Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife
504 U.S. 555 (1992) Cited 27,900 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"
Harlow v. Fitzgerald
457 U.S. 800 (1982) Cited 31,527 times 11 Legal AnalysesHolding that public officials are entitled to a "qualified immunity" from "liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established . . . rights of which a reasonable person would have known"
Steel Co. v. Citizens for Better Env't
523 U.S. 83 (1998) Cited 10,765 times 15 Legal AnalysesHolding that a court "act ultra vires" when it assumes "hypothetical jurisdiction" in order to rule on the merits
Fed. Deposit Ins. v. Meyer
510 U.S. 471 (1994) Cited 7,028 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding a Bivens claim does not lie against federal agencies because, if damages claims were permitted against federal agencies, "there would be no reason for aggrieved parties to bring damages actions against individual officers" and thus "the deterrent effects of the Bivens remedy would be lost"
Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents
403 U.S. 388 (1971) Cited 25,896 times 27 Legal AnalysesHolding that there is an implied cause of action for money damages against federal officials for violations of the Fourth Amendment
Gonzaga University v. Doe
536 U.S. 273 (2002) Cited 3,227 times 9 Legal AnalysesHolding that nothing "short of an unambiguously conferred right ... support a cause of action brought under § 1983"
Medimmune, Inc. v. GenenTech, Inc.
549 U.S. 118 (2007) Cited 2,544 times 90 Legal AnalysesHolding "the phrase 'case of actual controversy' in the Act refers to the types of 'Cases' and 'Controversies' that are justiciable under Article III"
Wilton v. Seven Falls Co.
515 U.S. 277 (1995) Cited 4,305 times 7 Legal AnalysesHolding that in declaratory judgment actions, district courts have “greater” discretion to abstain than under Colorado River's “exceptional circumstances” test
Warth v. Seldin
422 U.S. 490 (1975) Cited 11,886 times 14 Legal AnalysesHolding that Article III requires plaintiffs "to establish that, in fact, the asserted injury was the consequence of the defendants' actions"
Correctional Services Corporation v. Malesko
534 U.S. 61 (2001) Cited 2,733 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that there is no private right of action under Bivens for damages against private entities that engage in alleged constitutional deprivations while acting under color of federal law
Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Cited 95,318 times 656 Legal AnalysesAdopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37
Section 1001 - Statements or entries generally
18 U.S.C. § 1001 Cited 7,341 times 302 Legal AnalysesMaking false statements
Section 192 - Refusal of witness to testify or produce papers
2 U.S.C. § 192 Cited 285 times 2 Legal AnalysesMaking it a misdemeanor for a person summoned as a witness before Congress either to not appear or, if "having appeared, [to] refuse to answer any question pertinent to the question under inquiry ..."
Section 288d - Enforcement of Senate subpena or order
2 U.S.C. § 288d Cited 6 times(a) Institution of civil actions When directed to do so pursuant to section 288b(b) of this title, the Counsel shall bring a civil action under any statute conferring jurisdiction on any court of the United States (including section 1365 of title 28), to enforce, to secure a declaratory judgment concerning the validity of, or to prevent a threatened failure or refusal to comply with, any subpena or order issued by the Senate or a committee or a subcommittee of the Senate authorized to issue a subpena