550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 274,046 times 368 Legal Analyses
Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing
Holding that collective allegations do not satisfy a plaintiff's "burden . . . to provide fair notice of the grounds for the claims made against each of the defendants"
Holding a plaintiff alleging reverse discrimination must present evidence that supports an inference the defendant "is one of those unusual employers who discriminates against the majority."
Holding that pre- and post-limitations period events did not involve the same hostile work environment where several years had passed between the events and the type of harassment, occurring under different supervisors, had changed from physical and psychological threats to off-color comments
Holding evidence of isolated physical contact, throwing human tissue, and yelling and making demeaning comments about plaintiff's work was insufficient
411 F. App'x 140 (10th Cir. 2011) Cited 66 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that Goodman did not support former union member's § 1981 claim for racial discrimination against her union where she had failed to prove that the union had a “policy or practice of declining to assert discrimination claims”