Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N.A.

Holding with regard to a 67-year-old plaintiff and a 59-year-old comparator that " difference of eight years between the age of the person discharged and his replacement . . . is not insignificant"

Scheuer v. Rhodes

Holding that executive branch officers had qualified immunity

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"

Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence & Coordination Unit

Holding that there is no heightened pleading requirement in § 1983 suits against municipalities

Associated General Contractors v. Carpenters

Holding that a union lacked standing to sue for injuries passed on to it by intermediaries

Hospital Building Co. v. Trustees of Rex Hospital

Holding that a conspiracy against a North Carolina hospital had "a substantial effect on interstate commerce," and hence was covered by the Sherman Act, because it could, inter alia, reduce the hospital's purchases of out-of-state medicines and supplies

Jenkins v. McKeithen

Holding that in 12(b) motions, material allegations are taken as true and liberally construed in favor of non-moving party

Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc.

Holding that "it is clearly reasonable to infer that [the defendant] has market power to raise prices and drive out competition in the aftermarkets" for service and parts despite an undisputed lack of market power in the initial product

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

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

Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research

Holding that claims based on continuing conspiracies accrue each time "a defendant commits an act that injures a plaintiffs business"

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 2 - Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty

In § 2 cases under the Sherman Act, as in § 7 cases under the Clayton Act (Brown Shoe Co. v. United States, 370 U.S. 294, 325) there may be submarkets that are separate economic entities.

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

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

Section 13 - Discrimination in price, services, or facilities

Barring price discrimination where "the effect of such discrimination may be substantially to lessen competition"

Section 717 - Regulation of natural gas companies

Including “importation and exportation of natural gas in foreign commerce” under Chapter 15B through modification of § 1(b) by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub.L. No. 109–58, 119 Stat. 594, § 311, at 685–88

Section 22 - District in which to sue corporation

Providing for venue where the defendant is "an inhabitant," "may be found," or "transacts business"

Section 3431 - Coordination with the Natural Gas Act

Providing that FERC's jurisdiction does not extend to natural gas "solely by reason of any first sale of such natural gas"

Section 824k - Orders requiring interconnection or wheeling

Applying clause to sections 824i, 824j, 8241, and 824m

Section 7 - Repealed