18 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 252,784 times 279 Legal Analyses
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
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 266,697 times 365 Legal Analyses
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' "
Kowalski v. Tesmer
543 U.S. 125 (2004) Cited 699 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that attorneys lacked third party standing to assert the rights of future, as yet unascertained clients with whom “they ha[d] no relationship at all”
Massachusetts Bd. of Retirement v. Murgia
427 U.S. 307 (1976) Cited 1,711 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that age is not a quasi-suspect class
Bridges v. Gilbert
557 F.3d 541 (7th Cir. 2009) Cited 1,796 times
Holding that " single retaliatory disciplinary charge that is later dismissed is insufficient to serve as the basis of a § 1983 action"
Saenz v. Roe
526 U.S. 489 (1999) Cited 544 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that where the right "to be treated equally" is at stake, "discriminatory classification is itself a penalty"
Gibson v. City of Chicago
910 F.2d 1510 (7th Cir. 1990) Cited 2,910 times
Holding that "the actions of an officer who has no authority whatsoever to act" are outside the ambit of § 1983
Attorney General of N.Y. v. Soto-Lopez
476 U.S. 898 (1986) Cited 306 times
Holding unconstitutional a preference in state civil service employment opportunities for veterans who were residents when they entered military service
United Building Constr. Trades v. Mayor
465 U.S. 208 (1984) Cited 240 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that Privileges and Immunities Clause protected right of noncitizen to engage in construction work and noting that "the pursuit of a common calling is one of the most fundamental of those privileges protected by the Clause"
Toomer v. Witsell
334 U.S. 385 (1948) Cited 523 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Commerce Clause was violated where a state required that shrimp boats fishing off of its coast pack their shrimp and pay state taxes before transporting their catch interstate
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 345,982 times 922 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 156,250 times 193 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Brown, Shannon v. State of Wisconsin et al

18 Cited authorities

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

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' "

Holding that attorneys lacked third party standing to assert the rights of future, as yet unascertained clients with whom “they ha[d] no relationship at all”

Holding that age is not a quasi-suspect class

Holding that " single retaliatory disciplinary charge that is later dismissed is insufficient to serve as the basis of a § 1983 action"

Holding that where the right "to be treated equally" is at stake, "discriminatory classification is itself a penalty"

Holding that "the actions of an officer who has no authority whatsoever to act" are outside the ambit of § 1983

Holding unconstitutional a preference in state civil service employment opportunities for veterans who were residents when they entered military service

Holding that Privileges and Immunities Clause protected right of noncitizen to engage in construction work and noting that "the pursuit of a common calling is one of the most fundamental of those privileges protected by the Clause"

Holding that the Commerce Clause was violated where a state required that shrimp boats fishing off of its coast pack their shrimp and pay state taxes before transporting their catch interstate

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."