Ashcroft v. Iqbal

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

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' "

Will v. Michigan Dept. of State Police

Holding that official capacity state officer suits for prospective injunctive relief are suits against a "person" under § 1983 even though a "State" is not a "person" under that statute

Nat'l R.R. Passenger Corp. v. Morgan

Holding limitations period for hostile-work-environment claim runs from the last act composing the claim

Pennhurst State School Hosp. v. Halderman

Holding that sovereign immunity prohibits federal courts from "instruct[ing] state officials on how to conform their conduct to state law"

Seminole Tribe of Fla. v. Florida

Holding that Congress cannot abrogate state-sovereign immunity under its Article I commerce power, and rejecting the result in Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. , 491 U.S. 1, 109 S.Ct. 2273, 105 L.Ed.2d 1, seven years later; the decision in Union Gas never garnered a majority

Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill

Holding that the tenured public employee was "entitled to oral or written notice of the charges against him, an explanation of the employer's evidence, and an opportunity to present his side of the story"

Los Angeles v. Lyons

Holding there is no justiciable controversy where plaintiff had once been subjected to a chokehold

Mullane v. Central Hanover Tr. Co.

Holding that due process requires a hearing "appropriate to the nature of the case"

Gilbert v. Homar

Holding that short suspensions without pay, for alleged disciplinary infractions, do not constitute due process violations, even absent a predetermination hearing

Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights

Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation

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 30.265 - Scope of liability of public body, officers, employees and agents; liability in nuclear incident

Requiring the substitution of the State of Oregon as defendant for torts allegedly committed by a state employee acting within the scope of employment

Section 30.275 - Notice of claim; time of notice; time of action

Describing formal notice

Section 30.260 - Definitions for ORS 30.260 to 30.300

Defining "tort"

Section 659A.199 - Prohibited conduct by employer

Prohibiting employers from retaliating against an employee who has "in good faith reported information that the employee believes is evidence of a violation of a state or federal law, rule or regulation"

Section 659A.203 - Prohibited conduct by public or nonprofit employer; prohibited conduct by school services employer during public health emergency; remedies

Allowing for any remedy under ORS 659A.199

Section 659A.875 - Time limitations

Requiring a civil action alleging an unlawful employment practice to be commenced within one year "after the occurrence of the unlawful employment practice"

Section 236.360 - Disciplinary actions; written procedures; safeguards; just cause; notice

Section 236.350 - Definitions for ORS 236.350 to 236.370