts of their authority under 28 U. S. C. § 1331 to review the Commission's order for compliance with federal law"

Bell v. Hood

Holding that an asserted federal claim triggers federal question jurisdiction unless the claim "clearly appears to be immaterial and made solely for the purpose of obtaining jurisdiction or where such a claim is wholly insubstantial and frivolous"

City of Waukesha v. E.P.A

Holding "general and generic" response to comments were sufficient

National Wrestling Coaches v. Dept. of Educ

Holding the plaintiffs had no standing to challenge the Department of Education's policy interpretations and clarifications on complying with Title IX, because the "direct causes" of the plaintiffs' injuries arose from the independent decisions of educational institutions that chose to eliminate or reduce the size of men's wrestling teams, and they "offer[ed] nothing but speculation to substantiate their assertion that a favorable judicial decision would result in schools altering their independent choices regarding the restoration or preservation of men's wrestling programs"

Wilburn v. Robinson

Holding that Fed.R.App.P. 4's tolling provision for "timely file[d]" post-judgment motions is a claim-processing rule

Sierra Club v. Costle

Holding that the text of 42 U.S.C. § 7411, which allows the EPA to “distinguish among classes, types and sizes,” permits distinctions based on variations in the sulfur content of coal used by utility plants

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 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint

Rule 59 - New Trial; Altering or Amending a Judgment

Allowing a party to move to alter or amend a judgment "no later than 28 days after the entry of the judgment"

Rule 52 - Findings and Conclusions by the Court; Judgment on Partial Findings

Recognizing that a "reviewing court must give due regard to the trial court's opportunity to judge the witnesses' credibility"

Rule 801 - Definitions That Apply to This Article; Exclusions from Hearsay

Holding that such a statement must merely be made by the party and offered against that party

Rule 401 - Test for Relevant Evidence

Providing that evidence is relevant if " it has any tendency to make a fact more or less probable than it would be without the evidence; and (b) the fact is of consequence in determining the action"

Section 702 - Right of review

Granting judicial review of "agency action"

Section 310.200 - Prescription-exemption procedure