Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"

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"

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"

Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance

Holding that agency can be compelled to act if time period is specified by law

Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe

Holding a decision is committed to agency discretion when there is "no law to apply"

Bender v. Williamsport Area School Dist

Holding that a school board member sued in his official capacity was bound by the board’s litigation decisions and could not file his own notice of appeal

Califano v. Sanders

Holding that "the APA is not to be interpreted as an implied grant of subject-matter jurisdiction to review agency actions"

Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources Council

Holding that courts must defer to the "informed discretion" of federal agencies where the agencies’ decisions require "a high level of technical expertise" (quoting Kleppe v. Sierra Club , 427 U.S. 390, 412, 96 S.Ct. 2718, 49 L.Ed.2d 576 (1976) )

Heckler v. Chaney

Holding that a statute did not provide meaningful standards because it did not "speak to the criteria which shall be used by the agency for investigating possible violations of the [statute]"

Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council

Holding NEPA does not require a "worst case analysis"

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 706 - Scope of review

Granting courts jurisdiction to "compel agency action unlawfully held or unreasonably delayed"

Section 701 - Application; definitions

Adopting the definition given in Section 551

Section 702 - Right of review

Granting judicial review of "agency action"

Section 2401 - Time for commencing action against United States

Providing that a tort claim against the United States must be presented to the appropriate federal agency within two years after the claim accrues

Section 551 - Definitions

Adopting the definition set out in the APA

Section 704 - Actions reviewable

Granting judicial review over " final agency action"

Section 4332 - Cooperation of agencies; reports; availability of information; recommendations; international and national coordination of efforts

Requiring that agencies prepare environmental impact statements where major agency action would significantly affect the environment

Section 1365 - Citizen suits

Granting Administrator right to intervene in citizen suits

Section 1151 - Indian country defined

Defining "Indian country" even more broadly

Section 151.9 - Requests for approval of acquisitions