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

U.S. v. Williams

Holding that solicitation is "categorically excluded from First Amendment protection"

Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates

Holding that the possible inhibition of a constitutional right is "perhaps the most important factor"

Grayned v. City of Rockford

Holding that a statute's words, even when "marked by flexibility and reasonable breadth, rather than meticulous specificity," are clear based on "what the ordinance as a whole prohibits"

Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project

Holding that the plaintiffs had standing because a statute criminalized knowingly providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization, and the plaintiffs had provided support to groups designated as terrorist organizations and planned to provide similar support in the future

Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company

Holding unconstitutional tenure provisions protecting executive officer, but concluding "the existence of the Board does not violate the separation of powers"

Pinter v. Dahl

Holding that only a statutory "seller" may be liable under § 12 of Securities Act

Smiley v. Citibank (South Dakota), N. A.

Holding that neither an agency's delay in promulgating a regulation nor the fact that "it was litigation which disclosed the need for the regulation" affects the court's deference to the agency's interpretation of an ambiguous statute as embodied in such regulations

Morrison v. Olson

Holding an independent counsel to be an inferior officer

Baggett v. Bullitt

Holding a loyalty oath statute facially unconstitutional because of a similar definition of "subversive person"

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 1331 - Federal question

Finding that in order to invoke federal question jurisdiction, a plaintiff's claims must arise "under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States."

Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint

Rule 19 - Required Joinder of Parties

Holding a person must be joined if disposing the action in the person's absence may leave an existing party subject to a "substantial" risk of incurring inconsistent obligations

Section 1640 - Civil liability

Holding "any creditor who fails to comply" liable, with creditors defined within § 1602(g) as persons

Section 45 - Unfair methods of competition unlawful; prevention by Commission

Providing court-ordered monetary penalties against anyone who engages in conduct previously identified as prohibited in a final cease and desist order, but only if the violator acted with "actual knowledge that such act or practice is unfair or deceptive"

Section 1345 - United States as plaintiff

Granting the district courts jurisdiction over "all civil actions, suits or proceedings commenced by the United States"

Section 1602 - Definitions and rules of construction

Granting Federal Reserve authority to issue rules to carry out the CARD Act

Section 1818 - Termination of status as insured depository institution

Granting subpoena power to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Section 1841 - Definitions

Exempting state companies from regulations covering federal bank holding companies

Section 1026.36 - Prohibited acts or practices and certain requirements for credit secured by a dwelling

Addressing mortgage servicer disclosure requirements in connection with processing of partial payments

Section 682.200 - Definitions

Defining guaranty agency

Section 1026.2 - Definitions and rules of construction

Defining "consummation"

Section 1026.18 - Content of disclosures

Section 1026.1 - Authority, purpose, coverage, organization, enforcement, and liability

Limiting coverage of TILA to extensions of credit to consumers

Section 1026.17 - General disclosure requirements

Mandating that closed-end disclosures be made "in writing"

Section 1026.4 - Finance charge

Providing that "[t]axes and fees prescribed by law that actually are or will be paid to public officials for determining the existence of or for perfecting, releasing, or satisfying a security interest" may be excluded from the finance charge if itemized and disclosed

Section 1026.20 - Disclosure requirements regarding post-consummation events

Setting forth notice requirements "in connection with the adjustment of interest rates"

Section 225.28 - List of permissible nonbanking activities