550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 279,848 times 369 Legal Analyses
Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing
547 U.S. 332 (2006) Cited 2,890 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that plaintiffs did not have standing because their injury was " 'conjectural or hypothetical' in that it depend[ed] on how legislators respond[ed] to a reduction in revenue"
Holding that a pro se litigant must be given leave to amend his complaint if it appears at all possible that the plaintiff can correct the deficiencies in the complaint
554 U.S. 724 (2008) Cited 1,321 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that there was a reasonable expectation that a congressional candidate would be subject to a federal campaign finance law in the future when he "made a public statement expressing his intent" to run for the seat in the future
Holding that the district court abused its discretion because "[d]ismissal with prejudice and without leave to amend is not appropriate unless it is clear on de novo review that the complaint could not be saved by amendment"
Holding that the Rule 9(b) pleading standards apply to California CLRA, FAL, and UCL claims because, though fraud is not an essential element of those statutes, a plaintiff alleges a fraudulent course of conduct as the basis of those claims
524 U.S. 11 (1998) Cited 805 times 16 Legal Analyses
Holding that inability to procure information to which Congress has created a right in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 qualifies as concrete injury satisfying Article III's standing requirement
Providing that a credit repair organization cannot charge or receive money for "any service" which the credit repair organization has agreed to perform before "such service is fully performed"