28 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Al-Kidd

    563 U.S. 731 (2011)   Cited 8,966 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, to be clearly established, "existing precedent must have placed the statutory or constitutional question beyond debate"
  2. Hope v. Pelzer

    536 U.S. 730 (2002)   Cited 7,400 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[t]he obvious cruelty inherent" in putting inmates in certain wantonly "degrading and dangerous" situations provides officers "with some notice that their alleged conduct violate" the Eighth Amendment
  3. Lane v. Franks

    573 U.S. 228 (2014)   Cited 1,054 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding testimony in criminal proceedings regarding public corruption raised a matter of public concern
  4. Connecticut Dept. of Public Safety v. Doe

    538 U.S. 1 (2003)   Cited 593 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the public disclosure provision of Connecticut's sex offender registration law did not violate the Due Process Clause
  5. Virginia v. Hicks

    539 U.S. 113 (2003)   Cited 585 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the defendant had not shown that the contested policy "prohibits a ‘substantial’ amount of protected speech in relation to its many legitimate applications"
  6. Wooley v. Maynard

    430 U.S. 705 (1977)   Cited 946 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a state cannot require a citizen to display the state motto, "Live Free or Die," on their license plate
  7. Michael H. v. Gerald D

    491 U.S. 110 (1989)   Cited 495 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that right to a hearing must be premised upon a claim of substantive entitlement to the right sought to be vindicated
  8. Holloman ex Rel. Holloman v. Harland

    370 F.3d 1252 (11th Cir. 2004)   Cited 959 times
    Holding a defendant performed a discretionary function if he: " perform[ed] a legitimate job-related function (that is, pursu[ed] a job-related goal), (b) through means that were within his power to utilize"
  9. Board of Education v. Barnette

    319 U.S. 624 (1943)   Cited 1,682 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Holding students cannot be compelled to recite the Pledge of Allegiance during World War II
  10. Lassiter v. Alabama a M University

    28 F.3d 1146 (11th Cir. 1994)   Cited 561 times
    Holding that the law was not clearly established that a plaintiff had a property interest in his particular job at the time he was fired without a hearing
  11. Section 1331 - Federal question

    28 U.S.C. § 1331   Cited 97,434 times   134 Legal Analyses
    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."
  12. Section 1391 - Venue generally

    28 U.S.C. § 1391   Cited 27,824 times   197 Legal Analyses
    Finding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred
  13. Section 2201 - Creation of remedy

    28 U.S.C. § 2201   Cited 24,534 times   61 Legal Analyses
    Granting district courts the authority to create a remedy with the force of a final judgment
  14. Section 702 - Right of review

    5 U.S.C. § 702   Cited 7,053 times   24 Legal Analyses
    Granting judicial review of "agency action"
  15. Section 2202 - Further relief

    28 U.S.C. § 2202   Cited 2,572 times
    Permitting court to issue "[f]urther necessary or proper relief based on a declaratory judgment"
  16. Section 290 - Short title; persons required to register

    Cal. Pen. Code § 290   Cited 1,624 times
    Listing offenses requiring registration, including possession of child pornography and indecent exposure
  17. Section 168-H - Duration of registration and verification

    N.Y. Correct. Law § 168-H   Cited 103 times
    Stating that a risk level III sex offender is required to verify in person "where the offender resides"
  18. Section 42-1-12 - State Sexual Offender Registry

    Ga. Code § 42-1-12   Cited 78 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Kidnapping and false imprisonment
  19. Section 15-20A-8 - Registration information - Public registry website

    Ala. Code § 15-20A-8   Cited 18 times

    (a) All of the following registration information shall be provided on the public registry website maintained by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and may be provided on any community notification documents: (1) Name, including any aliases, nicknames, ethnic, or Tribal names. (2) Address of each residence. (3) Address of any school the sex offender attends or will attend. For purposes of this subdivision, a school includes an educational institution, public or private, including a secondary

  20. Section 15-20A-2 - Legislative findings

    Ala. Code § 15-20A-2   Cited 14 times
    Finding that "[e]mployment and residence restrictions, together with monitoring and tracking," further "the primary governmental interest of protecting vulnerable populations, particularly children"