Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife
504 U.S. 555 (1992) Cited 28,036 times 138 Legal AnalysesHolding 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"
Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Envtl. Servs. (TOC), Inc.
528 U.S. 167 (2000) Cited 7,204 times 25 Legal AnalysesHolding that plaintiffs who curtailed their recreational activities on a river due to reasonable concerns about the effect of pollutant discharges into that river had standing
Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dept
901 F.2d 696 (9th Cir. 1988) Cited 16,076 times 5 Legal AnalysesHolding that a cognizable gender discrimination claim could be brought by a female domestic violence victim where the victim alleged police denied protection and made misogynistic comments including that "he did not blame [the victim's] husband for hitting her, because of the way she was 'carrying on'"
Sierra Club v. Morton
405 U.S. 727 (1972) Cited 2,789 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that plaintiff-organization did not establish Article III standing for injunctive relief where the organization failed to show that its members would be affected by the actions it sought to enjoin
U.S. v. Atlantic Research Corporation
551 U.S. 128 (2007) Cited 413 times 12 Legal AnalysesHolding CERCLA section 107 provides potentially responsible parties with cause of action to recover necessary costs of response from other PRPs
Clarke v. Securities Industry Assn
479 U.S. 388 (1987) Cited 781 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that the court should "consider any provision that helps [it] to understand Congress' overall purposes in the" relevant statutes
Key Tronic Corp. v. United States
511 U.S. 809 (1994) Cited 592 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that “the award of monetary damages ... to fund a future clean-up of ... property violate CERCLA” because § 113(g) provides that under § 107 the remedy for future response costs is a declaratory judgment
Hinck v. U.S.
550 U.S. 501 (2007) Cited 126 timesHolding that jurisdiction over that section exists exclusively in the Tax Court
Carson Harbor Village, Ltd. v. Unocal Corp.
270 F.3d 863 (9th Cir. 2000) Cited 291 times 6 Legal AnalysesHolding that a response action is necessary if it responds to "an actual and real threat to human health or the environment"
Ecological Rights Foundation v. Pac. Lumber
230 F.3d 1141 (9th Cir. 2000) Cited 266 timesHolding that under Rhodes, plaintiffs had standing to challenge the Forest Service's exclusion of certain classes of actions from procedural safeguards designed to determine the environmental impact of those actions, and that plaintiffs had an informational injury justifying standing as well, where the alleged violation prevented them from commenting on or challenging the agency's decision
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 348,148 times 927 Legal AnalysesGranting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 Cited 35,998 times 145 Legal AnalysesHolding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney
Section 9601 - Definitions
42 U.S.C. § 9601 Cited 4,274 times 132 Legal AnalysesAdopting the definition of “disposal” contained in the Solid Waste Disposal Act
Section 9607 - Liability
42 U.S.C. § 9607 Cited 3,269 times 64 Legal AnalysesHolding certain listed persons strictly "liable" for specified cleanup costs